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*French units join firefighting efforts in Spain.
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00:00National Bolivarian Militian Enlistment Day continues on its second day in Venezuela as part of the great national plan for sovereignty and peace, Simon Bolivar.
00:20In Spain, French units joined firefighting efforts to put out devastating forest fires that have raised over 382,000 hectares of land.
00:31And in Sudan, thousands of people displaced by the armed conflict returned to the city of Khartoum to recover their daily lives.
00:44Hello, welcome to From the South. I'm Luis Alberto Matos from the Derezo Studios in Havana, Cuba. We begin with the news.
00:52On Sunday, the National Bolivarian Militian Enlistment Day continues on its second day in Venezuela as part of the great national plan for sovereignty and peace, Simon Bolivar.
01:14Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called for this action of unity in the face of recent U.S. threats and military deployment in the Caribbean.
01:22Registration points include the 15,751 military headquarters, Bolivar squares, and popular bases distributed throughout the territory.
01:30The campaign's goal is to reinforce the country's security infrastructure and reaffirm the Venezuelan people's dedication to safeguarding peace and resisting foreign interference that endangers the well-being of its citizens.
01:43Let's now go live with our correspondent in Venezuela, Bruno Farsi, for more details. Hello, Bruno.
01:53Hello, we are here in the state of Sucre. Hello to all that's following us in Telesur in English.
02:08In this important day in the national mobilization journey in the state of Sucre, a place here called Rio Caribe, a small city.
02:20How many fishermen who live here, today the fishermen decide to answer the call of the President Nicolás Maduro.
02:30And many came here today to enlist themselves to defend their country against a foreign occupation,
02:39a possible foreign occupation by the United States.
02:43It's menacing again Venezuela of invasion.
02:47If it wasn't enough, they have put more than almost 1,000 sanctions against Venezuela.
02:56Now, the United States is menacing Venezuela for a possible invasion in a communication war.
03:04The journey has happened since the morning, and everything has happened smoothly.
03:08And many fishermen came, arrived here to make their enlistment.
03:13And young people, old people, all kind of people came here to show their unity
03:21and to fight for the sovereignty of their nation.
03:25Later, we're going to go in a marsh in the sea with the fishermen who's going to patrol the region.
03:33And we're going to go with them to show to you a little about the work of their sovereignty,
03:40their food sovereignty.
03:42And they are very important to maintain the balance of food in the country.
03:48And so later, it's going to end the journey.
03:51Still, it's going to happen some hours to end.
03:54And after that, they're going to enlist in the center of the city, in the square of Bolivar.
04:01These mobilizations happened since yesterday.
04:04And thousands of people answered in many places like us.
04:08We were in the Bolivar square in Caracas yesterday.
04:12And now we are here in the state of Sucre.
04:16Again, Venezuela is being aggressed by the United States, by this politic of...
04:23So keep following us.
04:30Next time, we're going to go in the sea with the fishermen to show you a little about their work
04:37and the monitoring in a possible invasion of the United States.
04:42Here, Bruno Fauci from Sucre, from Venezuela to Telesur.
04:47Now we go back to the studio in Caracas.
04:51In, sorry, in Havana.
04:54In Havana, indeed.
04:56Thank you, Bruno, for the information.
04:58Let's now take our first short break in this news brief.
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05:08Stay with us.
05:29Welcome back.
05:30Spain received firefighting units from France as support in the work
05:33to put out devastating forest fires impacting the nation.
05:37Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez welcomed the French support in firefighting efforts.
05:42The places have so far left several fatalities in addition to raising more than 382,000 hectares of land.
05:48The French unit joined forces with other countries, such as Greece, Germany, and Italy.
05:53They are working in coordination with more than 3,400 troops from the military emergency unit,
05:58deployed together with 500 army soldiers, 6,000 civil guard troops,
06:02and 10 forest fire departments for the Ministry of Ecological Transition.
06:13In Pakistan, at least 11 people died due to heavy rains that hit the northeast of the country.
06:18The word is added that at least 47 people were injured and three children were among the victims
06:24when roofs collapsed.
06:26The wounded were transferred to two different hospitals,
06:28and most have already been discharged after receiving treatment.
06:32The monsoon storm uprooted trees and knocked down power poles,
06:35leaving several areas of Dead Eye Smiled Hand without power.
06:39The National Disaster Management Authority issued a warning that the rains are set to continue
06:43until August 30th, with the potential for further material losses.
06:51Meanwhile, Indian authorities reported five people dead and several more injured
06:55after a landslide caused by heavy rains in the east of the country.
06:59Among the victims, there were a woman and her son,
07:03who died when their home collapsed in the district of Sarai Kala, Garzawan.
07:08In addition, eight other people were injured as the family was accompanied by several visitors
07:15at the time of the collapse.
07:16Since the beginning of the rainy season, authorities have registered more than 700 deaths
07:22and almost 1,000 injuries.
07:28And this Sunday, northern Italy, a sudden rain and windstorm that broke out
07:32at around 4.30 a.m. local time, caused flooding.
07:35Authorities in the city of Ruminis reported interruptions in the railway network
07:39and power outages.
07:41The municipality called on passengers to evacuate the stations.
07:44The rain and hail flooded numerous streets and caused chaos in the roads due to falling trees.
07:53In Ecuador, firefighters managed to control a forest fire
07:56that destroyed more than 1,000 hectares in the Kotakashi-Cayapas National Park.
08:01The blaze started last Monday in a hard-to-risk section of the park
08:04and spread quickly to two municipalities due to the area's vegetation and strong winds.
08:09The National Secretariat for Risk Management assures that the fire,
08:13which burned over 1,485 hectares, was brought under control after five days of work
08:18thanks to the coordinated efforts of the National System of Protected Areas,
08:21the fire brigades, and local residents.
08:23And Chile will host the 11th International Conference of Global Geoparks
08:32of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization,
08:36which will take place from September 8th to 12th.
08:39The event will take place in Kultralcura, the only Chilean geosite included in UNESCO list,
08:45and will bring together about 1,000 people.
08:48Geoparks are unique areas with a geological heritage of international significance
08:52that stand out for their scientific, educational, or touristic value.
08:56And where conservation and sustainable development are combined,
08:59there are currently over 200 sites recognized by UNESCO in 50 countries.
09:15The Russian Defense Ministry reported that nine localities were liberated
09:21and raised their more than 9,000 Ukrainian casualties in the last week.
09:25Russian forces liberated six additional settlements,
09:27including the towns of Katerinovka, Vladimir Irovka, and Ruzinyar
09:32in the Donetsk People's Republic, among other regions.
09:35They also stated that Ukraine lost 9,375 soldiers in the same period.
09:41Russian forces carried out six joint drone and long-range precision weapon strikes
09:45against military enterprises and facilities supplying energy to the Ukrainian military.
09:54An Russian Ministry of Defense stopped an airstrike by Ukraine against the city of Kursk.
10:00Russia's air defense system successfully shot down a Ukrainian drone near the Kursk nuclear power plant.
10:05The fall of the UAV caused a fire that damaged a transformer used for the power plant's own needs and internal work.
10:11The floor is added that the fire was under control
10:13and that the incident did not cause any changes in the level of background radiation in the area.
10:23In other contexts, Haiti could remain without power for the rest of 2025,
10:28while the government continues to fail to provide a solution.
10:31The residents of Puerto Prince have been without power since June 17,
10:36after they forced the closure of the power plant.
10:38Protesters are demanding that the government strengthen security in the country.
10:42All this occurs as accusations of complicity with armed groups against the authorities
10:46are fueling popular anger.
10:48The administration has promised to assess the damage and begin repairs,
10:52repairs, but this could take as long as six months.
10:59And Colombian President Gustavo Petro assured that the government will stand by the families
11:04of the police officers murdered in Amalfi
11:06and reaffirm his commitment to peace with illegal armed groups.
11:11During the President's visit to the Central Police Hospital in Bogota,
11:14he met with officers injured in the attacks against a police helicopter
11:17in the Amalfi region in the Department of Antioquia,
11:20as well as against an aviation school in Cali,
11:23where the simultaneous attacks perpetrated by rebel groups
11:25left 19 people dead and dozens injured.
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11:55On Sunday, thousands of people displaced by the armed conflict in Sudan
11:58returned to the city of Khartoum to recover their daily lives.
12:02Since the conflict began in April 2023,
12:04thousands of people fled their homes and traveled to other cities in search of shelter.
12:08They can now return to their towns after the army announced
12:11that it had regained control in Khartoum.
12:13According to the International Organization for Migration,
12:15more than one million people returned to Sudan between December 2024 and May 2025.
12:21However, while the death toll from the conflict exceeds 40,000,
12:25the crisis is worsening and the risks of famine is growing.
12:28In the last 24 hours, Israeli occupation forces have killed at least 64 civilians
12:54and injured 276 others in the Gaza Strip.
12:57Health authorities reported that the number of Palestinians killed
12:59since the start of the Israeli onslaught rose to over 62,000,
13:03with at least 157,000 more injured.
13:06They added that these figures are not yet official,
13:09as emergency services and civil defense are unable to reach many victims
13:12who are trapped on the rubble due to ongoing Israeli attacks.
13:16Despite calls for an immediate ceasefire,
13:18the Israeli regime continues to attack the Gaza Strip and commit crimes.
13:27In this context, authorities also reported that at least eight Palestinians,
13:31including a child, died from starvation and severe malnutrition
13:34due to the blockade imposed by the Israeli government against the Gaza Strip.
13:38Hospital data also revealed that the number of deaths from starvation
13:41in the Gaza Strip rose to 289, including 115 children.
13:46The United Nations Public Works and Relief Agency warned
13:49that child malnutrition rate doubled between March and June 2025
13:53due to Israeli restrictions preventing the entry of most humanitarian aid
13:57and medical supplies.
14:03Alongside the Israeli regime launched an aerial attack
14:06on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa,
14:08leaving at least two people killed and 35 others injured.
14:12The Israeli military confirmed the launch
14:14of at least 30 different munitions across the area,
14:16targeting several infrastructures, including Assad and Assad's power plants.
14:21In response, senior Houthi political figure,
14:24Nasruddin Amer, said that the military operations against Israel
14:27and in support of the Palestinian cause
14:30will not stop until after Israel ends laying siege to Gaza.
14:36Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Beer was confronted
14:44and booed by protesters who accused him
14:47of obstructing efforts to free the Jewish hostages.
14:50In the city of Far Malal, Ben-Beer was confronted
14:52by demonstrators who carried banners with images of the captives
14:55while shouting at him,
14:57you are a criminal, a murder of hostages, a disgrace.
15:00He was also accused of leaving the hostages to Diane of being a draft dodger.
15:06Ben-Beer maintains a negative position
15:08against the agreements proposed by the Palestinian resistance Hamas
15:11for the release of the held Israelis
15:14and even publicly acknowledges the bouquet of several negotiation attempts.
15:18Also, thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv,
15:28the capital of Israel, to demand government action to reach a ceasefire
15:32and the safe return of hostages.
15:34The families of captive Jews in Gaza continue to protest on the streets of the capital
15:38to demand more efforts to secure the release of their relatives.
15:43After the protests, Israelis have reported clashes with law enforcement agencies
15:48and, according to the authorities' report,
15:51at least 35 people have been arrested in the latest demonstrations.
15:56For this part, the United Nations officially declared famine in the Gaza Strip
15:59after more than two years of conflict.
16:07In Australia, pro-Palestinian demonstrators took to the streets in different cities
16:11to demand an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
16:14More than 250 organizations, trade unions, and public leaders
16:17also demanded sanctions and an end to Australia's arms trade with Israel
16:21for continuing its genocidal attacks against the Gaza Strip.
16:24Similar demonstrations were also held in the capital
16:26to demand that humanitarian aid be allowed to enter the Palestinian enclave.
16:31The protests began after the humanitarian crisis
16:33triggered by the Israeli blockade of the borders of the Gaza Strip.
16:41In other topics, the Indian Ministry of Defense informed
16:45that the tests of its new missile system were successful.
16:48The military agency said in a statement that the new air defense missile system
16:52was tested off the coast of Odisha in the east of the country.
16:56They also informed that the system is called LADWS,
17:02which are fast reaction advanced very short-range ground-to-air missiles
17:06based on high-power lasers that can destroy unmanned aerial vehicles
17:10and multi-copter drones.
17:12Defense authorities pointed out that the new system is controlled
17:15by a centralized command and control center of the Defense Research
17:18and Development Laboratory,
17:20and that the success of these tests consolidates and strengthens
17:23the country's air defense capabilities against any possible threat.
17:27And in Japan, South Korean President Lin Jae-myun
17:36and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ueshiba
17:38agreed to develop stable future-oriented relations
17:41between their two countries.
17:43During the South Korean leader's official visit to Tokyo,
17:45the leaders exchanged views
17:47and agreed to establish a consultation framework
17:49to find solutions to common problems,
17:52such as disaster prevention measures.
17:54Both countries will celebrate the 60th anniversary
17:57of the normalization of diplomatic relations in 2025
17:59and for the first time in 17 years,
18:02issued a joint press release
18:04on the results of the summit between their dignitaries.
18:07After the dialogue,
18:07Lee emphasized that both countries are inseparable partners
18:10and must cooperate closely for peace and prosperity.
18:18Like this, we are from the end of this news brief.
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18:28For Teleso English, I'm Mr. Alberto Matos.
18:30Thanks for watching.
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