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00:00Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro warned that the entire country will respond with armed struggle to any attempt of aggression against the national territory in full defense of its stability and sovereignty.
00:23Several member countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean states signed a joint document strongly rejecting the United States military deployment in the Caribbean Sea.
00:38And the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, called the international community to avoid a greater catastrophe in Gaza due to Israeli aggressions.
00:51Hello and welcome to From the South. I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Havana, Cuba. We begin with the news. Stay with us.
01:01Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro warned that the entire country will respond with armed struggle to any attempt of aggression against the national territory in full defense of its stability and sovereignty.
01:24During the activation of the community militia units, Maduro reiterated that the plan of the Venezuelan people is to live in peace.
01:31The President affirmed that Venezuela was a territory free of cocaine growing and production, rejecting what he called a false narrative imposed by U.S. imperialism in an attempt to justify its interventionist aggression against Venezuela and the rest of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean.
01:49In this context, the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro denounced the criminal plans of U.S. imperialism to dominate and colonize all the peoples of the world.
02:04They have plans to conquer, subdue, colonize, and dominate the world.
02:15They can have their plans, but we have plans for peace, stability, tranquility, and national unity in Venezuela, in line with a new multipolar world that has already been born.
02:29These are our plans, so we are already on the right track.
02:34There has never been a more just and sacred cause than ours.
02:38Founded by Bolivar, continued by Commander Chavez, and today we are making it prevail with the power of the nation, with the immense power that comes from the unity of the people, their military, and their police.
02:56In this regard, President Nicolás Maduro assured that the country is in a state of military readiness over the U.S. threats and that it will go right away into the armed struggle phase in the face of any aggression.
03:09Everything has its phase.
03:12Right now we are in the enlistment phase, in the preparation phase, and we are going to move on to the phase of deploying defensive capabilities and training and retraining the entire Venezuelan population.
03:32We are still in the phase of an armed struggle, which is as political, communicational, institutional, national, and international nature, and which is a phase of development.
03:51But if Venezuela were to be attacked in any way, we would move on to the stage of planned, organized, armed defense by the entire population, against any aggression, whether local, regional, or national.
04:07We would move into a state of armed struggle in defense of peace, territorial integrity, sovereignty, and our people.
04:18The Venezuelan government reported that it has neutralized at least 402 aircraft over the years as part of its ongoing fight against drug trafficking in the territory.
04:28In this regard, the Venezuelan Minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino Lopez, unveiled that the most recent operation by the Bolivarian National Armed Forces was carried out in the Maroa Municipality of the Amazonas State, where they disabled a logistic camp, seizing strategic material from criminal groups.
04:46The operation reaffirms the continued commitment of the state in the fight against transnational organized crime, particularly in border and strategic areas, results that contrast with international narratives that attempt to criminalize Venezuela.
05:05Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab has categorically denied an alleged attack by the United States against the Venezuelan wrestle in the Caribbean Sea.
05:16The highest authority of the Venezuelan Public Prosecutor's Office described the information as an attempt to create internal instability in the country and pointed out some inconsistencies in the U.S. account of the event.
05:28Although Saab emphasized that the incident did not occur, he highlighted these operations must seek the detention of the involved criminals, not their elimination without due process or defense.
05:47In this regard, we will now show you some inconsistencies in the video presented by Washington on the incident.
05:53In the first segment, we see a three-engined boat with lights heading away from the camera during the night.
06:00Then, we see a boat sailing in daytime, facing the camera before the explosion, but its wake, due to the effect of propulsion, is characteristic of a single-engined vessel.
06:12Then, there is a third moment, when the alleged explosion happens, where the scene has suddenly changed back into night.
06:19These are just a few details that cast a doubt on the accuracy of the information and the images provided.
06:32In Venezuela, enlisted volunteers of the Bolivarian National Malaysia hold a massive caravan in defense of sovereignty.
06:38The march was held in response to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's call to defend peace, stability and sovereignty following Washington's threat in the Caribbean Sea.
06:49As of Friday, more than eight million volunteers have been called to join the Bolivarian National Malaysia in the 5,336 community circuits across the country.
06:59The volunteers have responded to the call in the entire nation, from the urban areas to the most remote communities.
07:07Member States of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC, issued a communique on Friday strongly rejecting the extra-regional military presence in the region.
07:22Latin America and the Caribbean have been proclaimed a zone of peace based on principles such as the proscription of the threat or use of force, the unrestricted respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, non-interference in the internal affairs of states.
07:38We reaffirm our will to combat drug trafficking as a priority, enhancing regional and international cooperation and coordination within the framework of respect for international law and in compliance with existing legal frameworks and international conventions.
07:55The CELAC countries sign in this declaration call for the promotion of a secure environment and reiterate their firm commitment to defending peace, stability, democracy and development through the region.
08:08Also in this context, the Prime Minister of Antiguan Barbuda, Gaston Brown, demanded the United States not to return its anti-drug raid into a military escalation in the Caribbean.
08:23Brown made it clear that Antiguan Barbuda would not tolerate a greater show of military force in the hemisphere, noting his opposition to any intervention attempt.
08:34The Prime Minister warned that any military conflict would have unforeseen consequences for the entire Caribbean and urged world powers to stop turning disputes into wars, insisting that only diplomacy and dialogue can resolve regional tensions.
08:50And now we have a short break coming up, but first remember you can join us on TikTok at TELASURY English where you'll find news in different formats, news updates and more.
09:03We'll be right back, step with us.
09:05I will be right back, step with us.
09:24Welcome back to From the South. Panamanian workers rejected the government's policies,
09:39describing them as neoliberal because they generate poverty and inequality. This way,
09:43the Workers Central of Panama condemned the measures taken by the administration of President
09:48José Raúl Molino, denouncing that recent data shows that one in five Panamanians currently
09:54lives in extreme poverty, with the indigenous population being the most impacted demographically.
10:00Furthermore, the Union emphasized that current incomes are not enough to cover basic needs and
10:06assure it will continue fighting for social, economic and labor improvements and defending
10:11the right of Panamanians to a participative and inclusive democracy that allows for true economic development.
10:24The development of renewable energy in Cuba has come to stay as a permanent, affordable and viable
10:44solution to the Caribbean islands' energy problems. And that is the challenge taken by SIDMIC, a non-agricultural
10:51cooperative which has bet on using the sun to provide concrete answers to the country's energy
10:56needs. From Havana, Cuba, our correspondent Belén de los Santos with a history in the first and last
11:01episode of the Cuban Way.
11:03Cuban rooftops show that something is changing. Faced with the challenge of the country's energy
11:09situation, a group of 23 workers decided to use their technical knowledge to find a solution in the use of
11:16renewable energies. This is the work of SIDMIC, the non-agricultural cooperative that seeks to provide
11:23a concrete answer by utilizing one of the island's most valuable resources, the sun.
11:30The cooperative submitted the initial paperwork. There was already a group of members who were
11:34committed to renewable energy, who were certain that it was the future of the country and that the
11:38country had to get involved in the use of all these forms of energy.
11:42In the case of solar radiation, it is widespread throughout the world. Countries such as Spain,
11:48Germany, China and the United States have highly developed it. However, they do not have the radiation
11:54regime that our country has, which is very favorable. It would be difficult for anyone to put a blockade
11:59on the sun and simply with high quality technology that we can import, with high standards, we could
12:05work precisely on that sustainability in replacing the fossil fuels which is so necessary for the country.
12:12On top of working with private initiatives and government agencies, the cooperative seeks to
12:18collaborate with public institutions to bring this technology to different corners of the country.
12:24In Trio Park, in the heart of Havana, this dream has become a reality. It's a pilot project designed
12:32with the national company Hazel. It all begins with a solar panel, which captures the radiation and sends it to a battery inside the lamp.
12:43It has an automated program that turns on as night falls and turns off as dawn breaks.
12:52And it has really had a huge impact. Neighbors have told us repeatedly that it has been the meeting
12:58place in the midst of the blackout where everyone, children and elderly people have found a beacon of light.
13:05We believe that any project related to renewable energy sources, which is focused on replacing fossil fuels,
13:13but also on sustainability, should not be undertaken without a community base.
13:18That is the daily work of the cooperative, trying to find solutions that have a positive impact on our society.
13:23The decision to form a cooperative is one of the keys to SITMIC's success. Teamwork and horizontal dialogue in search of solutions.
13:34We discuss every project, every solution, every proposal, and we always try to improve it with the opinion of the group.
13:43And that is how we move forward.
13:48From a social and human perspective, the work of the cooperative is very fulfilling,
13:52and we are very satisfied to be working in this way.
13:57Like this, SITMIC continues its day-to-day efforts to make sure that Cuba, with its optimal climatic
14:02conditions and available technical knowledge, finds in this technology a key to its sustainable energy development.
14:11We are a Cuban enterprise. We are small, but we are a Cuban enterprise. We are in Cuba.
14:17We know about the daily situation that the people, industries, government, how all of us are suffering
14:24due to the blockade, its financial limitations, all these things. When you share that feeling,
14:30and that daily experience, you are motivated to be part of the solution.
14:35The country is currently committed to renewable energy. I want to do our part as a cooperative in
14:44finding the most efficient way to bring renewable energy sources to the development of our country,
14:50to the sustainable development of our country.
14:52Belen de los Santos, Denise AravĂ, for TELASUR, from Havana, Cuba.
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15:16Final show break, don't go away.
15:46Welcome back to From the South. The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, called the
15:51international community to avoid a greater catastrophe in Gaza due to Israeli aggressions.
15:56The request was part of a report issued by the International Agency's communications officer for
16:01the Middle East and North Africa, Tess Ingram. After a visit to the enclave, the high United Nations
16:07official noted that Palestinians in that area are living in the middle of fear, flight and funerals,
16:14and that children are in grave danger. The report also warned about the collapse of essential
16:19services in the enclave, leaving thousands of vulnerable children fighting for their lives,
16:24while famine is spreading and humanitarian aid is non-existent.
16:34The Palestinian Ministry of Health renewed the alert on the deterioration and collapse of medical
16:39services due to the Israeli aggression and blockade in the Gaza Strip.
16:43Health authorities pointed out that the offensive by Zionist troops, which seeks to completely
16:48overrun the coastal enclave, threatens the lives of thousands of patients and wounded. Furthermore,
16:55they informed that 65% of laboratory test materials are missing and that emergency departments and
17:01intensive care units lack of supplies for primary care. The health entity added that the shortage of these
17:07items generates further delays in operations, a reduction in the number of daily surgeries,
17:13and increases the risk of death among patients.
17:31A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit Friday, the Pakistani cities of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and some areas in the northwestern
17:39part of the country. According to the nation's National Seismological Center, the quake's epicenter was
17:45located at a depth of 111 kilometers in the Afghan region of Hindukush. The seismic event was preceded by
17:52another one of magnitude 5.6 in the same area. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage so far.
17:59Typhoon Peipa left at least 24 people injured in the Japanese prefecture of Shizuka, located on the island of Honshu.
18:15According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the storm was formed near the Amami Islands in the Pacific Ocean and had destroyed 40 houses and knocked down power lines, leaving more than 15,000 homes without service.
18:17The torrential rains have reportedly caused floods in several areas, including the parking lot of the prefecture's airport.
18:35And in other information, member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, SCO, agreed to establish their own development bank.
18:53This agreement was part of the final declaration of the SCO summit, held recently the Chinese city of Tianjin.
19:00The major seeks to promote cooperation between member states in economics and security, dealing a blow to Western financial institutions.
19:08The Tianjin declaration will allow the members of the bloc to issue joint shares, create an infrastructure for payments and deposits,
19:16as well as the establishment of joint investment banks.
19:20These initiatives, supported by Russia, are expected to increase the efficiency of economic exchanges
19:26and protect them from fluctuations in the external economic environment.
19:31And like this, we have come to the end of this news brief, but you can find this and many other stories on our website at telesurenglish.net.
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19:47Por Telesur English, I'm Alejandra Garcia. Thank you for watching.
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