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00:00Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro summoned all citizens to a National Civil Protection and People's Readiness drill on September 27,
00:18aimed at strengthening the capacity to respond to any eventuality.
00:23The third day of the General Assembly of the United Nations ended this Thursday, with an agenda marked by the Voices of the Global South.
00:42United States President Donald Trump declared that he would not allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
00:53Sofía Fernández from the Telesur Studios in Havana, Cuba. We begin with the news.
01:10In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro summoned all citizens to a National Civil Protection and People's Readiness drill on September 27,
01:18aimed at strengthening the capacity to respond to any eventuality.
01:22The Venezuelan Head of State explained that the national drill will be accompanied by civil protection and national security agencies,
01:29as well as educational and health centers throughout the country.
01:33The initiative is called after the seismic event that took place on the night of September 24 in the national territory,
01:40with a magnitude of around six points on the Open Reacher scale.
01:44In this regard, President Nicolás Maduro emphasized that the entire risk management system was immediately deployed,
01:50together with the regional authorities and the presidential command, to guarantee the safety of all the Venezuelan people.
01:56I want to announce and call on all our people in perfect popular military and police union for next Saturday,
02:15to carry out a national drill for the people's civil protection and preparation in the face of natural disasters,
02:22a national drill for the people's civil protection and preparedness in perfect popular military and police union.
02:40I have already given instructions to the executive vice president,
02:45to the vice president of security and civil protection.
02:55I have given instructions to the highest command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces,
03:00so that this Saturday's drill, starting at 9am, by including all schools and the entire hospital and health system,
03:08allow us to be prepared before any situation.
03:12In other news, for the fourth consecutive date, the national strike in Ecuador continues,
03:23in protest against President Daniel Novoa's decision to eliminate the diesel subsidy.
03:28Protests continue with roadblocks in Imbabura, Pichincha, Cotopaxi and Zamora-Chipe.
03:35For its part, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador reported that military tanks entered Peguche,
03:41and remained concealed in vacant lots, causing fear and intimidation among the mobilized population.
03:48This comes after the many complaints against the Novoa government for its use of excessive force against indigenous communities.
03:55Meanwhile, social movements have reiterated that the indefinite progressive strike will continue throughout the national territory,
04:02until the president revokes the diesel subsidy.
04:11Moving on to Nicaragua, co-presidents Daniel Ortega Saavedra and Rosario Murillo, along with the Supreme Chief of the National Police,
04:22presided over the main ceremony marking the 46th anniversary of the Nicaraguan National Police.
04:28At the event, the co-presidents addressed international issues, condemning Israel's crimes with the support of the United States and European countries,
04:36describing them as a genocide in Palestine.
04:39He also criticised the deployment of military forces in Latin America, pointing out that the United States uses the pretext of drug trafficking
04:47to intervene in countries such as Venezuela, which is rich in oil.
04:51Ortega also condemned the arrest of undocumented workers in US factories, highlighting their contribution as hard-working and humble people.
04:58Like what the Israeli government is doing, which is killing the entire population, which is destroying all the houses, all the buildings, all the schools, the hospitals,
05:13because it wants to make the Palestinian people disappear.
05:34And it is doing so the Israeli government because it has military resources.
05:45Billions of dollars that the US government and the European governments are putting into Israel
05:59so that Israel can wipe out the Palestinian people.
06:08Moving on to Uruguay, various groups are participating in the Call for a March for Diversity
06:14that will take place in Montevideo and other locations in this South American country.
06:19This will be the 20th edition of this event, a period in which social, political and regulatory advances benefiting the LGBTQ plus community
06:28have been materialized, including the approval of equal marriage in 2013 and the comprehensive law for trans people in 2018.
06:36According to the organizers, protesters will express solidarity with the Palestinian people.
06:42In addition, a housing was set up where advice on the prevention of sexually transmitted infections, rapid syphilis and HIV tests,
06:50as well as vaccinations against various diseases were offered.
07:02And now we have a short break coming up, but first remember you can join us on TikTok at Telesur English,
07:07where you will find news in different formats, news updates and more.
07:10We'll be right back. Stay with us.
07:12Stay with us.
07:37Welcome back.
07:38The third day of debate of the eighties session of the United Nations General Assembly took place on Thursday
07:44at the organization's headquarters in New York.
07:47More on the day's addresses with our correspondent Jorge Gestoso.
07:52Arce, during his final address as president of Bolivia, delivered a very strong message at the United Nations General Assembly here in New York.
08:05The risk of a third world war is very near if the UN doesn't react on time.
08:14And President Arce mentioned that the U.S. is seeking to regain control of Latin America.
08:20The threat of death is covering Latin America and the Caribbean.
08:29Beyond violations of international law, this provocative action of imperialism has two intentions.
08:37To intervene into our kindred Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which possesses considerable natural resources, particularly in oil, which the North wishes to appropriate and claim.
08:51Secondly, to try to re-conquer the Latin America and the Caribbean on the basis of it undermining liberal democracy, to impose militarization and to use other colonialist practices that we should call out.
09:08Arce also called the U.S. claim that this military operation is meant to, quote, fight drug trafficking and combat organized crime, unquote, a fallacy,
09:20arguing that if they were true, they would begin tackling both problems in their own country.
09:27And on the regional situation, in addition to military actions, Luis Arce referred to the economic blockade against Cuba and the billions in losses called by the unilateral measure from Washington against the Caribbean nation spanning six decades due to, quote,
09:48the empire's the empire's rejection of the region's first socialist revolution.
09:54In his virtual address to the General Assembly today because he was denied entrance to the United States,
10:02Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas forcefully condemned Israel campaign in Gaza as constituting genocide and crimes against humanity.
10:14By the Israeli occupation forces in which they killed and injured more than 220,000 Palestinians, the majority of whom are unarmed children, women and the elderly.
10:30Abbas affirmed that the Palestinian Authority is prepared to assume full responsibility for security and governance in Gaza,
10:39insisting that Palestinians would not abandon their land or identity.
10:45Haiti's representative Laurent Sancir declared that, quote,
10:50Haiti is at war, unquote,
10:53emphasizing daily terror, bullets, fire and fear,
10:57the destruction of neighborhoods,
11:00displacement over a million people,
11:03hospitals burned and vandalized,
11:06and a looming risk that the country's crisis will spill regionally.
11:12It is critical to listen to the voice of the Haitian people to try new solutions that are stronger and more adapted to the realities on the ground.
11:20Sancir said, quote,
11:22I'm ashamed on behalf of the world that we cannot find it in ourselves to be more compassionate to recognize what people in Haiti are going through.
11:34Mexico's foreign minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente reaffirmed Mexico's call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and its opposition to genocide.
11:46The wars in Gaza, in Ukraine, and in all the other places that they're taking place must end now.
11:55While also emphasizing that Mexico seeks a respectful, cooperative partnership with the U.S.,
12:03one based on mutual sovereignty, shared interests like immigration, trade, security, and clear expectations rather than subordination.
12:15And Ecuador's President Daniel Novoa used his address to highlight Ecuador's challenges with crime and security,
12:23advocate for constitutional and institutional reforms,
12:27and appeal for international cooperation and investments to bolter development and stability.
12:35And at the end, and at the end of this third day of debate here at the United Nations in New York,
12:44there's something more and more clear.
12:47The crisis needs unity.
12:51For his part, Mexico's foreign minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente reaffirmed his government's historic position against the U.S. blockade on Cuba
13:01and urged Washington to remove the Caribbean island from the least of countries that allegedly promote terrorism.
13:08Mexico will always advocate the Pacific solution of conflicts, and so rejects all forms of commercial sanctions and blockades,
13:20which only damage the people's well-being, and do not contribute to create reagents of peace and prosperity.
13:28We reiterate our historic position against the blockade against Cuba and call to remove this country from the list of those nations who support terrorism.
13:41Moving on to Brazil, social movements in Rio de Janeiro held the debate Brazil and Venezuela passed to Latin American unity and popular sovereignty.
13:50The event was supported by the National Mutual Solidarity Movement as well as academics and social leaders.
13:56They spoke about the pressure of imperialism throughout Latin America, especially in Cuba and Venezuela.
14:03They also warned that the militarization of the region, not only in the Caribbean but throughout South America, poses a danger to the entire continent.
14:11Furthermore, they emphasized the importance of protecting Venezuela to preserve Latin America as a zone of peace.
14:18We are aware of the pressure exerted by imperialism throughout Latin America, especially in Venezuela and also in Cuba.
14:33That is why we have an obligation to help mobilize, to create, let's say, a body of ideas and people so that we can counteract that.
14:40What is happening with the militarization of the region, not only in the Caribbean but also in the rest of the continent, is a major threat to all of Latin America, but particularly to all of South America.
14:51The defense of Venezuela at this time is the defense of Latin America as a territory of peace and the defense of sovereignty throughout the continent.
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15:15Final short break, but we'll be right back with more from the South. Don't go away.
15:20Welcome back.
15:49United States President Donald Trump declared his opposition to the annexation of the West Bank Palestinian territory by Israel.
15:56On Thursday, in a statement issued from his Oval Office in the White House, President Trump declared that he will not allow the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex the occupied West Bank.
16:07The U.S. President also stated that he's getting pretty close to an agreement on Gaza after being in communication with Netanyahu and other Middle Eastern leaders.
16:17The statement came ahead of the Israeli Prime Minister's address on Friday to the UN General Assembly, where the U.S. support the genocide in Palestine has been a main topic of the debate, with several nations officially recognizing the Palestinian statehood in the last few days.
16:42Meanwhile, the Israeli offensive continues on Gaza City, with 27 people killed on the Strip since dawn on Friday.
16:49According to local sources, at least 27 people have been killed in Gaza on Friday, 16 of them while seeking aid, bringing the total death toll to 65,502, with 167,376 people injured since October 7, 2023.
17:07Moreover, the Israeli army offensive on Gaza City endangers at least 1 million inhabitants, while rescue teams struggle to come through these debris to save those buried.
17:18While the genocide continues, world leaders discuss the face of Palestine in the United Nations General Assembly in New York, while the Palestinian delegation was banned from entering the U.S.
17:29Hundreds of activists marched Thursday in Rome, in solidarity with the Gaza-bound Global Summit Flotilla.
17:45The rally was organized by the Global Movement to Gaza, Italy, whose leaders accused Israel of being behind the more than a dozen explosions heard around its vessels off of Greece.
17:56Late on Tuesday, the demonstrations called for the protection of the activists on board the ships, and for an end to the genocide in the Palestinian enclave.
18:04On the other hand, Spain and Italy have sent naval ships into the Mediterranean Sea to protect the Flotilla, which is carrying aid towards Gaza.
18:13The Global Summit Flotilla is using about 50 civilian boats to try and break the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza.
18:20Many lawyers and activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, are on board.
18:36Meanwhile in Greece, hundreds demonstrated on Thursday in the capital Athens, in support of the Gtusomat Flotilla, bound for the Gaza Strip.
18:44Gathered outside the nation's foreign ministry, protesters called on the Greek government to provide naval protection for the vessels, emulating international responses,
18:54and to condemn the Israeli drone attacks that targeted the boats earlier this week.
18:59Moreover, demonstrators urged the administration of Prime Minister Kiriago Smit-Sotakis to join the growing number of European nations formally recognizing Palestinian statehood.
19:10war
19:29The Typhoon Bualoi was weakened into a storm after hitting the eastern Philippines overnight and is now moving across the Central region.
19:38Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated preemptively from landslide and flood-prone villages,
19:45along traumatized by deadly typhoons.
19:49Mualoi is the latest back-to-back storm from the Pacific to Southern Asia.
19:53Typhoon Ragazza, one of the strongest to hit in years,
19:57left at least 25 people dead, mostly in drownings in the northern Philippines and Taiwan.
20:02Affected millions and forced businesses and airports to shut down in Southeast China and Hong Kong.
20:08Before this passing on Thursday in Vietnam.
20:19In other news in Madagascar, the government imposed a curfew after social protests over the shortage of basic services escalated into riots.
20:29Hundreds of people took to the streets to the capital of Antananaribu
20:33to protest against constant power cuts, lasting more than 12 hours.
20:38and the rationing of drinking water.
20:40Local police dispersed the demonstration with tear gas and rubber bullets,
20:45triggering a violent response from participants.
20:48The exact number of injured is still unknown.
20:51In this context, the authorities banned the demonstrations and imposed a curfew from 7pm to 5am.
20:57The traditional Andong Mass Dance Festival and Competition 2025 will begin with a parade in the historic center of the city of the same name in South Korea.
20:58The traditional Andong Mass Dance Festival and Competition 2025 will begin with a parade in the historic center of the city of the same name in South Korea.
20:59The traditional Andong Mass Dance Festival and Competition 2025 will begin with a parade in the historic center of the city of the same name in South Korea.
21:00The traditional Andong Mass Dance Festival and Competition 2025 will begin with a parade in the historic center of the city of the same name in South Korea.
21:01The traditional Andong Mass Dance Festival and Competition 2025 will begin with a parade in the historic center of the city of the same name in South Korea.
21:02The traditional Andong Mass Dance Festival and Competition 2025 will begin with a parade in the historic center of the city of the same name in South Korea and will continue until October 5th.
21:29In its 29th edition, the event will be broadcast live to an international audience.
21:35Its central theme is Mass Dance in Search of Many Faces, with Italy as the guest of honor.
21:41Dance groups from around the world participate in the shows to showcase the cultural richness of their countries in a space for exchange and learning.
21:50As it is customary, the festival's opening ceremony features the participation of embassies from almost 30 countries and 15 local majors,
21:58thus promoting a spirit of global community, according to the European organization.
22:03And we move to Argentina, where Portugal will be the guest of honor at the Buenos Aires International Tourism Fair FIT 2025, which begins on September 27th and will run until September 30th.
22:22FIT will be the stage for presenting a modern and innovative Portugal, but one that remains faithful to its roots and its people, according to the organization committee.
22:34FIT 2025 in Buenos Aires promises to exceed all expectations, according to these organizers.
22:41The fair will bring together the main destinations, operators and leaders of the tourism industry, offering visitors and professionals a unique space to discover the latest trends, do business and enjoy immersive experiences that showcases the best of national and international tourism.
22:58Like this, we have come to the end of this news brief.
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