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00:00In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro affirmed that the country will never be a colony of

00:16anyone and that Venezuela maintains a policy of peaceful democracy in the face of aggressions

00:21from the United States.

00:26In the United States, the government shutdown will continue next week following a failure

00:31of a new vote on Friday in the Senate.

00:37In Lebanon, Huntress commemorated the first anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah

00:41resistance movement leaders, the result of an Israeli attack south of Beirut on the so-called

00:47Night of the Uprising.

00:52Hello, welcome to From the South, I'm Sophie Fernandez from the Telesur Studios in Havana,

00:57Cuba.

00:58We'll begin with the news.

00:59In Venezuela, the President Nicolás Maduro affirmed that the country will never be a colony of

01:03anyone and that the country maintains a policy of peaceful democracy in the face of aggressions

01:08from the United States.

01:10During the international conference Neocolonialismo, Neocolonialismo and the Territorial Dispossessions

01:16of Western Imperialismo, the President made a call to the people to fight for their dignity

01:21and the right to exist in a sovereign and peaceful country, in the face of imperial threats

01:26in the region.

01:28Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro also ratified his country's commitment to peaceful diplomacy

01:33and his anti-imperialist character.

01:35The event was attended by more than 130 delegates from 59 countries, which discussed new models

01:41of colonization and the right of peoples to coexist in peace and harmony with one another.

01:56We know enough about diplomacy and we could paraphrase Chávez from that February 29th, 2004, when

02:03he declared the anti-imperialist character of the Bolivarian Revolution of the 21st century.

02:09There is enough diplomacy here, diplomacy for peace, if peace is wanted, and we seek peace,

02:16and diplomacy, also to confront the new imperial attempt to colonize our America, and fight however

02:23we have to fight, in the stage that we have to, in order to preserve the dignity and the

02:28right to life, to peace, and the existence of our people.

02:40Also Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro condemned the 1899th Arbitral Award, the sought to strip

02:46Venezuela of the Ezequivo territory.

02:49126 years ago an arbitral decision was negotiated in conchu poncha in imperial complicity, absolutely

03:01null and void.

03:08An arbitral decision that corresponded to the times of colonial plundering of that 19th century

03:14where Venezuela stood up and gave an example of dignity to the world.

03:25It was the end of the 19th century already, 1899, 126 years ago exactly one day like today.

03:42The arbitral award of Paris Tide, cooked and approved by the old decadent and immoral and criminal

03:48British Empire, and the nascent, voracious and greedy American Empire against a sacred land,

04:01blessed of all times that gave birth to the liberators of America, our beloved Venezuela.

04:12In this sense, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro celebrated the development of the International

04:16Conference Against Colonialismo and Territorial Dispossession.

04:21I welcome the holding of this international conference against colonialism, neo-colonialism,

04:32and the territorial plundering of western empires over the centuries.

04:40In other news in Peru, a judge ordered nine months of preemptive detention on Friday for

04:45Peruvian Tony Valverde Victoriano accused of feminicide of three young women in Buenos Aires.

04:52In the hearing, Judge Cristian Chupitas of the Chilca Preliminary Investigation Court assesses

04:58the prosecution's request for nine months of preemptive detention for the purpose of extraditing

05:03Valverde for the aggravated feminicide of three young women in Argentina.

05:08The magistrate determined that there is arrest of flight and obstruction of justice because

05:12the evidence presented by his defense is insufficient and inadequate to disprove the assumptions

05:18of lack of employment, residency, and family ties.

05:22In this regard, the detainee will be held in the Cañete prison, south of Lima.

05:26Chile prepares to celebrate the 32nd edition of the Valdivia International Film Festival.

05:56From October 13th to 19th, more than 250 films will be presented through various sections,

06:02with the aim of exploring and expanding the boundaries of indigenous audiovisuals and science

06:07and technology.

06:09Five venues in the city of Valdivia will host the screenings, which seek to highlight the

06:13stories of indigenous peoples and provide scientists, artists, and filmmakers with a new experience

06:19on this topic.

06:20The festival will also include premieres, special screenings, and meetings to honor indigenous

06:26cinema from Colombia, Peru, Chile, El Salvador, and Honduras.

06:35And now we have a short break coming up, but first remember you can join us on TikTok at

06:39Telezor English, where you will find news in different formats, news updates, and more.

06:44Stay with us.

06:45Welcome back.

06:45The government shutdown in the United States will continue next week, following the failure

06:46of a new vote on Friday in the Senate.

07:07Where the division between Democrats and Republicans shows no signs of abating.

07:19The Republicans failed to pass the budget extension bill until November 21st, due to lack of support

07:25from the Democrats.

07:27Republicans have a majority in the Senate with 53 seats out of 100.

07:30But now the year 60, affirmed the votes to pass the budget package.

07:35Federal agencies and about 750,000 workers have been without funding since Wednesday, when

07:41the U.S. fiscal year ended and Congress was unable to provisionally extend the budget.

07:46The Senate meeting this weekend is no longer likely, due to the lack of agreement between the

07:51Democrats and the Democrats and the Democrats and the Democrats and the Democrats.

08:01Speaker Johnson said the House is out again.

08:06Johnson and the House Republicans care more about protecting the Epstein files than protecting

08:12the American people.

08:15And the bottom line is, today we saw the Republicans run the same play and they

08:21got the same result.

08:23The question is, will they change course?

08:25The votes aren't there.

08:27It's clear from today's vote.

08:29The bottom line is, there's a simple way to end the shutdown.

08:32Come and sit down and negotiate a fair bill with us.

08:36Yes.

08:37Well, we just heard that the Speaker Johnson gave $20 billion to Argentina while our soybean farmers

08:43have literally had their entire market dry up.

08:47So what else has he done in response to our serious, serious request to have negotiations?

08:54He posts a deep fake video with sombreros in it and he thinks that's funny.

09:01This isn't...

09:02Also in the United States, a crowd of protesters was dispersed Friday by law enforcement outside

09:08the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Facility in Broadview, west of Chicago.

09:14At least five people were arrested for aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest

09:19and obstruction of justice, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office.

09:24This federal presence coincides with the Operation Midway Blitz, a law enforcement campaign launched

09:29in September that has resulted in more than 800 arrests in the Chicago region, according

09:35to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security.

09:38This deployment of federal controls during the identification of migrant detention measures

09:42in Chicago, considered a sanctuary city for its policies of inclusion of undocumented immigrants.

09:54Moving on to Honduras, almost 30,000 people voluntarily returned to the country or were deported

09:59from different places of origin so far in 2025, according to the National Institute of Migration,

10:06INM.

10:08According to data published by the State Institution on its website, most of the 29,749 arrivals

10:14of nationals until September 25 are for reasons of deportation, followed by regular and voluntarily

10:21returns.

10:22According to the INM count, the United States tops the list of countries of origin with 22,595

10:29people, followed by Mexico with 3,798 and Guatemala with 3,318.

10:38Despite the U.S. President Donald Trump's strict immigration policy and threats of mass deportation, returns

10:45to Honduras have decreased.

10:51In other news, Morocco is experiencing a wave of youth protests organized under the Gen Z-212

10:57collective to demand improvements in public services and denounce the country's structural

11:02corruption.

11:03Since September 27, the Gen Z-212 movement has called for protests in several cities across

11:10the country to demand improvements in public education and healthcare, in rejection of the

11:15government spending on events such as the 2013 World Cup.

11:19The demonstrations organized through social media and platforms such as Discord, where the

11:24Gen Z-212 group has more than 126,000 members, have been met with heavy police repression.

11:32The demonstrations are considered the largest in Morocco in years.

11:42Moving on to Indonesia, the death toll from a school collapse rose to 14 on Friday after

11:48the recovery crews pulled multiple bodies from beneath the rubble.

11:52Dozens of students remain unaccounted for and the death toll is expected to rise.

11:57Rescuers initially searched for survival after the building caving Monday, but with no more

12:04signs of life detected by Thursday, they turned to heavy excavators equipped with jackhammers

12:09to help them progress more rapidly.

12:12By Friday evening, they had found nine bodies, bringing the confirmed death toll to 14, with

12:17nearly 50 students still unaccounted for.

12:24Now we have a second short break coming up.

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12:38Final short break coming, but we'll be right back with more from the south.

12:41Don't go away.

12:43Welcome back.

13:09In Lebanon, hunters commemorated the first anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah-resistant movement leaders

13:16and martyrs, the result of an Israeli attack south of Beirut on the so-called Night of the Uprising.

13:22A crowd of people came to the palace of martyrdom of Hezbollah Secretary General Hashim Safidini

13:29in the area of Mureyya, on the south of Beirut, where they reaffirmed their commitment to the loyalty and protection of the legacy.

13:36The attendees also reaffirmed their support for resistance in the Gaza Strip and other occupied territories

13:42and ensured the preservation and validity of the legacy as the compass leading to victory for the Lebanese people.

13:50In other news, the Palestinian-resistant movement Hamas announced Friday its willingness to release Israeli prisoners

14:01and proposes an independent Palestinian administration for the Gaza Strip.

14:05The statement was in response to US President Donald Trump's proposal of a ceasefire agreement in the enclave,

14:11in which the Palestinian movement also affirmed it was prepared to immediately enter into negotiations to discuss the details of the exchange.

14:19Furthermore, the movement expressed that the political and territorial future of the enclave must be addressed

14:24within an inclusive Palestinian national framework in which the movement will be part of,

14:29while it does not mention the disarmament of the movement.

14:32Hamas' response comes amid an increase of Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip

14:37and of the number of civilians killed by the Zionist regime.

14:46The 20-point proposal to end the genocide in Gaza agreed on between the United States and Israel

14:51was partially accepted by Hamas on Friday, with some rejections and counter-proposals by the Palestinian-resistant movement.

14:58Let's see the key points of the proposal.

15:06The plan calls for the conflict to end immediately once the two sides agree to the proposal,

15:11although it does not promise the recognition of Palestine as a state.

15:15It also states that all hostages will be released.

15:18The plan also promises that Hamas members who commit to peaceful coexistence and decommission of their weapons

15:24will be given amnesty, and the full aid will be immediately sent to the Gaza Strip.

15:30It also proposes that Gaza will be governed under the temporary transitional governance of a technocratic,

15:38apolitical Palestinian community.

15:40The Hamas and other factions will not have any role in the governance of Gaza,

15:45and that Israel will not occupy or annex the enclave.

15:49Meanwhile, Israeli regime is restricting access to the north of the Gaza Strip, preventing Palestinians from moving safely.

16:01The Zionist occupation is aggravating the situation of thousands of families by preventing their free movement,

16:06and forcing them to travel long distances on foot.

16:10Humanitarian conditions are becoming more difficult every day due to shortages and the blockade of entry of basic necessities.

16:18In this regard, social human rights organizations are renewing their demands for the opening of humanitarian corridors

16:24and the guarantee of free movement of goods for civilians.

16:34And the United Nations organization considers that the Gaza Strip is not a safe place for Palestinians,

16:40due to the ongoing Israeli siege.

16:43The spokesperson for the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, said that it was ridiculous to describe the southern part of the Palestinian enclave

16:50as a safe area, given that Palestinians live under constant siege by Israel.

16:55He also emphasized that the conditions in which civilians are living in shelters are terrifying.

17:00This is exacerbating the humanitarian crisis amidst the recent attacks by the Tel Aviv regime on the coastal enclave.

17:20The effects of global warming in Antarctica, with faster melting and ice flow into the ocean,

17:27are becoming increasingly similar to those observed in the Arctic,

17:30which may have negative consequences on sea level.

17:33Antarctica was long considered more stable than the Arctic, but the situation has changed,

17:39said scientist Ruth Mortam of the Danish Meteorological Institute.

17:43Sea ice is disappearing, temperatures are also rising, glacier currents are accelerating,

17:49and meltwater is penetrating cracks in the glaciers, causing them to slide more quickly towards the ocean.

17:56If the Greenland Arctic ice sheet were to melt completely, the oceans would rise above 7 meters,

18:03while if this were to happen in Antarctica, the increase would exceed 50 meters.

18:08World Space Week 2025 begins on October 4th, focusing on educating, inspiring and connecting the global community,

18:22and on humanity's progress in developing sustainable living solutions for space.

18:27October 4th marks the anniversary of the launch of the first satellite created by humanity, Sputnik 1st, in 1957.

18:35Until October 20th, there will be days of activities featuring debates, meetings, workshops, interactive sessions,

18:42student exchanges with experts, exhibitions of revolutionary advances in this field, and relevant figures,

18:48all under this year's premise, Living in Space.

18:52The celebration is the world's leading event related to space, use and technology, according to the United Nations.

18:58And like this, we have come to the end of this June's Brief.

19:05You can find this and many other stories on our website at www.telesureenglish.net.

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19:14For Telo Sur English, I'm Sophie Fernandez. Thank you for watching.

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