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00:00In the Vatican's preparations moved forward for the canonization of first Venezuelan saints
00:16Jose Gregorio Hernandez and Carmen Rendiles on October 19.
00:21In the United States, thousands take to the streets to protest against Donald Trump's
00:28policies at knocking its events across all 50 states of the country.
00:35And the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, accused Israel of violating the ceasefire
00:39agreement in the Gaza Strip.
00:46Hello, welcome to From the South.
00:47I'm Luis Alberto Matos from the Lesus Studios in Havana, Cuba.
00:51We begin with the news.
01:08In Vatican City, St. Peter's Basilica is ready for the canonization ceremony of the first
01:13Venezuelan saints Jose Gregorio Hernandez and Manuel Carmen Rendiles this Sunday, October 19.
01:19On the eve of this event, portraits of the saints were displayed on the facade of St. Peter's
01:23Basilica.
01:24They will remain there for the faithful to see during the solemn mass to be presided over
01:29by Pope Leo XIV.
01:31The ceremony will be a historic milestone.
01:33Jose Gregorio Hernandez, the doctor of the poor, and Mother Carmen Rendiles, founder of
01:37the Congregation of the Servants of Jesus, will become the first Venezuelan saints.
01:42Regarding Dr. Hernandez, Pope Leo XIV highlighted his life, emphasizing how he combined his high
01:47medical competence, with a deep dedication to the most vulnerable.
01:59For the canonization ceremony of the two first Venezuelan saints, let's go with our correspondent,
02:04Jorge Estoso for the latest details.
02:09We are here at the Vatican at the eve of a historic event, the canonization of two Venezuelans.
02:18We're talking about Jose Gregorio Hernandez and Carmen Rendiles.
02:24The two of them are going to be the first saints that are going to be part of the history of
02:30the Vatican and also the history of Venezuela itself.
02:35Many Venezuelans were coming especially to witness that part of the history.
02:42People coming from all over the place.
02:43Some of them, we were talking to them, a group of women, for example, that were coming from
02:48Trujillo, the city where Jose Gregorio was born, so definitely very, very proud of the presence
02:57in this ceremony that is going to be presided by Leo XIV, the Pope, but also the attendance
03:04of other members of the church, some of them priests from Venezuela, and most definitely what we
03:13were witnessing today is a sense of pride, a sense of joy, a sense of celebrations in the street,
03:20in the San Pietro Square here.
03:24The ceremony is going to be outside, so it's going to be at the square itself.
03:30The attendance at least 50,000 to 100,000 people, so it's going to be a massive,
03:37definitely ceremony that is going to be witnessed by people here, but also it's going
03:43to be broadcasted by the Vatican TV. So through Telesur, we're going to be witnessing the whole
03:49thing starting early tomorrow and throughout the whole thing. We get back to you now.
03:57And the second day of the Grandma of Rebel, the International Festival in Cuba continues
04:01with the participation of national media outlets celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Grandma
04:06and Juventud Rebel, the newspapers. Dozens of journalists gathered at the Linea and 18th
04:11Cultural Station in Havana to participate in cultural projects as part of the anniversary
04:16celebrations for Cuban media. Saturday's event featured presentations by media outlets and
04:21editorial projects from political parties, media organizations, and television channels.
04:25The festival, which symbolizes the revolutionary Cuban press of the last six decades,
04:29was inaugurated by President Miguel DĂaz-Canel BermĂşdez and other members of the Executive.
04:33And Venezuela activated the integral defense commanding posts for the comprehensive defense of sovereignty
04:46and for the preservation of peace in the face of any foreign threat or interference. As part of the
04:52Independence 200 plan, local military high command posts were set up in the states of Portuguesa, Guarico,
04:57Cojeres and Barinas to coordinate a comprehensive military drill that integrates popular military
05:05and police components. A fusion of six to guarantee the inviolability of the national territory by means
05:10of fulfilling the 27 territorial tasks scheduled at the national level with progressive implementation in
05:15each state, municipality, and community.
05:25But now is the activation of Independence 200 plan in the states of Barina, Portuguesa,
05:29Escojeres, and Guarico to safeguard national sovereignty.
05:37Well, it is Saturday, November the 18th, 2025. Today we are completing the setup of all of the
05:45the country's integral defense zones. In every state, all of the federal entities are now ready
05:51for the 27 fundamental tasks of Venezuela's integral defense plan.
06:00Today, starting at zero hours local time, we activated the 200 independence plan in Barinas, Portuguesa,
06:09Cojedes, and Guarico, the great corridor of the Venezuelan Plains for perfect national unity,
06:16the unity of all Venezuelans who love their land,
06:25who love their homeland, and who wish to continue winning the comprehensive recovery of our homeland,
06:31through a path of peace, through a perfect active popular military police fusion,
06:37organizing ourselves, and increasing our readiness for the comprehensive defense of the entire territory.
06:45Let's continue winning peace, that is the slogan.
06:48Let us continue to win peace, today, Saturday the 18th, just hours before our Jose Gregorio Hernandez gets canonized,
07:03along with Mother Saint Carmen Rendles Venezuela, a country of wise men and women, patriots, warriors,
07:12and saints. May God bless our homeland. Let's kick to work.
07:21We now have our first break coming up, remember you can join us on TikTok at Terezo English for all different
07:25news stories and much more to stay up to date on the world's current events. I'm going to be right back, stay with us.
07:42Welcome back.
07:51On behalf of the Assembly of the Peoples of the Caribbean, David Abdullah requested a meeting with the heads of government of CARICOM
07:57to adopt a position regarding the threat posed by United States military deployment.
08:01The call to the people of the Caribbean that we must stand firm, that the Caribbean must remain a zone of peace,
08:09that there should be no U.S. intervention. We declared that the sovereignty of the nation states of our region is not
08:16and must not be up for sale, that regional unity and integration are crucial to our development
08:23and survival in the context of a changing global order and therefore call on CARICOM heads of government
08:30to meet urgently on this emerging situation and to adopt a unified position.
08:36In Trinidad and Tobago, Assemblymember David Abdullah condemned the alleged creation by the United States
08:42of an international coalition to intervene in Venezuela.
08:46We announced the so-called creation by the U.S. of an international coalition against narco trafficking
08:53as it is the seed of an alliance of a minority of states in this hemisphere
08:59that would be used to create some cloak of legality under the OAS to intervene in Venezuela as was attempted
09:07and failed through the so-called Lima Group. And we further call on these governments not to allow the U.S.
09:14to use their countries as a military staging point.
09:21In the United States, thousands rallied in several cities across the country to protest
09:24against President Donald Trump's policies. It's how the unions and social movements mobilized to
09:29pressure the government over the authoritarian actions of a Republican president. Amidst anti-immigrant
09:35rates in the city of Chicago, New York, Texas and California, at least five million people were
09:39expected to take to the streets. In response to the outflow of protests, the U.S. government ordered
09:43the deployment of the National Guard to control the mobilizations.
09:55Meanwhile, hundreds of U.S. citizens gathered in Spain's capital city to condemn President Donald Trump's
09:59actions. The day was marked by slogans and posters rejecting the closure of public programs
10:05and federal services imposed by Donald Trump. Protesters asserted that the U.S. government is taking
10:09authoritarian measures before the National Congress. At the same time, other European cities are also
10:14mobilizing against the Trump administration as part of the knocking protests.
10:24On the other hand, thousands of U.K. citizens gather at the U.S. Embassy in London to express their
10:29rejection of the policies promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump. With flags and slogans, protesters condemn
10:34budget cuts to public services and in turn condemn anti-immigration policies in the United States.
10:47And in this regard, hundreds in France, especially U.S. expatriates, gather in the center of Paris in
10:51support of the No Kings movement. This demonstration rejects the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump.
10:57Participants chanted slogans against the U.S. administration and display posters supporting the
11:01protests taking place in several U.S. cities.
11:12In other topics, the United Nations Security Council decided to extend for another year the regime of
11:16sanctions imposed against Haiti. The sanctions package was passed unanimously and includes asset
11:22freeze and travel ban and arms embargo targeted at specific individuals. According to the agency,
11:27the measure seeks to halt the illicit flow of weapons to armed criminal groups responsible
11:32for serious acts of violence in the Caribbean country. The vote takes place shortly after the
11:36U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on the former head of presidential security,
11:41Dimitri Hedard, for his involvement in the assassination of former President Jovenel MoĂŻse in 2021.
11:52As part of the preparations for the COP30 Climate Summit to be held in Brazil, several countries are
12:08documenting their progress in the plastic recycling process. In a context of growing global plastic
12:14pollution, various regions are intensifying their recycling efforts. Countries such as China, Germany,
12:22Colombia, Costa Rica and Brazil detailed the processing of this waste, the sorting and innovative
12:27conversion of bottles into yarn and fibers for the textile industry among other products. However,
12:32experts agree that addressing the challenge of plastic waste requires strong international cooperation
12:37and sustainable initiatives to mitigate its impact on the environment on a global scale.
12:49We now have our second break coming up. Before we invite you to visit our Facebook page at
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13:01The final break, don't go away.
13:15Welcome back. The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas accused Israel of violating the ceasefire
13:35agreement in the Gaza Strip. Hamas denounced that the Israeli army has violated the agreement more than 47
13:40times after carrying out attacks against the people of Gaza, resulting in the killing of 38 people.
13:46Hamas emphasized that the attacks include direct fire against civilians, bombings and arbitrary detentions.
13:51In a nation, head authorities say that most of the people killed were trying to return to their homes,
13:55which they had left due to the Zionist genocide.
14:04And Israel handed over the remains of 15 Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip. Hospitals in the Strip
14:10report that the remains were handed over through the International Committee of the Red Cross,
14:14bringing the total number of bodies received to 135. Medical teams continued to handle the bodies in
14:19accordance with the established medical procedures and protocols in preparation for the examination,
14:25documentation and eventual handover to the families for Virgil. Medical teams continued to handle the
14:31bodies in accordance with the established medical procedures and protocols.
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14:59In Palestine, thousands of Muslims worshipped and attempted prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque despite
15:08restrictions imposed by Israeli occupation forces. Amid escalating tensions, at least 50,000
15:13worshippers gathered to pray in memory of the martyrs of the genocide in the Gaza Strip and the occupied
15:18West Bank, in response to the Israeli army strengthened restrictions on access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque using
15:24iron barriers to blocked streets and the vicinity of the Old City. Witnesses reported serious incidents at
15:29the Al-Aqsa Bat gate where occupation soldiers attacked worshippers.
15:39And the Palestinian government media office issued a statement denouncing that the destruction in the
15:43Gaza Strip has reached an unprecedented level. The enclave is buried under a mass of between 65 and
15:4970 million tons of rubble and debris. The media office emphasized that hundreds of thousands of
15:54structures, including homes, hospitals and shelters, have been deliberately destroyed
15:58or damaged by the Israeli army, transforming the Strip into an environmental and structural disaster
16:03zone. It also warned that the work of removing this rubble will face serious obstacles due to the
16:08lack of heavy machinery, which is prohibited from entering the territory by the Israeli authorities.
16:27New Russia air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 41 Ukrainian attack drones in the last
16:32hours. The Russian Defense Ministry added that anti-aircraft systems shut down six additional drones
16:37over the Black Sea and three more in the Moscow region. These defensive operations forced the Russian
16:42National Civil Aviation Agency to impose temporary flight restrictions at at least four airports.
16:48Since February 24, 2022, Russia has been engaged in various military operations in Ukraine,
16:54with the aim of protecting the Ukrainian people from genocide by the Kiev government.
16:58In Poland, a court rejected Germany's request to extradite a Ukrainian citizen suspected of being
17:10involved in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022. The Warsaw court judge ruled that
17:15the request was not worth considering and ordered the immediate release of one of the alleged authors,
17:20Vladimir Sudaf-Valiev. The judicial decision comes just days after a similar ruling in Italy,
17:26where the Supreme Court refused to extradite another Ukrainian suspect related the same case to Germany.
17:31Currently, the attack on Nord Stream is one of the most complex and important cases of sabotage in Europe
17:36since 2022, as it disrupted one of the main routes for the supply of Russian gas to the continent.
17:47And Bangladesh Council flies after a massive fire at Dhaka International Airport.
17:52Authorities reported that 37 firefighters and police forces fought the fire to prevent the flames from
17:57spreading to other facilities. Flights were canceled and passengers were transferred to other airports.
18:01So far, only four people have been taken to hospitals due to smoke inhalation. Flights were expected to resume later in the day.
18:08Cambodian authorities announced the deportation of at least 60 South Korean citizens detained on suspicion of
18:26belonging to a large-scale cyber-fraud network. Cambodian Interior Ministry spokesman Tut Sukhak said the
18:32measure is the result of good cooperation between two countries in the fight against fraud following intense
18:38negotiations with Seoul. For his part, South Korean National Security Advisor Waesung Yak confirmed that
18:44almost all of the deportees are classified as criminal suspects and will be returned to the country in accordance
18:49with the relevant legal procedures. This event comes amidst an expansion of the multi-billion dollar
18:54illegal cyber-fraud industry in recent years.
19:02At this you have come to the end of this news brief. You can find this and many other stories on our
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19:12For Telesur English, I'm Luis Alberto Matos. Thank you for watching.
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