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00:00In Venezuela, President Nicolás Melo denounced the government of Trinidad and Tobago for its
00:15submissiveness to the United States and his staunch on support for its crimes in the Caribbean.
00:24Via Ecuador, the authorities of the National Electoral Council launched overseas voting for
00:29the 2025 Popular Consultation and Referendum, that will be held on November 16th.
00:40Storm Claudia passes through Western Europe, causing heavy rains and flooding in several countries.
00:51Hello, welcome to From the South. I'm Sophie Fernandez from Adela Sur Studios in Havana, Cuba.
00:56We'll begin with the news. Stay with us.
00:59In Venezuela, President Nicolás Melo denounced the government of Trinidad and Tobago for its
01:14submissive to the United States and his staunch support for its crimes in the Caribbean. The
01:19Venezuelan leader rejected the action of the government of the Port of Spain, which authorized
01:24the Trump administration to conduct military exercises off the coast of Venezuela. The
01:29head of state described the maneuvers as irresponsible and emphasized that they represent a threat to
01:34peace in the Caribbean. President Melo expressed his rejection of the imperialist policies of
01:39the United States government, which seeks to impose a puppet regime in Venezuela in order
01:43to steal all its natural resources and undermine peace throughout the Latin American continent.
01:48The government of Trinidad and Tobago has once again announced irresponsible exercises, lending its waters off the coast of the state of Socre for military
02:03exercises, intending to be threatening to be threatening to a republic like Venezuela, which will not be threatened by anyone. They say they will do this from Monday to Thursday.
02:10Well, the people of Trinidad and Tobago will see if they continue to endure the
02:14place of the state of the state of Socre, which will not be threatened by anyone. They say they will do this from Monday to Thursday. Well, the people of Trinidad and Tobago will see if they continue to endure it.
02:21to be threatening to a republic like Venezuela, which will not be threatened by anyone.
02:29They say they will do this from Monday to Thursday.
02:33Well, the people of Trinidad and Tobago will see if they continue to endure the use of
02:41its waters and its lands to seriously threaten the Caribbean peace.
02:47I am only calling once again to all the people of the eastern states, from the south of Bolívar,
03:00of the Tamacuro, Munagas, Sucre, Anzuategui, Nueva Esparta, in perfect popular military-policial
03:12to establish a vigil and a permanent march in the streets with the flag of Venezuela held high.
03:22The great vigil and the great march of the flags, I am calling it here, from Caracas.
03:28Meanwhile, return to the homeland plan arrived in Venezuela with 298 repatriates from the city of Texas in the United States.
03:37The arrival of the 298 compatriots at the Maya Gaya International Airport represents flight number 87 of the great mission
03:45Return to the Homeland, facilitating the safe and humane return of Venezuelan migrants.
03:50The number of repatriates included 240 men, 47 women and 11 children, who were received under strict safety and health protocols.
03:59To date, over 15,000 migrants have returned to Venezuela from various locations, including the United States and Mexico.
04:06This figure reflects a shift towards voluntary return, seeking to reunite Venezuelan families, one of the Bolivarian's commitments most humane.
04:18Moving on to Chile, while the country is getting ready for the presidential elections, let's take a look at the candidate for the Goberning Unity for Chile coalition,
04:29Janet Jara, who is flag bearer for the eight-left-wing, social-democratic and progressive parties, as well as the Christian Democrats.
04:37Janet Jara was born in 1974 in Santiago de Chile.
04:41She was Undersecretary of Social Security during Michelle Bachelet's second term, overseeing key reforms and pensions in Social Security.
04:49In March 2022, with the arrival of President Gabriel Boric to power, she was appointed Minister of Labor and Social Security.
04:57Among her most notable contributions is the implementation of the 40-hour workweek law, approved in 2023.
05:05Her political career has been strongly linked to the defense of social and labor rights.
05:16Let's also take a look at Jose Antonio Cast, who will be the candidate for the Republican Party in the upcoming November 16 elections.
05:24Cast is a 59-year-old lawyer, representative of the conservative right, who has been presidential candidate in the 2017, 2021 and 2025 elections.
05:36He has been a representative for District No. 24, Metropolitan Region, from 2014 to 2018,
05:43and a representative for District No. 3, Metropolitan Region, for three consecutive terms.
05:48Among his political proposals are greater support for the police,
05:52a prison reform that seeks to restore state control in prisons,
05:56a commitment to the North to restore order and protect the borders.
06:06In other news in Honduras, the presidential candidate for Liberty and Refoundation Party, Rixi Moncada,
06:11predicted another victory for her party in the elections on November 30th.
06:15From the Department of Olancho, the presidential candidate highlighted the government of Xiomara Castro,
06:21while emphasizing the need to continue on the path of national refoundation
06:25in order to continue building a more democratic and socialist state.
06:28In turn, Moncada denounced the plans of the Honduran oligarchy to steal the elections
06:33in order to reimpose a government that turned Honduras into a narco state for over 12 years.
06:40In the sense, she assured that the Libre Party will continue to defend the election results
06:45to guarantee the transparency of the democratic process.
06:48We are on the eve of the general election.
07:01And you, just like me, know that there is where we are going to define our destiny for the next four years.
07:14What is the support we have and what is our history?
07:21Today, we are building a new victory on a government with unprecedented results in Honduras.
07:31The one of the first woman, of Xiomara Castro.
07:38The government of the people's power.
07:42The government of the resistance.
07:46I know that there are leaders from three municipalities here.
07:50And I am going to ask to those three municipalities.
07:57Is there work in Olancho in three and a half, in almost four years of government?
08:05There is social work in Olancho.
08:09And now, we have a short break coming up.
08:11But first, we want to join us on TikTok and tell us what English.
08:14Where you will find news in different formats, news updates and more.
08:17We will be right back.
08:18Stay with us.
08:19Welcome back to From the South.
08:32In Ecuador, the authorities of the National Electoral Council launched overseas voting for the 2025 Popular Consultation and Referendum.
08:40According to data from the National Electoral Council, CNE, more than 470,000 voters are eligible to exercise the right to vote in 99 areas of 38 countries.
08:53Ecuadorians residing in Europe, Oceania and Asia will be the first to vote, followed by those in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa.
09:01The last vote will be those residing in the United States, according to Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld.
09:07The Foreign Minister and Vice President of the CNE emphasized the importance of citizens living abroad, participating in decisions on important issues.
09:23Moving to Mexico, at least 60 police officers were injured after riots caused by far-right extremists in the capital, Zócalo.
09:30The self-titled March of Generation C travels through the Mexican capital to the vicinity of the National Executive Headquarters,
09:37where several participants drew objects, destroyed public furniture and, in some places, broke down the security fence set up by police forces.
09:46In this regard, sectors have denounced that the protest, which was called under the pretext of denouncing insecurity,
09:53has received funding from the national and international ultra-conservative groups.
09:57In the sense political and social use movements have distanced themselves from demobilization,
10:03asserted that its objective is to destabilize the country.
10:06Meanwhile in Haiti, the Association of Volunteers for the Reintegration of Detonees issued an urgent appeal,
10:20denouncing the precarious health and living conditions within the penitentiary system.
10:25The organization also raised alarm about the lack of legal assistance, pointing out that 85% of the inmates remain in pretrial detention,
10:34without their cases being resolved in court.
10:38Currently, the prison houses 841 inmates, 30 women, 16 minors and 795 men.
10:45Of this total, only 122 have been in trial, which is evidence of a serious backlog in the judicial process.
10:53The situation in Haiti's prisons has become critical, with 50 deaths of inmates in just three months,
10:59reflecting the extreme conditions in which the inmates live.
11:09In other news in Argentina, the Ministry of Health of the Buenos Aires province reported that the people injured in the explosion in Ezeiza are of danger.
11:18The health authorities reported that of the eight people who were injured, six are recovering well and two remain in stable condition, without complications.
11:27Also, clinics and hospitals in Buenos Aires reported 15 people with many injuries due to the explosion.
11:33In addition, the Buenos Aires authorities highlighted the coordinated effort between hospitals and emergency systems,
11:40to provide assistance to those affected by the explosion, occurred Friday night at the chemical factory in the Ezeiza Industrial Park in Buenos Aires.
11:48We have a second short break coming up. Before, we invite you to visit our Facebook page at Telesur English.
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12:09Final short break, but we'll be right back with more from the south. Don't go away.
12:13Welcome back.
12:37During her trip through the United Kingdom, Storm Claudia closes floods and the declaration of state of emergency in the southeast of Wales.
12:46The emergency services in Monmouth, Wales, launched a massive response across the south of Wales following the declaration.
12:53For their part, the Fire and Rescue Service reported that teams are working intensively on rescue, evacuation and assistance efforts for the most affected.
13:02Meanwhile, residents are being relocated to safe areas, while authorities describe the situation as devastating,
13:09warning that the continuous rise in water levels poses a serious threat to the population and their properties.
13:22In Britain, rescue workers were organizing evacuations. In Portugal, Tropical Storm Claudia cost three days and more than 20 wounded.
13:30The regional director of the Civil Protection Agency, Victor Bas Pinto, confirmed the impact of strong winds on a camping area in the tourist city of Albufeira.
13:40This incident caused the deaths of an 85-year-old British woman and left five people injured.
13:46In addition, about 20 people suffered injuries after the collapse of the roof of a restaurant in the nearby spa.
13:53The situation keeps an alert orange in several regions of Portugal, a country that has already recorded more than 3,300 incidents caused by the storm.
14:05The Israeli army continues to bomb the Gaza Strip while launching illegal raids in the last region of the United States.
14:27The Israeli army continues to bomb the Gaza Strip while launching illegal raids in the
14:35occupied West Bank.
14:37Palestinian authorities reported that Israeli forces continue to bombard the Palestinian
14:41enclave in violation of the ceasefire in effect since October 10, 2025.
14:45They also reported that Israel has killed more than 260 civilians, left 632 injured and more
14:53than 500 people remained buried under the rubble after the attacks.
14:57In addition, the authorities condemned the increase in attacks, assaults and arrests against
15:03Palestinians.
15:08Meanwhile, officials at Al Nasser Hospital in Palestine confirmed the recovery of the bodies
15:15of 15 Palestinians from Israel as part of the implementation of the ceasefire.
15:21This action represents the latest step in the implementation of the terms of the fragile
15:25ceasefire agreement negotiated by the United States between Israel and Hamas.
15:30The return came shortly after militants handed over the body of one of the last four Israeli
15:35retinuees.
15:37This brings the total number of bodies returned by Hamas to Israel to 25 since the ceasefire
15:42began on October 10.
15:52And moving to the United States, Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and 20 other representatives
15:57introduced a resolution in the U.S. Congress to officially recognize the Israeli offensive in
16:02Gaza as genocide.
16:04The proposal presented this Friday in the House of Representatives declares that Israel has committed
16:09the crime of genocide against the Palestinian people.
16:12The text demands an immediate cessation of the transfer of weapons that could be used to
16:16commit atrocities in Gaza and supports the facilitation of internal investigations and the adoption
16:22of legal measures.
16:24The resolution comes in a critical context.
16:26The 10-year memorandum of understanding that grants Israel 3.8 billion dollars in annual
16:32military aid is set to expire in 2026, which will rekindle the debate on U.S. assistance.
16:47In other news, at least seven people died and another 30 were injured in India during a massive
16:52explosion inside a police station in Kashmir.
16:56The explosion occurred while the police and forensic teams were landing explosive material
17:00brought from Farid Abab, which is part of the investigation into the car bomb that exploded
17:06in Delhi, and is being kept at the police station.
17:09The detonation caused a fire that spread to several vehicles parked inside the facility.
17:14They also reported that most of the dead were police officers and forensic teams officials
17:19who were examining the explosives.
17:22So far, there has been no statement from the police.
17:31And moving to Sweden, at least three people died and several more were injured after being
17:36hit by a bus in central Stockholm on Friday.
17:39The police confirmed that the double-decker bus hit several people that were waiting in a
17:43bus stop.
17:44The driver was quickly taken into police custody and the authorities launched an investigation
17:49into alleged manslaughter, although they stated that there was no indication that the incident
17:54was intentional.
17:56the area remains cordoned off to facilitate the work of investigators, while the identities
18:00of the victims have not yet been released.
18:03from November 14th to 21st, Italy will host the 9th Ocean Film Festival World Tour, a film festival
18:30dedicated to the marine world.
18:32Italian cinemas will be flooded with films about the marine ecosystem.
18:36The festival will be held in over 20 cities across the country, with its main venue in Naples.
18:42A series that includes a range of national and international short and feature films, inviting
18:47all viewers to dwell in the uncharted waters.
18:51This year, the selection of films stands out for its visual quality, narrative strengths and
18:58thematic diversity, with the aim of appreciating the oceans as a vital space for multiple disciplinary
19:04development and recognizing them as a habitat for incalculable beauty and diversity.
19:21Meanwhile, Mexico City hosts the Drama Fest 2025, a festival dedicated to contemporary drama that
19:32promotes national and international theatrical creation.
19:36The festival will be held in the city of New Orleans as a guest of honor and Nuevo León
19:42as the host date.
19:44Venues include the Benito Juarez Theater, the Esperanza Airis City Theater and other
19:49cultural spaces, where performances, dramatized readings and free workshops are offered.
19:55The festival will run until December 7th, in the capital and from December 8th to 14th
20:01in Montagrey, so this is a unique opportunity for attendees to explore contemporary theatre.
20:20And like this, we have come to the end of this news brief.
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20:31For TelesurEnglish, I'm Sophie Fernandez, thank you for watching.
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