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00:00In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro denounced the government of Trinidad and Tobago for his
00:17submissiveness to the United States and staunch support for its crimes in the Caribbean.
00:33In Ecuador, the authorities of the National Electoral Council launched overseas voting
00:38for the 2025 Popular Consultation and Referendum, that will be held on November 16.
00:47Storm Claudia passes through Western Europe, causing heavy rains and flooding in several
00:54countries.
00:57Hello, welcome to From the South.
01:03I'm Sophie Fernanda, from the Telesur Studios in Havana, Cuba.
01:06We'll begin with the news.
01:17In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro denounced the government of Trinidad and Tobago for
01:25his submissiveness to the United States and his staunch support for its crimes in the Caribbean.
01:30The Venezuelan leader rejected the actions of the government of Porto Spain, which authorized
01:35the Trump administration to conduct military exercises off the coast of Venezuela.
01:40The head of state described the maneuvers as irresponsible and emphasized that they represent a threat to
01:45the peace in the Caribbean.
01:47President Maduro expressed his projection of the imperialist policies of the US government,
01:52which seeks to impose a puppet regime in Venezuela in order to steal all its natural resources and
01:57undermine peace throughout Latin America.
02:01The government of Trinidad and Tobago has once again announced irresponsible exercises, lending
02:19its waters off the coast of the state of Socre for military exercises intending to be threatening
02:30to a republic like Venezuela, which will not be threatened by anyone.
02:37They say they will do this from Monday to Thursday.
02:41Well, the people of Trinidad and Tobago will see if they continue to endure the use of its waters
02:50and its lands to seriously threaten the Caribbean peace.
02:55I am only calling, once again, to all the people of the eastern states, from the south of Bolívar,
03:08of the Tamacuro, Munagas, Sucre, Anzuategui, Nueva Esparta, in perfect popular military
03:18policial fusion to establish a vigil and a permanent march in the streets with the flag of Venezuela held high.
03:30The great vigil and the great march of the flags, I am calling it here, from Caracas.
03:35A return to the homeland planned plane arrived in Venezuela with 298 repatriates from the city of Texas in the United States.
03:45The arrival of 298 compatriots of Maya Quella International Airport represents flight number 87 of the great mission,
03:53Return to the Homeland, facilitating the safe and humane return of Venezuelan migrants.
03:58The number of repatriates includes 240 men, 47 women and 11 children, who were received under strict safety and health protocols.
04:08To date, over 15,000 migrants have returned to Venezuela from various locations, including the United States and Mexico.
04:15This figure reflects a shift towards voluntary return, seeking to reunite Venezuelan families,
04:21one of the Bolivarian government's most humane commitments.
04:30Moving to Chile, while the country is getting ready for the presidential elections,
04:34let's take a look at the candidate for the governing Unity for Chile coalition,
04:38Janet Jara, who is the flag bearer for the eight left-wing social democratic and progressive parties,
04:44as well as the Christian Democrats.
04:47Janet Jara was born in 1974 in Santiago de Chile.
04:51She was Undersecretary of Social Security during Michelle Bachelet's second term,
04:55overseeing key reforms in pensions and Social Security.
05:00In March 2022, with the arrival of President Gabriel Boric to power,
05:04she was appointed Minister of Labor and Social Security.
05:08Among her most notable contributions in the implementation of the 40-hour workweek law, approved in 2023,
05:15her political career has been strongly linked to the defense of social and labor rights.
05:21Let's also take a look at Jose Antonio Kast, who will be candidate for the Republican Party in the upcoming November 16 elections.
05:37Kast is a 59-year-old lawyer, representative of the conservative right who has been presidential candidate in the 2017, 2021 and 2025 elections.
05:50He has been a representative for District No. 24, Metropolitan Region, from 2014 to 2018, and a representative for District No. 30, Metropolitan Region, for three consecutive terms.
06:03Among his political proposals are greater support for the police, a prison reform that seeks to restore state-controlled prisons,
06:11a commitment to the North to restore order and protect the borders.
06:15Moving now to Honduras, the presidential candidate for the Liberty and Refoundation Party, Rixi Moncada, predicted another victory for her party in the elections on November 30.
06:33From the Department of Olancho, the presidential candidate highlighted the government of Xiomara Castro, while emphasizing the need to continue on the path of national refoundation,
06:43in order to continue building a more democratic and socialist state.
06:47In turn, Moncada denounced the plans of the Honduran oligarchy to steal the elections in order to reimpose a government that turned Honduras into an anarcho-state for over 12 years.
06:59In the sense, she assured that the Libre Party will continue to defend the election results to guarantee the transparency of the democratic process.
07:07We are on the eve of the general election.
07:21And you, just like me, know that there is where we are going to define our destiny for the next four years.
07:33What is the support we have and what is our history?
07:41Today, we are building a new victory on a government with unprecedented results in Honduras.
07:51The one of the first woman of Xiomara Castro.
07:57The government of the people's power.
08:01The government of the resistance.
08:05I know that there are leaders from three municipalities here.
08:09And I am going to ask to those three municipalities.
08:17Is there work in Olancho, in three and a half, in almost four years of government, there is social work in Olancho?
08:28And now, we have a short break coming up.
08:31But first, remember, you can join us on TikTok at Telesur English, where you will find news in different formats, news updates and more.
08:38We'll be right back. Stay with us.
08:40Welcome back to From the South.
08:54In Ecuador, the authorities of the National Electoral Council launched the overseas voting for the 2025 consultation and referendum.
09:02According 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.
09:14Ecuadorians, residing in Oceania, Europe and Asia, will be the first to vote, followed by those in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa.
09:23The last to vote will be those residing in the United States, according to Foreign Minister Gabriela Somerfeld.
09:29The Foreign Minister and the Vice President of the CNE emphasized the importance of citizens living abroad participating in the decisions on important issues.
09:44Meanwhile, in Mexico, at least 60 police officers were injured after riots caused by far-right extremists in the capital, Zócalo.
09:52The self-titled March of Generation Z traveled through the Mexican capital to the vicinity of the National Executive Headquarters,
10:00where several participants threw objects, destroyed public furniture and in some places broke down the security fence set up by police forces.
10:10In this regard, sectors have denounced that the protest, which was called under the pretext of denouncing insecurity,
10:16has received funding from national and international ultraconservative groups.
10:21In this sense, political and social youth movements have distanced themselves from the mobilization,
10:26asserting that its objective is to destabilize the country.
10:30In other news in Haiti, the Association of Volunteers for the Reintegration of Detainees issued an urgent appeal,
10:44denouncing the precarious health and living conditions within the penitentiary system.
10:50The organization also raised alarm about the lack of legal assistance, pointing out that 85% of inmates remain in pretrial detention without their cases having been resolved in court.
11:01Currently, the prison houses 841 inmates, 30 women, 60 minors and 795 men.
11:08Of this total, only 122 have been trialed, which is evidence of a serious backlog in the judicial process.
11:16The situation in Haiti's prisons has become critical, with 50 deaths of inmates in just three months, reflecting the extreme conditions in which the inmates lived.
11:31Moving now to Argentina, the Ministry of Health of the Province of Buenos Aires reported that the people injured by the explosion in Aziza are out of danger.
11:41The Health Authority reported that of the eight people who were injured, six are recovering well and two remain in stable condition without complications.
11:50Also, clinics and hospitals in Buenos Aires reported 15 people with minor injuries due to the explosion.
11:57In addition, the Buenos Aires Authority highlighted the coordinated effort between hospitals and emergency systems to provide assistance to those affected by the explosion,
12:08which occurred Friday night at the chemical factory in the Aziza Industrial Park in Buenos Aires.
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12:38In the United Kingdom, Storm Claudia caused devastating floods, leading to the declaration of a state emergency throughout the southeast of Wales.
13:06The emergency services in Monmouth, Wales, launched a massive response following the declaration.
13:13For their part, the Fire and Rescue Service reported that teams are working intensively on rescue, evacuation and assistance efforts for the most affected.
13:22Meanwhile, residents are being relocated to safe areas, and authorities described the situation as devastating,
13:28warning that the continuous rise in water levels poses a serious threat to the population and their properties.
13:35And while in Britain rescue workers were organizing evacuations, in Portugal tropical storm Claudia cast three deaths and more than 20 wounded.
13:50The Regional Director of Civil Protection Agency, Vítor Paz Pinto, confirmed the impact of strong winds on a camping area in the touristic city of Albufeira.
14:00This incident caused the deaths of an 85-year-old British woman and left five people injured.
14:06In addition, about 20 people suffered wounds after the collapse of the roof of a restaurant in a nearby spa.
14:13This situation keeps alert orange in several regions of Portugal, a country that has already recorded more than 3,300 incidents caused by the storm.
14:25This adverse weather situation for which we have been urging people to take self-protection measures, according to the IPMA,
14:40will persist until the end of the second day, and then gradually the situation will improve.
14:46The Yemeni government condemned these sanctions against the country after expressing its support for the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
15:11Mohammed Al-Fahra, member of the political bureau of Ansar ala movement, affirmed that his country will respond with retaliation to any attempts to undermine its sovereignty,
15:22as the Yemeni people will not hesitate to defend their rights, religion and dignity by all legitimate means.
15:28The official also denounced that the Palestinian enclave is being subjected to systematic annihilation financed by the U.S. government.
15:35Al-Fahra denounced the Security Council as a platform for Western interest,
15:40where human rights are defined according to the West and Washington's interests.
15:52Meanwhile, the Israeli army continues to bomb the Gaza Strip while launching illegal raids in the occupied West Bank.
15:58Palestinian authorities reported that Israeli forces continue to bombard the Palestinian enclave in violation of the ceasefire,
16:05in effect since October 10, 2025.
16:08They also reported that Israel has killed more than 260 civilians, left 632 injured,
16:14and more than 500 people remain buried under the rubble after the attacks.
16:19In addition, the authorities condemned the increasing attacks, assaults and arrests against Palestinians.
16:34In other news, thousands of people marched in Skopio, the capital of North Macedonia, to demand justice for the 63 victims who died in a nightclub fire in March.
16:44This demonstration took place prior to the trial of the 34 individuals and three companies accused of the incident classified as the deadliest fire in the country's history.
16:53The disaster took place on March 16th at the Pulse Club in the eastern city of Koshani, where a concert ended in the deaths of 63 people and left about 200 injured.
17:06The persecutors' office filed charges against the 34 defendants, including the owners of the establishment, security guards, representatives of the security company and the company that owns the club.
17:36Mexico City hosts the Drama Fest 2025, a festival dedicated to contemporary drama that promotes national and international theatrical creation.
17:48The festival features Poland as the guest of honor and Nueva León as the host date.
17:53Venues include the Benito Juarez Theatre, the Esperanza Irish City Theatre and other cultural spaces, where performances, dramatized readings and free workshops are offered.
18:04The festival will run until December 7th in the capital and from December 8th to 14th in Monterey.
18:12So this is a unique opportunity for attendees to explore contemporary theatre.
18:25In other news, from November 14th to 21st, Italy hosts the 9th Ocean Film Festival World Tour,
18:32a film festival dedicated to the marine world. Italian cinemas will be flooded with the films about the marine ecosystem.
18:39The festival will be held in over 20 cities across the country, with its main venues in Naples.
18:45A series that includes a range of national and international short and feature films, inviting all viewers to their lives in the uncharted waters.
18:54This year, the selection of films stands out for its visual quality, narrative strength and thematic diversity,
19:01with the aim of appreciating the oceans as a vital space for multidisciplinary and development
19:07and recognizing them as a habitat of incalculable beauty and diversity.
19:12And like this, we have come to the end of this Tunes Brief. You can find this and many other stories on our website at www.telesoryenglish.net,
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19:41For Telesur English, I'm Sophie Fernandez. Thank you for watching.
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