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00:01On Tuesday, thousands of Venezuelans from the transportation sector mobilized in the city of Caracas to demand the release of the kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Celia Flores.
00:18The Bolivian Workers Central Union declares a state of emergency after the national government failed to comply with the Memorandum of Understanding following the agreement to repel Decree 5503.
00:30And the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, warned that Sudan is facing an alarming crisis after reaching 1,000 days of armed conflict.
00:46Hello and welcome to From the South. I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Havana, Cuba. We begin with the news.
01:00On Tuesday, thousands of Venezuelans from the transportation sector mobilized in the city of Caracas to demand the release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Celia Flores from the Valle Coche Highway in the city of Caracas.
01:18The great caravan of the transportation sector urges the return of the kidnapped head of state forcefully abducted in the night of January 3rd together with his wife.
01:28During the military attack perpetrated by the United States government and the Venezuelan territory on different means of transportation and carrying banners and flags, sector workers also reaffirmed their absolute support for the Bolivarian revolution.
01:42And we stay in Venezuela where the government reported that it held a meeting with heads of delegations from Europe in order to advance the agenda of its international relations.
01:57In this regard, the acting president of Venezuela, Delci Rodriguez, reported the following.
02:02We held a meeting with the heads of the delegations of the European Union, Switzerland and the United Kingdom in which we expressed Venezuela's firm commitment to moving forward with an agenda of international relations based on mutual respect, the sovereign equality of state and constructive dialogue.
02:20At this meeting, shared by acting president Delci Rodriguez on Monday, the Venezuelan government reaffirmed its commitment to international cooperation and dialogue between nations.
02:41Rodriguez was accompanied by the Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivan Gil, who emphasized the importance of the meeting to strengthen the international cooperation between nations.
02:49To strengthen the dialogue, understanding and cooperation among the international community and the respect for the international law.
02:57The Venezuelan top diplomat provided details and consequences of the U.S. aggression against the country and reiterated the Bolivarian government's position to defend peace, sovereignty and self-determination.
03:08The acting president has sent a very clear message that within the framework of respect and equality among states, we are willing to move forward with a new agenda, an intense work agenda for the well-being of both peoples, of all the peoples of Europe and Venezuela.
03:33Education has also served to enable the acting president Rodríguez, the president of the National Assembly and the Minister of the Interior and Justice to take stock of the events that occurred on January 3.
03:49When, in violation of international law and sovereignty, and violating the principles of the United Nations Charter, our people were attacked, and our president Nicolas Maduro, the constitutional president, as well as the first lady, were kidnapped.
04:03The Venezuelan government makes progress in the fight against drug trafficking with a seizure of new drug shipments.
04:13On Thursday, Tuesday, the Minister of Interior Justice and Peace, Diosdaro Cabello, provided an overview of military operations carried out as part of the fight against drugs throughout Venezuela.
04:24Cabello specified that during the course of various procedures, security forces made new seizures of narcotics, which represented a serious blow to drug trafficking, and highlighted the disease of more than 7,000 kilograms of drugs in the first 13 days of 2026.
04:41They know it. They know that no drugs are being trafficked here at this moment. It is not here. So they should look elsewhere. Here we have security forces who know how to do their job. Men and women who are at the forefront of this task.
05:02And regarding Venezuela, Oxford University referred to the illegality of the U.S. military aggression against Venezuelan sovereignty on January 3rd, an action that academics consider risk international stability.
05:17In a commentary published on the University's website, the co-director of the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict, Janina Deal, states that the invasion and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro violates one of the most fundamental rules of international law, the prohibition of the use of force in international relations, enshrined in the United Nations Charter.
05:40The Oxford professor adds that none of the legal exceptions to the prohibition on the use of force in international relations applies to the U.S. attack against Venezuela and that the U.S. government is once again using the rhetoric of democracy as a pretext for the use of military force on the territory of another state.
05:59In addition, the academic affirm that condemnation of the U.S. illegal aggression are important, even if they fail to impose material costs on the aggressor or have a deterrent effect for the future.
06:17And now we have a short break coming up. But first, remember, you can join us on TikTok at Telesur English, where you'll find news in different formats, news updates and much more.
06:25We'll be right back. Stay with us.
06:29Welcome back to From the South.
06:39The Bolivian Workers Central Union declares a state of emergency after the national government failed to comply with a memorandum of understanding following the agreement to repel Decree 5503.
06:51The Central Union denounced the fact that the executive unilaterally replaced the decree without the participation of the Commission agreed upon in the negotiations.
07:01In this context, the decree that replaces 5503 maintains the elimination of hydrocarbon subsidies, fuel price increases, social compensation policies and free wage negotiations.
07:13In response, the trade union declared a state of emergency while seeking new measures to pressure the government of Rodrigo Paz.
07:21At present, at least 18 roads are reported to be blocked due to protests in the Department of Cochabamba.
07:31In Argentina, wildfires in Patagonia have consumed more than 15,000 hectares of native forest. The uncontrolled fire has left destroyed homes in its wake and placed in the entire region on alert.
07:45According to the latest report from the provincial fire management service, the most critical hot spot is located in the province of Chubut near the town of Epujen, where hundreds of firefighters and volunteers are working tirelessly to contain the spread of the flames.
08:13Meanwhile, Chubut Governor Ignacio Torres described the situation as very critical despite a slight improvement in conditions.
08:20In this scenario, the Attorney General in the province of Chubut, Carlos Díaz Mayer, denied statements made by Argentine President Javier Milay regarding the responsibility of the Mapuche people for the fires.
08:37In this sense, the prosecutor refuted to the head of state's version, which blamed the Mapuche without evidence. The representative of the public prosecutor's office also asked that these versions not be shared on social media as they obstruct the case.
08:53Let's recall that Milay blames the Mapuche people for the place that is devastated in Patagonia, while experts draw attention to the reduction in the budget that his government allocates to fire prevention and fighting.
09:08In other news, Brazilian authorities have confirmed that the South American nation has consolidated its position in recent years as a strategic agri-food powerhouse due to its capacity for large-scale production, supply of diverse markets and maintenance of stable export flows.
09:28In this regard, experts reported that since the beginning of the 2000s, Brazil has established itself as an agricultural superpower, consolidating its leadership in agricultural exports and its potential as a key country in the global food trade.
09:44Agriculture contributes almost a quarter of Brazil's GDP, with soybean, beef, sugar, coffee and corn production standing out.
09:53The country's main trading partners include China, the European Union and the United States.
10:03As Brazil's Health Ministry increases the amount of medicines and medical supplies being sent to Venezuela from 100 to 300 tons, Brazilians remember the time during the COVID-19 pandemic when Venezuela sent oxygen to Manaus.
10:18Our correspondent Brian Meir has more.
10:21This weekend, the Brazilian government's first shipment of 40 tons of hemodialysis medicine and supplies arrived in Venezuela in response to the U.S. government's bombing of the nation's largest nephrology supply center during its kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and First Lady Celia.
10:40We are doing this for humanitarian reasons, and I would like to remind everyone that at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the hospital system in Manaus collapsed due to lack of oxygen because of the federal government at that time responsible crisis management, Venezuela sent 130,000 cubic meters of oxygen to the city to save Brazilian lives.
11:05During the pandemic in 2021, then-president Jair Bolsonaro and his cronies politicized oxygen delivery to Manaus by sending it up a dirt highway from Porto Velho during rainy season instead of airlifting it to promote a project supported by his agribusiness to pave the highway.
11:24Oxygen ran out, ventilators stopped running, killing dozens, and hundreds of prematurely born babies had to be airlifted to other states.
11:31That's when Nicolas Maduro stepped in.
11:34We were desperate and calling everyone we knew to try to figure out what was happening.
11:41Everyone was panicking and crying, so there was this international mobilization, and we were overjoyed when we saw the shocks coming up Highway 174, which connects Manaus to Venezuela.
11:55It brought happiness and celebrations because we knew no more people were going to die because of lack of oxygen.
12:04After initially promising 100 tons of supplies, the Brazilian government says it will increase the shipment to 300 tons.
12:11Brian Mir, Telesur, Recife.
12:16On Monday, in Cuba, the Tri-Continental International Congress was inaugurated in Havana with the presence of more than 200 academics from 27 countries and also strong condemnation of the violent imperialist advance of the United States.
12:30Under the title, 60 years after the Tri-Continental Context, Impact, Legacy and Future, the important international meeting opened at the University of Havana.
12:41More than 200 academics from 27 countries are taking part in the three-day event where prominent scholars will discuss issues related to anti-imperialism, South-South solidarity and the rise of movements such as the non-aligned countries.
12:55At the inaugural session, a strong rejection of U.S. aggression against Venezuela and the kidnapping of its president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, First Lady Celia Flores, was evident.
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13:41The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, warned that Sudan is facing an alarming crisis after reaching 1,000 days of armed conflict.
13:49Clashes between the National Army and paramilitary rapid support forces have created a climate of insecurity that particularly affects children.
13:59In this regard, the UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edward Begbeder, reported that due to the violence, more than 5 million children have been forcibly displaced from their homes.
14:12In this context, access to viral assistance for affected populations remains limited in large areas of the country, intensifying the humanitarian crisis.
14:23The United Nations estimates that nearly 21 million people will face food insecurity this year after confirming famine in cities such as Fasher and Kadugli.
14:35And now we go to Palestine, where Israel has continued demolishing parts of Gaza, destroying more than 2,500 people.
14:36And now we go to Palestine, where Israel has continued demolishing parts of Gaza, destroying more than 2,500 people.
14:37And now we go to Palestine, where Israel has continued demolishing parts of Gaza, destroying more than 2,500 buildings since the truce began.
15:06According to satellite imagery analysis.
15:10More than 2 months after a ceasefire was announced, and despite commitments to halt military operations, entire neighborhoods, particularly in Al-Shuhayja and eastern Gaza, have been reduced to rubble.
15:22The destruction has been documented both within and beyond agreed ceasefire boundaries.
15:27In this context, United Nations assessments showed that over 80% of Gaza's structures had already been damaged or destroyed by October.
15:39However, satellite images revealed that entire blocks, farmland and greenhouses have since been erased for their entrenching displacement and preventing any possibility of return or reconstruction.
15:52Also Donald Trump threatened 25% tariffs on any business with the U.S. for any country maintaining commercial relations with Iran as the Persian nation denounces foreign interference trying to incite destabilization.
16:10Before the latest threats, White House spokeswoman Caroline Levitt had stated that airstrikes against the country were among several options on the table for Trump, who had already warned of a possible intervention.
16:24In this context, Iranian authorities have accused the United States and Israel of having infiltrated Daesh members within the protests taking place since December.
16:47According to Iranian Armed Forces Chief, the forces have acted with caution among the demonstrations where people not linked to the violent acts.
16:59According to Teheran, protests began in rejection of the nationals' currency devaluation spreading from the capital to other cities, initially in a peaceful manner before being infiltrated by external agents pushing for violent action.
17:13Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragishi described the situation as a terrorist war and reassured the situation remains under control.
17:20Also on Monday, media outlets in the United States revealed new information about the illegality of the tactics used by the Pentagon in its attacks on vessels in the Caribbean Sea.
17:37Media reports stated that the U.S. military forces used a secret aircraft painted to resemble a civilian plane to carry out its first attack on an alleged rock-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean in September 2, 2025, an attack that resulted in the killing of 11 people.
17:56In this regard, the former Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Air Force, Stephen J. Leper reported that this tactic could constitute a crime of perfidy, which prohibits combatants from pretending to be civilians to trick others.
18:10In addition, the aircraft that bombed the small boat not only looked like a civilian aircraft, but also reportedly had hidden weapons under the fuselage.
18:25In this regard, Illinois is saying in the United States where officials in Illinois and Minnesota are challenging the mass deployment of immigration agents in the Chicago and Minneapolis regions.
18:33In two separate federal lawsuits, the officials argue the move violates the U.S. Constitution, specifically the 10th Amendment, and infringes on states' rights.
18:43In this regard, Illinois is asking the courts to block Customs and Border Protection from conducting immigration enforcement without congressional approval while Minnesota is demanding an end to the militarized search of federal agents in the Twin Cities.
18:59Both lawsuits cite aggressive federal tactics such as raids, biometric surveillance, tear gas, and helicopter operations as unconstitutional and politically coercive.
19:11In Cuba, the 17th International Biennial of Mural Painting began in the province of Santiago de Cuba.
19:37This artistic gathering, organized by the Luis Díaz Eduardo Cultural Workshop, focuses on collective creation and artistic exchange with activities including collective murals and parallel exhibitions such as Miradas desde Abajo, which is translated Views from Below by the artist Israel Castellanos.
19:57The Biennial, the Biennial, which has facilitated the creation of more than 150 murals in its history and has featured the participation of artists from more than 40 countries, will run until January 20th to promote a collaborative process where the community is responsible for approving the themes and artistic projects.
20:18And we go to Uruguay, where the city of Mercedes became the venue for the 18th Jazz a la Calle Festival.
20:28This international event, which will run until January 18th, will bring together more than 140 national and international musicians and offer free concerts, training sessions and workshops in various venues around the city.
20:47The programme includes daily activities from open classes to improvise sessions and evening events in local venues for the enjoyment of visitors.
20:54Since its inception in 2006, this event has had a significant impact on the community establishing itself as one of the most important cultural events in the country.
21:06And after this cultural moment, we have come to the end of this news brief.
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21:27For Telesur English, I'm Alejandra Garcia.
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