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00:00Caracas celebrated the launch of the Program for Coexistence and Peace, led by Acting President
00:17Delcy Rodriguez and members of the Executive Branch. In the United States, protests continue
00:26across the nation against the immigration policies of the Trump administration and demand
00:31the retreat of ISIS troops of their territories. The Russian Ministry of Defense launched a
00:41massive attack against a Ukrainian drone warehouse located in the Kiev region.
00:56Hello, welcome to From the South. I'm Brian Meir from the Telesur Studios in Caracas, Venezuela.
01:03We begin with the news. Stay with us.
01:20In Venezuela, Acting President Delcy Rodriguez launched the Program for Coexistence and Peace with
01:25the goal of holding an immediate meeting with all political sectors in the country.
01:31The meeting was intended to strengthen peace in Venezuela, unify political and social actors to
01:35move forward in a single direction in which the nation is prioritized. Rodriguez indicated that
01:41the intention is to eradicate social, political, and economic expressions that incite hatred,
01:46as these have led to very dangerous situations for the country. She also said that next Monday,
01:53January 26th, she'll be in contact with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,
01:58to discuss the implementation of policies based on respect and justice for the Venezuelan people.
02:04The Brazilian Landless Workers Movement, MST, closed its 14th National Congress with the participation of Brazilian President
02:22Luis Inácio Lula da Silva. The President praised the coexistence of the social movement, MST, now celebrating its 42 years,
02:30highlighting its willingness to fight for social justice against the harmful agribusiness.
02:36At his speech during the closing event, Lula slammed the U.S. military attack on Venezuela
02:41and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady and Deputy Celia Flores,
02:46stressing that Latin America is a zone of peace.
02:48The MST, the largest social movement in the continent, has been for decades a strong actor in defense of solidarity
02:56among the peoples of the Global South, regional sovereignty, and fair access to land.
03:09And now we have a short break coming up. But first, remember you can join us on TikTok at Tell Us Our English,
03:23where you'll find news in different formats, news updates, and more. We'll be right back. Stay with us.
03:29In the state of Minnesota, the city of Minneapolis is staging an economic boycott with hundreds of
03:59businesses closed in a protest against immigration enforcement operations named The Day of Truth and Freedom.
04:07A powerful network of unions, social movements, clergy, and small businesses called for complete shutdown this Friday,
04:13urging residents to suspend work, classes, and shopping as part of a significant economic boycott
04:19against the operations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. On Friday, hundreds of businesses closed their doors,
04:25despite the dangerous freezing temperatures forecast by the National Weather Service, Minneapolis has been
04:30protesting nonstop since the murder on January 7th of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent to demand
04:37a stop to the persecution of migrants.
04:39On the other hand, in the state of Georgia, around 600 high school students in the city of Duluth
04:53walked out of class to join the protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations,
04:58and in solidarity with Minnesota. General strike, tensions in Minnesota escalated following the death of Renee Good,
05:05who was shot by an ICE agent in early January, and the arrest of several minors, including a five-year-old boy,
05:11an event that has generated outrage among residents and activists. Protests in solidarity with Minnesota
05:18have also spread to various parts of the country.
05:21Strategies.
05:29In the United States, despite frigid and windy conditions, several hundred people gathered at night
05:33in Portland's Minnesota Bay.
05:35In the United States, despite frigid and windy conditions, several hundred people gathered at night
05:39in Portland's Monk City, Florida and Louisiana, near the city of Texas, near the state of Georgia,
05:41Tennessee.
05:43And the State of Georgia, there is a big state of Iowa in the United States.
05:49gathered at night in Portland's Monument Square
05:51to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE.
05:55The demonstration was peaceful
05:57and attracted minimal police attention.
05:58For their part, speakers criticized the surge
06:01in anti-migrant operations,
06:03holding signs with slogans such as ICE out of Maine.
06:06So far, detentions in Maine have worried Portland
06:09and Lewiston, which have large immigrant
06:11and refugee communities, particularly from Africa.
06:14Community leaders say that like in other U.S. cities
06:17where ICE has increased its operations,
06:19some families are staying indoors,
06:21avoiding work and keeping children home from school
06:23for fear of arrest.
06:38On Friday evening, a car crashed through the entrance
06:40of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport,
06:43hitting a ticket counter and injuring six people.
06:46The Wayne County Airport Authority said
06:48in a statement that the driver was taken into custody.
06:51For now, the cause of the crash is still unknown
06:53and the airport police are investigating.
06:56Meanwhile, the Wayne County Airport Authority Fire Department
06:59treated six people at the scene.
07:01A video posted on social media showed a blue four-door sedan
07:04with its hood and trunk popped open,
07:06stopped in front of the Delta Airlines counters
07:08in what appeared to be a departure lobby.
07:11Glass and other debris were strewn about the entrance,
07:13which was cordoned off with yellow police tape.
07:30In other topics,
07:31Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency reported
07:34that at least eight people died and more than 80 are missing
07:37after a landslide caused by rains.
07:39The Weather Service stated that the disaster occurred
07:42at around 2.30 a.m. local time in the province of West Java.
07:45It announced that it's continuing
07:47with manual excavation operations using water pumps
07:50and drones to inspect the affected areas.
07:53The agency also reported that more than 240,000 hectares
07:56of primary forests have been lost due to mining
07:59and plantation activities, which deprives the soil
08:02of its ability to absorb rain.
08:17A powerful winter storm is sweeping across nearly half
08:20of the United States, bringing heavy snow,
08:22extreme temperatures, and potential ice.
08:25The disaster has affected approximately 230 million people
08:28in nearly all 50 states, with 14 states so far declaring
08:31states of emergency.
08:33The winter storm is expected to reach the east coast
08:35between Saturday and Sunday.
08:37Meanwhile, record lows are anticipated in Minneapolis,
08:40Chicago, and Cleveland.
08:42The National Weather Service has warned
08:44of potential power outages, downed trees,
08:46extremely dangerous road conditions,
08:48and freezing temperatures that can set in within minutes
08:51due to the extreme cold.
08:53Meteorologists warned that the damage,
08:55especially in areas affected by ice,
08:57could be comparable to that of a hurricane.
09:01In Indonesia, rescue teams are searching for survivors
09:16after a landslide in West Java province left at least seven
09:19people dead and dozens missing.
09:20On Saturday, the spokesperson for Indonesia's disaster
09:23mitigation agency, Abdul Muharri, said the number
09:26of missing people is high.
09:28He added that they will try to optimize their search
09:30and rescue efforts.
09:32On Saturday, a landslide hit Pasilangu village
09:35in West Bandung region around 2 a.m. local time.
09:38Local police chief Ai Yogasara said the landslide was accompanied
09:42by flash flooding.
09:44For their part, the Indonesian Armed Forces Regional Disaster
09:47Management Agency, volunteers, and local community are involved
09:51in the emergency response.
09:58On Friday, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called
10:12for multilateral cooperation to speed up development
10:15and increased participation of developing countries
10:17in global financial institutions.
10:20At a special event to mark the 80th anniversary
10:22of the Economic and Social Council,
10:24Guterres focused his address on the vitality of multilateralism
10:28for the global economic relations.
10:30ECOSOC, one of the six principal organs
10:33of the United Nations, aims to foster inclusive dialogue,
10:37forge commitments, promote coordinated action,
10:39and mobilize financing.
10:41The UN Secretary General stressed that multilateralism is
10:44under strain amid military conflicts, growing inequalities,
10:48and global warming, and that the agency must help developing
10:51countries move up global supply chains.
11:05So let us renew our commitment to safeguarding rights and speeding up
11:10development through multilateral cooperation.
11:13ECOSOC is an indispensable platform for global dialogue and action.
11:19Together, we can bridge the development divides.
11:22We can harness innovation for inclusion and inequality.
11:26And we can build a world anchored in peace, justice, and shared prosperity.
11:31France is one of a growing number of nations considering banning social media
11:40for children as experts warn of the mental health dangers social media
11:43poses to young people.
11:45Countries worldwide are viewing social media platforms like TikTok,
11:49Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube as harmful to young people.
11:53Experts say social media can be good for creativity, building communities,
11:56and connecting marginalized groups like neurodiverse or LGBT children.
12:01However, they also recognize the potential for harm for children.
12:05On Monday, January 26th, the French National Assembly will debate a ban on
12:09social media for people under 15.
12:11Meanwhile, the UK and Denmark are considering similar legislation.
12:15Also, Albania banned TikTok in March 2025, and Australia banned
12:19under 16-year-olds from all social media.
12:31On Friday, authorities announced that Chinese rescue teams had retrieved 17 Filipino crew members
12:43from a shipwreck in the South China Sea.
12:46Of those rescued, 15 were in stable condition, where two were found dead.
12:50As of Friday evening, four others remained missing.
12:53At 12.46 a.m. on Friday, the cargo ship Devan Bay lost contact in waters
12:58about 55 nautical miles northwest of Hianguan Dou,
13:02while en route from the Philippines to southern Guangdong province.
13:07The ship had 21 Filipino crew members on board.
13:10The last contact with the ship was at 9.26 p.m. on Thursday.
13:14Contact was lost after that, and the ship's emergency beacon
13:17later sent out an alarm signal.
13:19Multiple international commercial vessels joined the search operation.
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13:56Don't go away.
13:58The Russian Ministry of Defense launched a massive attack against the Ukrainian drone warehouse located in the Kyiv region.
14:10On Saturday, the Russian offensive struck the long-range attack against the Ukrainian drone warehouse located in the Kyiv region.
14:25On Saturday, the Russian offensive struck the long-range drone factory and energy infrastructure used by Ukraine.
14:32The military said the attack was carried out with high-precision land-based weapons in response to terrorist acts by the Kyiv regime.
14:39At the same time, Russian forces liberated the town of Staritsa in the province of Kharkiv, a region occupied by Ukrainian troops.
14:48The Russian army also carried out an attack on energy facilities used for the benefit of the Ukrainian military and industrial sectors with the aim of counteracting their forces.
15:07In this context, they specified that the objectives were successfully achieved and did not result in any major incidents.
15:14In response to Kyiv's war actions, Moscow resumed its attacks on energy facilities.
15:29The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence successfully dismantled a terrorist network in Tehran where at least 16 people involved in criminal riots were arrested.
15:38The agency reported that the operation was carried out in the last 24 hours in cooperation with Tehran intelligence and the security department.
15:47The authorities emphasized that during the operation, eight of those arrested were the main perpetrators of the attacks on security targets and the burning of government and private vehicles.
15:57Iranian intelligence also reported that the seizure of military weapons, drugs and alcoholic beverages.
16:03Iranian intelligence also reported that the authorities reported that the authorities reported that more than 134,000 people have been displaced in northeastern Syria as a result of recent clashes between government forces and Kurdish groups.
16:26The International Organization for Migration reports a sharp surge in displaced individuals from Hasake province, reaching nearly 135,000 in the last three days.
16:37The Syrian government and the Syrian democratic forces agreed to a temporary ceasefire, but the agency warned that 41,000 people remain housed in collective shelters and face urgent needs, especially for food and basic supplies.
16:51Reports indicate some displaced people are returning to Aleppo following a decrease in fighting and ongoing diplomatic efforts to stabilize the region.
17:04The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestine, Francisco Albanese, has described Israel's
17:34demolition of the UNRWA headquarters in Al Quds as an attack on the United Nations system.
17:41In a statement issued on Friday, the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories expressed her dismay at the ongoing destruction carried out by the Israeli government without any restrictions.
17:51She also lamented the systematic dismantling of the United Nations and international law, a process that is unfolding before the world's eyes.
18:00Last Tuesday, Israeli forces stormed the UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood and demolished the compound using bulldozers and heavy machinery.
18:21Ahead of the final round of voting in a controversial Myanmar general election this weekend, voting stations have been set up.
18:28Two rounds of voting have been completed and the final round will take place on Sunday when people in 61 townships will cast their ballots.
18:36This election comes nearly five years after the military overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government, triggering an ongoing civil war that's ravaged much of the country.
18:48Meanwhile, critics argue that these elections are intended to give the military government, which took control in February 2021, a facade of legitimacy.
18:57For this, for many people, this is their first time voting, and they view it as an opportunity to guide the country toward peace.
19:22Now in culture, China kicks off its annual Lantern Festival in the southwestern city of Xigong and entertains visitors on the eve of the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival.
19:33More than 43 hectares will provide space for the show, which consists of 11 groups of large illuminated lanterns and more than 200 groups of small and medium-sized lanterns.
19:44The event will last until the spring festival season on March 3rd.
19:48The show will create more than 6,000 scenes with lanterns inspired by children's paintings collected from more than 40 countries around the world,
19:57as well as including a performance with 2026 drones and formations, a spectacle that will captivate visitors.
20:05The Australian National Indigenous Art Triennial is celebrated showcasing the diverse modern artistic expressions of the First Nations.
20:21The exhibition, currently on a three-year national tour, showcases 10 immersive works by contemporary Indigenous artists from across the country.
20:30Moreover, after the rain is on display, the National Gallery of Australia in Kambara, featuring traditional and contemporary art.
20:39At its heart is the Namatjira Room, which pays tribute to the pioneering artist Albert Namatjira.
20:46A recreation of his 1930s home in central Australia, crafted with stained glass, is displayed alongside his works, alongside works by his celebrated great grandson Vincent.
20:58The exhibition also features emerging talents.
21:08In February, Bogota will become a huge stage with the arrival of Theatre Route, an initiative by the Mayor's Office that will activate four theatre circuits every weekend, with more than 80 programmed functions.
21:21The proposal seeks to connect diverse audiences and strengthen the presence of theatre in the daily life of the city.
21:28Furthermore, performances will take place in both traditional venues and public spaces.
21:33There will be everything from contemporary performances to open-air interventions.
21:38The circuits will run from February 5th to March 1st.
21:51We've come to the end of this news brief.
21:53You can find these and many other stories on our website at TelesurEnglish.net.
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22:04I'm Brian Mir.
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