00:09In Venezuela, acting president Alcir Rodriguez welcomed the members of Los
00:13Navegantes del Magallanes, champions of the 2026 Serie Las Américas that took
00:17place in the Bolivarian territory. The United Nations Integrated Food
00:24Security Phase Clarification warned that over 21 million people in Sudan are
00:28facing acute food insecurity. Latin America and peoples around the world
00:35celebrate the 2026 carnivals with joy, music and expressions of each region's
00:40cultural identity. Hello, welcome to From the South. I'm Sophie Fernanda from
00:49Notele Sur Studios in Havana, Cuba. We begin with the news. Stay with us.
01:05A coalition of unions, groups and social movements from around the world is moving forward with the
01:10organization of the Nuestra América Flutilla, which will set sail to Cuba to break the criminal
01:16blockade imposed by the United States against the island.
01:18During this weekend, groups around the world are discussing the organization of the initiative.
01:24One of the central coordinators is David Adler. He has explained that in addition to delivering food,
01:30medicines and essential supplies, this proposal also seeks to pressure governments and international
01:35organizations to respect international humanitarian law. In the face of Washington's aggressive extremist
01:41policy, groups in Mexico, Brazil, Spain, the United States, Sweden, the United Kingdom and many other
01:48countries around the world are organizing this flutilla, which will face real risks of war in the face of
01:54the militarization deployed by the United States in the Caribbean. However, they assure that it is necessary to
02:00take these risks to defend humanity before it is too late.
02:09Meanwhile in Cuba, as part of National Defense Day, President Miguel Diaz-Canel led a day of preparation
02:14this Friday in an armed defense zone in Havana. The entire country, in the midst of brutal aggression
02:20from the United States, has conducted this annual exercise. During the day, the authorities evaluate the
02:26organizational structures, tactical objectives and security measures in the face of unconventional
02:31warfare scenarios. Friday's operation was attended by a national leader at the Municipal Defense Council
02:37of Cerro, where those responsible explained the actions planned to guarantee the protection
02:42and strategic and economic objectives in all areas.
02:52Moving on to Ecuador, authorities found eight human heads inside sacks in the town of Puerto Bolívar,
02:58in the province of El Oro, amid growing violence in the country. According to the initial police
03:04investigations, the incident would correspond to a clash between organized crime groups disrupting
03:10territory control in the area. Alongside the remains, the police found pamphlets with the message,
03:15roving prohibited, presuming it is an intimate warning between criminal gangs. The preliminary report
03:23details that the victims are men still unauthentified. This incidents part of the serious security crisis
03:30that Ecuador is experiencing, which in 2025 recorded a historic high with more than 9,200 violent deaths,
03:39an escalation that the government has not been able to stop.
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04:05Welcome back to From the South. In Venezuela, acting president del Cerro Ligas welcomed the members of
04:10the Los Navegantes del Magallanes, champions of the 2026 Serie A Las Americas that took place in the Bolivarian territory.
04:18During the meeting at the Mila Flores Palace, the athletes expressed their gratitude for the opportunity to be
04:23received by the Venezuelan acting president and for having been crowned champions of the baseball league.
04:29Rodriguez, for her part, emphasized that they were excellent representatives of the homeland
04:34that wants to build and wishes them success in the future. The acting president also stated that this
04:39support victory on home ground is a reason for national pride.
04:50Meanwhile, the Venezuelan government is threatening public safety in Nueva Esparta,
04:54with the delivery of new equipment for peace squadrons. On Saturday, the Minister of Interior,
05:00Justice and Peace de Estado Cabello delivered patrol cars, motorcycles, and communication equipment
05:05to strengthen surveillance in the country's island region. Cabello assured that the state's 64 peace
05:11squadrons will have the new supplies to protect citizens and announced the allocation of additional
05:16vehicles to four municipalities, with the aim of optimizing local patrols. In this context,
05:22the authority highlighted the support of the Venezuelan acting president del Cerro Ligas
05:26in the country's security system. These patrol cars here belong to the peace quadrants. These motorcycles here
05:41belong to the peace quadrants to be used within the peace quadrant. There cannot be one of these patrol
05:51vehicles from Maneiro in Marcano. No, because one peace quadrant has absolutely nothing to do with
05:59the other one. And who should be the guarantor of that? The neighbors, those who live there. The organized people.
06:08In other news, the International Committee of the Red Cross warned that armed conflicts continue to rise in
06:14numbers over the years. The institution presented a report indicated that the active conflicts of more
06:20than 30 years have quadrupled, while in the last 15 years, the number of conflicts has doubled,
06:25which has had devastating consequences for the populations. The report also warns the escalation
06:31of international violence is linked to scientific and technological advances, especially in the war
06:37industry, with the development of the weapons that affect the environment and civilians. In addition,
06:43unarmed people are the main victims of conflicts between irregular groups.
07:04In Spain, a meteorological red alert was announced in the province of Castellón,
07:09as hurricane-enforced winds arrived due to the storm Oriana. On Saturday, stable protection
07:14teams urged the population not to leave their homes due to flood warnings and possible damages to
07:19infrastructure. Experts warn that the weather situation is dangerous, with the possibility of heavy
07:25rains, long slides and power outages. Let's recall that Europe has faced a series of intense storms in
07:31recent weeks, causing the deaths of three people in France and Spain. Meanwhile, in Somalia, at least 3 million
07:43people have been displaced by the extreme weather crisis that is affecting the country. The African
07:49nation faces recurring climate crisis, such as devastating droughts and flooding, forcing millions of
07:55people to abandon their homes. Likewise, the drought has wiped out livestock. Extreme flooding has devastated
08:02the few remaining crops, in addition to financial cuts and humanitarian aid programs. In this regard,
08:08Doctors Without Borders is calling for immediate action to expand nutrition programs, vaccination
08:13campaigns and water services, along with a sustained commitment to hold communities cope with the
08:19current climate crisis. Meanwhile, the United Nations Integrated Food Security Phase Clarification warned
08:30that over 21 million people in Sudan are facing acute food insecurity. According to an organization report,
08:37the figure of those who face acute food insecurity represents 45 percent of the entire population.
08:43In the sense, the World Food Programme describes the situation as the worst hunger crisis in the world.
08:49In recent years, the crisis in Sudan has worsened due to armed conflict, mass displacement and the economic
08:55collapse that is plaguing the population. In other news, in Nigeria, a group of gunmen attacked three villages
09:06in Don and raided this Saturday, leaving at least 30 people dead and several reported missing. The early
09:13morning raids took place in the communities of Tungamakeri Konkoso and Pisa in Niger state. The villages are
09:21part of the Borgo region, which is situated on the border with Kwara state, where militants killed over 160
09:27people earlier this month. The attack on Saturday also comes amid mounting insecurity in northern Nigeria,
09:33Russia, which is facing armed gangs, kidnapping people for ransom.
09:43And in other news, the Russian government air defense shut down 55 unmanned aerial vehicles,
09:49belonging to the Kyiv regime, in three hours this Saturday. Russian military air defenses shut down 55
09:55Ukrainian fixed-wing drones, 29 over the Sea of Azov, 23 over the territory of the Krasnodar region,
10:02and three over the Black Sea. In February 2022, Russia began a special military operation in Ukraine.
10:09And since then, these drones attacks have launched from Ukraine against Russian military and civilian
10:14targets have become a regular occurrence. Meanwhile, a new round of negotiations to put an end
10:20to the conflict should begin next week.
10:44At least three Palestinians were wounded and several arrested in an Israeli military operation against
10:49the Gaza Strip, in another action that violates the ceasefire agreement reached in October 2025.
10:55Local sources reported that a woman was shot by soldiers in Hanjunis, and that a child was killed
11:01in a bombing of tents in central Gaza. Occupying troops also carried at raids in other populated areas,
11:08arresting at least three residents. In this context, Zionist military units also entered the city of Nablus,
11:14in the West Bank, where snipers were deployed on rooftops amid the intense fire from tear gas and
11:20stone grenades, causing injuries and cases of asphyxiation among residents.
11:30For its part, the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, described the torture in the Israeli prison of
11:36Afghanistan. Hamas, which is a war crime. Hamas condemned the images released by the Israeli army,
11:41documenting the physical abuse of Palestinian prisoners. In turn, he warned that the international
11:45silence in the face of the crimes committed against the attendees, cobbled with the passage of the
11:50death penalty law in Israel, encourages the Israeli army to continue its brutal practices.
11:56The Palestinian resistance demanded an urgent action to protect those who have been kidnapped.
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