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00:1311 on the death row from the Israeli aggression since March 2nd has risen to
00:17over a thousand despite the ceasefire in effect since November 2025 a group of
00:2629 Palestinians returned to the Gaza Strip after being stranded and issued
00:29following the closure of the rough crossing by Israeli occupation forces
00:37international demonstrations of food support for Cuba continued to pour in as
00:41several cities hold rallies denouncing on ongoing US blockade on the island
00:51hello welcome to from the south I'm Luis Alberto Matos from the LSU studios in
00:55Caracas Venezuela we'll begin with the news
01:16the Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced the launch of the 75th wave of attacks in retaliation
01:22for US and Israeli aggression on Sunday Iran said that the new phase of the
01:26operation true promo sport is targeting US bases located in the Middle East as
01:30well as newly deployed positions and what they described as concealed Israeli
01:33positions across the occupied territories the Defense Ministry added that the
01:37military strategy incorporates new tactics and modernized systems with the use of
01:42long-range weapons against military facilities and security centers located
01:46in Tel Aviv and strategic areas of Washington the operation was conducted on the
01:51the slogan of Fatima al-Sahra peace be upon her and as a tribute to IRGC martyrs
02:04and Iran is revising his military doctrine and adopting an offensive posture as a
02:08measure to counter possible aggression by the United States and Israel using more
02:12advanced technology the government announced a change in the doctrine of its
02:16armed forces shifting from defensive to an offensive approach in this regard
02:20General Ali Abdullahi explained that the decision involves the use of more modern
02:24weapons systems to counter possible attacks the commander warned that the
02:28country will introduce innovations that will bring new surprises the battlefield
02:32this announcement follows previous operations given that since February 28th
02:36Israel and the United States have carried out attacks against targets in Iran
02:40resulting in the death of hundreds of people including high-ranked
02:43officials such as Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and key members of the
02:47national security apparatus
02:54a reports of explosions across the Iranian capital have been described as
02:58unprecedented as the Israeli military announces a wave of extensive strikes
03:01targeting government infrastructure in Tehran going to local media
03:05explosions are heard while they were heard in several parts of Tehran while the
03:10size and volume of the blast in the Iranian capital is unprecedented
03:13especially in the eastern side of the city reports indicate that many civilian
03:17areas have been hit including the intersection of Hafez and Yomhudi
03:21streets a densely populated area with a mix of government offices commercial
03:24areas and residential buildings the Iranian air defense systems have been
03:28activated in the eastern part of the city in response to the US Israeli
03:32aggressions the number of dead and wounded is not yet clear but the damage to
03:35civilian areas seems to be extensive
03:42at the same time two deadly attacks abstract the city of strawberries in
03:47East Azerbaijan province killing at least six people in residential areas in the
03:51western city of Urmia near the borders of Turkey and Iraq a residential area was
03:55destroyed following Israeli attacks the Iranian Red Crescent says emergency
03:59personnel are at the site trying to find survivors among the debris although a
04:03toll of dead and wounded is not yet clear meanwhile in the city of
04:07courthand that a child was reported killed and several others injured in
04:10another strike in a residential area where at least one building was destroyed
04:15as rescue workers dig through the rubble
04:23and on Sunday the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs said Abbas Arakshi wrote to
04:28the Secretary General members of the United Nations Security Council regarding the
04:32attacks by the United States and the Southeast regime against the country's
04:36nuclear facilities in Natanz and Boucher the letters reads these attacks as a
04:41clear manifestation of the unlawful use of force and in violation of the Charter of
04:46the United Nations constitute a gross violation of the well-established
04:49principle of non-aggression the minister continues given the severe
04:53consequences of the release of radioactive materials into the environment
04:56social attacks on nuclear facilities violate not only international humanitarian law
05:00law but also international environmental law he also stated any military attack or threat of attack
05:06against nuclear facilities and sites dedicated to peaceful purposes would
05:10seriously violate the objective and purposes of the non-proliferation treaty and the
05:14statute of the agency seriously undermined their credibility coherence and
05:18effectiveness to conclude he declared that to the UNCS has a clear legal obligation to act without delay and
05:27decisively to condemn this aggression to compel the aggressors to immediately cease all their own
05:31lawful attacks and to require them to fully compensate for and pay compensation for all losses and damage
05:37costs including to Iran's peaceful nuclear facilities and sites
05:47An interim professor students and staff from Sharif University of Technology marched through the streets for the 22nd consecutive night
05:55in support of the Iranian armed forces
05:57Nightly protests were repeated in most cities across the country where protesters called for vengeance for the martyrdom of the
06:04former supreme leader Ali Khamenei
06:05The Iranian people have continued these daily protests until the situation is fully stabilized amid joint
06:11aggressions by the United States and Israel against the Islamic Republic
06:15The slogans include rejection of the Tel Aviv-based army and support for the defense of national sovereignty
06:26And in Lebanon the death toll from the Israeli aggression since March 2nd has risen to over a thousand despite
06:32the ceasefire in effect since November 25
06:34The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported on Sunday that the number of deaths from the Israeli aggression against Lebanon has
06:41risen to 1,020
06:42While the number of injured totals 2,786
06:45According to the official statement 118 children and 79 women are among the deceased as well as 370 minors and
06:52419 women injured
06:54The military escalation is part of the war between the United States and Israel against Iran which since March 2nd
07:00has spread regionally to Lebanon
07:07Meanwhile in India Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared an emergency meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security to assess the
07:13impact of the military
07:14aggression by the United States and Israel against Iran on the national economy
07:17Under a holistic government approach India established an inter-ministerial task force to mitigate the impact of the conflict on
07:24sectors such as energy, agriculture and maritime transport
07:27Prime Minister Modi ordered strict coordination with states to combat hoarding and the black market
07:33guaranteeing the supply of food and fuel describing the crisis between Iran, the US and Israel as a constantly evolving
07:40situation
07:41Modi reaffirmed his commitment to shielding the population from global energy inflation
07:52Let's take our first break when I'll be right back
08:22Welcome back
08:23A group of 39 Palestinians returned to the Gaza Strip after being stranded in Egypt following the closure of the
08:29Rafa crossing by Tel Aviv occupation forces following the onset of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran on February 28th
08:36The group, most of whom were patients who had received medical treatment abroad, returned to the Palestinian enclave early on
08:42Monday
08:42According to eyewitnesses, the Israeli army detained and arrested one of the returnees at a checkpoint en route to the
08:48Strip in what is believed to be the first incident of its kind since the crossing we opened
08:52The return is taking place amid extreme devastation with the healthcare infrastructure of the coastal long cliff in ruins and
08:59restrictions on civilian movements still in place
09:10The Palestinian ministry of women's affairs condemned Israel's colonial and discriminatory policies which leave women and girls vulnerable
09:17The agency emphasized that the Israeli regime implements a policy of apartheid to undermine the rights of the Palestinian people
09:23The strategy includes land expropriation, the expansion of settlements and the demolition of homes which directly affects women and girls
09:32who are displaced to shelters or detained in Israeli prisons and suffer abuse and medical neglect
09:38Meanwhile, Palestinian officials are calling on the international community to take action to end the occupation
09:50Russia's air defense system shot down more than 249 Ukrainian drones in various regions of the country
09:55The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the strikes took place in 12 regions including Moscow, Kursk and Leningrad
10:01According to Regional Governor of Leningrad, Alexander Drozdenko, the coordinated attack caused significant damage to the strategic infrastructure of the
10:11port of Remorsk
10:12One of the most important crude oil export hubs in the Baltic Sea
10:15Drozdenko added that the impact of the projectiles hit a fuel tank sparking a major fire that forced the immediate
10:20evacuation of all civilian personnel from the area
10:23Despite the high number of interceptions, local authorities confirmed that efforts to propel the aggression remain active at various points
10:29throughout the province
10:37And this month, during the two sessions, China's strategic policies for the 15th five-year plan were defined with national
10:44and local guidelines
10:45Shanghai, one of the country's most important cities, is already planning its actions for the next five years
10:51A correspondent, Bruno Falsi, brings us more details from there
10:56Greetings comrades, here from Shanghai
10:59Within the framework of the 15th five-year plan that goes to 2026 to 2030
11:06Local authorities have unveiled an ambitious plan to further solidify the city role as a modern, socialist and global influential
11:17international metropolis
11:18The city will focus its efforts in three areas
11:24First, the international economy, where Shanghai handled approximately 4% of the global trade
11:32Second, the finance with Shanghai Stock Exchange among the world's largest and more important of the world
11:40Third, the third, the maritime transport and scientific innovation
11:46Boasting a port that remains the world's busiest and significant investment
11:52And a lot of money in research and development
11:57Thanks to these three measures, Shanghai is project to become a global business home
12:04With one of the highway city cross domestic product of the world
12:11With more than 800 billion dollars in 2025
12:16And an annual growth rate of more than 5%
12:20Directly benefiting its nearly 25 million residents
12:25This development is not only economic and it also translates in improvements in social welfare
12:34As housing, transportation and health
12:37Ensuring the growth has a real impact on people's life
12:42Taking together, these policies demonstrate how Shanghai combines economic development, innovation and social welfare
12:52In line with the government's national plans and the vision of the Communist Party of China
13:00With this news from here, Shanghai, we go back with you in the studios
13:07In New York's LaGuardia Airport, a collision has been reported between an airplane and a vehicle
13:13The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for the airport late on Sunday night
13:17Following the collision between the Air Canada Express plane and an airport firetruck
13:21And said there was a high likelihood the order would be extended
13:25LaGuardia reported that the plane was coming in from Montreal
13:28And landed and was slowing down when it collided with the vehicle from the Port Authority of New York
13:33And New Jersey which runs the airport
13:35The plane with around 100 people on board suffered extensive damage
13:39Although a total of the injury has not been confirmed
13:49And in Lynn, Massachusetts, organizers held the city's largest anti-ice protest
13:54Denouncing arrests of non-criminal immigrants and minors
13:57While building community networks to protect families and spread awareness of their rights
14:03Journalist Mitch Gaines has the story
14:07I'm here in Lynn, Massachusetts, about a half hour outside of the city of Boston
14:11With one of the highest immigrant populations in the entire Northeastern United States
14:15Organizers here are staging what they say is the largest anti-ice demonstration in the city's history
14:27Immigration took my brother in front of my children's school
14:30Donde estudian mis hijos?
14:33ICE has certainly been on our streets
14:35They've been at our courthouse
14:37I've witnessed cars pulled over on the side of the road
14:40Fathers with their children in the car
14:42You know, they've taken them right away from their kids
14:46The moment that we are in right now
14:48Is a crisis of our families being separated
14:52Of our families and our communities being broken apart
14:55Of our people being criminalized
14:57Because we know in this country that when we criminalize people
15:00We can take away their rights
15:01ISIS aggressively ramped up their operations under the urging of President Trump
15:04With captured quarters leading to a significant increase in arrest of non-criminals and minors
15:09Over 3,000 arrests have been made in just Massachusetts
15:11Here in 2025 and the early part of 2026
15:14With 46 to 60% of those detained having no criminal convictions or pending charges
15:19We love this country
15:21We love it
15:23And they say that we only come to do harm
15:28But no, we come to bring improvement for ourselves
15:32We are here together to stand
15:35We are not here, we do not welcome ICE
15:37And we are not here for mass deportation
15:42Organizers in Linn have looked at Minneapolis for inspiration
15:45Where a heavily militarized ICE operation
15:47And ICE murders of two U.S. citizens
15:49Has sparked massive community resistance
15:51Ultimately leading the Trump administration to pull back
15:53They say community organizing developed out of the 2020 George Floyd Rebellion
15:57Which helped prepare them to defend their neighbors
15:59Thank you ladies and gentlemen
16:01The city of Linn
16:04Organizers in Linn are following suit
16:06They've distributed hundreds of whistles for neighbors to alert one another of ICE's presence
16:10And invited attendees at today's event to join their ICE Watch WhatsApp group chat
16:15What we learned from talking to union members out in Minneapolis
16:18Is that they had set up these verifier networks, mutual aid networks
16:23You know, the lessons that we learned from that is organizing beforehand is the key to that
16:27And having those networks already there, the phone trees already there
16:30For if ICE is banging on our doors
16:33We know that we have enough people that we can make serious interventions to get them out of our community
16:37Y cuando miramos en el WhatsApp
16:39When we see it in the WhatsApp
16:41We blow the whistles
16:42Subimos el pito, right?
16:44So check the WhatsApp
16:47There it is
16:50When verifiers with Luce go out into the streets
16:53They are knocking on doors to also tell people about their rights
16:58Because a lot of what's happening right now is because people are scared
17:02But we know it's actually when we're together like this
17:04When we're a community
17:05When I can look at my neighbor and know who they are
17:07That is actually when we are the safest
17:09And we are the ones who keep each other safe
17:11Make ICE out on the air
17:13Make ICE out on the air
17:14Mitch Gaines, Telesaur English, Lynn, Massachusetts
17:31In Cuba, the electrical power grid has been reconnected through the national territory
17:35According to Cuba's electrical union, as of 9.53 p.m. local time
17:39The electricity has been restored from Pinal del Rio to Guantanamo
17:42Previously, all the western and central provinces of the country had already been connected since Sunday afternoon
17:49As authorities were working towards restoring power in the provinces of Granma and Guantanamo in the east
17:54Let's recall that on Saturday, the national power grid suffered disconnection across the country
17:59Amid an energy crisis fueled by the U.S. oil blockade imposed on the island
18:09Social organizations in Brazil perturbed the resistance of the Cuban Revolution
18:14And launched solidity campaigns in response to the illegal blockade imposed by the United States against the island
18:19The tribute took place at the Luis Carlos Prestes Memorial Museum in Porto Alegre
18:24Where fundraising campaigns are also being conducted to purchase supplies such as solar panels
18:29To reduce reliance on oil for energy
18:31These protests took place throughout the week in different regions of the country
18:35In addition, the associations are highlighting the need for the Lula da Silva government to send oil to Cuba
18:40An issue that remains under discussion
18:51In the Greek city of Athens on Sunday, locals gathered in Eleptherias Park for the Solidarity Rally and Concert Hands
18:58of Cuba
18:58Held in support of Havana as it faces severe electricity and food shortages amidst the intensification of the U.S.
19:04blockade
19:04Holding banners and signs condemning war alongside Cuban flags, participants denounced Trump's administration's aggressiveness and its asphyxiation politics towards the
19:15Caribbean island
19:15The rally comes after Washington moved to curb crude shipments to Cuba, including by pressuring third countries
19:21Present at the demonstration was Cuba's ambassador to Greece, Aramis Fuente
19:25Who assured that the nation and its people are given an important struggle against U.S. imperialism
19:37In the news, over 7 million voters in Bolivia were called to the polls to elect the country's new regional
19:43representatives
19:43Polling stations opened nationwide at 8 a.m. local time this Sunday, enabling millions of Bolivians to participate in the
19:50democratic process
19:51During the election, nine governors, more than 330 mayors and around 2,000 council members will be elected
19:58The Supreme Electoral Court reminded voters at the start of the day that the only valid document for voting is
20:04the ID card
20:05And that polling stations remain open for eight continuous hours until the last person in line has voted
20:17At this we are from the end of this news brief
20:19You can find more on our website and also on our social medias
20:22For Telstra English, I'm Roberto Matos, thanks for watching
20:24Thank you
20:25Thank you
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