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00:12Venezuela has formally initiated a process of restructuring this debt, both public and that of the state oil company, PDVSA.
00:25The presidents of China, Xi Jinping and the United States, Donald Trump, held their second meeting on Friday as part
00:31of the U.S. president's state visit to the Asian country.
00:39And the naval authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran through the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have authorized the passage
00:46of 30 ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
00:55Hello, welcome to From the South. I'm Luis Alberto Matos from the LSU Studios in Caracas, Venezuela. We begin with
01:01the news.
01:16Venezuela has formally initiated a process of restructuring its debt, both public and that of the state-owned oil company,
01:24PDVSA.
01:24This decision will allow the renegotiation of its financial commitments, which were previously impeded by unilateral coercive measures.
01:32In a statement released on Wednesday, May 13, the Bolivarian government announced the launch of an integral and orderly process
01:40of restructuring the external debt, according to experts.
01:43This step requires a technical analysis of the legitimacy of the commitments acquired, and they also claim that the default
01:49response to the financial blockade and not to insolvency.
01:54So this strategy aims to recover the frozen accounts to finance national development.
01:59This path towards financial sovereignty coincides with the recent issuance of License 58 by Washington, which authorizes technical advice for
02:07this process.
02:08Venezuela, which maintained an impeccable payment record until 2018, is seeking to restore its rights in the international markets while
02:16continuing to fight for the total lifting of sanctions.
02:26In this regard, the Vice President of Economy and Finance Calixto Ortega assured that restructuring the external debt would oxygenate
02:33the economy and allow for greater investment in public services and infrastructure in the country.
02:43Restructuring the debt means that we will have breathing space, that the economy will have breathing space, and that we
02:50will be able to obtain funds, financing, and resources to invest in what we need, in what the Venezuelan people
02:57demand, and what the economy needs.
03:00I am talking about infrastructure. I am talking about the electricity system. I am talking about the water systems. All
03:08these investments that could not be realized for more than a decade due to the restrictions on the economy.
03:18And on Thursday, the acting President of Venezuela does, Rodriguez, share a meeting with delegates of the Second International Congress
03:25of Entrepreneurs, Venezuela Tech Week 2026.
03:28The event brought together over 500 participants from 50 countries worldwide to discuss the development of the country's technological entrepreneurship
03:36sector.
03:38In this scenario, Dostoy Rodriguez emphasized the importance of integrating Venezuela into the global tech ecosystem, saying that technology should
03:46serve the well-being of society.
03:48To this end, the acting President announced the establishment of the startup Venezuela, along with other initiatives aimed at providing
03:55financial and institutional support to projects led by young entrepreneurs.
04:10I would like to thank all of our invited guests who participated. Take this opportunity to get to know the
04:16real Venezuela, know the Venezuela that is penalized and criminalized by large transnational media corporations, but the true Venezuela, an
04:24ecosystem of hope and the future.
04:30In this scenario.
04:31In this scenario, the acting President thanked the participants of Venezuela Tech Week 2026, urging them to learn about the
04:36country beyond the false narratives.
04:41I would like to thank all of our invited guests who participated. Take this opportunity to get to know the
04:48real Venezuela, know the Venezuela that is penalized and criminalized by large transnational media corporations, but the true Venezuela, an
04:56ecosystem of hope and the future.
05:01According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, there is an upward trend in force displacement in Honduras due to increased
05:09violence. Experts say this could lead to increased migration flows.
05:13Gerardo Torres Salaya reports from Tegucigalpa.
05:16According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, half a million Hondurans are suffering from force displacement due to violence in
05:24the country. At the beginning of this year, the trend is increasing.
05:28I think it's important to point out some data mentioned in the UNHCR report, namely that between 4.3 and
05:404.5 out of every 100 Hondurans are experiencing force displacement.
05:45Some elements of the government. Some elements of the report indicate that this is due to violence, but violence is
05:51the effect of a deeper cause that isn't discussed in the report, but was discussed within the government of the
05:57President Xiomara Castro.
06:01In equality, poverty, and extreme poverty.
06:04La pobreza and extreme poverty.
06:07In the first five months of this year, more than 12,000 Hondurans have already been deported, representing a 30
06:13% increase compared to the same period last year. The surge in migration could be linked to the rise in
06:19force displacement rates in the country.
06:21The feminization of a displacement is a very important issue that we must address as a country.
06:31And also the fact that the majority of displaced populations are young.
06:40In the sense, obviously, international immigration movements are a psychological effect on the population.
06:46Migratorios Internacionales.
06:48Marron Espinal migrated irregularly to the United States ten years ago and was deported seven years ago.
06:54He says that economic conditions force him to migrate and points out that the situation in the country is becoming
07:00very complicated again.
07:04When they be suffocating you, when a child is sick, when a child says that I'm hungry, when you see
07:10the refrigerator empty, that's when you must decide.
07:15Obviously, if there are opportunities, you look for them here in the country.
07:22But they are scarcer.
07:25And now, if I made that decision back then, imagine how much more complicated and difficult it is now.
07:33According to the report of those forcibly displaced, 55% are women and 11% are children.
07:39The Security Ministry data says that in the first quarter of this year, violence has increased in 6%.
07:46Reporting from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, for Telesur in English, Gerardo Torres Zelaya.
07:52The National Elections Jury of Peru will officially announce the definitive results of the general elections held on April 12th
07:59and on May 17th.
08:02The proclamation of the results of the first round will take place more than a month after the April 12th
08:07vote and before the second round on June 7th.
08:09The President of the National Elections Jury of Peru, Roberto Burnett, affirmed that the electoral process is ongoing
08:15and recognized the efforts of the 60 electoral special euros, ensuring that this is the first time that the vote
08:22count is being carried out in a public and transparent manner.
08:25With 99.98% of votes counted, the far right candidate Keiko Fujimori has 17.17% of valid votes,
08:32followed by the leftist Roberto Sanchez with 12.03%, meaning both are the virtual contenders for the second round in
08:39June.
08:47Colombian President Gustavo Petro, backed by farming organizations, academics and social groups, has rejected the proposal presented by the Supreme
08:55Court of Justice to exclude the National Land Agency from the administration of the nation's unclaimed land.
09:01The initiative, submitted to the Chamber, proposes transferring these responsibility to judges within the context of the debate on agrarian
09:09and rural jurisdiction.
09:11For the government, this function has historically been a key tool for advancing the democratization of access to land, a
09:17central issue in the agenda of the agrarian reform promoted by the current President.
09:22Organizations such as the National Agrarian Coordinator have also expressed concern about the impact that this modification would have on
09:29access to land.
09:38And Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called on social movements to mobilize in defense of the right to land, describing
09:45the situation as a mafia-like power.
09:47On social media, President Gustavo Petro said, I call on all farmers, organizations, indigenous communities and African descendant groups to
09:55begin the social coordination necessary to launch the great struggle for land and the enforcement of the Constitution in Colombia.
10:02They want to return Colombia to violence of the mid-20th century.
10:06We will demonstrate, through the people's decision at the polls, the first constituent moment and through the great mobilization of
10:14the people of Colombia, the second constituent moment.
10:18That the provisions of the current national constitution and the rulings of international courts and treaties signed by Colombia regarding
10:25the right of indigenous and Afro-descendant communities to land, autonomy and culture, as well as the right of farmers
10:31to land.
10:39Also in Colombia, the presidential candidate for the historic pact party, Ivan Cepeda, denounced pressure from armed groups in different
10:46regions of the country to influence the upcoming presidential election.
10:50Ivan Cepeda stated that his claim is based on reports from social organizations, local authorities and the Ombudsman's office, which
10:58warns of attempts to coerce citizens into voting a certain way.
11:01In a statement, Cepeda, who is running for president, condemned this action, saying that they are also rejected by the
11:07historic pact and the Alliance for Life.
11:10He called for those responsible for pressuring voters to be investigated and punished to the full extent of the law.
11:23For its part, the Association of Mothers of False Positives in Colombia, through its ex-account, expressed its support for
11:30presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda and claimed that he is the victim of a defamation campaign.
11:35The association stated,
11:37Ivan came forward because of the pressure that victim groups exercise on him.
11:41We asked him to do so. Now they are trying to link him to criminal groups. That's how they are.
11:46They are not afraid to fabricate lies to win.
11:48Ms. Claudia seems to be doing her friend Paloma a favor.
12:01And the political crisis in Bolivia deepened on Thursday as various sectors took to the streets to demand the resignation
12:07of President Rodrigo Paz.
12:09The executive has threatened to decree a state of exception in the country.
12:13The response to the massive mobilizations that have shaken the country was communicated by presidential spokesman Jose Luis Galvez, who
12:20appeared before the press to make a series of allegations without providing serious evidence, which compromises leaders of the Central
12:28Workers Union and indigenous leaders such as former President Evo Morales with activities linked to drug trafficking.
12:34Additionally, he called on citizens to confront these mobilizations and to demonstrate in defense of democracy.
12:51In Haiti, more than 80 people have lost their lives and nearly 100 have been injured in clashes between armed
12:58gangs.
12:58Violence has intensified in the capital of Puerto Prince and in northern areas where criminal groups are fighting for territorial
13:05control.
13:06Organizations demanded that the government take urgent measures to protect the civilian population while also calling on the international community
13:14not to finance foreign repressive forces without guarantees of human rights.
13:18Haiti is experiencing a profound security and governance crisis exacerbated by the absence of an effective rule of law.
13:31U.S. health authorities intensified epidemiological vigilance after raising the number of people being monitored for possible antivirus infections to
13:3941.
13:39According to official information, most of the cases considered high risk have not been confirmed, but preventive measures have been
13:47implemented.
13:47Public health experts have emphasized that preventive management of potential infections must be part of a wider strategy to avoid
13:54saturation of healthcare systems and protect the most vulnerable communities.
13:58However, the Trump administration's policies severely impacted healthcare institutions and professionals, leading to widespread concern about the proper management of
14:07the medical emergency.
14:22The Trump administration claimed that the largest deportation campaign in U.S. history would increase community safety and protect U
14:29.S. children.
14:30However, there have been a growing number of reports of immigration agents showing up outside schools.
14:35Our correspondent Mitch Gaines has more details.
14:39The Trump administration promised the biggest deportation effort in U.S. history would make U.S. kids safer and the
14:45country better.
14:46But in the years' time since those operations have begun, we've seen a disturbing number of instances of agents showing
14:50up at schools during pick-up and drop-off times, often violently snatching up parents directly in front of their
14:56children.
14:59From the suburbs of New Jersey to Ohio to big cities like Chicago, and of course the story of Liam
15:04Ramos, the five-year-old Ecuadorian boy snatched up by ICE as he was leaving school with his father in
15:08Minneapolis this January.
15:10ICE has made their presence known, but educators report that fear, not safety, has been the real outcome for their
15:16students.
15:17Policies that once protected schools as sensitive locations were revoked by Donald Trump on day one of his administration, January
15:2320, 2025.
15:25In some states, like Texas, they've gone even further.
15:27One of the school board members was calling for us to get a registry of all of the students who
15:35are undocumented or their parents are undocumented to try to stop providing them with an education.
15:42We can't know who's illegal or illegal, then we also can't be given money to offset that cost.
15:50We spoke with Maddie, a math teacher in Eightleaf, Texas, about how her students are feeling.
15:54As a lot of first-generation immigrants, even if it's not from areas that are necessarily being super targeted by
16:02ICE right now,
16:03it's really, really easy for these students to put themselves in the shoes of the other students.
16:10And so they can really see, like, oh, this is what would happen if I were a slightly different color.
16:16Some schools have tried to fortify their campuses in response.
16:20In Connecticut, for instance, last year the superintendent in New Haven began requiring school principals to handle any interaction with
16:26an immigration authority.
16:27Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would restrict state and local collaboration with ICE.
16:32And many municipalities are passing local measures to ban ICE from operating on or near school grounds.
16:38But for educators themselves, they say that the guidance they receive from their administrations varies widely based on the district
16:44that they're in.
16:45Here's Haley, a teacher in Katy, Texas.
16:48We have had no directive given whatsoever.
16:50We've never had a conversation of what we should do as teachers.
16:53We haven't had any support on what to do if your students are nervous or uncomfortable or been given any
17:00direction.
17:01Like, they should go to the counselor or the social worker or anything like that.
17:05While things are complicated for the adults in the building, the response from the students seems to be mostly shows
17:10of support for one another.
17:11Make it loud! Make it clear! Immigrants are welcome here!
17:15Student camaraderie has led to protests and walkouts in every school district we've spoken to an educator from.
17:20The nonprofit KFF estimates that one in four, or roughly 19 million children in the U.S., have an immigrant
17:26parent in their household.
17:28About 10% of educators nationwide are also immigrants themselves, and over 20% of the U.S. childcare workforce
17:34is comprised of immigrants.
17:35I'm actually going to talk from an extremely personal experience because I am the daughter of an immigrant, so this
17:40did affect me.
17:41So it was very much a, you have to keep your private life private, which was very difficult too as
17:48an educator when students are like, I'm freaking out about this.
17:50One of the more tangible effects that educators are reporting back is the rise in absences that are related to
17:55ICE.
17:56The Charlotte Mecklenburg School District in North Carolina said that more than 27,000 students were absent on the first
18:02day of school after U.S. Border Patrol agents arrived in the city back in November.
18:06That number was three times higher than their average.
18:08Now, a recent report in Texas found that 81% of the enrollment drop across the state was from Latino
18:14students specifically.
18:15Now, because American education funding is tied directly to enrollment on a peer-pupil basis, these declines in enrollment mean
18:21staff cuts and budget shortfalls for the upcoming school year in August.
18:25The enrollment crisis, a lot of it is impacted by federal immigration policy.
18:29What impacts decreases enrollment is our budget too, because so much of it has relied on the state.
18:33And when we found out that we had such a sharp decrease in enrollment in low public schools, we knew
18:37that we would have to be, as a union, very proactive.
18:40Just this week, we reported on Mariola, a Massachusetts educator who was facing detention and deportation after more than 15
18:46years here in the states.
18:47But after her union and the community rallied behind her at her check-in in the next day at ICE's
18:52field office,
18:53Mariola received a temporary stay with another hearing scheduled for November to determine her fate.
18:57Only time will tell how things shake out.
19:00But as things stand, educators across the country are bracing for the coming impacts and doing what they can to
19:05give every child in their care what every kid deserves to start a life with, a decent education.
19:09For Telesaur English, I'm Mitch Gaines.
19:15And U.S. President Donald Trump has concluded his visit to China.
19:18The trip was marked by high-level meetings and by ongoing tensions between Washington and Beijing.
19:24Our correspondent, Bruno Falsi, has more details.
19:28Greetings, comrades.
19:30From here, in Beijing, where the United States President Donald Trump's visit to China came finally to an end without
19:37any structural progress in the bilateral relationship.
19:42Despite the optimistic tone adopted by both Washington and Beijing.
19:48The meeting with the Chinese President Xi Jinping once again highlighted the weight of the strategic contradictions between the two
19:57powers.
19:57The most sensitive issue was once again Taiwan, where the Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated that the island constitutes a
20:08red line in the bilateral relationship.
20:12And warning the immense handling, the issue could lead to direct conflicts between the two superpowers.
20:20The United States, for its part, maintained its policy of support for Taipei completely unchanged.
20:28In parallel, the situation in Iran was also addressed, with Washington's secret China's support on containing the regional escalation and
20:40stabilizing the Strait of Hormuz.
20:42However, Beijing maintains its rejections of unilateral sanctions and defend dialogue as the primary path to peace.
20:53Another key issue was the technological dispute in the context of United States sanctions against Chinese companies, justified on national
21:04security grounds and considered by Beijing as illegal and containing strategy.
21:11This is an issue that, based on what was observed during the visit, also showed no sign of changing in
21:20the position of either sides.
21:23With this information, from here, the capital of China, we'll go back with you in the studios.
21:33We'll continue with our topics.
21:37While we continue with Iran, the naval authorities of the Islamic Republic, through the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, have authorized
21:44the passage of 30 ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a move that strengthens Iran's control over this maritime route.
21:51The crossings took place between Wednesday night and early Friday morning under direct coordination of Iranian authorities and with security
22:01guarantees provided by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
22:04The vessels that cross the Strait are mainly ships linked to China, but not for the details are known.
22:11The Iranian Armed Forces reaffirmed that this action confirms that only Iran can guarantee the safe passage of vessels through
22:18the Gulf.
22:26Like this, you have come to the end of this news brief.
22:28You can find more on our website at www.tresorenglish.net and also on social media.
22:32For Tresor English, I'm Luis Alberto Matos.
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