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00:10Venezuela's Acting President, Delsi Rodriguez, led a meeting with the United Nations officials
00:14to boost earthquake recovery efforts. Thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into
00:23Ceuta, prompting local officials to demand a declaration of national emergency of military
00:28deployment at the border.
00:34The Islamic Revolutionary War Corps of Iran launched retaliatory missiles against U.S.
00:39military bases in the Middle East region after the resumption of aggressions against Persian
00:44territory.
00:50Hello, welcome to From the South. I am Lorena Fon from the Telesur Studios in Caracas, Venezuela.
00:55We begin with the news, stay with us.
01:16On Wednesday, Venezuela's Acting President, Delsi Rodriguez, led a meeting with the United
01:21Nations officials to discuss the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment, PDNA, to boost earthquake recovery
01:27efforts. The PDNA is an internationally recognized methodology for evaluating the impact of disasters.
01:33It determines recovery needs and their social and macroeconomic implications to inform decision-making
01:39processes.
01:40Then in the meeting, the resident coordinated in Venezuela, Gianluca Rampolla, stated that the
01:46PDNA aims to strengthen the country's resilience following the natural disaster. The Venezuelan
01:51government implements the plan with technical support from the United Nations and participation
01:56from strategic partners in various sectors.
02:06And this plan, Gianluca, I know the working plan that begins tomorrow will bring extraordinary
02:14results because we have shown that we are capable of establishing highly effective coordination
02:19mechanisms with international organizations and with the United Nations system. We are fully
02:27capable of moving as quickly as possible to help restore the lives of those who were affected
02:33so they can regain a home and have a place to live.
02:39Just as I told Gianluca in the first hours after the disaster, we needed to save as many
02:44lives as possible. Now, we need to build homes so that every Venezuelan currently living in
02:51a temporary shelter can return home, reunite with their family, and live in a place that
02:57is welcoming and in harmony with nature.
03:00Que sea amable y que sea amable con la naturaleza.
03:05In this scenario, Venezuela's acting president, Delsi Rodriguez,
03:09praised the United Nations for its prompt response to the emergency situation in Venezuela
03:13following the earthquakes.
03:21I recognize the work of the United Nations during the initial stages of salvage, rescue
03:27and life saving. As Gianluca and I have said, there is evidence of our immediate communication
03:35and my request to the UN coordinator to bring all available rescue delegations to our country.
03:42Those were the decisive hours to save more lives. Those were the hours that drove us to ensure
03:48that all of our actions, work, and coordination were focused on saving lives.
03:54Todo nuestro trabajo, toda nuestra coordinaciĂłn se dirija a salvar vidas.
04:00In Cuba's National Assembly moves forward on its second day of debate focusing on legislative
04:05proposals regarding the labor code, the identity and residence system regulations that
04:10form part of the process of refining the national legal framework.
04:14This Thursday, the seventh regular session of the legislators continues focusing on the
04:19analysis of bills proposed by the central government.
04:22The session will feature the participation via video conference of Army General Raul Castro
04:27Cruz, leader of the revolution, and the presence of President Miguel DĂaz-Canel.
04:32To conclude the event, the deputies will adopt a final resolution focused on the country's
04:37social and economic development, despite the threats and the escalation of the embargo by
04:42the United States.
04:50The government of Honduras has announced that it is putting negotiations for a free trade
04:55agreement with China on hold following two years of talks, and despite the fact that the
05:00process had reached its sixth and final round.
05:02Gerardo Torres Zelaya reports from Tegucigalpa.
05:08Honduras began negotiations with China for a free trade agreement in 2023.
05:14Over the course of two years, six rounds of negotiations were held, three in Beijing and
05:19three in Tegucigalpa, resulting in the approval of more than 90 percent of the text, which
05:24compromises 22 chapters.
05:26The new government has announced that it is putting the agreement on hold and will not
05:31sign it without providing further details as to why.
05:35Relations reached a very high level.
05:40In the short time since establishing diplomatic ties, we had managed to secure what was known
05:47as an early harvest agreement with the Chinese regarding trade.
05:54This allowed Honduras' key export products, such as shrimp, coffee, beef, melons and tobacco,
06:03to gain rapid initial access to the Chinese market.
06:08All of this was achieved based on the understanding that we would be granted zero tariff access while
06:14negotiations for a free trade agreement proceeded.
06:18Although the general rule is that free trade agreements are signed with tariff liberalizations
06:23of at least 95 percent, Honduras had managed to get China to agree to an average of between
06:2980 to 85 percent, which allowed for the protection of strategic products that could be affected
06:35by the Asian giant's economic size and commercial capacity.
06:38These chapters cover a wide range of topics.
06:46The agreement addresses issues such as free trade percentages, access to highly specific
06:53markets and tariff classifications for particular goods, while also including matters of investment,
07:02cooperation and highly technical details regarding rules of origin and specific product-related
07:08points.
07:11It is a comprehensive agreement, the result of extensive work by the technical teams of both
07:19nations and high-level negotiations, with only the final signing by both countries remaining.
07:29Another agreement between the treaty involved increasing China's cooperation in Honduras.
07:34This included an initial sum of 250 million dollars allocated for the creation of six agricultural
07:41schools, the repair of 200 schools, and the purchase of 298 ambulances, one for each municipality
07:48in the country, as well as a sub-loan for the construction of a massive hydroelectric dam known as Patuka
07:552A.
07:56All of these projects have also been halted.
07:59Relations with China were in very good shape.
08:03However, the decision this administration has made, linked to other domestic and international
08:08interests, is what has held up progress.
08:11And as far as I know, none of the cooperation initiatives have moved forward.
08:18Even without having signed a treaty, Honduras participated in various international trade fairs
08:24in Shanghai, Beijing, and other Chinese cities, successfully placing over 10,000 tons of coffee and some 500
08:32tons of shrimp in just two years, while securing future precious commitments for melons, beef,
08:38tobacco, and other products.
08:39The government's decision has taken the relevant business community by surprise.
08:44In all likelihood, halting the treaty's approval or closing diplomatic missions in that country will
08:50not slow down this rapidly growing trade relationship, but rather render it more unstable and devoid
08:56of clear rules.
08:57Reporting for Telesur in English from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Gerardo Torres Zelaya.
09:04And now we have a short break coming up, but first remember you can join us on TikTok at Telesur
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09:13We'll be right back, stay with us.
09:38Welcome back to From the South, we continue now with more information.
09:41Thousands of migrants broke throughout the fences into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta
09:47from Morocco on Thursday, prompting local officials to call on Spain to declare a national emergency
09:54and send the army to restore the frontier.
09:57The escalation at the borders between Spain and Morocco comes after a surge in migrants attempting
10:03to reach the small exclave, mainly by swimming.
10:06Earlier this month, Spain's Supreme Court ruled that migrants intercepted at sea while attempting
10:12to reach Ceuta or Melilla cannot be similarly returned under the enclave's special border rejection regime.
10:19The head of the Ceuta regional government, Juan JesĂşs Vivas, called for Madrid to declare an emergency
10:25on grounds of national security, one in the migrant reception centers were overwhelmed
10:31and asking for more police and for the army to be deployed on the border.
10:39In this context, the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addressed the situation taken to his ex-account to assure,
10:45the Spanish government is fully committed to providing an immediate response to the situation in Ceuta.
10:51We are mobilizing unnecessary resources working with Moroccan and international authorities
10:56and preparing the necessary measures to restore normalcy as soon as possible.
10:59I have just conveyed this to the President, Juan Vivas Lara, ending his message by stressing
11:06that now is the time to build solutions with responsibility and cooperation.
11:19In the United States, the Trump administration has intensified its anti-immigrant policies,
11:24deploying ICE agents across at least 15 major airports to carry out mass operations.
11:31The aggressive enforcement push targets migrants of more than a dozen nationalities,
11:36with officials aiming to double daily arrests to at least 2,000 amid growing public discontent.
11:42The widespread operations come as the nationwide polls reveal that over 70% of Americans believe
11:48President Trump is ignoring the real needs of problems of the population.
11:53Critics and civil rights groups have condemned the rapid airport detentions,
11:57pointing out that the administration's hardline focus on mass deportations
12:01continues to alienate a majority of citizens facing domestic economic and social challenges.
12:16On Thursday, Bolivia's former President Evo Morales, in response to the arrest warrant issued against him,
12:22claimed that those who should be prosecuted are the ones who caused the conflict in the country
12:27by enacting laws that harm the Bolivian people.
12:36At the end of the day, who should be judged and prosecuted?
12:42The law, trash fuel, those who are secretly drafting 10 laws to privatize basic services.
12:52Here comes the conflict.
12:54And will it end with the state of emergency, the state of lockdown?
12:57No, the people will keep going.
13:00We're listening, we're watching.
13:02Already a state of emergency, small protests.
13:05That's why I say, if the government doesn't change its mindset, that's their problem,
13:10and they shouldn't be shifting the blame.
13:14The former president also stated that during the protests occurred last June in Bolivia,
13:20he was in the tropical region and that, despite threats against him from the government of President Rodrigo Paz,
13:26the protests for peace continue in Bolivia.
13:29During the conflict, I was here.
13:35I didn't leave the tropical region, and I rarely went out based on the advice of my comrades,
13:41because they said that by June 13, Ivo would definitely be arrested.
13:46The new defense minister said that a small group wanted Ivo either arrested or dead by June 13.
13:53And we knew this, which is why there was a massive rally on the 10th.
13:57We demonstrated the strength of the tropical region of Cochabamba, and they didn't dare to act.
14:02To the minister of the interior, I'm here, I haven't been arrested, and I'm still alive.
14:08I want you to know, at the expanded meeting we held on May 9, we decided.
14:13We decided right then to respond to the Bolivian Workers' Confederations' call for a march in La Paz, a peaceful
14:20march.
14:21We have not decided to block roads.
14:27In Bolivioso, the United Federations of United Central announced that it will stand out for and defend former President Evo
14:35Morales,
14:35categorically rejecting the arrest warrant issued against him.
14:48We will fight even if it costs us our lives.
14:51We want to tell the government to not make a mistake, and the Bolivian police to not make a mistake.
14:57I want the Bolivian police to say whether they are on the side of the people, on the side of
15:03the empire, or on the side of the dictatorship.
15:05No matter what provocations there may be, we are also alert and organized to defend ourselves, to resist.
15:17If anything happens, it will be the direct responsibility of the central government and the corrupt judiciary,
15:24because the judiciary only targets leaders to silence them.
15:29But no matter how hard they try, they won't silence us.
15:35A few will imprison us, but here the people will continue to resist in unity.
15:40We will make them respect us.
15:43Here, the struggle is about defending our natural resources and our businesses.
15:48The struggle is for the new generation coming after us, our children and grandchildren,
15:54to ensure that our beloved Bolivia is not sold off, especially.
15:58Here at Tropico de Cochabamba and the social organizations, we are vigilant,
16:03so that we can earn respect and resist, especially.
16:12On Wednesday in Argentina, workers and researchers from the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research, CONICET,
16:19held another protest to condemn the defunding of the sector by Javier Milei's new liberal government.
16:24The workers called for the extension of fellowships for approximately 400 postdoctoral researchers,
16:29and pointed out that the professionals affected have accumulated nearly eight years of training and work within the national scientific
16:38system,
16:39warning that the loss of this effort would result in reduced scientific and technological sovereignty.
16:44The situation compounds the difficulties faced in Argentina's scientific system,
16:49which is affected by the decline in the purchasing power of salaries,
16:53budgetary constraints on laboratory operations, problems with health coverage,
16:57and delays in recruiting researchers into the scientific research and career track.
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17:47In the Middle East, the United States has presumed its aggression against Iran
17:50after a five-day pause killing three people in Qashem Island, including a two-year-old child.
17:55According to a statement from the U.S. Central Command,
17:57its forces began launching strikes against Iran early on Thursday,
18:01describing the operation as a response to what it called
18:03attempt Iranian attacks against U.S. forces in the region.
18:07The renewed U.S. operation came after a brief pause in the bombing campaign
18:11that began following 13 consecutive nights of U.S. strikes against Iranian military targets.
18:16Meanwhile, Iranian media reported search and rescue operations continue for people trapped under the rubble
18:23following a U.S. strike on Qashem Island,
18:26with officials confirming that two children were pulled from the debris and taken to the hospital.
18:31Moreover, the Gormuzgan University of Medical Sciences reported that a couple
18:35and their two-year-old child were killed in the attacks.
18:43In this context, the Islamic Revolutionary War Corps of Iran announced it launched retaliatory missiles
18:48against U.S. military bases in the Middle East region.
18:51In a statement, the IRGC said aerospace fighters targeted a ramp and maintenance jet
18:58at the U.S.-run Mubafak Salty Air Base in Al-Asraq,
19:02which holds U.S. F-35 fighter jets, completely destroying three of the aircraft
19:07and causing heavy damage to three others.
19:10In the document, the organization noted that the U.S. attacked U.S. occupied bases in Jordan
19:16after being unable to confront Iran in direct war and informed a number of enemy officers
19:21and technical and maintenance personnel were also killed in the retaliatory response.
19:33In Palestine, the GAS Ministry of Health reported that more than 60,700 children
19:38have lost one or both parents since Israeli attacks escalated in the Palestinian enclave in October 2023.
19:45In a report, the authorities stated that 52,000 children lost their fathers,
19:50almost 6,000 lost their mothers, and more than 2,700 became totally orphaned.
19:56They also highlighted that more than 2,200 entire families have been erased from the civil registry,
20:02which demonstrates the systematic nature of the democratic devastation in the enclave.
20:07The Gaza governorate in the north is the hottest heat,
20:10accounting for nearly half of the children who have lost both parents.
20:14These figures, which now exceed 73,000 fatalities,
20:18demonstrate the genocide that the Israeli regime continues to perpetrate against the Palestinian people.
20:31Protesters gathered in downtown Kiev to protest Zelensky administrations
20:35and demand the return of former Defense Minister Mikhailov Fedorov.
20:39Waving Ukrainian flags, chanting slogans and holding signs with messages in support of Fedorov,
20:44dozens of citizens protested in the Ukrainian capital.
20:47Fedorov was removed from office during a cabinet reshuffle in mid-July,
20:51six months after Parliament appointed him to head the Ministry of Defense,
20:56a move that sparked protests across the country.
20:58After his departure, President Volodymyr Zelensky offered him the position of Deputy Prime Minister for Military Innovation,
21:06which Fedorov rejected on the grounds that he needed full authority over the Ministry of Defense to carry out his
21:12reforms.
21:27Europe is engulfed in flames as forest fires continue ravaging thousands of hectares in Spain, France and Turkey.
21:34In Spain, 10,000 people are still under an evacuation order as the fires in the eastern province of Castille
21:40remained out of control.
21:41At the same time, an unaccounted wildfire four times the size of Paris threatened to surge again in southwest France
21:47on Wednesday.
21:48Meanwhile, residents were evacuated in western Turkey as firefighter teams, including planes and helicopters, battled the fires.
21:56The unprecedented magnitude of the fires comes amid a devastating heat wave affecting Europe,
22:01which has been forcing firefighters to fundamentally change their tactics, prioritizing evacuation and property protection
22:08due to the danger posed by fast-moving walls of flames and blazes too powerful to attack directly.
22:18In disregard, three firefighters have lost their lives battling fast-moving wildfires across Greece as extreme heat and gale force
22:25winds through the region.
22:26In western Secrete, two firefighters became trapped and died as an unimaginable fire front stretched over 15 km.
22:36Forcing widespread village evacuation, a third firefighter was found dead in the southern Peloponnese region as blazes flared across Greek
22:45islands.
22:52The death toll from a powerful 7.1-magneted earthquake in southwestern Japan has risen to 34 as emergency crews
23:00raced against time to pull survivors from collapsed buildings.
23:03Rescue teams in Kumamoto Prefections are searching throughout the wreckage of a collapsed shopping mall after extracting multiple victims.
23:11Nearby, several casualties were confirmed at a paper factory where a massive chimney collapsed during the quake.
23:17Tens of thousands of homes remained without electricity or running water.
23:21Survivors faced compounding hardship as severe heat wave groups to the region, making conditions inside temporary shelters increasingly perilous.
23:29With continuous aftershocks rattling on the island of Kyushu, Prime Minister Sané Takaishi assured that disaster response teams are working
23:38around the clock to restore basic services.
23:47Powerful wind gusts of up to 100 km per hour battered southern and southeastern Brazil on Wednesday, killing at least
23:55five people and bringing down trees, walls and utility poles.
23:58Brazil's National Institute of Meteorology said the severe weather began in Rio Grande do Sul on Tuesday night as a
24:05cold from intensified conditions across the region.
24:07The wind swept into Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, hitting densely populated areas and disrupting transport, power
24:15supplies and daily life.
24:17According to local authorities, two people were killed when a wall collapsed in Rio de Janeiro State while three others
24:23died in Sao Paulo State.
24:24In the context, President Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva announced the activation of a crisis cabinet involving 24 ministries to
24:32support the affected areas.
24:39And like this, we have come to the end of this news brief.
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