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00:10The United States announced the conclusion of its military operation in Iraq officially withdrawing U.S. military forces and equipment
00:16from Israel Air Base after 23 years of foreign intervention.
00:24Venezuela as acting President Alexis Rodriguez reaffirms commitment to peaceful coexistence and popular democracy ahead of the October 18th consultation.
00:37And the United States government has intensified its illegal economic blockade against Cuba imposing harsh new financial restrictions that target
00:44both public entities and the island's private sector.
00:53Hello, welcome from the south. I'm Luis Alberto Matos from De los Studios in Caracas, Venezuela. We begin with the
00:59news.
01:11The United States announced the conclusion of its military operation in Iraq officially withdrawing U.S. military forces and equipment
01:17from Erbil Air Base after 23 years of foreign intervention.
01:20Washington announced a transition toward bilateral security tie-shifting full responsibility for national defense and counterterrorism operations directly to the
01:29Iraqi government.
01:30While the Pentagon maintains it will provide targeted intelligence support, regional analysts emphasize that true national security requires full sovereignty
01:40and an end to foreign military oversight.
01:42The departure marks a pivotal shift for Iraq as popular forces and state institutions face the task of securing national
01:48borders without external interference.
01:57And a tragedy was narrowly avoided onboard flight Dubai Flight FS-1073 which was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv
02:06and carrying 174 passengers.
02:08This was after one of the pilots attempted to crash the plane in mid-flight.
02:12Flight tracking data revealed a sudden vertical plunge of over 30,000 feet per minute from cruising altitude before the
02:19co-pilot physically intervened to regain control of the plane.
02:23Emergency distress signals were triggered during the struggle, prompting security alerts and briefly halting departures at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion
02:30Airport.
02:31The co-pilot successfully overpowered his colleague, leveled the aircraft at 15,000 feet and safely landed the plane in
02:37Saudi Arabia, saving everyone on board.
02:45Morocco's King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Eshada El Mansouri as the country's first female prime minister.
02:54The Royal Palace said in a statement on Tuesday that El Mansouri, a 50-year-old urban planning minister and
02:59the mayor of Marrakech, was tasked with forming a new government.
03:03The appointment came four days after the results of last week's elections were announced with El Mansouri's monarchy, a line
03:12of authenticity and modernity winning the most votes.
03:15In this context, the party fell well short of the 198 seats needed for an outright majority and will need
03:23to build a coalition in order to govern, which will be El Mansouri's first task.
03:28El Mansouri is the second woman to serve as prime minister in the Arab world after Nakhla Buden's tenure in
03:34Tunisia from October 2021 to August 2023.
03:45The work begins today.
03:48We are starting with internal consultations within the party.
03:51Then we will continue with all the political groups in order to submit, as soon as possible, a proposed government
03:57line-up to His Majesty.
04:00This government will live up to the expectations of the sovereign and of all citizens.
04:08This is a historic moment.
04:11For the first time in our country's history, a woman is becoming head of government.
04:17It is a personal source of pride, but above all, a source of pride for all the women of this
04:21nation.
04:25And protests over access to housing are spreading throughout Spain in Andalusia.
04:29Mayor City Socials Sevilla, Cadiz, Córdoba, and Malaga have joined the protests.
04:33In Malaga, rent and home prices have made access to housing one of the main problems for its residents.
04:38Our correspondent Sergio Rodrigo shares the details with us.
04:43Teresa now lives in the entrance hall of a building after being evicted.
04:47She is 73 years old, a pensioner, and has a son in her care.
04:52She has undergone two surgeries for cancer.
04:55She is now waiting for a response from the authorities, as she cannot afford the rent on her pension.
05:03I'm 72 years old, and for nine years, I paid 400 PIN. Since I was paying 400, the landlord wanted
05:09to raise it to 800.
05:11My pension is 900, so I told him I couldn't afford it, and he said we'd talk about it later.
05:15In the end, he raised it to 1,1200. I told him no, and he filed a complaint against me.
05:21He cut off my water and electricity three times, and every time I got them reconnected, he took away my
05:27social utility discount and my heating subsidy.
05:30Their story is that of many families demanding the right to decent housing.
05:34Protests and demonstrations are multiplying across the eight provinces of Andalusia.
05:39Neighborhood movements are emerging from apartment buildings and neighborhoods to occupy public squares and streets,
05:45and demand the enforcement of Article 47 of the Spanish Constitution, which recognizes the right to decent and adequate housing.
05:52We say it again. This square is ours. This city is ours.
05:56We don't want to be kicked out, and we're not going to leave because, in fact, this is what was
06:01happening.
06:01This square hadn't been ours for a long time. It's important that this square be filled with people again.
06:07People eager to address their problems collectively, to listen to one another, and to move beyond the individual housing issues
06:13that overwhelm our lives and keep us constantly in danger.
06:16The organizations say they will continue the protests until their demands are met.
06:20Among their main demands are putting a stop to speculation and the pressure exerted by large investment funds on the
06:26housing market.
06:27Andalusia is joining the wave of protests and sit-ins for the right to housing, and says the demonstrations will
06:34continue despite the decrees announced by the Spanish government.
06:41According to the latest data from the Spanish Youth Council's Emancipation Observatory, a young person would have to spend more
06:49than 100 percent of their salary just to pay rent.
06:54I'm 26 years old and can't wait to move out on my own. The reason we're here is the cost
07:00of housing. If you want to rent, you have to rent a room for 500 euros.
07:05People from Malaga are being thrown out onto the streets while vulture funds move in. They come here, take over
07:13entire buildings, and evict people.
07:17We can't stand this. There are no homes left. We're homeless.
07:21Mari Carmen eviction in Madrid has once again brought attention to a problem that, according to social movements, has been
07:28brewing for years.
07:29Organizations are demanding measures to stop evictions, protect tenants from abuse, and guarantee access to housing as a right.
07:36This demand has once again brought thousands of people out onto the streets.
07:41Sergio Rodrigo and Francis Gonzalez.
07:43Telesur, Andalusia, Spain.
07:48And hundreds of thousands of French public sector workers and students took to the streets nationwide protests in government authority,
07:55wage freezes, and severe budget cuts.
07:57Clashes erupted at over 400 schools as students demanded better conditions, resulting in over 440 detentions and dozens injured amid
08:05heavy police repression.
08:07Unions gave the Macron administration 48 hours to reverse planned public sector spending cuts, warning that purchasing power has collapsed
08:14after years of consecutive salary freezes.
08:17The massive demonization highlights growing social anger against neoliberal state policies as working class communities demand investments in public health,
08:25education, and public services.
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09:06Venezuela's Acting President Adalusia Rodriguez reaffirmed the country's commitment to peaceful coexistence and called for the strengthening of popular democracy
09:13ahead of the October 18th consultation.
09:16During a meeting with local representatives in Portuguesa State to mark the start of one of the most important stages
09:21of national production,
09:22the Acting President highlighted the role of the agricultural and coffee producing sectors in the national economy.
09:28In his regard, Rodriguez stated the communal coffee plant guarantees subsidized diesel and financing for fertilizers, while ensuring fair prices
09:36for producers.
09:37Furthermore, the Acting Head of State announced a proposal to reform the law against hate for democratic coexistence and tolerance,
09:44calling for greater emphasis on peace.
09:58Today, we submitted a proposal to the National Assembly to reform the law against hate, to promote democratic coexistence and
10:08tolerance.
10:12Unfortunately, the law was misapplied.
10:14There has been abusive use of that law, but I believe in its principles, tolerance, love, and relating to one
10:19another.
10:23Hatred should not prevail.
10:25Instead, we should coexist by respecting those who are different.
10:28Respecting and caring for one another is part of human dignity.
10:31I call on the Venezuelan people to replace hatred with love and intolerance with coexistence.
10:39I ask the communes to contribute to democratic coexistence and peace.
10:46This coexistence will allow us to develop into a great power.
11:08In Brazil, the political scene is heating up ahead of the October 4th elections with President Lula Silva leading the
11:15polls.
11:15Among the Brazilian President, Lula Silva led a massive rally in Salvador Bahia, the capital of Brazil's Northeast.
11:23Due to its demographic and electoral weight, the region has been decisive in recent national elections.
11:28At that rally, the President defended income transfer programs and federal investments earmarked for the Northeast.
11:34Meanwhile, his main rival, Flávio Bolsonaro, is facing a serious crisis and legal questions following the revealing of a dossier
11:40that compromises his campaign.
11:49As Brazil approaches Election Day, security remains one of the country's key political issues while the far-right campaigns on
11:56a heavy-handed approach.
11:57Our Special Envoy Belendo Los Santos takes a closer look at what this concern means for Rio de Janeiro residents.
12:05Brazil is five days away from Election Day, with polls showing a close national race.
12:10Campaigns are focusing on the issues that matter most to voters in each region.
12:15In Rio de Janeiro, violence and public safety remain at the center of the political debate.
12:20Our main problem is the issue of violence.
12:24We will always have this problem when we talk about Rio de Janeiro.
12:29Always the security, right? Because as there is the polarization of politics, there is the polarization of traffic and militia,
12:36the occupation.
12:37So, many candidates use this, but they don't solve it. And this has been in Brazil since the 1970s.
12:45Capitalizing on this concern, the Bolsonarist far-right has strengthened its presence in the city over the years, calling for
12:51a tougher crackdown on crime and greater repression.
12:54But for many residents, violence cannot be seen in isolation from the social and economic conditions that shape life in
13:01Rio de Janeiro.
13:02I have some particular concerns. For example, the issue of commerce, the issue of employment.
13:11We have a huge crisis in the feverization, which in Rio de Janeiro is much more than in other states.
13:18That's my perception.
13:21We don't need more police, more coercion. We don't need more force. We need jobs as an alternative to violence.
13:30And we need to have this focus now on jobs, on generating jobs, on generating income within Rio.
13:41Others point to education and access to basic public services as key to creating those opportunities.
13:49The education of the children so that they grow up knowing that there's hope, having a horizon for them other
13:54than traffic, right? Because traffic takes a lot of these children too.
14:01The goods that are minimal for anyone, be it culture, be it education, be it public safety, health. In short,
14:12the minimum resources for the person to live with a minimum quality condition.
14:19The broader issue of security is said to be one of the key topics in the national election, with Rio
14:26de Janeiro, Brazil's third largest electoral district, as one of its most important battlegrounds.
14:33Brazilians are very hopeful, right? We always think things are going to get better. So I'm hopeful that things will
14:38be alright. Either way, I have my choice, which is left wing. Whichever one it is, they need to follow
14:43the right path.
14:43We always follow the right path.
14:45Francisco Zamudio, Belen de los Santos, for Chela Sur English, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
14:51The Argentine Supreme Court has revoked a lower court ruling that declared unconstitutional the repeal of the country's rural land
14:58law, including the Emergency Decree 1723.
15:00The highest judicial body unanimously dismissed the lawsuit brought by the Malvinas Veterans Center of La Plata, ruling that the
15:07organization lacked legal standing and that national sovereignty cannot be invoked as a collective right under constitutional law.
15:14Justice S. clarified that the decision was strictly procedural and does not constitute a definitive ruling on the constitutional validity
15:21of the executive order itself.
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16:04The United States government has intensified its illegal economic blockade against Cuba, imposing harsh new financial restrictions that target both
16:11public entities and the island's private sector.
16:14The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control eliminated dollar U-turn transactions and revoked U.S. banking access for
16:21independent Cuban entrepreneurs.
16:23Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced the move as an attempt to sabotage the nation's ongoing economic reforms, knowing it
16:30openly attacks the entire population.
16:32Business owners warned that these measures further impede international payments for critical food and fuel supplies.
16:38Right advocates condemn Washington's aggressive policy as a unilateral attempt to inflict maximum economic hardship and undermine Cuban sovereignty.
16:53In Bolivia, there are allegations that the U.S. government's decision to charge the country's attorney general with drug trafficking
16:59and suspend his visa was motivated by a desire to protect Fernando Cerimedo, former personal advisor to President Rodrigo Paz,
17:07who has reported being pressured not to deepen investigation into the Argentine citizen.
17:11Our correspondent Fred Morales with details.
17:14Following the U.S. government's announcement that it was suspending the visa of Bolivia's attorney general,
17:20the presidents of the legislative chambers demanded his resignation.
17:27We believe it is necessary for the attorney general to step aside from his duties while the alleged facts are
17:32being clarified.
17:35Our rejection of corruption is categorical.
17:37There must be no protection based on rank, influence, or political ties.
17:42The presidents of the legislative chambers, who are aligned with the government, requested that a joint session be convened to
17:48address the situation of the attorney general accused by the United States of soliciting and receiving money from drug traffickers.
17:55According to procedure, an impeachment trial must be initiated, which immediately results in his suspension from office.
18:03When I was a child, I remember that the United States appointed the attorney general, appointed judges, and appointed ministers.
18:10Do you want to go back to that?
18:11Now, if the United States has evidence, why doesn't it present it?
18:18I find it very suspicious that Attorney General Mariaca is suddenly being accused when he is in charge of investigating
18:24the Cerimedo case, the hitman case, and even the suitcases case.
18:27Vice President Edmund Lara recalled that the ex-girlfriend of the former presidential advisor accused him of ties to drug
18:35trafficking, of charging for the departure of a small plane carrying cocaine, and even revealed audio recordings of Cerimedo with
18:43a former anti-drug police chief who is now subject to a visa suspension.
18:47They make no mention of Cerimedo at all.
18:49But why aren't they revoking Fernando Cerimedo's visa if Fernando Cerimedo was at the shield of the Americas alongside Marco
18:55Rubio, alongside U.S. officials?
18:58What's going on with Fernando Cerimedo?
19:00Why isn't his visa being revoked?
19:02Why isn't anyone talking about Cerimedo?
19:04Strange.
19:05Very strange.
19:05Attorney General Roger Mariaca pointed to the investigations into the Argentine Cerimedo, an advisor on several campaigns for right-wing
19:15candidates across the continent, as the reason for the U.S. sanctions.
19:18Some investigations have implications that transcend national borders. The so-called Cerimedo case, for example, has generated concern and repercussions
19:27in various political spheres.
19:29He suggested that the U.S. government's accusations may be an attempt to derail ongoing investigations into political and corruption
19:37scandals that could involve high-ranking government officials.
19:44I will not back down even an inch from the investigations that fall under my jurisdiction.
19:53We will continue working on the Cerimedo case and the investigation into the alleged attempted femicide,
20:06as well as the investigations related to alleged money laundering and an alleged connection to drug trafficking.
20:12In August, Attorney General Mariaca reported pressure from the government not to investigate presidential adviser Fernando Cerimedo.
20:21His ex-girlfriend, Nadia Beller, a survivor of an attempted femicide, accuses him of running a state-level corruption scheme
20:29that allegedly even involves the first lady.
20:32The United States suspended the visas of 13 judges, prosecutors, a former justice minister, and a former commander in the
20:40fight against drug trafficking.
20:42Freddy Morales, Telesur, Bolivia.
20:58Category 1 Hurricane Polo made landfall near Guaymas, Sonora, bringing heavy rainfall, severe flooding, and sustained winds of up to
21:06120 km per hour.
21:07The hurricane damaged homes and businesses, downed power lines, and left urban centers inundated.
21:12He is robbed in essential electricity and infrastructure across multiple municipalities.
21:18New response to Mexican Armed Forces activated emergency disaster relief, deploying civil defense crews and electrical workers to restore power
21:26and assist affected families.
21:27Authorities maintain active shelters across all 72 Sonoran municipalities,
21:31urging residents to follow civil protection guidelines as emergency response operations continue.
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