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00:11The High Level Leaders segment of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference officially opened in Antalya, Turkiye, with the
00:19participation of over 90 heads of state and government.
00:27In Spain, thousands of workers are taking part in a 24-hour general strike over the rising cost of living
00:35and amid the ongoing housing crisis.
00:42Pablo XIV concluded his trip to Argentina with a mass in front of hundreds of thousands of faithful at the
00:48Basilica of Our Lady of Luján.
00:56Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Caracas, Venezuela.
01:01We'll begin with any news, so stay with us.
01:23The High Level Leaders segment of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference officially opened in Antalya, Turkiye, with the
01:30participation of over 90 heads of the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
01:34The High Level Leaders segment of the United Nations Climate Change Conference has been a very official part of the
01:35United Nations Climate Change Conference.
01:35For more on how the summit is unfolding, we go with our correspondent, Yunus Sooner.
01:40He's there and has all the details.
01:42Hello Yunus.
01:42Welcome to From the South.
01:44Good evening from Antalya, Alejandra, and hello to our audience.
01:48The heads of state have started arriving to Antalya and have started the official, very official part of the United
01:58Nations Climate Conference that had already started on November 9th and will continue till November 20th.
02:05But today was the day where the heads of state arrived and the day started with the Secretary General of
02:13the UN and the Turkish Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan together planting an olive tree here in
02:22Antalya.
02:22A symbolic act for both forestation and peace as well, a topic that they would take up during the day
02:29as well.
02:30The official ceremony was opened by Antonio Guterres with a speech where he demanded a faster change from fossil oil
02:41to renewable energy, a better international cooperation among the countries and clearer and more measurable goals
02:50regarding the response to climate change.
02:54Guterres, he will end his term as Secretary General this year by the end of this year, but he said,
03:01I will stay in this fight even after that date.
03:05Then the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took up the speaking and he said he supported the idea.
03:13He emphasized again his country's proposal for broadening electrification.
03:18That means the stated goal that the world's consumption of energy in the year 2035 should be 35% electricity.
03:29Another approval of saying farewell to fossil oils by the Turkish President.
03:38But he also said that for that transition to happen, especially the poorer countries needed a better access to finance.
03:46And that is the responsibility of the developed countries.
03:49And there he added also another issue, the situation in Gaza.
03:54He said in Gaza, in Palestine, there is not only a genocide happening, but also a destruction of the environment
04:01by the Israeli authorities.
04:03He dedicated quite a long time to this issue of his speech.
04:09Actually, the Brazilian President Lula da Silva also held a speech in the afternoon where he said that the climate
04:18change or the fight against climate change should not fall victim to hegemonic competition.
04:24He said he noticed that in the recent resolutions of the G7 or G20, the developed capitalist countries, no word
04:33was spent on climate change or the response to it.
04:38And he criticized that both Turkey and Brazil are working together on different working groups to establish concrete steps, measurable
04:50goals to be applied immediately against climate change.
04:55Because this has been a clear demand of this summit, that it shall be a summit of implementation, not of
05:03new goals, but concrete steps.
05:06The prime minister of Australia co-hosting country also supported the idea of electrification.
05:13And he said that the flows of international capital have already started changing their routes towards this end.
05:22We talked to several participants here.
05:25They placed a lot of hope, for instance, also income in organizations such as BRICS.
05:30The president of the New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff is also here at the summit.
05:36Several also placed hope in China.
05:40China is a major producer of renewable energy sources, energy measures, solar energy, wind energy.
05:47So there is also South South cooperation panels taking place at this summit, which will continue tomorrow at the presidential
05:55level.
05:55More presidents or heads of state will deliver speeches.
05:59And then tomorrow, by the end of the day, the presidential part will conclude.
06:03But the panels, the pavillons, the round tables, they will continue until October 20.
06:09We have numbers, by the way, the UN has published them just recently.
06:14Ninety nine thousand participants are registered here.
06:19Thirty four thousand on behalf of the participating parties.
06:23More than twenty thousand technical personnel, almost four thousand media members are observing this summit and are accompanying it just
06:34as we do.
06:35So they are all looking both to the presidential meetings and the pavillons and the round tables where civil society
06:42actors, companies come together, do networking, all looking to produce answers against the climate change.
06:50Also, Junius, how important is this COP31, the holding of this COP31 precisely in the current geopolitical landscape?
07:03Well, there are several arguments here presented by heads of state exactly in response to geopolitics.
07:11For instance, for instance, the Turkish minister of energy said that the tensions around the Strait of Hormuz or the
07:20conflict in Ukraine and the disruptions in the delivery of oil again emphasize the need for electrification, not only to
07:28save the environment, but also as a measure to have national energy security.
07:35Others applauded this argument.
07:38Others applauded this argument.
07:38For instance, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Rhein, she made the same argument that depending on
07:45oil was becoming more and more fragile for national economies and national security.
07:51Guterres himself said that almost the biggest majority of the world's population is depending on oil but cannot control the
08:02conditions under which it is delivered.
08:05So there is a main argument here being spread and supported by many that the geopolitical tensions around the world
08:14and the aggressions that accompany them should lead the countries to move away from fuel oil, fossil oil and towards
08:22more electrification and renewable energy.
08:26Now, how far they will comply with it, that remains to be seen.
08:31Thank you, Eunice, very much for your first hand information.
08:34We will keep in contact with you throughout the day to know more details.
08:39And after this contact with our correspondent, you know sooner, we have a short break coming up.
08:44First, remember, you can join us on TikTok at Telesur English, where you'll find news in different formats, news updates
08:49and much more.
08:52We'll be right back. So stay with us.
09:15Welcome back to From the South.
09:17In Spain, thousands of workers are taking part in a 24-hour general strike
09:22over the rising cost of living and amid the ongoing housing crisis.
09:27A call for the demonstrators issued by various major labour unions and social groups
09:31stemmed from the protests held in September and October 2026.
09:36Strikers demand wage increases and measures to address the rising cost of living,
09:41as well as to defend the right to housing, which intensified following the eviction of the late Mari Carmen Aguascal.
09:48This protest marks the first nationwide general strike with the joint support of the Comisiones Aurea Strait Union Confederation
09:56and the General Union of Workers, less than three weeks before the early general election set for November 29th.
10:09Also in this context, on Wednesday, hundreds of protesters brought traffic to standstill on the AP7 motorway near the Spanish
10:18city of Hirona,
10:19blocking both directions of a key road linking Spain and France during a general strike over housing affordability and wages.
10:27Footage showed flames and thick black smoke rising from burning tires, with the breeze scattered across the carriageway and vehicles
10:35queuing nearby.
10:37The action accompanied a 24-hour general strike supported by several unions alongside housing organizations,
10:43demanding affordable homes, higher wages and better working conditions.
10:47Roadblocks also disrupted traffic around Barcelona and Lleida, including sections of the A2 and Barcelona's Ronda Littoral, according to Traffic
10:58Authority.
11:08In other topics, in Italy protests are taking place in opposition to the codes in teaching and administrative staff in
11:15public schools announced by the national government.
11:17The project calls for the cutting of thousands of teaching and administrative positions on the grounds of a decline in
11:24the school age population.
11:26The major union federations condemned the government's justification for imposing the reduction in education staff and demanded job security for
11:36dozens of workers.
11:37This sector-specific dispute has added to a widespread sense of dissatisfaction that led to massive protests by students and
11:45teachers in more than 50 Italian cities.
11:53At the same time, workers in the customer service and administrative management sectors are going on strike in response to
12:01the rapid adoption of automation and artificial intelligence in Italy.
12:05Unions are calling for structural regulation and industrial policies to protect human jobs from the excessive use of digital technologies.
12:14These protests coincide with debates on the impact of artificial intelligence in the workplace and the implementation of the European
12:22Union's legal framework.
12:38Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization member states at the Kremlin in Moscow
12:48for a summit to discuss regional security and strengthen military cooperation.
12:52Leaders from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan attended the meeting while Armenia was absent.
13:01Moscow currently holds the organization's rotating chairmanship, which will pass to Tajikistan in 2027.
13:08Addressing the summit, Putin said member states had reached a shared understanding on addressing security threats and highlighted more than
13:16100 joint initiatives carried out under Russia's presidency.
13:20He also announced further cooperation on developing collective military forces as well as efforts to combat terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking
13:30and illegal migration.
13:41Delegations from Russia, Ukraine and the United States concluded the second day of high-level trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi
13:48on Wednesday, including deals regarding prisoners.
13:51Marking the first major negotiations between the parties in nine months, Russia and Ukraine have agreed to carry out a
13:59large-scale prisoner exchange following talks in the United Arab Emirates, according to Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky.
14:07In this regard, Medinsky also emphasized that humanitarian issues had been discussed during the negotiations.
14:14These talks extend beyond bilateral disputes to address comprehensive international stability, since Russian delegation sources also confirm discussions are focused
14:24on establishing a new indivisible security architecture for the continent, treating the conflict as one element within a broader framework.
14:39The members of our delegation have been doing this purposefully.
14:43We have agreed on a new large-scale exchange of prisoners, the specific parameters of which will be announced in
14:51the near future.
14:52They will be announced in the near future.
14:55Now the topics.
14:56Bolivian attorney Nadia Beller has departed for Mexico after receiving an official safe conduct permit to fulfill her diplomatic asylum
15:04status.
15:05Beller departed from El Alto International Airport in the early hours of Wednesday after taking refuge at the Mexican diplomatic
15:13residence in La Paz since November 4.
15:16The survivor of an August 2026 targeted shooting in which her former partner, political consultant Fernando Cerimedo was detained and
15:25remanded in custody.
15:27Under attempted femicide charges requested international protection citing death threats, police harassment and political interference in the judicial process.
15:36The Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the safe conduct was granted in compliance with the 1954 Convention on
15:44Diplomatic Asylum, while government officials emphasized that her departure will not hold ongoing criminal proceedings against Cerimedo.
15:59In an official statement, the Bolivian government announced that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Plurinational State of Bolivia,
16:07following on from the statement issued on November 8, 2026,
16:12announces that having completed the assessment of the request submitted by the Embassy of the United Mexican State, the competent
16:19authorities of the Bolivian State have decided to grant a safe conduct requested for Mrs. Nadia Shirley Beller Delgadillo, a
16:29beneficiary of Diplomatic Asylum granted by the Government of Mexico.
16:33The decision was officially communicated to the Mexican Embassy on November 10, 2026, and the corresponding safe conduct was issued
16:43in the early hours of November 11.
17:11On Wednesday, Pobli, a 14th concluded his trip to Argentina.
17:15Argentina with the Mass in front of hundreds of thousands of faithful at the Basilica of Our Lady of Lujan.
17:20The Pontiff chose a light blue and white robe as a symbol of his gratitude and affection for the country
17:27that received him since Sunday.
17:29Some of the political figures in attendance included ministers and secretaries such as Pablo Quirno from the Foreign Ministry, the
17:38Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, along with Majors, Legislators and also Diego Santilli, who is the
17:46Chief of Cabinet in the absence of President Javier Milley, who will be present at the farewell ceremony at Ezeiza
17:54Airport.
17:54At 2 p.m. local time, Pobli of 14th is scheduled to travel to the International Terminal, where he will
18:00depart to Lima, Peru.
18:11And amid the multidimensional crisis Pobli of 14th will engage in a dialogue with a group of people representing the
18:19Peruvian people.
18:20During the meeting, the Pope is expected to call on the country's economic and political leaders to implement public policies
18:26that benefit the population.
18:31The Shipibo community of Cantagallo, located just a few blocks from the government palace, is one of the greatest examples
18:38of Peru's cultural richness.
18:43Karina Pachaca, the community president, and a group of friends are waiting to tell us what they think about Pope
18:49Leo XIV visit,
18:52and what they believe is necessary for their knowledge to be better recognized.
19:00I see that it is very important for our integration into society that we are heard,
19:07that we preserve our knowledge and culture, and that we are respected, listened to, attended to, and included in various
19:18projects aimed at the development of our country.
19:20For the members of this community, it is paradoxical and condemnable that racism still persists in Peru,
19:29that multiculturalism is not valued, and that their habitat is being destroyed by the excessive extraction of natural resources.
19:40It is becoming clear that the ecosystem is being practically destroyed, destroying the environment that surrounds us in the Amazon.
19:56Why? Because we come from there, we have families, our ancestors lived there, protected it, and gave their lives for
20:04it.
20:06So we identify with it too. It is very important to us because it will help us in the future.
20:14Virginia Zegara, president of the Afro-Peruvian Roots Association, condemns the attempts by economic and political groups
20:23to make Peru's indigenous peoples invisible through the national census.
20:29Zegara demands the reinstatement of the Commission on Indigenous Peoples in Congress.
20:34In terms of poverty, we have inherited a form of poverty that is, regrettably, structural and racist due to a
20:45system of trafficking,
20:46perhaps historical and slave-based, that still does not recognize us and does not make us visible in society.
20:57Therefore, from this perspective, we continue to suffer from both psychological and physical violence,
21:05as is also demonstrated by certain statistics from some studies.
21:10In this context, Father Juan Baiten, one of the organizers of Pope Leo's visit,
21:16highlights the significance of the event and the challenges and hopes of the Peruvian people.
21:23The Supreme Pontiff is expected to call on the ruling classes to govern in favor of those most in need.
21:33I believe that in all of the Pope's meetings, there will be a message that will speak directly to the
21:40conscience of our leaders, politicians, business leaders and church leaders.
21:44I believe that the crisis of leadership and representativeness arise from spiritual and moral exhaustion.
21:51If no one obeys the law, then neither will I.
21:55However, the authorities bear a greater responsibility because they have asked to be elected for a purpose,
22:01they have run for office and proposed government plans.
22:06For those interviewed, it is essential that the Pope listens to diverse groups of people,
22:12especially the most vulnerable, just as he did during his missionary work in Chulucanas, Chiclayo and other places in Peru.
22:28And with this information, we have come to the end of this news brief.
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22:44For Telesurenglish, I'm Alejandra García. Thank you for watching.
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