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00:08Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez arrived in the United Arab Emirates to advance
00:14bilateral priorities and consolidate strategic cooperation, continuing her high-level diplomatic
00:20engagements across the Persian Gulf region. Southeast Asian leaders and international partners
00:29gathered in Manila on Sunday for the opening ceremony of the 49th Asian Summit, focusing
00:35on trade integration and regional security.
00:42Pablo XIV arrived in Cusco greeting thousands as he champions indigenous rights and environmental
00:49protection ahead of his visit to the Amazonian city of Pucallpa.
00:59Hello and welcome to From the South. I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Caracas, Venezuela.
01:05We begin with the news. Stay with us.
01:20On Sunday, Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez arrived in the United Arab Emirates
01:26on an official visit set to strengthen the nation's bilateral ties. Rodriguez and her delegation
01:32were welcomed in Abu Dhabi in high-ranking Emirati authorities led by the Secretary General of the
01:39Supreme National Security Council, Ali Mohamed Hamad al-Shamsi. The delegation landed after having
01:47visited Qatar over the weekend. Venezuela and the United Arab Emirates are actively strengthening
01:53their bilateral diplomatic and commercial ties. Both nations maintain an alliance covering petroleum
02:00and gas, housing, construction, air, transportation, tourism and investment. The trip joins several
02:08international visits by the Venezuelan acting head of state that highlighted her commitment to
02:14develop the South American nation's bilateral cooperation agenda.
02:24Also earlier on Sunday, as part of her international agenda through the Middle East and the Gulf of
02:30region, Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez was received at the Amiri Diwan Palace by the
02:36Emir of Qatar, Tabim Bin Hamad al-Tani. The purpose of the meeting is to consolidate areas of strategic
02:43cooperation and to assess issues of interest that will be addressed during future meetings and that form
02:49part of the agenda of the Venezuelan official. Upon her arrival in Qatar, Rodriguez held a working meeting with
02:55her cabinet. At the meeting were also present Carlos Mata Figueroa, Ambassador of Venezuela to Qatar, Oliver Blanco, Minister of
03:03Foreign Affairs,
03:04Calixto Ortega, Sector Vice President for the Economy and other members of her government team.
03:17In this context, after the meeting, the acting president of Venezuela took to her socials to address the encounter,
03:23sharing, I held a cordial and productive meeting with the Emir of the state of Qatar,
03:29Tamim Bin Hamad al-Tani, to expand economic cooperation, promote investment and strengthen
03:35coordination on matters of mural interest. In her message, Rodriguez expressed her gratitude to the Emir,
03:42stating, I thank His Highness for his warm welcome and willingness to strengthen our bonds of friendship and
03:48cooperation for the well-being of our peoples and for international peace and security.
04:00In other topics, Southeast Asian leaders and international partners gathered in Manila on
04:05Sunday for the opening ceremony of the 49th Asian Summit. Officiated by Philippine President and
04:112026 Asian Sheriff Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the three-day gathering focuses on trade, integration,
04:18regional security and collective crisis response. Closing the Philippines' year at the helm of the
04:24bloc, the summit welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday for East Asia talks,
04:30followed by US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Regional analysts highlight that Southeast Asian nations
04:36are leveraging multilateral diplomacy to safeguard economic sovereignty amid shifting global power
04:43dynamics. In this context, hundreds of protesters in Manila have rallied against the US President
04:55Donald Trump's visit to the Asian leaders' summit, facing police repression that left at least the
05:00two injured and several arrested. Security forces blocked demonstrators attempting to march toward the
05:08Philippine International Convention Center, venue of the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations
05:15summit, taking at least five protesters into custody. The national government deployed nearly 23,000
05:22security personnel, including over 19,000 police officers, to secure summit locations.
05:28Meanwhile, human rights organizations, student unions and the transport workers group Piston have
05:35announced coordinated walkouts and a transport strike throughout the summit to reject US interference
05:42and regional policies.
05:50And on Sunday, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum held an ambassadors and CEOs' roundtable at their
05:57headquarters in the city of Shenche in South China's Guangdong province. Main topics were high-level opening up and AI
06:05development.
06:06This APEC roundtable was hosted by China Media Group, and it was the first event of the 2026 APEC Economic
06:14Leaders' Week,
06:15running November 14th through the 19th, themed sharing opportunities through openness, achieving mutual benefits,
06:23and win-win results. The roundtable brought together some 80 participants, including ambassadors and diplomatic
06:29envoys to China from some APEC member economies, domestic and foreign businessmen, and heads of foreign chambers of commerce.
06:37Participants said to be impressed by China's openness, inclusiveness and innovation, and express willingness to deepen cooperation with China
06:46to share development opportunities for regional prosperity.
06:57Turquia is seeking to expand its clean energy partnership with China.
07:01On the sidelines of the ongoing 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference COP31 in Antalya, Turquia,
07:07in an exclusive interview with China Media Group, Turkish Energy and National Resources Minister,
07:12Alparslan Bayraktar, said global climate efforts require steady policies that endure political
07:19transitions, for he said government policy inconsistency has thwarted international green transition efforts.
07:26Speaking of the prospect for green cooperation between Turkey and China, Bayraktar hailed China's
07:33achievements introducing carbon emissions, promoting green technology innovation, and enhancing the
07:39competitiveness of renewable energy, and stressed that China's clean technologies can provide important
07:45support for his country's energy transformation.
07:56Meanwhile, in the United States, the collision between a cargo plane and a Boeing 737 passenger plane
08:02leaves two injured. The incident occurred Saturday night at Miami International Airport in Florida,
08:08while both aircraft were taxiing on the terminal's taxiways. Initial reports point to discrepancies in the
08:16manoeuvres carried out by the crews to people suffer minor injuries and receive medical attention at the airport. The collision
08:24happens one day after thousands of flights across the country were disrupted by a nationwide ground stop
08:31ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration. Despite the incident, airport authorities reported that
08:38operations at Miami International Airport continue as normal.
08:48And now we have a short break coming up. First remember, you can join us on TikTok at
08:52Telesur English where you'll find news in different formats, news updates, and much more.
09:13Welcome back to From the South. Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella marks his first 100 days in office amid
09:21a deepening security crisis budget cuts and growing social discontent.
09:25Three months into its term, the far-right government faces severe instability after nearly 20 senior officials resigned.
09:35Also, community leaders and rights defenders in Catatumbo and Cucuta have condemned the abandonment of peace talks,
09:42warning that it intensified military offensive and drone attacks are displaced in rural populations.
09:49Meanwhile, civic groups and opposition lawmakers criticized executive in action.
09:54Following August, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake stalled infrastructure projects and over $4 billion in IMF-backed austerity courts.
10:15Thank you very much for joining us.
10:33arrived in Cusco, Peru, as part of the final stage of his apostolic journey to South America.
10:39The Pontiff met with thousands of faithful and representatives of popular devotion at
10:44Sacsayhuaman National Archaeological Park, where he called for religious traditions to
10:49become spaces of fraternity, solidarity and charity. During the visit, the Pope urged
10:55communities to involve younger generations in keeping these traditions alive. Furthermore,
10:59the Pope Leo XIV led the Andalus' prayer and expressed his solidarity with people suffering from illnesses.
11:06After the Andalus, the Holy Father departed to Pucalpa, where deforestation and illegal mining remain major challenges.
11:19It is a great joy for me to be here today, surrounded by your affection and lively faith
11:25that beats within the beautiful community alongside our Sikh and elderly brothers and sisters,
11:33and the priests and consecrated men and women.
11:37In other topics, a violent jewellery robbery in Toledo, Spain, has added to a wave of high-profile
11:44hist across Europe, with thieves allegedly stealing up to €400,000 in valuables. The incident occurred
11:51while emergency services were dealing with a deadly train collision in nearby Urda, which left 69 people
11:59dead and dozens injured. According to a footage released by Spain's civil guard, three masked suspects
12:05stormed a jewellery shop in Torrijos, Toledo, smashing display cases and stuffing valuables into bags.
12:14One attacker is also seen striking the shop owner, while other images show a suspect fleeing across
12:20a field before officers chase them down and make an arrest. Six suspects, including a minor,
12:26were reportedly arrested, four were remanded in custody, and part of the stolen jewellery was recovered.
12:55On Sunday, hundreds of people dressed as Santa Claus took part in Tokyo's annual Santa
13:00parade, braving pouring rain. This festivity has become a popular seasonal rendezvous in the Japanese capital,
13:07along the streets of Shibuya and Omotesando, two of Tokyo's busiest commercial districts.
13:14Although the holiday is traditionally celebrated in Japan through family gatherings, gift-giving and seasonal food,
13:21the parade offers participants a chance to embrace the festive spirit collectively.
13:26Christmas originated as a Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
13:31Whereas, Santa Claus draws on the legend of Saint Nicholas, a Christian bishop remembered for his generosity,
13:38which over time evolved into the familiar gift-giving figure.
13:46We've been celebrating as a season, you know, we are eating chicken and cake, right, for the Japanese.
13:55So, I don't think it's not only the foreigners' culture, so we have this culture already in Japan.
14:02I think in Japan, people love festivals, and they like, you know, they even like to, you know, they like
14:09Halloween,
14:10where they like to dress up like the cosplay thing, but Christmas is a little bit different.
14:15People celebrate, especially with their families, you know, giving a small gift to their child or to some relatives,
14:21and, but this event is good, it makes us feel good, it makes us feel happy.
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15:05One person died and several were injured in the Russian city of Tangarok in the Rostov region,
15:11following a series of attacks carried out by Ukraine.
15:14The fatality was the chief engineer of an electric substation,
15:18while three men and a woman were among the injured.
15:21In addition, five vehicles were damaged and road traffic was interrupted,
15:25as was rail service, which was temporarily suspended.
15:28According to local reports, Ukrainian forces continued to carry out targeted attacks
15:33against residential areas in various Russian provinces
15:36and are launching waves of drones toward the Moscow region,
15:40striking homes and civilian infrastructure.
15:50And Bulgaria confirmed that we'll stop supplying weapons and ammunition from its army's reserves to Ukraine,
15:56an announcement made during the informal summit of European Union leaders in Dublin.
16:00The announcement was made by Bulgarian Prime Minister Ruben Radev,
16:05who stated that Sofia had exhausted its capacities after sending 13 shipments of military aid since 2022.
16:13He also argued that the government has an excessive deficit and must adhere to the 3% of GDP limit,
16:20which is why they do not have the funds to grant new loans to Ukraine.
16:24Furthermore, he noted that these informal missions undermine the unity of the European Union and NATO,
16:31which is why Bulgaria will not participate in the military exercises of the volunteer coalition either.
17:05The
17:06people whose bodies were recovered from the rubble in the Isle Saftawi area north of Gaza City.
17:15The identity of 60 out of those 70 bodies has been established.
17:19Recovery operations to retrieve bodies and human remains from buildings destroyed by Israeli bombardment
17:25continue in various parts across the Gaza Strip, in coordination with the International Committee of the Red Cross.
17:32An estimated 8,000 bodies are still buried beneath the rubble of destroyed buildings across Gaza
17:38since the early months of the Israeli aggression.
17:52Also, the Palestinian Prisoner Society accused Israeli occupation authorities of continuing to target Palestinian journalists
17:59through escalating arrests in using military courts and arbitrary detention measures.
18:03The organization said that the Israeli authorities' accusations against journalists are broadly worded
18:09and are just predicts to criminalize journalistic work and target media professionals.
18:15According to the Society's monitoring and documentation,
18:18the number of Palestinian journalists held in Israeli prisons has reached 38, including five women,
18:23following the early Sunday detention of journalist Mohamed Atik from Jenin,
18:28who is a former prisoner and has previously been detained.
18:32Two other journalists from Gaza have also remained forcibly disappeared since October 7th,
18:37with no clear information available about their whereabouts or conditions of detention.
18:51And the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization informed that Palestinian presidential
18:57and legislative elections are to take place in 2027 across the Gaza Strip and the West Bank,
19:03including occupied East Jerusalem.
19:05The announcement came during a meeting held on Sunday to discuss the latest political and field developments
19:11and the growing threats facing the Palestinian people in those areas.
19:15The committee stressed that the national priority remains ending the Israeli occupation
19:20and establishing an independent, sovereign Palestinian state along the June 4th, 1967 borders,
19:28with East Jerusalem as its capital.
19:30It also reaffirmed the Palestinian people's right to self-determination
19:33and called for a just and agreed upon solution to the refugee issue
19:38in accordance with the UN General Assembly Resolution of 194.
19:51Ozen Cape Verde polls open in race with the first female presidential candidate in the country's history.
19:57The current president, Jose Maria Nieves, is facing off against the West African island nation's first female presidential candidate,
20:05Joanna Rosa, and four other candidates, in vote hinging on slowing down persistent immigration.
20:12More than 300,000 people are eligible to vote on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
20:18and will choose from six candidates in a country known for its stability in the politically volatile region.
20:25Neves, a member of the country's oldest political party, the African party for the independence of Cape Verde,
20:32is steeped to be the favorite but faces his strongest challenger, Introsa, of the movement for the democracy party.
20:48And with this information, we have come to the end of this news brief.
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21:04For TeleCity English, I'm Alejandra Garcia.
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