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00:00BRICS foreign ministers discussed the defense of multilateralism on the second day of their meeting in Rio de Janeiro.
00:17In Venezuela, the Prime Minister of Greenland, Dickon Mitchell, paid homage to liberator Simón Bolívar by laying a wrath at the leader's resting place.
00:25And the International Court of Justice began the second day of hearings on Israel's humanitarian obligations towards the Palestinians, more than 50 days into the regime's total blockade of aid to the Gaza Strip.
00:45Hello and welcome to From the South. My name is Belen de los Santos. I'm from Cereso Studios in Havana, Cuba. We begin with the news.
00:55We now begin with the information. On the second day of the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting in Rio de Janeiro, representatives discussed the defense of multilateralism in the face of threats and pressures on the global economy made by the United States.
01:16On the agenda is the role of the global south, as representatives are expected to draft a declaration for subsequent approval at the BRICS summit to be held in Rio de Janeiro in July.
01:27On Monday, Brazil urged the countries of the bloc to defend preventive peace diplomacy and to join efforts to reject global conflicts both in the Middle East and in Ukraine.
01:37At the same time, China advocated maintaining the multilateral trade rules in force as one of the pressing issues at the moment in world geopolitics.
01:47In Venezuela, on Tuesday, the Prime Minister of Greenland, Deacon Mitchell, paid homage to Liberator Simón Bolívar by laying a wrath at the leader's resting place.
02:02The ceremony took place at the National Pantheon in the capital, Caracas, site that guards Bolívar's remains.
02:09The Prime Minister, accompanied by his delegation, and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Gil signed the guest book at the Pantheon.
02:16Mitchell is on an official visit in Venezuela aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation on different sectors.
02:24Diplomatic ties between Venezuela and Granada have lasted for over 40 years based on cooperation, solidarity, and the respect for peace and sovereignty.
02:34Also in Venezuela, this Tuesday begins the electoral campaign period for the upcoming general elections to be held on May 25th.
02:47From now and until May 22nd, candidates for deputies, governors, and representatives of the state legislative councils will present their proposals throughout the Venezuelan territory.
02:58For this, 54 political organizations will begin mobilizations with their militancy to present their proposals.
03:06In this context, the National Electoral Council of Venezuela called on all parties, candidates, citizens, and the media to promote a harmonious and respectful campaign focused on the debate of ideas and the commitment to peace, ethics, and conscious participation.
03:23And in other news, three of the 17 military personnel investigated in Ecuador for the forced disappearance of four Afro-descendant minors told prosecutors about the torture that the victims allegedly received from their colleagues.
03:42This led to the prosecutor's office and the lawyers to once again visit several areas of Taurá where the military had claimed until now that they had left the minors free and alive.
03:55On the night of December 8th, the brothers Ismael and Josué Arroyo and their friends Saúl Arboleda and Stephen Medina were irregularly detained by two patrols and were taken to Taurá near an Ecuadorian Air Force base.
04:09In this new reconstruction, it has been possible to provide information regarding how the three adolescents and the 11-year-old boy were taken, including that there were blows that could constitute an act of torture.
04:31In this tour that was given, those who gave their version indicated that the children were indeed beaten, that it could constitute an act of torture, not only in the last scenario, but also in a second scenario where they were even taken out of a ban, were beaten, and were in the same way, they were put into the ban.
04:55The government of Argentina declassified a series of confidential documents on the past presence of several Nazi leaders in the country.
05:06The General Archive of the nation put on its webpage files that refer to the operations of German war criminals in the South American nation.
05:15These are about 1,850 reserved and confidential documentary pieces which refer to the activities of high Nazi commanders such as Josef Mengele, known as the Angel of Death for his crimes in Auschwitz.
05:30Among the classified files, there are also two folders concerning Adolf Hitler's private secretary, Martin Bormann, and Adolf Eichmann, an official in the Nazi regime.
05:41The classified materials include confidential records of the federal police and the former secretariat of state intelligence.
05:48The immigration department of the Dominican Republic registered a total of 1,096 Haitian citizens deported in the last 24 hours.
06:02The General Directorate of Migration of the country carried out operations in several places such as the capital, Santo Domingo, where at least 199 Haitians with a regular status were detained.
06:14Followed by 22 migrants in Santiago de los Caballeros, 156 in La Vega, 54 between the city of Mao and Santiago Rodriguez, among others.
06:26According to local media, the Haitians were taken to detention centers for illegal aliens to be registered and evaluated according to the protocols for their respective repatriation.
06:37In the United States, White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt assured in a press conference that the government is prepared for the largest deportation campaign in its history.
06:51The massive deportations were one of the Republicans' campaign promises after blaming the migrants for allegedly destroying the United States and ruining the lives of the citizens of his country.
07:03It was recently revealed that the Social Security Administration had already eliminated more than 6,000 immigrants from its database, leaving them without the possibility of receiving benefits or working in the country.
07:16It was announced that the White House has the objective of deporting 1 million immigrants, but some experts consider it unlikely since there are several legal impediments.
07:26Now we have a short break coming up, but first, remember you can join us on TikTok at Tell Us for English, where you will find news in different formats, updates and much more.
07:38We'll be right back. Stay with us.
07:39We'll be right back. Stay with us.
07:56Welcome back to From the South.
07:58The opposition United National Congress Party won the parliamentary elections held in Trinidad and Tobago.
08:04This means its leader, Kamala Versailles Bisesar, becomes the new prime minister-elect.
08:09The union won 25 of the 41 seats in dispute, almost 61 percent of the total, which is considered a landslide victory.
08:18After results were announced, the leader of the union and next prime minister of the country,
08:23Bisesar appeared before her supporters in a public act and offered a speech in which she outlined her future government actions.
08:31More than 1 million people went to the polls as the day unfolded normally, according to official reports.
08:43And more on this landlite victory by our collaborator in Trinidad and Tobago, Crystal Hort.
08:48The people of Trinidad and Tobago have spoken in a stunning political upset that has redrawn the political map of the Twin Island Republic.
09:01The United National Congress, UNC, led by Kamala Prasad Bisesar, has swept to victory in the 2025 January election,
09:10toppling the People's National Movement, PNM, from government after a decade in power.
09:16Preliminary figures show 26 seats for the UNC, 13 for the PNM, and 2 for the TPP, the Tobago People's Party.
09:25Celebrations broke out in several strongholds from as early as 9 last night, as results confirmed the win.
09:33While across the political aisle, heartbreak at Balisir House, where the outgoing government acknowledged the outcome,
09:40just after 10 p.m., PNM's political leader, Dr. Keith Rowley, conceded defeat.
09:46It was a general election that saw third parties, which added a fresh voice and alternative option.
09:53The National Transformation Alliance, NTA, spearheaded by former Police Commissioner Gary Griffith,
09:59as well as the Patriotic Front, led by Michaela Pandey, the daughter of legendary politician Bazdeo Pandey,
10:05fielded candidates in many of the 41 constituencies.
10:09But the status quo that is Trinidad to party system, PNM versus UNC, did not change.
10:16However, it must be noted that both seats in Tobago went to TPP.
10:21Today, celebrations are still ongoing.
10:24The party at UNC headquarters continued well into this morning.
10:29And I can share that Kamala Posad, the assessor, is expected to come right here to the President's House
10:34to be sworn in as Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
10:38The people have made their choice, and now the work of governing begins.
10:43Prasad, the assessor, will be Prime Minister for a second time,
10:47and leading to Parliament, a group of incumbents, new faces, and several collision of interest partners.
10:54The PNM will decide their opposition leader tomorrow.
10:57In Canada, the Liberal Party of Prime Minister Mark Carney won the legislative elections,
11:07but did not achieve an absolute majority.
11:10This way, the Liberal Party now has 155 seats to the Conservatives' 119,
11:16followed by the Quebec Bloc with 21, and the New Democratic Party with only seven seats.
11:22Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England,
11:26triumphed over Conservative leader Pierre Poiliver,
11:30whose party was shaping up to form a significant opposition in Parliament.
11:35During his victory speech, Carney vowed to work for the people and to minimize divisions.
11:40Furthermore, he addressed the threats by U.S. President Trump
11:43and assured that Canada has many options to build prosperity besides that of its neighboring nation.
11:52As we come here after this consequential, most consequential election,
12:01let's put an end, let's put an end to the division and anger of the past.
12:10We are all Canadian, and my government will work for and with everyone.
12:15When I sit down with President Trump, it will be to discuss the future economic and security relationship
12:23between two sovereign nations.
12:29And it will be, with our full knowledge, that we have many, many other options
12:37than the United States to build prosperity for all Canadians.
12:41After a massive and unprecedented blackout that hit most of Spain and Portugal on Monday,
12:51Spain's electricity capacity has been fully restored.
12:54Through a post made by Electric Network, the flagship company of the essential infrastructure operator,
13:00Rodea, it was also announced that 100 percent of the substations of the transmission network were energized.
13:08As a consequence of the blackout in the Ivarian Peninsula,
13:11the Spanish Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande Marlaska,
13:16declared the emergency of national interest in the autonomous communities of Extremadura,
13:21La Rioja, Murcia, Andalusia and Madrid.
13:24The Council of National Security is scheduled to meet this Tuesday.
13:28First of all, I would like to announce the good news that the electricity system is currently
13:39functioning normally, in a stable and correct way.
13:45But with the analyses we have been able to carry out so far,
13:48we can rule out a cybersecurity incident in the power grid control center.
13:52Also in this context, during his appearance before the media,
13:59the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez,
14:01indicated that the executive does not exclude any hypothesis
14:04regarding the general blackout of Monday.
14:07The head of the government informed about the opening of an investigation
14:11within the National Security Council
14:12to find the cause of the failure that caused the national power crisis.
14:17The Prime Minister explained that the hypothesis regarding the failure
14:21will not be discarded after the National Electricity Network
14:24rejected the claims of a possible cyber attack.
14:28The Prime Minister of Spain respected the private entity
14:32that issues its information, transmits and discards its certain hypothesis,
14:37but also urged that they be carried out accurately.
14:40I believe that just as the Spanish government is being cautious,
14:52not discarding any hypothesis, but neither singling out one option or the other,
14:56I believe that we all have to do this exercise
14:58because it is the best way to contribute to social calm,
15:01to the peace of mind of the citizens and to the work that the technicians have to do,
15:04so that we can then make political decisions to guarantee and reinforce a system that is robust,
15:14as is being shown by the rapid recovery that we have witnessed in the last hours.
15:20We have a second short break coming up,
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16:02Welcome back to From the South.
16:03The Israeli Occupation Army launched several airstrikes on the Gaza Strip
16:08as famine worsens in the devastated Palestinian enclave.
16:12Wafa News Agency reported that five Palestinians were killed
16:15and 30 others were wounded on Tuesday morning
16:18in an Israeli shelling of the Almawasi humanitarian zone in Han Yunus.
16:23Meanwhile, they reported a catastrophic deterioration of the humanitarian situation,
16:28food and water shortages due to the Israeli blockade,
16:31and the ongoing siege on Gazan infrastructure.
16:34In this regard, the World Food Programme Office in Gaza reported that 60,000 children
16:40have been diagnosed with acute malnutrition and are being treated in hospitals.
16:45And the International Court of Justice began the second day of hearings at The Hague
16:54on Israel's humanitarian obligations toward the Palestinians
16:58more than 50 days into the regime's total blockade of aid to the Gaza Strip.
17:03At the start of Tuesday's hearing, the representatives of South Africa, St. Angkor,
17:09denounced that Palestinians are being subjected to genocide under the watchful eye of the world.
17:14Well, during Monday's hearing, Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations,
17:18Riyad Mansoor, condemned the Israeli aggression on Gaza
17:21and called on the top court to ensure that the Zionist regime is held accountable for its actions.
17:27The 15th judge panel will hear over the next five days from at least 40 countries and organizations
17:35commenting on Israel's illegal duties towards Palestine
17:38and Tel Aviv's restrictions on UN agencies in Gaza.
17:42There can be no justification for such indiscriminate, widespread, and systematic breach
17:56of these fundamental rules that lie at the heart of the international law-based order.
18:03No justification whatsoever for abandoning an entire nation to the most horrific fate.
18:10Denying humanitarian and development assistance to the Palestinian people
18:16is an integral part of the breach by Israel of the rights of the Palestinian people
18:23guaranteed by these fundamental norms.
18:25It is paramount that the court, while determining Israel's obligations in relation to these norms,
18:35also remind all states, I repeat, remind all states and the international community as a whole
18:45of their obligation to bring those breaches to an end.
18:51Ensuring accountability to end these breaches is the assistance we most desperately need.
19:00We need your help.
19:03Meanwhile in Lebanon, the Secretary General of Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem,
19:08denounced that the Zionist regime of Israel has violated the ceasefire agreement
19:12with their country in 3,000 different occasions.
19:20The whole world bears witness that Lebanon and the resistance have committed to the ceasefire agreement.
19:27There has not been a single breach from our side.
19:30However, Israel has violated and attacked more than 3,000 times.
19:35The Hezbollah leader also took the opportunity to denounce the biased position
19:40of the United States government in collaborating with Netanyahu's regime.
19:44We call on the Lebanese state to take greater action
19:54on a daily and interactive basis.
20:00Summon the ambassadors of the five major countries.
20:04File complaints with the security consuls.
20:06Always summon the American ambassador because she does not act properly.
20:13It's biased towards Israel and the United States does not fulfill its role as a sponsor
20:19but rather partners with the Israeli entity.
20:24And also in Yemen, nearly 70 people were killed and 47 others were wounded
20:28following a new U.S. attack on an detention center in the western province of Saadah.
20:33The Yemeni resistance movement and Sarola denounced that the center sheltered 115 people
20:40highlighting that attacking innocent civilians adds to the record of crimes
20:44of the United States against the population.
20:47The armed forces of the country stated that this attack
20:49under the supervision of international organizations constitutes a war crime.
20:54The aggressions against Yemen are parts of an offensive
20:56against the military operations in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden
21:00that are being carried out against ships bound for Israel
21:04in response to the genocidal escalation against the Palestinian people.
21:12And like this, we have come to the end of this news brief.
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