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00:00On the second day on the conclave, the United States Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected
00:14as the new pontiff of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV.
00:24Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping
00:29where they signed several strategic cooperation agreements.
00:37And in Venezuela, flight number 20 arrived at the Maikiri International Airport
00:42to bring back home 315 migrants as part of the return to the Homeland Government plan.
00:48Hello and welcome to From the South. I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Havana, Cuba.
01:03We begin with the news.
01:21Leo XIV has been elected as the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church after two days of conclave in the Vatican City.
01:28It's Cardinal Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, United States, who has become the first Pope of that nationality.
01:35Prevost is 69 years old and has spent 40 years as a missionary in Peru, the country where he became a bishop.
01:43In his speech from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, Leo XIV mentioned the Synodal Church,
01:50a concept promoted by Francis and very controversial with the more conservative camp.
01:56Dearest brothers and sisters,
02:06this is the first greeting of the risen Christ,
02:11the Good Shepherd,
02:14who gave his life for the flock of God.
02:17I too would like this greeting of peace to enter your hearts
02:24and reach your families,
02:26all peoples,
02:29wherever they may be,
02:32all nations,
02:35the whole earth.
02:37Peace be with you.
02:38The new Pope also recalled from the balcony the memory of Pope Francis.
02:45This is the peace of the risen Christ,
02:51a disarmed peace and a disarming peace.
02:56and perseverance.
02:57Humble and persevering it comes from God,
03:03God who loves us all unconditionally.
03:11We still keep in our ears,
03:13that weak but always courageous voice of Pope Francis' blessing in Rome.
03:18The Pope who blessed in Rome,
03:31gave his blessing to the world,
03:33to the entire world,
03:35that Easter morning.
03:37Let me follow up on that same blessing.
03:40God loves us.
03:47God loves,
03:48you all and evil will not prevail.
03:51We are all in the hands of God.
03:59Therefore,
04:00without fear,
04:01united hand in hand with God,
04:03and among ourselves,
04:05let us move forward.
04:07We are disciples of Christ.
04:14Christ precedes us.
04:15The world needs his light.
04:18Humanity needs him,
04:20as the bridge to be reached by God,
04:22and his love.
04:28A number of tourists from the United States at the Vatican City
04:31share their thoughts on the election of the first American Pope.
04:35Well,
04:36I'm just hoping that the new Pope can help steer us in a good direction
04:40and run into politics.
04:41You know,
04:42right now it's very complicated.
04:45So,
04:46I'm just hoping that he's able to rekindle a good relationship
04:50with our president and like all the government officials,
04:53so that we can start going into a good route,
04:56I would say.
04:57I'm just excited to be part of history
04:59and have the first American Pope
05:01that's also part of history.
05:02It's just very exciting,
05:03and we're hopeful for what's to come.
05:06I mean, it's amazing.
05:07I think it comes at a really interesting time
05:10because, you know,
05:11we have all of this kind of political unrest right now
05:14with the Trump presidency in the U.S.
05:16and there's these religious kind of undertones
05:20with the Christian population in the United States.
05:25You know,
05:26Trump kind of used those values as he stood on those values
05:33for his election.
05:35So, it's kind of interesting to see.
05:37I'm curious to see how it goes
05:40and how, you know,
05:42politics in the U.S. is influenced by these kinds of like politics here.
05:50The new Bishop of Rome was born on September 14th, 1955.
05:55He arrived in Peru in 1985
05:57and since then he focused his work on the communities of that country
06:02with recent emphasis on the community of Chiclaggio,
06:05which he referred to in his first address as
06:08my beloved diocese.
06:10On January 30th, 2023,
06:12the Pope called him to Rome
06:14as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops
06:17and President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
06:21and promoted him to Archbishop.
06:29And now let's take a short break,
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06:56Welcome back to From the South.
06:58In the framework of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day in Russia,
07:02President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping
07:07where they signed several strategic cooperation agreements.
07:10At the reunion, the Russian head of state assured that Moscow and Beijing remain
07:15staunch defenders of the historic truth
07:18and remember the countless people their countries lost during World War II,
07:23stressing that the sacrifices that both their nations made should never be forgotten.
07:28In echoing remarks, Xi highlighted the need for the continuous development of the country's bilateral relations
07:35as both leaders agreed to deepen the global partnership and strategic cooperation.
07:39For this, the foreign ministers of both nations signed a joint declaration on the strengthening cooperation
07:45to uphold the authority of international law.
07:48On the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazism and Fascism,
07:59the presidents of Venezuela and Cuba laid wrath at the Simon Bolivar Monument in Moscow.
08:04Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro together with his Cuban counterpart Miguel Díaz-Canel
08:10was received by Venezuelan students at the site where they placed a wrath at the statue of the Liberator Simón Bolivar in the Russian capital.
08:20The monument inaugurated in the year 2023 represents the culmination one of the projects of commander Rafael Chávez Frias,
08:28who in one of his last visits to the country placed the first stone of a project that would seal the alliance of both nations.
08:37The heroic people liberating Europe, liberating the Jewish people, liberating humanity.
08:46That is the truth. The triumph belongs to them yesterday and the triumph belongs to them today.
08:51And the triumph will belong to them forever. That is why we have to come.
08:55In Russia, President Vladimir Putin announced a three-day ceasefire on the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany.
09:14Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov assured that this measure will begin on May 8th and will last until May 11th.
09:21This decision has a humanitarian character and is aimed at allowing the exchange of prisoners and the evacuation of civilians in conflict zones.
09:30Peskov warned that Russia will respond forcefully to any provocation or violation of the ceasefire by the Ukrainian armed forces.
09:38The Victory Day is one of the most symbolic events in Russia, where there will be commemorative acts, marches,
09:45and as a main tradition, the military parade, where troops and modern war equipment will be exhibited.
09:52In Palestine, the number of people killed by the attacks of the Israeli occupation reached 52,653,
10:07while the number of wounded reached 118,897.
10:26In the last 24 hours alone, the Zionist military operations have resulted in the deaths of 38 Palestinians, injuring another 145.
10:36This Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that his army will expand its military operations in Gaza,
10:43forcing the enclave's population to relocate to a confined area in the south.
10:48Katz also added that Israeli troops will remain in all areas they capture,
10:53indicating that they will not withdraw even if a new ceasefire agreement is reached with Hamas.
10:59The United Nations World Food Programme expressed concern over drone attacks on the port of Sudan,
11:10making it difficult to distribute food across the country.
11:14A military source revealed that on Wednesday the Sudanese armed forces intervened in a drone attack
11:19on the country's largest naval base, Port Sudan, the fourth day of consecutive attacks.
11:25Recently, the Sudanese forces have intensified drone attacks on military infrastructure.
11:30In this regard, Stephanie Tremblay, Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations,
11:35stated that the Red Sea port is a crucial access for aid,
11:39so the constant siege makes the work of humanitarian personnel more difficult.
11:45Recently, the Sudan Defense Forces have intensified drone attacks on military and critical infrastructure
11:51in areas controlled by the Sudanese armed forces.
12:00In the United States, the new Delaney Hall migrant detention center in Newark, New Jersey,
12:06has been the target of protest by activists opposed to Donald Trump's immigration policies.
12:11Outside the prison, protesters questioned its operation, especially due to the lack of evidence of approval by local authorities.
12:18On the other hand, the Major of Newark, Raz Barak, expressed his concern by pointing out that the jail is operating at the cost of non-compliance with the necessary regulations and licenses.
12:31In this context, the local government has issued three citations against the prison administration of the facility,
12:39including one that denounces the refusal to allow the Major to enter.
12:49Honduras reinforced surveillance in some sectors of the capital after the U.S. Embassy warned of a possible threat of a mass shooting.
12:57The U.S. delegation said it had received information about a possible shooting threat in three places in Tegucigalpa, among them a school.
13:05President Xiomara Castro criticized in a speech this Wednesday the message of the embassy, saying that it generates anxiety,
13:13affirming that in Honduras they live in peace.
13:15The police, in a communique, assured that they have received multiple warnings about a possible attack,
13:21such as the placement of explosive devices with the purpose of provoking chaos and destabilization, and preventive actions were activated.
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15:32In Peru, demonstrators take to the streets to protest over the death of Radio La Caribeña journalist at the hands of alleged hitmen in the Amazon city of Iquitos.
15:4570-year-old journalist Raúl Celis López was murdered on his way to work on board of a motorcycle cab at around 5.30 a.m.
15:54This is the second murder of a Peruvian journalist so far in 2025, according to the National Association of Journalists.
16:02The people of Iquitos mobilized to demand justice for the murder of the journalist who received death threats after denouncing land trafficking in his program.
16:11The protests took place at the headquarters of the police and the judiciary in rejection of the growing wave of violence in the city of Loreto.
16:19In Ecuador, residents of the native community of Salango demanded justice on Wednesday in the case of the sale of beaches over which they have ancestral rights.
16:34The Salango community argues that the Ecuadorian government ignored their community rights by allowing the illegal sale and appropriation of approximately 84 acres of land in 2000 to a real estate company managed by a Swiss national.
16:50Community members argue that the sale has restricted their access to the national resources that have historically sustained their economy and cultural identity.
17:01Next May 20th, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hold a public hearing to address the case.
17:20Mexico City is preparing to welcome more than 5 million visitors for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
17:32Soccer's top event will be held in Mexico, the United States and Canada, marking the first time that three countries will co-host the event.
17:42Three of the 16 venues will be in the Latin American nation, with the central city of Guadalajara and the northern industrial center of Monterrey
17:50China, sharing hosting duties with Mexico's capital.
17:53More than 5 million people are expected to arrive for the Games in Mexico City, which has around 9 million residents and is more than 2,200 meters above sea level.
18:05Organizers called for a World Cup free of homophobia, racism and other attacks on civil liberties.
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