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00:00In Palestine, Israeli occupation forces raided villages in the occupied West Bank where they
00:13detained dozens of people.
00:19And in France, people are holding protests against the extreme right wing throughout
00:22the country in the run-up to the early legislative elections on June 30.
00:33Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Havana,
00:38Cuba.
00:39We begin with the news.
00:40On Thursday, presidential candidates of Venezuela signed an agreement to recognize the results
00:44of the July 28th elections.
00:46In this sense, eight of the ten candidates committed themselves to accept and respect
00:51the results of the presidential elections of July 28 in order to maintain peace and
00:56a healthy national coexistence.
00:58Precisely, the agreement is the result of a proposal made by the president and candidate
01:02Nicolás Maduro.
01:04In this context, the president of the National Electoral Council, Elvis Amoroso, reaffirmed
01:08the respect of the electoral warranties established in the Barbados and Caracas agreements.
01:14It should be emphasized that the extreme right candidates Edmundo González and candidate
01:18Enrique Marquez were not signatories to the agreement.
01:26The National Electoral Council has been compliant with the electoral guarantees in each of the
01:30phases of the process established in the electoral chronogram, as well as validating the results
01:43issued for the electoral power, respecting the perfect expression of the popular will
01:56through the manifesto of suffrage in accordance with the provision of the Barbados and Caracas
01:59agreements.
02:03In this regard, the president and candidate Nicolás Maduro affirmed that the agreement
02:07is an anti-violence pact.
02:13No to violence.
02:15No to the guarimba.
02:17This signature is an anti-guarimba signature because there are people who like to use the
02:23electoral processes to prepare for violence, to shout fraud.
02:28And today, with this signature, we have said we do not want violence.
02:34Respect for the referee.
02:35If the referee summons you, you are obliged, as a candidate, to go to listen to the referee.
02:45For his part, the presidential candidate for the independent party Alianza del Lapiz, Antonio
02:49Ecajri, asked the National Electoral Council to hold a presidential debate so that each
02:54candidate can defend his position in view of the July 28 elections.
02:59What we want is to have a debate, to have a debate in Venezuela, and that debate is
03:04defined in the arena, in the arena, and it is here in the institutions where we are going
03:10to have the debate.
03:11It is not in the streets, not with violence, nor by encircling what is not, nor by calling,
03:17nor by gossiping for other countries.
03:19It is here where we are going to give the fight.
03:22It is here where we are going to give the arguments, and it is here where we are going
03:26to give the debate.
03:28The presidential candidate for Democratic Action, Luis Eduardo Martínez, called on
03:32the political sectors and the Venezuelan society to guarantee a credible and transparent
03:36election day that prioritizes the will of the Venezuelan people.
03:43This is not the time of one person, this is the time of a whole people.
03:48It is essential that we all, absolutely all of us, participate actively to guarantee a
03:54credible and transparent electoral process.
03:57Candidates, political parties, opposition of any side, government, members of different
04:03sectors of society, citizens, we have to make a great effort so that on July 28th, at the
04:10polls, the will of the people is expressed, and on July 29th, all together united to work
04:18for Venezuela.
04:22We go to Mexico, where President-elect Raul Villaseñor announced the first six members
04:27of her cabinet.
04:28The announcement was made during a press conference held at the Interactive Economy Museum, where
04:33Shane Bound said the new cabinet will have a gender parity.
04:36The six appointed members so far are Rosaura Ruiz Gutiérrez, Marcelo Ebrard, Juan Ramón
04:42de la Fuente Ramírez, Alicia Várzea Naibarra, Julio Verde Guez Santristán and Ernestina
04:47Godoy.
04:48The future head of state revealed that next Thursday she will officially present the remaining
04:53six members of her administration.
05:00We are clear that there is a mandate from the people of Mexico, and we will not betray
05:05that mandate.
05:10I am very proud and happy that those who are here today have accepted to be part of our
05:16team.
05:18They are first quality men and women with experience who will also help us a lot to
05:26achieve our objectives in the next six years.
05:44In Ecuador, an increase in the number of deaths was reported due to strong storms that have
05:48shaken the Andean zone of the country since last weekend.
05:51The National Secretariat of Risk Management reported that so far 18 deaths, 28 injured
05:56and 4 missing have been confirmed.
05:58Most of the deaths were registered after the landslide that affected last Sunday and Arena,
06:04an area near the tourist municipality of Baños de Aguasanta.
06:07The Secretariat also indicated that approximately 21 houses were destroyed and 71 others were
06:13reported with minor damages, in addition to 5 bridges destroyed and more than 33 kilometers
06:18of public road damaged.
06:20Due to the rainfall, the authorities have declared a state of emergency in the provinces
06:24of Tungurahua, Chimborazo, Morona-Santiago and Napo, located in the Andean and Amazon
06:30regions of the country.
06:36And in El Salvador, the Director of Civil Protection, Luisa Maya, confirmed a total
06:41of 13 deaths after intense rainfalls affecting the country.
06:44Amaya highlighted that among the victims is a 14-year-old minor who lost her life after
06:50the collapse of one of the walls of her house in the district of Santo Tomas.
06:54As a result of the storm, over 1,500 incidents have been reported, including landslides,
07:00fallen trees and obstructed roads.
07:06Meanwhile in France, warnings were issued and evacuations were carried out due to intense
07:11storms that flood and floods that have affected different regions for the past week.
07:15Meteorological teams indicated that during the day on Thursday, the storms were moving
07:19eastwards, gradually reaching the German border.
07:22Twelve departments are now affected by an orange alert for storms and floods, according
07:27to the latest bulletin issued by the authorities.
07:30In this context, the Public Flood Information Service urged affected residents to stay indoors,
07:35avoid using cars and stay away from watercourses, shallows and bridges.
07:44Last night, the water level went up quite a bit.
07:47At the moment it's staying at basement level.
07:49We've raised everything in the living room and we're keeping our fingers crossed that
07:53it will stop there.
07:55In Kenya, over 300 people were killed due to heavy rains that have hit the country since
08:00March.
08:01The United Nations Organization for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs confirmed that the
08:06floods, swollen rivers and landslides have forced the displacement of almost 300,000
08:11people, while another 40 are still missing.
08:14The Kenyan government set up more than 81 shelters to house some 54,000 people affected
08:20by the floods.
08:21The authorities indicate that 5,300 schools were affected by the rains, of which 140 have
08:27suspended their academic activities.
08:30Let's take a short break, but remember you can join us on TikTok at TELESURY ENGLISH
08:37where we will finish in different formats, news updates and more.
08:40Other stories coming up, stay with us!
08:59Welcome back.
09:16Israeli occupation forces raided villages in the occupied West Bank, where they detained
09:20dozens of people.
09:21Wafa News Agency reported that during the early hours of Friday morning, eight citizens
09:27were taken away with blindfolds on, after the military broke into their homes in Halala
09:31Shon camp, north of Ramallah.
09:34Arrests were also reported in Silwat, Nablus, Alar and Ramallah.
09:38This week, the Palestinian Prisoners Club revealed that more than 9,300 Palestinians,
09:43including 75 women and 240 minors, are currently being held in Israeli prisons.
09:54In this context, hundreds of citizens denounced the frequent kidnappings and detentions that
09:58Zionist regime of Israel continues to carry out in the territory.
10:02This unjustified imprisonment entailed criminal treatments and tortures.
10:08They beat me in jail and then they told me to put my head under the bus and that I could
10:11not look up.
10:12They beat me on my hands and feet.
10:14They beat me very hard and I was very afraid.
10:17I wanted to grab someone to get me out, but I couldn't find anyone.
10:23On Friday, Israeli shellings slaughtered at least 15 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip,
10:27259 days since the onset of this genocidal war on the civilian population, which has
10:33already left over 37,000 dead.
10:36On Thursday afternoon, an attack by the occupation army on a house in Zeitoun, southeast of Gaza
10:41City, claimed the lives of eight civilians who were transferred to the Baptist Hospital.
10:46Meanwhile, medical sources further reported that two citizens were killed and 12 were
10:51injured in the shelling of a house in Moussaida refugee camp, while a third citizen perished
10:56in the al-Bala during a military raid in the city.
11:00Attacks were further registered in Kanj and Rafa in the south of the devastated Gaza Strip.
11:11In Palestine, the media department appealed to UNESCO to urge Israel to stop its aggression
11:15towards cultural and educational centers in Gaza City.
11:19Thousands of books from public and private libraries in the coastal enclave have been
11:23destroyed by the Zionist regime of Israel, including library infrastructures.
11:28The media department denounced that Israel, with this crime, steers down part of Gaza's
11:33lives practicing an ethnic cleansing that includes the disappearance of the Palestinian
11:38historical memory and the spread of international ignorance.
11:47The Gaza Municipal Library, where we are now, is considered one of the most important
11:51libraries in the city of Gaza.
11:53This library included three sections, the book section, the language section and the
11:58children's section.
11:59This library had about 50,000 books and was described as the main library of Gaza City
12:04during the Israeli aggression and war.
12:07The Israeli occupation forces deliberately attacked several life elements in Gaza City
12:11as it attacked and destroyed offices, in addition to tearing down.
12:17A library in the Rashad al-Shoura Center and smashed many private and public libraries
12:22in several universities and institutions, where many libraries changed their role after
12:27being attacked in Gaza City.
12:32On Thursday, the Palestinian resistance group Hamas reported on the detention of Palestinian
12:37Parliament President Assis Duwek by Israeli army.
12:40Duwek was arrested during an Israeli defense forces operation in the West Bank region of
12:45Hebron.
12:46The Speaker of Parliament had been released along with other Palestinian politicians only
12:50three days earlier.
12:51According to WAFA, in addition to Duwek, two other West Bank civilians were also arrested
12:57during the raid.
12:58In a statement, Hamas called on international organizations to release not only Duwek, but
13:03all the prisoners and disappeared in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
13:11Thousands of Israeli citizens held a demonstration on Thursday in front of Prime Minister Benjamin
13:16Netanyahu's residence to demand elections and an exchange agreement with the Gaza resistance.
13:22There were also mass rallies at other points, where blockades of the main highways, strikes
13:26and a general one took place.
13:28Signs demanding elections and referring to Netanyahu as a culprit could also be read.
13:35The police arrested at least five demonstrators who were blocking the main highway into Tel
13:39Aviv.
13:40Authorities said the detainees are accused of setting fire to several tires and blocking
13:45many routes in the northern occupied territories.
13:53On Wednesday, the Secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights, Qasem Karibabadi,
13:58rejected the inclusion of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Canadian list of international
14:03terrorist organizations.
14:04Karibabadi recalled Canada's dark history of mistreatment of indigenous peoples and
14:09its support for the anti-Iranian cult Mujahideen Calque, which was removed from the Canadian
14:16list of terrorist organizations by Ottawa authorities in 2012.
14:21The Secretary emphasized the importance of the IRGC in safeguarding the national security
14:26of the Persian nation and in the fight against terrorism in Western Asia.
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14:53Final short break.
14:54Don't go away.
15:05In the south, the French people are hoarding protests against the extreme right-wing throughout
15:18the country in the run-up to the early legislative elections on June 30.
15:22Thousands of people demonstrated this Thursday in the city of Rennes, called by trade unions
15:27and organizations grouped in the Popular Front Left-Wing Coalition.
15:31The participants of the march advanced through the streets chanting antifascist slogans and
15:35carrying banners reading Social Response Against the Extreme Right.
15:39They expressed their rejection to the ideas of Marine Le Pen's National Grouping Party
15:44and its candidate for Prime Minister, Jordan Bardella.
15:53Like many people, I have a huge fear of seeing the national grouping in power with a government
15:58majority and a far-right prime minister.
16:01It's simply terrifying.
16:03We know that in all countries where there are far-right regimes, there are restrictions
16:07on fundamental freedoms, rollbacks on abortion, on all kinds of issues that are super important
16:12to us.
16:14And that's why it's super important to march, to be present.
16:20In South Korea, the government announced that it would reconsider its position on supplying
16:24arms to Ukraine after Russia and North Korea signed a mutual assistance treaty in case
16:29either of them is attacked.
16:31The South Korean government condemned the agreement signed by Russia and North Korea
16:35and noted that any cooperation that directly or indirectly assists North Korea violates
16:41the Security Council resolutions.
16:43Seoul also warned that if Moscow harms South Korea's security, it will have negative impacts
16:48on their bilateral relations.
16:50In this regard, the South Korean executive informed that it will impose additional sanctions
16:55on four Russian ships, organizations and individuals involved in the transfer of arms and oil between
17:00North Korea and Russia.
17:09The government clearly highlights that any act that directly or indirectly helps North
17:14Korea to increase its military force is a violation of the UN Security Council resolution
17:20and will be sanctioned by the international community, especially Russia, which is a permanent
17:25member of the Security Council.
17:27Violating the resolution and threatening South Korea's national security by supporting North
17:32Korea would negatively affect South Korea-Russia relations.
17:42In turn, Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that South Korea has nothing to worry
17:47about regarding a mutual defense pact that he signed while on a state visit to Pyongyang
17:52on Tuesday.
17:53Speaking at a press conference at the end of another state visit to Vietnam, Putin also
17:58made comparisons between the siege of Leningrad by the Nazis and Finnish forces in World War
18:03II and modern-day sanctions on the North Korean country.
18:07South Korea, the Republic of Korea, has nothing to worry about because our assistance in the
18:22military sphere, that is, with North Korea, in accordance with the treaty that we signed,
18:28arises only if aggression is carried out against one of the signatories of this document.
18:34As far as I know, the Republic of Korea is not planning aggression against the Democratic
18:39People's Republic of Korea, which means that there is no need to fear our cooperation.
18:49In India, authorities warned about an increase in fatalities following the consumption of
18:53adulterated alcohol.
18:54The affected allegedly consumed spurious liquors sold in packets and sachets last Tuesday and
19:01suffered aftermath various symptoms that alerted authorities in Kalakudishi district
19:07in the state of Tamil Nadu.
19:09The toxic mix has caused the death of 53 people thus far, while 118 are receiving treatment
19:15at different hospitals.
19:17The district's police inspector declared on Thursday that officials are carrying out investigations
19:22to discover the origin of the drinks.
19:24So far, four people have been arrested, leading to the seizing of 200 liters of adulterated
19:30alcohol.
19:46In Peru, world race-walking champion Kimberly Garcia becomes the hope of her country for
19:51an Olympic medal at the Paris 2024 Games.
19:55Garcia won the 20 km and 35 km race-walk at the 2022 World Championship in Eugene, in
20:01the United States, becoming the first-ever Peruvian world medalist of this event and
20:06the first Latin American to earn two titles in the same edition.
20:10After contemplating retirement due to an unfavorable performance in Tokyo 2020, the marches persisted
20:17in the sport and in 2023 won the 20 km Pan-American gold medal in Santiago.
20:23It is worth highlighting that the last time a Peruvian claimed a podium in the Olympics
20:28was in Barcelona in 1992.
20:30Therefore, Garcia emerges as the main hope for the South American nation to break the
20:3532-year drought at the July 26 Games.
20:43The expectations are very high.
20:45I wouldn't say I just want the gold medal, and that's it.
20:49Whether it's gold, silver or bronze, it will always be well received.
20:53As long as I get on the podium, I think I will be very happy.
20:56I mean, I don't want to lie and tell you that I will be fine with a fourth or fifth
21:01place, because that would be disappointing for me.
21:05We have come to the end of this news brief, but you can find this and many other stories
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21:16For Telesoty English, I'm Alejandra Garcia.
21:18Thank you for watching.
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