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* Bolivia: Rural organizations demand changes from the govt. and announce protests
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00:09Mass protests demanding affordable housing continue to paralyze central
00:13Madrid with demonstrators occupying Puerta del Sol Square for a second consecutive day.
00:23In Bolivia, indigenous and rural organizations have given the government of Rodrigo Pass an
00:28ultimatum until October 3rd to reverse two measures they oppose and announce that protests
00:33will begin on October 13th if these demands are not met.
00:42And in Panama, hundreds of farmers mobilized since rejection of President José Raúl Molino's
00:47speech before the United Nations General Assembly.
00:56Hello, welcome from the South.
00:57I'm Luis Alberto Matos from the Lesotho Studios in Caracas, Venezuela, for beginning the news.
01:15Mass protests demanding affordable housing continue to paralyze central Madrid with demonstrators
01:20occupying Puerta del Sol Square for a second consecutive day.
01:24The mobilization spread across major Spanish cities following widespread public outrage over
01:29the eviction of an 80-year-old resident in the capital.
01:32The encampment in Madrid has garnered support from cultural figures, labor unions and social
01:37movements, sparking similar protest camps in Sevilla, Zaragoza, Valencia, Catalonia and Asturias.
01:43Demonstrators are demanding immediate legislative measures and an emergency decree to freeze rental
01:48prices, curb real estate speculation and prevent further housing evictions across Spain.
02:00France's far-right national rally and its political allies secured 15 seats in Sunday Senate elections,
02:07gaining enough lawmakers to form an official parliamentary group in the upper house for the first time in French history.
02:14The result marks a significant institutional expansion for Marine Le Pen's party ahead of the upcoming presidential election,
02:22guaranteeing increased speaking time and legislative resources.
02:28Meanwhile, the left-wing France Unbowed movement also entered the Senate for the first time,
02:33reflecting a shifting political landscape within the upper chamber traditionally dominated by conservative and centrist establishment parties.
02:47And Pope Leo XIV met on Sunday in Lourdes with seven survivors of sexual abuse committed by the Catholic Church
02:55as part of his visit to France.
02:57The meeting included opportunities for individual dialogue and a group session while the victims made it clear that being received
03:04by the Pope does not mean they are renouncing their long-standing demands.
03:08It is important to note that during his meeting with the French bishops' conference,
03:13Leon XIV also called for continued vigilance and further action in response to these cases in the present day.
03:20The issue is one of the challenges facing the Church in France in the wake of the revelations and conclusions
03:26of the report prepared by the Soviet Commission.
03:46In Thailand, authorities in Bangkok are working to pump flood water from streets across the capital as heavy rains begin
03:54to ease in some areas.
03:55Swollen canals and an overwhelmed drainage system are slowing the effort to clear the water.
04:02Bangkok has received nearly 300 mm of rain in about 48 hours, prompting authorities to declare all 50 districts a
04:10flood disaster zone.
04:12Meanwhile, residents in affected areas are wading through flooded streets, moving belongings to higher ground and searching for food and
04:19other supplies.
04:21Some say they are worried about shortages and how long the flooding could last.
04:25Authorities are operating pumps at full capacity, but mayor canals remain at critical levels.
04:31Officials estimate the water could take another two to three days to recede, provided the rain continues to ease.
04:42I couldn't sleep at all yesterday, and I didn't eat anything either.
04:46I was stressed worried the water won't recede, anxious about what might happen.
04:50Whenever it rains, I would sit out front keeping watch.
04:54I am anxious about how long the flooding would last.
04:57I fear it would drag on and we'd run out of food and I have a child to look after.
05:01It's hard to go out and buy supplies.
05:03Many stores have run out of food.
05:05The shortages are starting.
05:09And heavy rains in Ecuador caused six rivers to overflow in the north and west of the country.
05:14Four of the rivers are located in the city of Esmeraldas, near the border with Colombia, and two in the
05:20province of Guayas.
05:21Likewise, the heavy rains cause flooding, landslides and sinkholes in the coastal provinces of Manabí and El Oro.
05:28In response to this situation, the Risk Management Secretariat is maintaining nationwide vigilance amid the effects of weather conditions.
05:42At least two children died and three people remained missing in the state of Jalisco in western Mexico due to
05:48emergencies related to heavy rains and strong waves caused by Hurricane Polo as the storm moves toward Baja California Sur.
05:54In this context, the bodies of two children, ages 3 and 12, were found in the community of La Cuesta
06:00in the municipality of Talpa de Allende.
06:02After a flash flood swept away the home where a family of four was living.
06:07Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus reported that starting early Sunday morning, two state helicopters were deployed to locate the family as
06:14quickly as possible.
06:16The children were found approximately 700 meters from the family home, while emergency teams continued to search for their parents.
06:29Let's now take our first break. Remember, you can join us on TikTok at Telesur English where you will find
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06:57Welcome back. In Bolivia, Indigenous and rural organizations have given the government an offer to repass and alter them until
07:04October 3rd to reverse two measures that you oppose.
07:07We've announced that protests will begin on October 13th if these demands are not met.
07:12Among the demands is the repeal of the decree that eliminated the diesel subsidy and another regulation related to the
07:20reorganization, dissolution or liquidation of public companies.
07:24In response to the announcement, Defense Minister Ernesto Gustiniano stated that the leadership of these movements may challenge the executive
07:31branch's decisions and call for peaceful protests, but within the legal framework and without resorting to road blockades.
07:44And in Venezuela, the general staff of public services evaluated the performance of the national electricity system as demand exceeded
07:5216,000 megawatts last week.
07:54The sectoral vice president for public works and services, Juan José Ramírez attributed the increase to the high temperatures associated
08:02with the El Niño phenomenon.
08:03In this context, authorities regulated the call for energy conservation and announced the implementation of a plan to increase capacity
08:11in the national electricity system,
08:13which includes the restoration of thermoelectric power plants, the replacement of equipment and spare parts, and new investments in infrastructure.
08:27The U.S. Bank JPMorgan drastically lowered its growth forecast for Argentina in 2026 from 2.7% to 1
08:35.5% and predicted a recession for the third quarter of the year,
08:39a severe political and economic setback for Javier Milley's government.
08:43The financial institution adjusted its projections after learning of a 2.9% decline in economic activity in July compared
08:52to June,
08:53as reported by the National Institute of Statistics and Census, which far exceeded the forecast of around 1% monthly.
09:02JPMorgan noted that excluding the 2020 pandemic, the 2008 global financial crisis and the 2018-2019 crisis,
09:10no month since 2004 has recorded a similar decline.
09:15The report projects a 4% decline for the third quarter and maintains the growth forecast for 2027 at 2
09:21.5%,
09:22subject to significant differences among the economic sectors.
09:32Let's look at some data to understand the state of the Argentine economy.
09:36Data from the National Institute of Statistics and Census showed that Argentina's gross domestic product fell by 0.6%
09:44in the second quarter of the year.
09:46Meanwhile, the continuous household survey conducted in 31 urban areas confirmed in September that poverty rate reached 24.4%
09:54of households in the first half of 2026,
09:57and 32.3% of the population in the first half of 2026.
10:02The extreme poverty rate in Argentine households reached 5.6%.
10:07Meanwhile, data from JPMorgan indicated that nearly one-third of the Argentine population lives below the poverty line,
10:14approximately 9.7 million people stating that the deterioration was due to the gap between the cost of living and
10:20income,
10:20as the poverty basket increased by 19.6%.
10:31And as Brazil prepares for its presidential election, the overseas voter roll has hit record numbers this year,
10:38marking a 358% growth since 2010.
10:41Nearly 919,000 Brazilians living abroad are eligible to vote in Brazil's presidential election on October 4th.
10:49Under the country's current electoral rules, they can cast ballots only for president and vice president.
10:56This year, the Superior Electoral Court has registered almost a million overseas voters across 134 countries,
11:02representing just over 0.5% of Brazil's approximately 158.7 million registered voters.
11:08Voting will take place at consulates, embassies, schools and hotels in 186 cities of the world.
11:15In recent years, the overseas electorate has grown steadily,
11:19rising above 210,000 in 2010 to nearly 700,000 in 2022, before reaching its current record.
11:27The United States has the largest overseas Brazilian electorate, with over 250,000 registered voters,
11:34followed by Portugal, Japan, Canada and Germany.
11:37At the moment, women account for over half of the voters registered abroad.
11:41Meanwhile, the largest age group is from 40 to 44.
11:44Voters who do not attend the polls must justify their absence on Election Day.
11:49They can do so through the e-titulo application for or in-person at overseas polling stations,
11:55equipped with electronic voting machines.
12:05And in Panama, hundreds of farmers mobilized in rejection of President José Raúl Molino's speech before the United Nations General
12:15Assembly.
12:16During the closing event, the Farmer Coordinator for Life Against Reservoirs read a statement addressed to President Molino and various
12:23authorities of the country,
12:24in which he stated that the farmers rejected having been labeled extortionists before the UN plenary.
12:29Likewise, they pointed out that this accusation only evidences incompetence, disrespect and deafness toward those who fight for sovereignty, nature,
12:38dignity, transparency, justice and democracy in Panama.
12:42Finally, the Farmer Coordinator for Life Against Reservoirs called on the public and the international community to refute and audit
12:49the supposed 70% approval of their project in their territories.
13:00And this Sunday, information from the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives revealed that most of
13:06the weapons traced by them in Mexico come from its own territory.
13:11While Washington insists on pointing to the Mexican government for violence linked to organized crime,
13:16the most recent ATF report published in Sunday certifies that during 2025, 32,144 weapons were recovered in Mexico,
13:25of which, after subjected them to tracing, it was determined that 22,817, that is 71% of them, originated
13:32in the United States itself.
13:34Another revealing piece of data from this official report is that 16,406 of those weapons were directly manufactured by
13:42the United States,
13:43and another 6,144 are being seized in Mexico and linked to criminal activities, some of them very serious,
13:50circulated again in the market in the United States in a completely legal manner.
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14:29In the United States, election experts are warning that the crucial hours and days after November's midterm elections
14:35could provide an opening for the Trump administration and its allies to disrupt the results.
14:39With control of Congress at stake, former federal officials say the period between the close of voting
14:44and the final count could be used to amplify unfounded claims about the integrity of the election,
14:50particularly if results do not go their way.
14:53Caitlin Durkovich, a former deputy Homeland Security advisor, warned that claims of foreign interference
14:58could be used to justify attempts to cease voting equipment or ballots, whether legally justified or not.
15:05Meanwhile, election officials are preparing voters for potentially lengthy counts,
15:10with results in some states taking days or even weeks to finalize.
15:14Experts say that waiting period could become a target for efforts to create doubt
15:18and undermine confidence in the election process.
15:45U.S. President Donald Trump says he expects talks with Iran to resume next week,
15:50despite rejecting a truce proposal from Tehran.
15:52Iran announced the seven-day truce plan on Friday, linking it to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
15:58Trump rejected the proposal, but on Sunday told the news site Axios that he expects negotiations to resume.
16:03Iran, for its part, says it is not closing the door on diplomacy.
16:06However, Iran continues to insist on its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
16:18Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Arakshi recorded during an interview that the Persian nation is ready to face any military aggression
16:24of the United States,
16:25while also reaffirming their willingness to return to the negotiating table.
16:31Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Arakshi, the Russian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakshi,
16:31for the time for the war to be resumed.
16:34And I repeat, we stand firm in the face of any new aggression, even if it comes to a doomsday
16:40war.
16:41But at the same time, we are ready, we stand ready for diplomacy.
16:45It is up to the, up to President Trump to choose.
16:48He wanted unconditional surrender in the previous war in two days,
16:52and now it's eight months that they are fighting with no result.
16:56A new aggression would be certainly the same.
17:00We are fully prepared for that.
17:03We have learned our lesson from the two previous wars, and we have corrected our tactics,
17:09we have changed our tactics, and we are fully prepared to do that.
17:13An Israel's Genosado Army launched a new wave of airstrikes against southern Lebanon on Sunday,
17:19including direct helicopter attacks on a shopping center on the road between Shukini and Maifadun.
17:24In this context, the Israeli occupation forces seek to legitimize an escalation
17:28that is destroying essential civilian infrastructure and deepening the humanitarian suffering in Lebanese territory.
17:34The Israeli regime demonstrates that it prioritizes brute force in its incursion,
17:39flagrantly ignoring Lebanon's sovereignty and warning that it will continue its operations of punishment in the region.
17:55And people gathered in Lebanon also in support of the Hezbollah movement,
17:58marking two years since Israel killed its leader Hassan Nasrallah.
18:03Hezbollah supporters mark two years since Nasrallah's killing,
18:05as calls for justice persist, as Lebanon faces renewed Israeli aggressions.
18:11Nasrallah was killed September 27th, 2024, when the Israeli Air Force struck Hezbollah's underground headquarters
18:17in Harit Krik in Beirut's southern Ta'iye district.
18:20Supporters gathered overnight at the site of the former command center to commemorate the anniversary of his death.
18:26Further demonstrations were held in Baghdad, Iraq, where participants held portraits of Nasrallah to mark two years since his killing.
18:41And around 200 pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside UK's Lutheran Labour Party conference in Liverpool,
18:48calling for solidarity with the banned group Palestine Action.
18:52British police on Sunday arrested two demonstrators during a pro-Palestine protest outside the Lutheran Labour Party annual conference in
18:57Liverpool.
18:58Protesters gathered outside the conference venue with several holding home-made signs expressing support for Palestine Action,
19:05a group banned by the UK government that demands accountability for the support to Israel amid the genocide against the
19:12Palestinian people.
19:13Demonstrators demand the lifting of the ban on the proscribed pro-Palestine group,
19:18while referencing the thousands of citizens arrested since the ban came into force under the Terrorism Act in July 2025.
19:31What you can see is 200 people sitting quietly with cardboard signs saying I oppose genocide,
19:41I support Palestine Action and it's part of the campaign to lift the ban on Palestine Action.
19:49And it's a scene of quiet, dignified protest, but people are already being arrested by the police and they're being
19:58arrested under the Terrorism Act.
20:00And by the end of the day, it looks like we'll have had nearly 4,000 people arrested for terrorism
20:06since the prescription of Palestine Action came into force.
20:09What's being exposed is that the things that Andy Burnham and Ed Miliband have told the public about their commitment
20:17to stopping the war crimes,
20:19the ethnic cleansing, the genocide of the Palestinian people.
20:23It's just a charade. It's just token gestures to try and persuade people that they're going to do the right
20:31thing.
20:31But we can see from what's going on in front of our eyes that they don't really mean it.
20:37Because if they did, it's not that complicated.
20:40They'd be sanctioning the war criminals and they wouldn't be prosecuting and jailing the people trying to stop the crimes.
20:48The discovery of another woman's body in Ego, Lujani, east of Johannesburg,
20:53has raised the death toll to 11 victims found dead in the area over the past 10 weeks,
20:58deepening national outrage over gender-based violence in South Africa.
21:01Law enforcement officers responded to the scene along a railway line in the springs
21:06after a private security patrol spotted the victim's body,
21:09while police recently arrested a suspect tied to the previous day's murder in Tempisa.
21:15A dedicated task team continues forensic analysis to establish whether any of the 11 homicides are connected
21:21amid growing calls for urgent state action to hold the country's femicide crisis.
21:30For this information, we have come to the end of this news brief.
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