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00:06Thousands of parishioners gathered at the Pampas de Pimentel in Chiclayo to welcome Pablo XIV returning to the Peruvian city
00:14where he lived and served as bishop for eight years before leading the Catholic Church.
00:23A new wave of coordinated Israeli-settler attacks across the occupied West Bank left multiple Palestinians injured and caused extensive
00:33property damage, coinciding with intensified Israeli military raids and road blockades across localities.
00:44The Yemeni armed forces announced a series of operations using drones and ballistic missiles against Saudi Arabian oil facilities and
00:52military positions.
01:00Hello and welcome to From the South. I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Caracas, Venezuela. We begin with the
01:06news. Stay with us.
01:29Since early Friday morning, thousands of parishioners began gathering and heading toward the Pimentel plains in Chiclayo awaiting the arrival
01:38of Pablo XIV.
01:39The Pontiff's schedule in Chiclayo includes a mass attended by a large crowd in the Pampas de Pimentel, a private
01:47visit to the chapel and meetings with religious leaders, priests, university students and community representatives.
01:53The anticipation of his arrival has already mobilized the authorities across the city and thousands of the faithful who hope
02:02to accompany him during his apostolic tour.
02:05Let's recall that Chiclayo is the city where Leo XIV carried out his pastoral work and lived for eight years,
02:13in addition to serving as a bishop before assuming leadership of the Catholic Church.
02:27And Pope Leo XIV led a prayer vigil with young people and university students at the National Stadium in Lima
02:34as part of his apostolic visit to Peru.
02:36The Pope was greeted by thousands of attendees waving flags and singing chants from the stands.
02:43In this scenario, the Supreme Pontiff focuses his address on passion, friendship and trust in the Lord.
02:50He encouraged young people to find answers alongside Jesus to face difficult moments without fear and to recognize that their
02:59lives have a purpose.
03:00The Pope Leo XIV also addressed the concerns that accompany young people as they search for their identity, their plans
03:08and the meaning of their lives.
03:15Some questions accompany us for a long time.
03:19Think about what fills you with enthusiasm about the people you love and the dreams you would be willing to
03:28fight to achieve.
03:29Think also about the concerns that sometimes keep you awake at night and the things you would like to change.
03:40Jesus is interested in all these matters because he is interested in you.
03:50There is a word that can help us understand this search.
03:56Passion.
03:58Some sorrows need time and a helping hand.
04:07Faith sustains us along this path and reminds us that suffering never has the final word.
04:14Be passionate about everything that is worthwhile, about what is true, good and beautiful.
04:22Develop your talents.
04:23Discover the richness of your culture and dare to undertake magnanimous projects.
04:31Now we go to Colombia where the first 100 days of Abelardo de las Priegas government are marked by political
04:38deterioration and growing social mobilization.
04:41The most recent cifras y conceptos poll which included more than 2600 in-person interviews shows that support for the
04:50president is below 50%.
04:52Despite the deployment of cameras and the use of artificial intelligence in his communication, a sector of the citizenry rejects
05:00the excess of spectacle and his controversial appearances in recent weeks including the signing of bombs.
05:07Also, the Colombian president confronts one of the lowest support levels in 16 years and will have to address the
05:14deterioration amid the call for a major national strike against tax reforms, rising inflation and unemployment.
05:30And Venezuela's acting president, Delci Rodriguez allocates 99% of investments from sovereign wealth funds to salaries and pensions.
05:39Of every $100 received from oil and mining between January and November 2026, 99% were allocated to pay in
05:48the salaries of public sector workers and pensions, representing $14,710 million out of a total of $14,860 million.
05:59During the same period, revenues totaled $15,603 million.
06:04These figures are part of the National Executive Branch's transparency policy.
06:10Previously, on January 17, 2026, Rodriguez announced a digital platform to allow citizens to monitor the use of resources and
06:21that promise is being fulfilled through the public access portal that displays revenues and expenditures from January through November.
06:40And Venezuela's acting president, Delci Rodriguez continues her work agenda in Turkey, where she had a high-level meeting with
06:47the Prime Minister of Qatar, His Excellency Mohammed bin Abdul Raham al-Tani.
06:53Precisely in this context, the details of cooperation between both nations are strengthened and strategic alliances are deepened for the
07:04mutual benefit of their peoples.
07:06This meeting provides an opportunity to review the current state of cooperation at the highest strategic level and the progress
07:14of bilateral relations between Caracas and Doha.
07:19In this context, on February 17 of this year, the Prime Minister of the State of Qatar made an official
07:25visit to Venezuela.
07:34And now we have a short break coming up. First, remember you can join us on TikTok at TELASUR English,
07:39where you'll find news in different formats, news updates and much more. We'll be right back.
08:04Welcome back to From the South.
08:05From the South, Honduras has lost its status as a country free of illiteracy due to a lack of follow
08:11through on the programs initiated under President Xiomara Castro.
08:15In fact, the current administration has overseen a reduction in the budget allocated to public education reporting from Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
08:25In this case, Gerardo Torres Zelaya has the story.
08:31According to UNICEF, between 2023 and 2025, the administration of Xiomara Castro lifted half a million Hondurans out of illiteracy,
08:41earning the country's recognition as being free from illiteracy.
08:44The country has since lost its status due to the current government failure to follow up on these programs.
08:51At present, more than one million Honduran minors are outside the education system.
08:58People who had been left in the shadows, those to whom the neoliberal model and the system of savage capitalism
09:05had denied the right to an education, were brought into the light.
09:10Xiomara championed this cause, allocating significant investment to ensure that these individuals could learn to read and write.
09:18The progress was remarkable as evidenced by the development each person achieved in their own knowledge.
09:27In Honduras, the reduction in the education budget has a direct impact on the closure of literacy programs, the quality
09:34of education and the reach of the national education system.
09:40We observe a distressing and deeply concerning statistic, more than 122 million children are outside the national education system.
09:52Furthermore, the quality of education for children and adolescents is precarious, as evidenced by the fact that they have failed
10:01to meet basic standards in reading and mathematics assessments.
10:06According to teachers' organizations, this government has abandoned the efficient programs that Castro had initiated, and this runs counter to
10:13the interests of the general population.
10:15Regardless of the ideological difference between the two administrations, there were programs that should have been maintained.
10:23Historically, Honduras has had a very low level of educational attainment, averaging about 10 years, which is well below that
10:32of other countries in the region.
10:34In this regard, the Yo Si Puedo, Yes I Can, program helped enhance the country's standing within the international community.
10:44However, it is crucial to note that even if Honduras declares itself free of illiteracy, this status is not guaranteed
10:53to last.
10:54Regardless of changes in government, such programs and strategies should be sustained to ensure these gaps remain narrow.
11:05With the discontinuation of the Yo Si Puedo, Yes I Can, program, which the Honduran government had developed with the
11:12assistance of the Cuban government, and a lack of interest in promoting the right to quality public education, the country
11:18is rapidly regressing toward the same indicators that, prior to Xiomara Castro's administration, had ranked among the most underdeveloped nations
11:27in the region in terms of education.
11:29For Telesurian English, from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Gerardo Torres Zelaya.
11:35In other information, in the United States deportations and immigration arrests reached record levels during fiscal year 2026, amid the
11:44repression led by President Donald Trump's administration.
11:47The Department of Homeland Security reported that the immigration service broke previous records with more than 42,000 arrests in
11:55September alone.
11:56The figures come in the wake of the Republicans' electoral setback and after Trump acknowledged that his immigration policy may
12:05have been too severe.
12:06With the Democrats strengthened in Congress, investigations are expected into immigration raids and other actions by the administration.
12:23And in waters near the island of El Hierro in Spain, maritime rescue teams rescued two boats carrying 133 migrants
12:32on board on Thursday night.
12:34After being brought safely to shore, being transported to the Restinga pier, all received medical care and reported to be
12:42in good health following medical evaluations, according to authorities.
12:46This group joins the 274 people who arrived on the island between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday noon and three other
12:54boats.
12:54With these new arrivals, El Hierro has recorded a total of 407 migrants on five boats in less than 48
13:02hours.
13:10Meanwhile, in Portugal, housing activists protested Thursday outside the web summit in Lisbon, accusing city officials of prioritizing spending on
13:20the technology conference over measures to address Portugal's housing crisis.
13:23The 2026 web summit is underway in the Portuguese capital, where technology companies are showcasing developments in automation and artificial
13:34intelligence.
13:35The activists claim that the Lisbon City Council had spent around €60 million to support the event while planning to
13:44sell 10 public plots of land that they said could instead be used for affordable housing.
13:50The demonstration.
13:51The demonstration followed a dispute over their protest camp in Rocio Square, where city authorities had attempted to clear the
13:58space for a Christmas market.
14:00The housing movement also called for participation in a nationwide protest scheduled for Saturday, November 14th.
14:14What do we have here?
14:15It has to do with why we chose to come to the web summit.
14:17I think it's easy to understand, isn't it?
14:19We had the public reporting that there are already €60 million of autarky, all of €10 million of public money
14:25coming to the web summit, which contrasts with the lack of investment, with the weak investment in housing.
14:30So we have a very clear, very objective remedy notebook of proposals that would exactly respond to this crisis, which
14:37is felt and experienced by the overwhelming majority of the Portuguese population, but in a very aggravated way here in
14:43the capital, in Lisbon, where real estate speculation is at the forefront.
14:49Therefore, I believe that there must be short, medium and long term measures, starting with the roof over our heads
14:57to get to the point of controlling the exorbitant prices in the city centre to combat gentrification.
15:04I also believe in the reduction of the IMEI and the incentive and support to young people.
15:09All the people who come to the web summit to show their work, their technology, their company should also be
15:20aware that their work is being used so that the governors of Portugal, the national government and the government of
15:27Lisbon use your work, your effort, to put themselves out there to show their project of tourism and real estate
15:34investment abroad and not to support what is your work.
15:43And now we have a second sawbreak coming up. We'll be right back with more information. Sandra Galway.
16:15Welcome back to From the South. A new wave of coordinated Israeli settler attacks across the occupied West Bank has
16:22left multiple Palestinians injured and caused extensive property and agricultural damage.
16:27In the town of Attara, north of Ramallah, dozens of settlers stormed residential areas and damaged homes alongside violent assaults
16:36targeting Palestinian motorists and residents across surrounding communities.
16:41Meanwhile, near Herisha, 13 sheep died and several others were poisoned following a suspected dispersal of toxic substances near a
16:51Palestinian livestock farm directly threatening rural livelihoods.
16:55These attacks coincide with intensified Israeli military raid, road blockades and commercial restrictions imposed across multiple West Bank localities.
17:13And on Thursday, health sources in the Gaza Strip reported that at least 30 children have lost their lives due
17:20to exposure to the cold.
17:22Low temperatures and heavy rain are exacerbating living conditions for the displaced population whose makeshift shelters do not provide adequate
17:32protection.
17:33In this regard, Civil Defence reported at least 1,500 emergency calls due to the flooding, while the Gaza Movement's
17:41media office reported that more than 70,000 tons were damaged by the water.
17:46For its part, the organization Save the Children warned that more than half a million children are facing winter in
17:54precarious tents or temporary shelters.
18:05And severe funding cuts to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugee Zandra have drastically worsened living
18:12conditions across refugee camps in Lebanon.
18:14Financial restrictions imposed by international donors have forced the agency to close facilities and reduce operating hours at essential schools
18:24and medical clinics, severely limiting access to education and basic health care.
18:29In Beirut's Burj El Baranje camp, residents warned that severe classroom overcrowding is undermining children's learning, forcing as well impoverished
18:40families to pay for supplementary private tutoring.
18:44Combined with widespread unemployment and shrinking humanitarian aid, the funding crisis deepens the structural vulnerability of displaced Palestinian communities in
18:54Lebanon.
19:03And the Yemeni Armed Forces announced this Thursday a series of operations using drones and ballistic missiles against Saudi Arabian
19:10oil facilities and military positions.
19:12According to the spokesperson, Judge Asadi, the targets hit included pumping station No. 7 of the East-West oil pipeline,
19:23the Jambu oil complex and an airbase in Kami's Mushaid.
19:28It also reported strikes against concentrations of troops and military vehicles linked to Rijad.
19:34At the same time, the spokesperson accused the Saudi Air Force of carrying out 98 attacks against areas in Yemen
19:42in the last 24 hours resulting in civilian casualties.
19:46These figures and the results of the operations are based on Germany military reports and have not been independently verified.
20:12Kenya is preparing for the Super El Niño that will bring heavy rains from October through December, with November being
20:20the critical month.
20:21in Mather, an informal settlement in Nairobi.
20:26Residents are cleaning the river to reduce flooding.
20:30In 2024, the flood waters swept away homes, livestock and lives.
20:35The National Disaster Operations Centre warrants that 1.5 million people are at risk and cause for evacuation to higher
20:43ground.
20:43The government claims to have identified 172 shelters and to be coordinating alerts with Safaricom.
20:51However, survivors report that poverty prevents them from relocating and that they have seen no preparations on the ground.
21:00A report by the World Resources Institute notes that Nairobi's vulnerability also stems from historical failures in urban planning and
21:09the loss of wetlands.
21:10The Kenyan Human Rights Commission warns that rains could trigger a humanitarian crisis, especially in communities vulnerable to displacement and
21:20loss of livelihoods.
21:29In other information, Microsoft is working to restore services following a global outage that disrupted several of its Microsoft 365
21:38applications, including Outlook, Teams and Co-Pilot.
21:42The disruption affected users in 74 countries and territories, according to outage tracker DownDetector, which recorded nearly 130,000 reports
21:53of Outlook problems in the United States alone.
21:56Users reported difficulties accessing their email accounts, sending and receiving messages, as well as connecting to other workplace services.
22:07The outage also affected Microsoft 365 connections used by artificial intelligence companies OpenAI and Anthropic.
22:17Microsoft said elevated demands on parts of its infrastructure was contributing to connectivity problems.
22:24The company attempted as well to restart affected servers, but some stopped responding again as traffic returned.
22:31In its latest update issued early Friday, Microsoft said its changes had not worked as expected and that it was
22:39pursuing alternative measures to restore services.
22:50And with this information, we have come to the end of this news brief.
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