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00:00Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro went to the Supreme Court of Justice and filed a writ

00:18of protection before the electoral chamber of said court to validate the elections of

00:23July 28th.

00:26Funeral processions began in Tehran on Thursday for the head of the Politburo of the Palestinian

00:31Hamas movement, Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed on Wednesday in an attack on his residence

00:36in Iran.

00:39And the government of Colombia confirmed its intention to continue the dialogue with the

00:43National Liberation Army to fulfill the commitment to seek the protection of the civilian population.

00:53Hello and welcome to From the South.

00:54My name is Belén de los Santos and from Celestro Studios in Havana, Cuba, we begin with the

00:59news.

01:00Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro went on Wednesday to the Supreme Court of Justice

01:05and filed an appeal of protection before the electoral chamber of said court to validate

01:09the election of July 28th.

01:11He was received by the President of the Highest Court, Magistrate Carizlia Rodríguez, also

01:17President of the Electoral Chamber, to whom he handed the document.

01:21He did so in company of the General Prosecutor of the Republic, Reinaldo Muñoz.

01:26The writ is for the electoral chamber to address this attack on the electoral process and make

01:31clear everything that needs to be clarified.

01:34President Maduro pointed out that 100% of the tally sheets of the past elections will

01:39be made available.

01:41He affirmed that he is willing to publicly present all the tally sheets of the votes

01:45cast in the elections, the results of which are disputed by the extremist opposition.

01:56In this context, President Nicolás Maduro called on the people to defend the country's

02:01peace from the violence that the Venezuelan extreme right wing wants to perpetrate.

02:06From the People's Balcony at the Miraflores Palace, President Maduro asked the Venezuelan

02:12people to resume their daily and commercial activities, alleging they would be safe under

02:16the watch of the citizen security forces.

02:19In this sense, the head of state expressed his rejection of what he described as intentions

02:24of the Venezuelan ultra-right wing and its U.S. allies to establish radical neoliberalism

02:30in the country through citizen violence.

02:32Also, Maduro announced that in Venezuela there would be justice against the more than 1,000

02:38people arrested by the security forces that provoked acts of violence in the country.

03:08Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, addressed

03:18the actions of far-right groups who he accused of seeking to tarnish the results of the elections.

03:25In the meantime, William Saab pointed out that as they had been warning for months there

03:30were plans of the extreme right wing to declare the election as a fraud after July 28th and

03:35begin with terrorist acts throughout the nation.

03:38On the other hand, William Saab pointed out that the public ministry is investigating

03:42each of these criminal groups and assured that 20 subjects were apprehended for crimes

03:48that included attacks on military officials.

03:51Furthermore, he also emphasized that the far-right is using a structured group of organized crime

03:56known as El Tren del Llano associated to paramilitary groups.

04:07A group of international observers reaffirmed transparency in Venezuela's presidential

04:11elections as well as the effectiveness of the electoral system.

04:16The joint preliminary reports highlighted the normality of the electoral process and

04:22full guarantee of the citizens' right to vote, in peace and in an organized manner,

04:27for which they recognized the work of the National Electoral Council.

04:32They further praised the republic plan for thoroughly conducting the citizen security

04:37and the custody of the electoral material without any kind of incidents.

04:42Likewise, they congratulated the Venezuelan people who, despite multiple pressures and

04:48interfering actions, gave an example of civility during the peaceful, orderly and transparent

04:54exercise of the right to vote.

04:56The Argentine and American Juris Associations, the Chilean Human Rights Commission, among

05:00other organizations, denounced the siege of the Venezuelan embassy in Buenos Aires,

05:05which they described as an unacceptable violation of the Vienna Convention.

05:15In this context, the Cuban government also condemned the interference position of some

05:19member countries of the Organization of American States, who met in a permanent council with

05:24the purpose of analyzing the presidential elections in Venezuela.

05:28Precisely, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs specified, through an official statement on

05:34its ex-account, that Cuba denounces the irresponsible attempts to resort to violence and destabilization

05:42with the aim of producing a coup in Venezuela.

05:50Now let's take a short break, but remember you can join us on TikTok at TELUS or English

05:53where you will find news in different formats, news updates and much more.

05:58Other stories coming up, stay with us.

06:28Welcome back to From the South.

06:41In Iran, thousands of people attended a funeral ceremony to honor Hamas Palestinian leader

06:47Ismail Haniyeh, assassinated by the Israeli regime in an attack against his residence

06:52in Tehran.

06:53On Thursday, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Zayed Ali Khamenei,

06:58led the prayers to bid farewell to the political leader and his bodyguard, Wasim Abu Shaban.

07:04Their remains were draped with the Palestinian flag during the ceremony held in the courtyard

07:10of the Tehran University, which was attended by the President-elect Massoud Peshashkian,

07:16senior Iranian military and officials from the resistance movement.

07:20Ismail Haniyeh was in the Iranian capital to participate in the inauguration of the

07:25new president, which took place on Tuesday.

07:33And on Wednesday, thousands of people in Iraq, Turkey and Morocco went to the streets to

07:39condemn the assassination of the leader of the Palestinian resistance Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh,

07:45and in support of Palestine, a nation under constant attack since October 7th last year.

07:51In this regard, the demonstrators condemned the crimes committed by the Israeli occupation

07:55against the Palestinian people, carrying Palestinian flags and flags of their own countries, as

08:01well as signs of disapproval of the occupation.

08:04They also called on the international community to assume its commitment and force the Israeli

08:09occupation to contain the attacks in the Gaza Strip, open the Rafah crossing and allow the

08:15entry of aid.

08:21In this context, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan condemned Israel's assassination of the Palestinian

08:27leader Ismail Haniyeh and offered its condolences to the family of the leader.

08:34Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the chief of the political bureau of Hamas in Tehran,

08:39was an act of dangerous escalation in an already volatile region and undermines efforts for

08:46peace.

08:47We express our condolences to his family and the Palestinian people.

08:51His killers must be held to account.

08:54Furthermore, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry denounced that Israel has unleashed a campaign

08:59of terror and war crimes against the Palestinian population.

09:04Since October 2023, Israel has unleashed a campaign of terror against the Palestinian

09:09people.

09:10This war on Gaza and the inhumane siege in violation of international human rights and

09:15humanitarian law have resulted in misery, death and destruction.

09:22These acts constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity.

09:26We call upon the United Nations to uphold international law and to bring an end to the

09:31genocide of the people of Gaza.

09:34And we stay on topic as Palestinian citizens claimed that Israel's attack represents

09:39a violation of Iranian national security and that the U.S. government is a complicit in

09:45these crimes.

09:47This is a violation of Iranian national security and I think events are leading to a regional

09:52war and the U.S. administration will pay the price because Washington gave the green light

09:56and the U.S. government is an accomplice in these crimes and the White House is managing

10:00this war as the U.S. is giving orders to Netanyahu to continue to send a message that

10:05there is no immunity for any leadership in the axis of resistance, nor for any country.

10:13On the other hand, on Wednesday, Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations, Amir

10:18Saeed Iravani, condemned during a Security Council meeting the attack launched against

10:23Tehran in which Haniyeh, the leader of the Islamic resistance movement, was killed.

10:28The diplomat expressed that Iran condemns in the strongest possible terms this horrible

10:33terrorist act as the most serious violation of international laws and the UN Charter as

10:40a major violation of Iran's sovereignty and national security.

10:44In this regard, Saeed Iravani denounced that the Israel regime had a political objective

10:50with this attack by disrupting the first day of operation of the new government.

10:55Likewise, he added that the aggressive act of terrorism requires immediate and effective

11:01measures by the UN.

11:13Meanwhile, the United Nations warned of a dangerous escalation of the conflict in the

11:18Middle East and insisted that new clashes must be avoided.

11:22In this sense, after Israel attacked the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanese capital,

11:27and assassinated the Hamas leader in Iran, the UN urged restraint and to avoid actions

11:34that could further destabilize the Tor Wennesland area.

11:38The Secretary General of the organization, Antonio Guterres, called for maximum restraint

11:43and for all parties to avoid further escalation.

11:46Guterres also expressed deep concern following reports of the Israeli assassination on the

11:52Lebanese capital and reminded the parties of their duty to comply with their obligations

11:59under international law.

12:06On Wednesday, in the framework of the UN Security Council meeting, the Deputy Permanent Observer

12:11of the State of Palestine to the UN condemned the genocide perpetrated by Israel in the

12:16Gaza Strip and affirmed that the UN fails to its duty to impose a ceasefire.

12:41Israel has flagrantly violated the UN Charter, including the cardinal principle regarding

12:47the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states, a war that threatens international

12:53peace and security.

12:56Yet Israel is being permitted to wage this war in broad daylight with no restraints and

13:02no consequences.

13:04It is doing so willfully and wantonly.

13:07In spite of this Security Council's resolutions, in spite of the ICJ provisional measures orders,

13:14in spite of the global demands for a ceasefire, and still the Council is failing its duty

13:22to impose a ceasefire and bring a halt to this depravity.

13:28In this regard, the UN Authority referred to the daily sufferings of the Palestinian

13:32population due to the war crimes committed by the Syrian regime.

13:37Every day brings more horror, loss and suffering for our people as Israeli occupying forces

13:44massacre Palestinian civilians, assassinate officials, kill humanitarian workers, medical

13:51personnel and journalists, abduct civilians and torture and rape them in Israeli jails,

13:59bomb and destroy Palestinian homes and infrastructure, and attack UN premises, including UNRWA schools

14:08sheltering millions of forcibly displaced civilians who are being deliberately starved

14:15and denied access to medical care and the most basic needs for human subsistence and

14:20dignity by an occupier, mercilessly chasing and hunting them down, repeatedly displacing

14:28them as they desperately search for safety in a place where no one and nowhere is safe.

14:36Now, we move on to other topics.

14:48Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview to French media on Wednesday

14:53acknowledged that Ukraine, as well as other countries in the world, want Russia's participation

14:59in global peace forums on the current conflict.

15:03He assured that the majority of the world says that Russia must be represented at the

15:08second summit, otherwise they would not achieve significant results.

15:13He added that since everyone wants Russia to be at the table, they cannot oppose it.

15:19During the interview, Zelensky urged Beijing to force Moscow to cease the conflict and

15:24clarified that he would like China not to play a role of mediators, but to put pressure

15:30on Russia.

15:36And now we move on to other topics.

15:38On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Defense said in a statement that Khalid Zayed Mohammed,

15:44accused of being the main perpetrator of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United

15:48States, and two other accomplices agreed to plead guilty.

15:53The Pentagon revealed that Zayed Mohammed, Walid bin Attas and Mustafa al-Hausani have

16:01entered into prejudicial agreements with the Military Commission's Supervisory Authority,

16:06which terms are not available to the public at this time.

16:10Nevertheless, according to prosecutor's statements, the defendants accepted the deal in exchange

16:14for life imprisonment instead of the death penalty.

16:18The three defendants are expected to testify next week before the Military Commission at

16:23Guantanamo Bay Base.

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17:09Welcome back from the South.

17:10The Government of Colombia confirmed its intention to continue the dialogue with the National

17:15Liberation Army in order to fulfill the commitment to seek the protection of the civilian population.

17:21Representatives of the Colombian state expressed their interest in renewing the bilateral national

17:26and temporary ceasefire as a viable and necessary measure to avoid an escalation of the conflict

17:32in vulnerable areas.

17:34The officials expressed that they will make the necessary efforts to continue negotiations

17:40with the armed movement, but that the measure depends largely on the decision of the latter.

17:46The government's statements come just days after the deadline for the extension of the

17:52ceasefire that was signed in early February of this year.

18:01On Wednesday, after the Bolivian authorities announced the existence of 57 blockade points

18:05in five departments, the President Luis Arce assured that the current national road blockade

18:10of long-distance transport has political purposes.

18:14The coincidence of the mobilizations of those who have been behind the coup d'etat also

18:19had as a trigger this issue of heavy transport.

18:24An experience has always told us that, unfortunately, heavy transport has been a key player in all

18:30kinds of situations.

18:32This is not a novelty.

18:34You simply review the events before any political event in the history of the country and of

18:39others.

18:40It has always been like that, unfortunately.

18:44In other news, after the winter judicial recess in Argentina, justice resumed on Wednesday

18:49the investigation of the attacks suffered by former President Cristina Fernández de

18:53Kirchner on September 1st, 2022, when she was shot in the head at the door of her home.

19:00The defendants are three members of the so-called Gang of the Copitos, Fernando Zabag Montiel,

19:06Brenda Uliarte and Nicolás Carrizo.

19:09For the fourth hearing of the trial, it is expected the testimony of a private secretary

19:14of the former President, Diego Bermúdez, who was next to Fernández de Kirchner when

19:20Zabag Montiel shot at her with a Bersa pistol.

19:25Bermúdez Bringe was the one who asked the custodians belonging to the federal police

19:30to remove the then vice president, but got no response.

19:39Also in Argentina, workers of the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research,

19:44the CONICET, gathered this Wednesday in front of the former ministry to protest against

19:49the situation and budget crisis sustained by the government of Javier Millet.

19:54They attributed to the Argentinian president responsibility for the dismissal of almost

19:59a thousand scientists who will lose their grants as of August.

20:04The General Secretary of the Association of Workers that Work for the Government said

20:09that they have 955 colleagues who competed last year and their appointments are still

20:15pending.

20:16According to those who mobilized, contrary to what was said by the presidency of the

20:20organization, the CONICET is in an emergency situation.

20:43Mexico's National Water Commission, CONAGUA, reported that this Wednesday, Tropical Depression

20:483E intensified and formed Tropical Storm Carlota in Pacific waters.

20:54The institution indicated that for now, Carlota is not expected to make landfall in Mexico.

20:59However, it predicted that the cyclone will intensify to a hurricane in the next few days.

21:05The CONAGUA indicated that the tropical storm is beginning to intensify slowly.

21:12are causing very heavy to occasionally heavy rains and winds with strong gusts in the states

21:20of Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima and Michoacan on the Pacific coast.

21:25They added there will be high waves and possible formation of water sprouts on the coast of

21:31the aforementioned states.

21:37And in Brazil, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sanctioned on Wednesday the integrated

21:42management bill to prevent and improve firefighting in the Pantanal and throughout Brazil.

21:48The environmental legislation was passed in Corumbá as part of the presidential tour

21:53over the affected areas.

21:55In this sense, the head of state stressed that he arrived in Corumbá, Mato Grosso do

22:00Sul, to sanction the law that establishes the national policy of integrated fire management,

22:06a fundamental policy to fight forest fires.

22:09The president also indicated that the Pantanal is a World Heritage Site and said he was proud

22:15of the work of the members of the brigade and IBAMA in fighting the fires in this biome.

22:40We go now to the Olympics.

22:41The Colombian women's national football team qualified for the first time in history to

22:46the quarterfinals of the Games.

22:48Although the Colombian team lost 0-1 to the Canadian national team in the third match

22:54of Group A of the women's soccer at Paris 2024 Olympic Games, it managed to get a place

23:00in the quarterfinals.

23:01The national team, which dominated the ball for most of the game and played the best soccer,

23:07advanced to the next round as one of the best third-placed teams in the tournament

23:12on goal difference.

23:14The Colombian team, which scored four goals and conceded the same amount in the group

23:19stage, overcame Australia, which finished with minus three to reach the next round of

23:26the Olympics.

23:30We have come to the end of this news brief.

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