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*Moscow warns new U.S. sanctions package is a hostile act
*UN mission says U.S. strikes in Iran amount to war crimes
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*Moscow warns new U.S. sanctions package is a hostile act
*UN mission says U.S. strikes in Iran amount to war crimes
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00:11Paraguayan Teachers Union staged a striking ascension to demand salary increases rejecting
00:16a recent agreement signed between the government and competing educator federations.
00:23The Kremlin denounced new US congressional sanctions as a hostile act, warning that
00:28Washington's measures will severely complicate peace efforts in Ukraine.
00:34An UN fact-finding mission reported reasonable grounds to believe the US committed war crimes
00:40in Iran, citing airstrikes that killed numerous civilians at a school and sports complex.
00:50Hello welcome from the South, I'm Luis Alberto Matos from De Lesos Studios in Caracas, Venezuela.
00:55We begin with the news.
01:09On Thursday in Asunción, the capital of Paraguay teachers' unions gathered to hold a strike
01:14in protest over wage demands.
01:16The Union of Educators of Paraguay gathered in Plaza Batallón 40 to express its disapproval
01:23of the agreement reached between the government and the Federation of Educators of Paraguay,
01:28following the signing of an agreement on Wednesday, September 16, which aims to call off the strike,
01:34announced by protesters.
01:36The teachers' unions demand the creation of pay grades for elementary school teachers,
01:42an 8% salary increase and the hiring of professionals for inclusive education among other demands.
01:55In Argentina, thousands of students and rights organizations marched in La Plata on Wednesday
02:00to mark 50 years since the 1976 night of the Pencil's abductions.
02:04On Wednesday, secondary students, survivors and families gathered at former post of the Banfield
02:11Clandestine Detention Center in Villa Centenario to conduct commemorative marches and promote
02:17historical awareness among younger generations.
02:20The events marked the actions of September 1976 when security forces under the military dictatorship
02:27abducted 11 high school students who were active in political and student organizations.
02:32These students were subsequently held in various secret cities and seven of them remained missing
02:3750 years after the state security operation.
02:43It is very sad to know that 50 years after this tragic night, today the Argentine people still have
02:50the same short pause, the same lack of rights, poverty, misery, unemployment, indebtedness and the mental health
02:59problems we have today. The living causes of death in Argentina are precisely three sides among young
03:09people for not having a future.
03:13And I march as well to fight all of that, to remember these youngsters for the secondary school
03:18pass, for the model of the country I want, for social justice, so that people can progress,
03:23for the funding of science and education.
03:27Also in Argentina, the national government submitted to Congress a bill which establishes new sanctions
03:32against individuals and companies that exploit natural resources in the Malvinas Islands without
03:37national authorization. The draft law was introduced in the Chamber of Deputies and establishes a framework
03:43covering activities related to renewable and non-renewable resources in the Malvinas and the
03:48countries to run in maritime and island areas. The bill expands penalties for the exploitation of natural
03:53resources without Argentine authorization and provides for prison terms of up to 20 years. However,
03:59none of the measures it contains aim to re-establish sovereignty talks. The move comes amid a sudden
04:04shift in President Javier Milley's stance on the issue, which many remain cautious about,
04:08morning seeks to strengthen his hand over the next year elections.
04:20A former Bolivian President Luis Arce was transferred on Wednesday to Arcoiris Hospital in La Paz to begin
04:27a new cancer treatment. Arce left San Pedro prison under police guard and was later taken by ambulance to
04:33the medical center. His lawyer, Fernando Rivadeneira, explained that the decision to transfer him to
04:39hospital was due to the reappearance of pains that had previously been under control. The Defense Council
04:45indicated they are seeking to determine whether this is a reactivation of the disease or another medical
04:50condition. Luis Alberto Arce Catacora was President of Bolivia from November 8, 2020 to November 8,
04:571925. After leaving the presidency, he was sent to pre-trial detention as part of an investigation into
05:03alleged Herculitis in the management of resources of the indigenous fund.
05:12On admission, the patient was stable, hemodynamically, and with stable vital signs,
05:17according to the impression we had on his initial reception.
05:24For the following hours and days, we will be assessing him gradually, given that his underlying
05:29diagnosis, as is publicly known, is a cancer of the renal tract, mainly the right kidney,
05:38which has already been managed with chemotherapy in the sister republic of Brazil.
05:44And Venezuela's acting president, Luis Rodriguez, issued a powerful call for the use of communication
05:49to promote harmonious coexistence. During the presentation of the first annual Simon Bolivar
05:54National Journalism Award, Rodriguez called for respectful communication that is not stifled
05:59by extremism, fascism, or intolerance. In this context, she recalled the government's response to
06:04the January 3rd U.S. aggression that prioritized diplomacy as the path to resolve ensuing controversy
06:09and disagreement, a path she assured that the country continues to follow. In this regard, the acting
06:14president reaffirmed the country seeks to preserve its peace, its independence, and its right to
06:19development, and a future issuing a call for national communication platforms to be a means to
06:24encourage coexistence.
06:28SONIA LUCAS, Reiter, The Media Studies
06:29Communication in Venezuela has been oppressed by the political struggle.
06:36For the political struggle, where extremism and fascism have attempted to permanently stifle it.
06:48LUCAS LEVINE DE LA VAZOR ZAINCO, Islamic State Studies
06:53That is why I welcome the fact that the National Journalism Award is being presented not only
06:57to national media outlets, but also to regional media, community media, YouTubers, and influencers.
07:05These are the new forms of communication, and we too are committed to community-based communication.
07:14That is the space within the territory where true democracy is put to the test,
07:18where a so-called popular consultation is held to strengthen democracy in the territory.
07:22And I always say that democracy in Venezuela is invincible.
07:26We do not have military or technological superiority,
07:30but we have a moral superiority that comes from knowing how to practice democracy,
07:34to elect leaders in the communities, in the communes, and in the communal circuits,
07:38there, deep within the Venezuelan people.
07:45Let's now take our first break.
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08:13Welcome back.
08:14The United States government removed Venezuela from the list of countries allegedly failing
08:18to combat drug trafficking.
08:20President Donald Trump announced the exchange,
08:22stating that Caracas is confined with its obligations in the fight against drug trafficking.
08:26The U.S. president attributed the exchange in Venezuela's status
08:29to greater cooperation with the country's acting president, Tosu Rodriguez.
08:33According to the White House, Venezuela's removal from the list
08:36represents the president's determination regarding major drug transit
08:39or illicit drug-producing countries for fiscal year 2027.
08:49And U.S. president Donald Trump is frightening the European Union
08:52with what he called very serious tariffs and a possible halt to trade
08:56after the bloc proposed making Canada its first ever associate member.
08:59Trump described the proposal as potentially a hostile act,
09:03saying the U.S. could impose heavy tariffs on Europe
09:05or stop trading with the bloc, depending on its intentions.
09:08The warning came after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
09:12invited Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to pursue associate membership
09:16with closer cooperation in technology, defence and energy.
09:20Canada and the EU already have a trade agreement and several bilateral deals,
09:25but relations have grown closer since Trump returned to the White House
09:29and imposed tariffs on both Canada and European allies.
09:32The proposal also comes as Trump has repeatedly criticised the EU
09:35and suggested that Canada could become the 51st U.S. state.
09:46Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a firm response to U.S. President Donald Trump
09:51rejecting threats over Ottawa's expanding diplomatic and economic partnership with the European Union.
09:56Speaking before the European Parliament in Strasbourg,
10:00Carney asserted that Canada remains an independent nation capable of forging its own international alliances.
10:05Addressing European lawmakers, the Canadian leader welcomed the European Commission's proposal
10:10to grant Canada a non-precedented associate member status within the bloc.
10:15Carney emphasised that deepening bilateral integration in defence, artificial intelligence,
10:19critical minerals and energy security aims to protect sovereign interests rather than dominate others.
10:24This statement follows warnings from Washington fighting heavy trade tariffs against Europe
10:29should the transatlantic arrangement proceed.
10:35And as has been our strategy from the start,
10:39we are looking for partnerships that are complementary, that reinforce our sovereignty.
10:45And that's what is on offer here.
10:48And Canadians are united that nobody is going to tell us what language we speak.
10:54No one is going to dictate our culture or with whom we can strike agreements.
11:01And the Kremlin described the U.S. Congress approval of a new package of sanctions against Russia as a hostile
11:07act.
11:08Kremlin's spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, stated that the imposition of additional sanctions by Washington
11:13will complicate efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict with Ukraine.
11:16The U.S. Congress approved the bill with 262 votes in favor and 159 against.
11:21The primary goal of the legislation is to exert greater pressure on Russia's energy and defence industries
11:26and expand restrictions to Iran.
11:28In addition, the legislation would authorise Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on China, India
11:34and five other major importers of Russian and Iranian oil and gas.
11:39The bill, named after Senator Lindsey Graham, now awaits signing by President Donald Trump.
11:50And China criticised the U.S. House of Representatives' approval of a bill that would expand President Donald Trump's authority
11:56to impose tariffs on countries that purchase Russian oil and gas.
12:02Conducting normal economic and trade cooperation with countries around the world based on equality and mutual benefit.
12:07Such cooperation is needed erected against any third party, not subject to interference or coercion by any third party.
12:13We always oppose the long-arm jurisdiction that lacks the basis in international law
12:17and without authorization by the United Nations Security Council.
12:22And Russian President Biden called on the public to turn out in large numbers to vote in the state to
12:27elections.
12:28The president emphasised that the electoral process reaffirms the nation's unity, sovereignty and institutional strength
12:34in the face of external pressures.
12:36During his televised address ahead of the election scheduled for September 18th to the 20th,
12:41Putin stated that citizens' participation directly contributes to the country's stability and success on the battlefield.
12:46The head of state noted that the election of national legislators and regional officials will strengthen public support for Russian
12:54troops
12:54and demonstrate society's resolve to determine its own destiny without foreign interference.
13:06And Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Whisterson resigned from the post after official results confirmed that his right-leaning block lost
13:13last Sunday's parliamentary elections.
13:15The final count showed that the four left-leaning parties, with former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson's Social Democrats as the
13:22largest party, won by just 50,359 votes.
13:26In this regard, they will have 176 seats in the new parliament to 173 from Kristersson's Free Party Coalition government
13:34and the far-right Sweden Democrats who were expected to join the administration after the vote, the Tito bloc.
13:39In a letter posted on X. Kristersson said that following the tight election results may have complicated the conditions for
13:47the new government to be formed.
13:48He will lead the next steps towards forming it and, to begin immediately, he requested to be relieved as Prime
13:53Minister.
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14:37The Eastern Pacific U.S. forces intercepted and sunk a vessel that, according to South Command, was being used as
14:43a floating grid supply station for drug trafficking operations.
14:47The operation took place on September 15th and, according to Washington, intelligence information linked the vessel to the Ecuadorian organization
14:54Los Joneros.
14:55The crew was evacuated and handed over to Ecuadorian authorities before the vessel was sunk.
15:00South Command noted that the operation aims to disrupt the logistical and financial networks that, according to the United States,
15:06support drug trafficking in the region.
15:09This action joins other interventions reported by Washington since late August that have been deemed illegal even by the U
15:16.S. Congress.
15:40The United Nations fact-finding mission on Iran found reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes during
15:46airstrikes earlier this year.
15:48In a statement released Thursday, the U.N.-backed team pointed to two strikes carried out on February 28th.
15:54The first hit the Shahare Taiyebe School in Minap with tomahawk missiles.
16:00Iranian authorities said 168 people were killed, most of them children.
16:03The second strike targeted a sports complex and residential area in the southern city of La Merde, dispersing tungsten pellets
16:10and killing 22 civilians.
16:12The mission says both sites were clearly identifiable civilian targets.
16:17For its part, Washington has not accepted blame and the Trump administration has yet to release the findings of its
16:23Pentagon investigation.
16:31The Yemeni Armed Forces announced on Thursday that they had shot down a Winlong II armed reconnaissance drone
16:37belonging to the Saudi-led coalition in the airspace of Mari province located in the central east of the country.
16:43Yemeni military spokesperson Brigadier General Jaya Sadi explained that the unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down using specialized weaponry
16:51while conducting operations considered hostile.
16:54This incident is the latest in a series of recent incidents in which Yemen's air defenses have reported the interception
17:01of several surveillance aircraft
17:02and a fighter jet in various regions of the country.
17:05These defensive operations are taking place amid renewed military tension and complaints from SANA regarding the blockade and attacks recorded
17:14in the last few hours,
17:15recalling that the large-scale armed conflict between the two nations has remained latent since 2015 despite international efforts to
17:22broker a ceasefire.
17:31Also on Thursday, Israeli occupation bulldozers demolished five residential structures and a ship pen in the War al-Bake area
17:39of the town of Anata, northeast of occupied Jerusalem.
17:42The structures belonged to five brothers from the Yachalin family.
17:46Authorities added that occupation forces assaulted residents during the demolition operation
17:51and prevented them from removing their belongings and the contents of the structures prior to the demolition.
17:56Approximately 30 were left homeless and with the complete loss of their belongings following the occupation's actions.
18:03This incident is part of a wider escalation with the UN's humanitarian agency reporting that as of 2026,
18:10over 360 structures have been demolished in the West Bank displacing more than 550 Palestinians.
18:33Truventional rains and flash floods swept across eastern Spain, leaving one person dead in Barcelona and causing widespread transit disruptions.
18:41Authorities in Catalonia, Valencia and Murcia issued emergency alerts and suspended school activities as rising flood waters,
18:48inundate urban infrastructure and transportation networks.
18:52Emergency services reported over 1,000 incidents called as heavy rainfall swept through the
18:58Mediterranean coast, trapping vehicles and forcing the closure of metro lines, regional
19:02railways and major airports.
19:04Local governments activated high-level emergency protocols, restricting public movement and
19:08ordering remote learning for nearly 100,000 students due to the risk of overflowing rivers
19:14and ravines.
19:22As of this Wednesday, the Panama Canal has reduced to 32 the maximum number of vessels
19:27that can cross the waterway each day in a new measure to preserve its water reserves amid
19:32below-average rainfall and the strengthening of the El Niño phenomenon.
19:36The Panama Canal Authority informed the number of allowed vessels went down from the usual
19:40average of 36 due to worsening drought caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon, further
19:45choking up one of the world's most important shipping lanes.
19:49The 82-kilometer-long canal relies on fresh water from rivers pouring into Lake Gatun to
19:55operate its system of locks.
19:57The canal administration is reportedly taking advantage of the last months of the scarce rainy
20:03period to replenish reserves before the arrival of the dry season.
20:06In this scenario, restrictions could yet worsen, with El Niño expected to peak later this year,
20:12bringing worldwide changes in winds, air pressure and rainfall patterns.
20:23And the United Nations warned on Thursday that the planet's water cycle is becoming increasingly
20:28erratic, swinging between too little and too much, with an unprecedented Super El Niño expected
20:34to exacerbate the long-term trend.
20:36The UN report specified that 2025 was one of the warmest years on record, with glaciers
20:41shrinking in the region, even as groundwater levels in some parts of the world have been
20:45declining for several years.
20:48The study of global water resources showed that the Earth's freshwater reserves, the amount
20:52of water stored in lakes, rivers, ice and snow, reached their lowest level over the past decade.
20:58Going to UN El Super Niño phenomenon is also accelerating changes in the water cycle, such as precipitation
21:06and weather conditions in a matter of weeks.
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