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*Anti-ICE demonstrations continue across the U.S.
*UN: Israeli settlers carried out 1,800 attacks in the West Bank in 2025
FTS 12.30
*Anti-ICE demonstrations continue across the U.S.
*UN: Israeli settlers carried out 1,800 attacks in the West Bank in 2025
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00:00As the Venezuelan people continue demonstrating, demanding the return of President Nicolás Maduro,
00:13acting President JosĂ© RodrĂguez, has highlighted the international support received in the aftermath of the U.S. attack.
00:19In the United States, anti-ice demonstrations continue across the nation after the fatal shooting of a citizen
00:29by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Wednesday.
00:35And in Palestine, the United Nations denounces at least 1,800 attacks by Israeli settlers in the Occupied West Bank in 2025.
00:46Hello, welcome to From the South. I'm Luis Alberto Matos from Dele Sous Studios in Havana, Cuba.
00:52We begin with the news.
00:59Venezuela's acting President JosĂ© RodrĂguez thanked the outpour of international support after the U.S. attack of January 3rd
01:13and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and first combatant Silvia Flores.
01:18While leading the inauguration of the La Candelaria Comprehensive Care Center for Women and Humanized Childbirth on Friday,
01:24Rodriguez highlighted the international solidarity shown to the Venezuelan people around the world
01:29and the support of several heads of state, social and political organizations and people in general
01:34who have taken to the streets to demonstrate against Washington's aggression.
01:37In this regard, she unveiled the government of Qatar, arranged the first proof of life from President Nicolás Maduro
01:43and First Lady Celia Flores after their abduction and thanked them for its efforts to facilitate a channel of communication and dialogue between Caracas and Washington.
01:56I want to emphasize and thank the Emir of Qatar for his help during the most difficult hours of the early morning when Venezuela was under attack.
02:10He, his government and his Prime Minister helped to obtain the first proof of life from the President and the first combatant.
02:19And I want to thank him on behalf of the government and people of Venezuela for his efforts and his support in facilitating a channel of communication and dialogue
02:29between the government of the United States and the government of Venezuela.
02:33And I know that you are helping to establish a working agenda that is beneficial for both parties within the framework of respect for international law
02:42and respect for our sovereignty and our independence.
02:46And the Acting President also thanked Brazilian President Lula da Silva for sending a shipment of medication for dialysis patients
02:53after the U.S. attack destroyed a warehouse with medical supplies.
02:57I would also like to express my deepest gratitude to the Brazilian President Lula da Silva.
03:06On the day of the aggression, he was closely following the situation in Venezuela, the President, our people, our first combatant.
03:16He was very concerned about this inequal and illegal armed aggression.
03:21Also, on that same day, when he asked me how he could send help, I told him that the medicine warehouse for dialysis patients had been bombed.
03:32He immediately told me not to worry that he would send medicine, and it has already arrived to Venezuela.
03:39To our territory, medications sent by President Lula to treat our dialysis patients.
03:47We told them that their treatment is now guaranteed.
03:51Venezuelan and U.S. authorities confirmed on Friday a joint operation for the return of the Minerva chip.
03:57In a statement, the Venezuelan oil company PDVSA reported that the United States and Venezuelan authorities announced a successful joint operation for the return to the country of the Minerva chip,
04:06which sailed without payment or authorization from the Venezuelan authorities.
04:10The text continued.
04:11Thanks to this first successful joint operation, the ship is now sailing back to Venezuelan waters for safety and further action.
04:18The Venezuelan people remained on the streets for the seventh consecutive day, demanding the release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Celia Flores, who remained held hostage by the U.S. administration.
04:35Leaders of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela mobilized in protest against the aggressions of Donald Trump's administration.
04:42During the Great March of Social Movement, citizens raised their voices for the safe return of Venezuelan leaders kidnapped by the U.S. empire.
04:49The people remained firm and continued their fight for truth and justice after being illegally attacked on January 3rd, 2026.
04:56And Chileans have joined a global wave of protests in several cities to condemn U.S. interference in Venezuela and Latin America.
05:09Hundreds gathered on Friday in front of the U.S. Embassy in Santiago de Chile to denounce the imperialist aggression on Caracas.
05:15We condemn the assault carried out in Venezuela by the United States government, by Mr. Trump, who came and demanded the release of President Nicolás Maduro, who was illegally detained.
05:32Venezuela was invaded, they entered its territory with force and savagery, and we want to condemn that.
05:42We already know the aftermath that the United States leaves behind when it enters a country to steal its natural resources, violating human rights, and it takes years and years for a country to recover from that.
06:01And Lebanon mobilizes in support of Venezuela after the U.S. attacks on January 3rd, 2026.
06:07The Union of Lebanese Democratic Youth organized a solidarity vigil in front of the United Nations building in Beirut, condemning the imperialist attack by the United States against Venezuela, which seeks to undermine its national sovereignty.
06:20They reaffirmed their support for the Venezuelan people in their legitimate right to freely decide their destiny to preserve their sovereignty and political independence, and to safeguard their national wealth from foreign domination.
06:32The organization called to strengthen national solidarity among free peoples to confront imperialist policies, demanding the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro.
06:47Venezuela received 40 tons of medical supplies from the Brazilian government to guarantee medical care for kidney patients following the United States aggression.
06:56Venezuela authorities reported that they received their first containers of medical supplies, including dialysis machines, catheters, and solutions for the hemodialysis program.
07:05It was specified that the shipment will replace the supplies destroyed by the U.S. bombing of hemodialysis and nephrology warehouses in the state of La Guayra.
07:14A humanitarian donation is part of a total of 300 tons that Brazil will send to Venezuela in collaboration with international organizations and authorities.
07:23And now we have a first break coming up, remember you can join us on TikTok at Telesural English, where you'll find news in different formats, news updates, and much more.
07:35We'll be right back, stay with us.
07:37Welcome back.
07:58In the United States, anti-ice demonstrations continued in the Minnesota city of Minneapolis on Friday,
08:04after the fatal shooting of a citizen by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer.
08:08People took to the streets for a second night to protest against the killing of 37-year-old René Nicol Goode by an ICE agent on Wednesday.
08:15Citizens laid floral tributes and held a noise demonstration outside a federal facility, calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers to leave the city.
08:24The incident has sparked similar actions across the nation, with mobilizations reporting in Houston, Cincinnati, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and other cities,
08:32as thousands demand accountability for the killing and call for the abolition of ICE and the cessation of President Trump's persecution of immigrants.
08:39Precisely, hundreds also protested at Portland's ICE facility in the aftermath of a shooting by a Border Patrol agent that left two injured on Thursday.
08:53Webbing signs and banners, demonstrators asked for an end to ICE presence in the city.
08:58In this context, police announced the detention of six protesters during the action, who were brutally charged with disorderly conduct.
09:04More than 200 people also gathered outside City Hall Thursday evening for a peaceful vigil where city councillors, union leaders, and other community activists
09:11spoke out against federal immigration enforcement following the launching by the Trump administration of what officials are calling the largest federal immigration enforcement operation ever.
09:21Three years have passed since the Juliaca massacre, one of the bloodiest episodes of the protests that shook Peru in early 2023.
09:35To commemorate the victims and denounce the persistent impunity family members and social organizations gathered in front of the Palace of Justice in the capital,
09:42demanding truth, justice, and redress for civilians who died at the hands of law enforcement.
09:49The day was marked by memorial services in Lima and in Juliaca, in the Puerto Rico region where the events took place.
09:56Families of the victims also affirmed that until justice is served, the memory of the deceased would continue to mobilize people to demand respect and justice.
10:04On Friday, fires continue to rage across 3,000 hectares of forest in parts of the Argentine Patagonia, burning homes and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people.
10:30Since Monday, flames have spread across a vast area of the Indian region in southern Argentina, considered one of the top tourist destinations in the heart of the Andes Mountains.
10:40More than 350 people have been working to extinguish the fire with the help of air support.
10:45This is the first large-scale fire recorded in 2026.
10:48It comes one year after the worst forest fires in decades, which raised tens of thousands of hectares in Patagonia, destroyed dozens of homes and left one person dead.
10:57A 5.0-magnitude earthquake shook the Honduran Caribbean, also felt in Guatemala and Belize.
11:08Authorities report no casualties or significant material damage.
11:11The earthquake was recorded at 3.28 p.m. and was reported by the Permanent Contingency Commission with an epicenter 66 kilometers from Puerto Cortes at a depth of one kilometer.
11:21For this part, the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Police calculated 5.3 degrees.
11:27The authorities did not report any material damage for victims at the time they called on the population to remain calm and to get information from official media sources.
11:40In Germany, a storm early hit the north of the country, causing heavy snowfalls and major disruptions to the transport system.
11:48German meteorological authorities reported that the snowfall mainly affected the city of Hamburg with a snow accumulation that could reach 15 centimeters.
11:56Furthermore, the Huawei Company of the country announced the suspension of long-distance train services in the north, while school in the cities of Hamburg and Bremen, close to cope with adverse weather conditions.
12:07This situation occurs in the middle of a cold wave in the large areas of Europe, where bad weather caused school closures, power cuts and suspension of transport services.
12:17And on Friday, most European Union countries approved the signing of the largest free trade agreement in the bloc's history with Mercosur.
12:28The decision comes more than 25 years after negotiations began and after months of disputes to secure the support of the major member states.
12:36Representatives from the 27 EU countries announced their government's positions, with at least 15 of them voting in favor.
12:43This represents 65% of the bloc's total population, which is the threshold required for approval.
12:48The agreement was said to be signed in Brazil in December.
12:51However, the necessary majority of member states was not reached at that time because Italy made its approval condition on receiving new support for European farmers.
13:02And in this context, Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alcmin celebrated the confirmation of the trade agreement, describing it as a win-win for both parties.
13:15This agreement strengthens multilateralism, strengthens multilateralism, strengthens trade between the two blocs.
13:30It promotes employment, and it promotes investment, it promotes trade with rules, and it strengthens multilateralism, and it strengthens sustainability.
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14:24The United Nations denounces at least 1,800 attacks by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, Palestine, during 2025.
14:32The organization specified that the attacks cause injuries and material damage in 280 residential communities spread across various areas of the West Bank.
14:41Likewise, the commission of resistance to the wall and settlements recorded a total of 1,723 attacks committed by the Israeli army against Palestinians and their property throughout 2025.
14:54In this regard, the United Nations states that these actions are being carried out in peril with the expansion of settlements, many of them under coercion from the Israeli occupation forces.
15:04And humanitarian organizations warn of worsening humanitarian crises in the Gaza Strip during the winter season.
15:16According to reports, the living conditions of Palestinians have deteriorated due to winter food and medicine shortages.
15:23They warn that the amount of humanitarian aid continues to be insufficient for Palestinians due to Israel's restrictions on the entry of trucks carrying food and supplies.
15:31Humanitarian organizations also warn that Gazans are receiving inadequate medical care.
15:35For its part, the civil defense of the Gaza Strip warns of a humanitarian catastrophe if safe shelters and the immediate arrival of construction materials are not guaranteed.
15:52The agency stated that several families were left without shelter after several camps were devastated by weather events.
15:58In addition, they reported that these conditions led to the death of numerous Palestinians due to freezing temperatures or the collapse of houses damaged by the Israeli siege.
16:11And Israeli forces stepped up their attacks on the Gaza Strip or 439 Palestinians have been killed during the ceasefire.
16:20Journalists report that the occupation forces resumed its bombing and opened fire with machine guns on several localities.
16:26They warned that their al-Bala, Rafa and Hanjunis are among the cities affected by the Sionis siege.
16:31Moreover, health authorities reported that since the ceasefire took effect, almost 700 bodies have been recovered from the rubble.
16:38In other topics, Iran bids farewell to members of the security forces and civilians killed during the disturbances attributed to foreign interference.
16:51Tens of thousands of Iranians bid farewell in a massive ceremony to martyrs of the security forces who died in an armed attack.
16:58Authorities claim that armed groups attacked the agents amid violent protests prompted by Israel and the United States.
17:04Iranian government accused foreign actors of infiltrating the protests to sabotage them, leaving a significant number of dead and property damage.
17:19Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Havana warned that the violent protests in Tehran are being promoted by foreign agents to cause chaos.
17:27In response to these actions, the Iranian government activated the containment protocol by the country's security forces with the aim of preventing an escalation of violence in the country.
17:35The political landscape of the Persian nation has become tense following a threat of a U.S. invasion.
17:42And the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that more than a dozen humanitarian workers lost their lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during 2025.
17:56Reports recorded around 600 incidents against rescuers including 13 who lost their lives, 40 who were injured, and others who were kidnapped.
18:05The province of North Kivu is among the most violent areas where OSHA staff reported robberies, obstruction of traffic, and acts of intimidation.
18:13The crisis of violence in the Congolese territory intimidates humanitarian workers as this population requires greater aid.
18:19And Myanmar and Laos strengthen their bilateral cooperation moving forward with negotiations to increase exports of agricultural and aquatic products.
18:32According to the authorities from both countries, one of the main proposals was improving the border infrastructure, particularly with the Kenklap-Chien-Bokok Bridge Elevation Project.
18:44This measure is intended to facilitate trade and a good circulation which will significantly expand trade relations.
18:50Myanmar currently exports to Laos products such as furniture, foodwares, textiles, rubber, and tobacco, while importing paper, steel, vehicles, and industrial machinery from neighboring countries.
19:05And on Friday, a pontoon reinforced ice crossing between a China-Russia border began operating.
19:12The route between Heihe in northeastern China's Heilongyang province and the Russian city of Blokovetschensk provides a cost-effective option for cross-border travel
19:22and serves as a reliable winter transportation link for essential goods such as agricultural products, daily necessities, and construction materials.
19:29As a unique winter facility on the Heilongyang River, the pontoon reinforced ice crossing overcomes the restrictions posed by ice thickness during the frozen months.
19:41It bridges the gap between the ship navigation during the ice-free season and hovercraft operations in the spring and fall, enabling year-round border access.
19:52Also on Friday, the Hanzhou Public Security Bureau in eastern China's Xinjiang province hosted an open house in anticipation of the sixth annual Chinese People's Police Day on January 10.
20:08The event focused on demonstrations of AI-enabled policing and providing interactive hands-on experiences that highlight advances in smart policing and modernized equipment.
20:20Attendees saw a variety of technological devices such as drones, AI glasses, traffic patrol robots, bionic fish, and spherical robots.
20:29An officer from the Yushi police station in the West Lake Scenic area, Subburo, presented the lake's bionic robotic fish,
20:36which can operate in shallow, windy areas to locate lost objects and monitor weather quality.
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20:54For Teaser English, I'm Luis Alberto Matos. Thank you for watching.
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