The third takeover of Lima is underway in Peru//Russia’s pres. Putin addresses the losses from grain deal and terms for its resumption//Kenyan govt. faces opposition protests for the 3rd time since early July. teleSUR
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00:00 In Peru, several sectors continue to mobilize as part of the authority cover of Lima in
00:14 rejection of the national government and Congress.
00:18 President-designate Sina Balduarte called the protests an alleged call to war.
00:24 Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia is ready to return to the great
00:29 deal immediately if all previously agreed upon conditions for its participation in the
00:34 initiative are met.
00:38 Kenya was bracing on Wednesday for another tense day of opposition protests.
00:49 Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Elena Rozaval from the Television Studios in Havana,
00:53 Cuba, where we begin with the news.
00:56 Some Peruvians traveled to the capital of the country to join on Wednesday the so-called
01:00 "threat to the cover of Lima".
01:02 The appointed president, Sina Balduarte, described the action as a call for war.
01:07 Social organizations and citizens gathered in the Peruvian capital to march to the government
01:13 palace in rejection to the presidency of Sina Balduarte and the country's Congress.
01:18 Demonstrators criticized the president's statement, who called the protests a threat to democracy.
01:24 In turn, the citizens demanded the resignation of Balduarte to recover the political, economic
01:29 and social rights that were taken away from them.
01:33 Demobilization in Lima is the most crowded.
01:35 In the San Martin Square, which is guarded by PN agents minute by minute, more contingents
01:41 of collectives arrived to join the demonstrations with different chants, posters and many Peruvian
01:46 flags in the central area of Lima, which has historically been the focal point of all the
01:51 protests in the capital.
01:54 On Wednesday, the Peruvian National Police threw tear gas canisters at demonstrators
02:00 in the city of Huancavelica, in a department of the same name, according to local media.
02:06 The incident took place at noon, before the biggest demonstration in the capital, Lima.
02:12 According to the local media, Juanca, your times, the strike is almost absolute in Huancavelica.
02:19 The strike has stopped working and the campus of the university city of Padua-Pampa remains
02:23 closed for the second day in a row, it reported.
02:27 According to the Ombudsman's office on his Twitter account, marches are being held in
02:32 35 provinces in eight national roadblocks.
02:38 On Wednesday, a petition endorsed by several activist organizations from the United States
02:43 and the world asking for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Peru was delivered at the
02:47 site of the U.S. Congress.
02:50 The petition was signed by nearly 2,000 people and organizations in Peru, the United States
02:56 and around the world, and is addressed to the communities on foreign relations and on
03:00 appropriation of the U.S. House of Representatives.
03:04 In June, over 1,200 U.S. military troops entered Peruvian territory with weapons of war and
03:10 military equipment in an operation called "Sentinel Resolute" together with the Peruvian
03:15 Armed Forces.
03:17 The drills are being carried out in the south of the country and are expected to run through
03:21 December 2023.
03:23 The petition claims that the U.S. troops are helping the de facto regime to massacre the
03:28 people of Peru.
03:30 I'm Tom Swanson, Executive Director of World Beyond War.
03:34 I'm here with Medea Benjamin of Code Pink and other friends and allies from Peru and
03:39 from the United States to deliver this petition to the United States Congress, to the leaders
03:44 of key committees, telling them that we do not want U.S. troops in Peru.
03:49 We don't want U.S. troops in any countries, but to be sending U.S. troops in a time of
03:55 crisis to support a coup government that is brutalizing the people of Peru is exactly
04:01 the wrong idea.
04:02 This is the first, easiest place to say no, get the U.S. troops out and don't send more
04:07 in.
04:08 In Venezuela, the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rubríguez, affirmed that
04:14 they will never allow any foreign power to interfere in the internal affairs of the country.
04:21 Venezuela will never accept, never, that a foreign power or a foreign country or a foreign
04:25 government try to interfere in the affairs that only concern Venezuelan men and women.
04:30 We do not interfere in anyone's affairs.
04:33 There are elections in the government of Spain.
04:36 Very well.
04:37 May they go very well.
04:38 And may the elections take place in peace and within the canons established by the electoral
04:42 authority of that country.
04:44 And whoever won, won.
04:45 And whoever lost, lost.
04:47 We do not interfere in the affairs of Europe.
04:49 We do not interfere in the affairs of France.
04:52 We do not interfere in the affairs of Great Britain.
04:55 We do not interfere in the affairs of Portugal.
04:57 Why do other countries have to come and interfere in Venezuelan affairs?
05:03 Jorge Rubríguez ratified a communiqué signed in Brussels expressing a request for the lifting
05:09 of sanctions and the holding of elections.
05:15 The president referred, and I do the same, to the communique that was published yesterday,
05:20 signed by President Macron, by President Lula da Silva, by President Gustavo Petro, by the
05:25 Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, by the President of Argentina,
05:30 Alberto Fernández, where expressly there is a paragraph that states, "We request the
05:35 lifting of all sanctions and the holding of free elections in Venezuela, as are all elections
05:40 in Venezuela."
05:41 Moreover, the head of the Venezuelan parliament highlighted the announcement made by the President
05:48 Nicolás Maduro, where he refers to the consensus on dialogue and the need to eliminate the
05:52 sanctions and coercive measures applied against Venezuela.
05:55 As indeed the President says, there was a consensus on the need to eliminate all unilateral,
06:07 illegal, irregular and illegitimate coercive measures against Venezuela.
06:13 The return, in all its parts and in all its value, of all the assets that belong to the
06:19 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
06:22 They keep talking about free and fair elections, but Venezuela has been subjected to a brutal
06:27 siege since 2016.
06:30 President Maduro was re-elected in 2018, but do the math, we are already eight years down
06:37 the road.
06:38 Let's take a short break, but remember you can join us on TikTok @TalSudEnglish, where
06:46 you'll find news in different formats, new dates and more.
06:49 Venezuelan studies coming up, stay with us.
07:01 Welcome back.
07:02 On July 23rd, Spain will elect through parliamentary seats a new government or the continuity of
07:08 the current one.
07:09 According to analysts, the right-wing is set to return to power in Sunday's election.
07:15 This election indicates that a conservative People's Party will retain the reins of the
07:19 Moncloa Palace.
07:21 According to polls and political analysts, the PP will ultimately have to pact with the
07:25 far-right Vax, a party that denies climate change, gender violence and even the United
07:30 Nations 2030 agenda.
07:33 As the polls predict, the socialist Pedro Sánchez is defeated, Alberto Núñez Feijóo,
07:38 a Galician politician with a long career, will most likely become the future president.
07:42 On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to return
08:00 to the Grand DL immediately if all previously agreed-upon conditions for its participation
08:05 in the initiative are met and the arrangement's original humanitarian essence is restored.
08:11 President Putin also said that Russia repeatedly extended the Grand Deal, demonstrating a miracle
08:16 of endurance and patience and tolerance.
08:19 Putin also noted that the Grand Deal led to direct losses for Russian farmers, which reached
08:24 $1.2 billion.
08:25 Additionally, the president stated that the West even creates obstacles to Russia's free
08:31 deliveries of fertilizers to poorest countries.
08:35 Finally, President Putin asserted that Moscow is not against the Grand Deal and will consider
08:40 the possibility to return only if all previously agreed-upon conditions for participation are
08:45 met.
08:46 The first is the withdrawal of sanctions on supplies of Russian grain and fertilizers
08:54 to world markets.
08:56 Second, all obstacles for Russian banks and financial institutions serving food and fertilizer
09:02 supplies must be removed, talking about their immediate connection to the Swiss international
09:07 banking settlement system.
09:08 We do not need any promises on this call and any ideas.
09:13 We need these conditions to be met.
09:17 Deliveries of spare parts and components for agricultural machinery and the fertilizer
09:21 industry to Russia should be resumed.
09:24 Furthermore, all issues with the rental of chips and the insurance of Russian export
09:29 food supplies should be resolved.
09:31 All food supply logistics should be secured.
09:34 Further, unhindered conditions must be provided for expanding the supply of Russian fertilizers
09:40 and the raw materials for their production.
09:44 China is willing to work with BRICS partners to inject positive energy into the turbulent
09:50 and changing world, said the Foreign Minister's spokesperson, Ma Ning.
09:56 The meeting of BRICS national security advisors and high representatives on national security
10:01 is an important platform for BRICS countries to carry out political and security cooperation.
10:08 China looks forward to having in-depth exchanges of views with BRICS partners on the current
10:14 international security situation and issues of mutual interest at the meeting, building
10:20 up consensus and deepening cooperation, so as to provide positive energy for a world
10:26 that is experiencing turbulence and transformation, and make political preparation for the BRICS
10:32 summit to be held in August this year.
10:37 On Wednesday, Premier Li Keqiang praised China's relationship with Algeria during a bilateral
10:43 meeting in Beijing with Algeria President Abdelhamid Tabun.
10:48 China and Algeria should expand cooperation in emerging areas such as information, technology,
10:53 digital economy, new energy vehicles, and space satellites to set an example for high-tech
10:58 cooperation among developing countries.
11:01 Li Keqiang noted that China will continue to firmly support Algeria in safeguarding
11:06 national sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, taking a development path suited
11:12 to its national conditions and opposing external interference in Algeria's internal affairs.
11:18 He also stated that the two sides should further strengthen cooperation in infrastructure construction
11:23 and other additional traditional areas to achieve mutually beneficial results.
11:43 In Switzerland, the World Health Organization stressed concerns that the extreme heat in
11:48 the northern hemisphere will test health systems.
11:52 Health authorities detailed that the high temperatures are hitting the elderly and people
11:56 with cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and asthma the hardest.
12:01 Officials also reported that this type of weather could affect to the greatest extent
12:05 those who cannot handle the consequences of the heat, such as babies, people with special
12:11 disabilities, low-income and homeless people.
12:14 Finally, the organization added that it is working together with the World Meteorological
12:18 Organization to support the development of action plans to face climate change and reduce
12:23 the impacts on humans.
12:28 At the same time, in Greece, authorities continued to fight forest fires.
12:33 The country's government issued a statement indicating that Romania, Slovakia, and Poland
12:38 will send some 235 firefighters to fight the raging blaze.
12:42 Meanwhile, authorities pointed out that the increase in the demand for electricity due
12:47 to the use of refrigeration equipment.
12:51 Meanwhile, China maintains a four-week regular strike of maximum temperatures above 35 degrees
12:58 Celsius, affecting the health of its citizens.
13:01 The Chinese Meteorological Administration reported that Beijing is undergoing an extreme
13:05 heat wave that has sped up its 23-year record with 27 consecutive days of temperatures above
13:11 35 degrees Celsius.
13:13 The Chinese government urged the elderly and children to stay indoors and reduce their
13:17 time outdoors to reduce exposure to the sun and to treat the pharaic ozone pollution,
13:22 one of the main components of the toxic cloud that envelops the city.
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13:58 Kenya was brazen on Wednesday for another tense day of opposition protests.
14:04 The government promised to respond firmly to any outrage following deadly violence at
14:08 the previous rallies.
14:10 The Yasimiya coalition led by veteran politician Raila Odinga called for three consecutive
14:15 days of demonstrations, starting on Wednesday, against the policies of President William
14:19 Ruto, whom they accused of exacerbating the rising cost of living in this East African
14:24 country.
14:25 The day began with public schools closed at the request of authorities in the three main
14:30 cities of the country, the capital, Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.
14:35 This is the third time since the beginning of July that the opposition has organized
14:39 such day of action.
14:40 As a country, I think we are going in the wrong direction.
14:48 It's only for the two leaders to come together and respect each other and agree on the way
14:53 forward.
14:54 Today there is no business.
14:55 Since morning, there is no business, no people moving around.
14:56 You can see the shops are closed.
15:08 They're just like that, no business at all.
15:13 Yeah, definitely it's affecting our business, because people are afraid, like today, they
15:21 are indoors, because they are fearing, because there is insecurity.
15:29 In Algeria, at least 34 people were killed on Wednesday when a passenger bus collided
15:34 head-on with a commercial vehicle and burst into flames in the desert.
15:39 According to Algeria's civil defense agency, this is one of the deadliest road accidents
15:43 in recent years in a North African country and has also left 12 people injured, many
15:48 of them with burns.
15:51 Cursified media images show the bus hull smashed and shattered after the accident, which occurred
15:56 at the now-dead Tamarraset and some 2,000 km from the capital, Algiers.
16:02 The images broadcast by the local media show the bus turned into a huge ball of flames.
16:08 According to the Country Road Safety Authority, Algeria recalled nearly 23,000 traffic accidents
16:16 in 2022, resulting in 3,409 deaths and more than 30,000 injured.
16:26 In Israel, a new day of protest is being held against the judicial reform promoted by Prime
16:31 Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
16:33 Around 250 demonstrators began the march from the capital, Tel Aviv, to occupy Jerusalem
16:39 in rejection of the Israeli executive actions.
16:43 One of the protesters subsequently blocked train stations and roads across the country
16:47 on the eve of a parliamentary vote on the eclosive reform agenda.
16:52 The reform, which is advancing at the legislative level, proposes to reduce the powers of the
16:57 judiciary and increase those of the executive.
17:04 A suspected glass explosion in the central business district of South Africa's commercial
17:08 capital of Jainsburg left several people injured.
17:13 One of Jainsburg's streets was affected by an explosion allegedly coming from the
17:17 Stowe gas pipeline.
17:19 Images circulated on social networks show vehicles overturned amid huge crashes running
17:24 across the road.
17:26 According to local media, the incident in the center of South Africa's largest city
17:29 has left nine people injured and around 23 vehicles damaged.
17:34 The local authorities have already opened an investigation to clarify the facts.
17:39 Emergency services have cordoned off the site and urged residents to neighboring buildings
17:43 to evacuate.
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