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00:00In Syria, the army reinforced defense lines in Aleppo and Idlib following the incursion
00:15of terrorist militants.
00:21In Iceland, early parliamentary elections continued following the dissolution of the
00:24governing coalition amidst snowstorm warnings in several regions of the country.
00:34And in Venezuela, the people, along with the army and the police, joined forces in a nationwide
00:38trio to defend the homeland.
00:45Hello welcome from the south, I'm Luis Alberto Matos from the Lesus Studios in Havana, Cuba.
00:51We begin with the news.
01:09With the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in place, the Lebanese authorities are now
01:13turning their attention to rebuilding the areas most affected by the war.
01:17Lebanese officials, led by interim prime minister Nimr Kady, are expected to visit
01:21Gulf countries to seek funding for reconstruction.
01:24The World Bank estimates the damage to housing in Lebanon alone at 2-point-billion dollars,
01:29with 99-thousand homes partially or totally destroyed by Israel's aggression.
01:34Intense Israeli airstrikes over the past two months have flattened entire neighborhoods
01:38in eastern and southern Lebanon, as well as in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
01:44In Palestine, Israeli occupation forces killed five humanitarian workers in the southern
01:52Gaza Strip.
01:53An Israeli drone fired a vehicle belonging to the humanitarian organization World Central
01:57Bank.
01:58The car was traveling on the Salah al-Din Road.
02:00Meanwhile, another attack on Friday night targeted a residential apartment in the Sheikh
02:05neighborhood northwest of Gaza, where at least 10 civilians were killed and others wounded.
02:10Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli army has carried out a genocidal operation against
02:14the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, claiming the lives of more than 40,000 citizens,
02:20most of them women and children.
02:26Several organizations defending the rights of Palestinian prisoners denounce the use
02:30of different methods of torture by Israel against Palestinian detainees.
02:35According to these organizations, thousands of inmates in prisons and in camps administered
02:40by the Israeli army have been facing harsh conditions since the beginning of its war
02:44against the Gaza Strip in October 2023.
02:47They also denounce the use of starvation, sexual aggression, sleep deprivation, beatings,
02:51among others, at a non-precedented level in the history of the conflict.
02:55Moreover, Israeli forces prevent tortured victims, prisoners, from having access to
03:00medical treatment.
03:01Since the beginning of the new phase of violence, at least 45 Palestinian prisoners have died
03:06in Israeli prisons.
03:12The United Nations Children's Fund and the World Health Organization have reiterated
03:16the urgency for a ceasefire in Gaza on humanitarian grounds.
03:20Representatives of these two international organizations warn that 90 percent of the
03:24population in the Gaza Strip is living in tents, which leaves them vulnerable to respiratory
03:29and other diseases, food insecurity and malnutrition.
03:33The agencies further noted that while there is an urgent need for Israel to allow humanitarian
03:38aid to enter the enclave to meet the basic and urgent needs of the Gazan population,
03:42this does not constitute a definitive solution to their suffering.
03:46The UN officials also reiterated the urgency of a ceasefire to work towards peace.
03:56And the Syrian Army reinforced the lines of defense in the cities of Aleppo and Idlib
04:00following the incursion of terrorist militants.
04:03In a statement, the General Command of the Army and the Syrian Armed Forces said the
04:07move comes after terrorist organizations launched a large-scale attack from multiple directions
04:12on the Aleppo and Idlib fronts.
04:14They also stated that the military is temporary and is only aimed at protecting civilian and
04:19military lives, as well as preparing for a counterattack.
04:22The military special forces in Damascus ratified their commitment to fulfill their national
04:26duty in the fight against armed groups and to restore the control of the state.
04:36For their part, Russian Armed Forces aircraft supported the Syrian counteroffensive and
04:40shelled the positions of the illegal armed groups.
04:42According to the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Enemy Parties in Syria, Russian troops
04:47eliminated no less than 200 terrorists.
04:49The Russian entity stressed that the anti-terrorist operations continue.
04:59And in Brazil, citizens carried out activities in the city of Sao Paulo, in the framework
05:04of their International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
05:08The event took place at the Palestinian bar and restaurant Al Jania, which can also be
05:13described as a cultural center and entertainment space.
05:17During the meeting, participants held discussions on the situation in the Gaza Strip and expressed
05:21their rejection of the Israeli genocide that has already claimed the lives of more than
05:2544,000 civilians.
05:26The event also included exhibitions of documentaries and political actions.
05:32This event responds to a call of the Palestinian Resistance to celebrate the 30th of November
05:38and the 1st of December as World Days of the Palestinian Struggle and the Palestinian People.
05:50It is very important to remember all the massacres that Israel is committing against the Palestinian
05:56People.
05:57It is important to remember that the Palestinian Resistance called for November 30th and December
06:021st as World Days of the Palestinian Struggle and for the Palestinian People.
06:07Today, this Brazilian cultural and political center is doing this event, so that the people
06:13of Brazil understand more about what is happening in Palestine, and so that we, as Palestinian
06:18refugees in this country, feel that we are not alone.
06:23What we are seeing is the worst thing that can happen to humanity.
06:28Humanity lost all the wealth it had to commit genocide in the 21st century.
06:33Children, women, destruction, it is absurd, it is the worst of people.
06:40Now we have a short break coming up, but first remember you can join us on Tik Tok at TELESPORT
06:43ENGLISH, where you'll find news in different formats, news updates, and much more.
06:48We'll be right back, stay with us.
06:59Welcome back.
07:00In Iceland, early parliamentary elections were underway following the dissolution of
07:05the governing coalition.
07:06Polling stations opened early in the morning.
07:09Nearly 270,000 citizens were called to the polls to choose 63 members of the Icelandic
07:15parliament.
07:16Political parties need at least 5% of the vote to gain representation in the parliament.
07:20This election takes place in the midst of a yellow alert decree in different areas due
07:25to snowstorms in the country.
07:27Polling stations will remain open until 10 p.m. local time, and the results are expected
07:32to be announced this Sunday morning if bad weather does not postpone the voting in certain
07:36constituencies.
07:37In Kosovo, a canal supplying water to two coal power plants that generate nearly all
07:47of the country's electricity was damaged in an explosion this past Friday, November 29th.
07:52Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurdi said the explosion was a terrorist attack by neighbors
07:56in Serbia.
07:57He also announced police already made several arrests regarding the incident, which occurred
08:01near the town of Subin Potok in the north, some 16 kilometers from the border area with
08:06Serbia.
08:07The explosion cut the flow of water for the plant's cooling systems, prompting fears that
08:11much of the country could be left without electricity by the weekend.
08:15For his part, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic denied the accusation, saying it was
08:19irresponsible and baseless.
08:22The Serbian president condemned the blast as an action that threatens the fragile stability
08:26they are striving to maintain.
08:33And according to Georgia's Ministry of Interior, more than 100 people were detained during
08:37an opposition rally outside Parliament Blizzi on Friday night.
08:40A report said the arrests were made on charges of vandalism or disobeying police orders.
08:45Protesters began gathering outside the parliament building Blizzi last Thursday after the country's
08:50prime minister, Irakli, called for the GCC to suspend negotiations with the European
08:54Union over Georgia's membership of the regional bloc until 2028.
08:58The country's president, Salome Surabishvili, joined the demonstrators last night who attacked
09:04police officers with blunt objects.
09:20Russian Armed Forces carried out attacks on Ukrainian military airfields and energy facilities
09:25in charge of operations of the country's military-industrial complex.
09:28According to the Russian Defense Ministry, operational tactical aviation unmanned aerial
09:33attack vehicles, missile troops and artillery troops groupings of the Armed Forces of the
09:38Russian Federation attacked the infrastructure of military airfields and energy facilities
09:42that ensure the functioning of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex.
09:47The ministry detailed that the concentrations of Ukrainian troops and war equipment in 132
09:52areas were also attacked.
09:54And in India, on Saturday, meteorologists reported rainfall and strong winds associated
10:17with Tropical Storm Phangal, which caused flooding in several regions of the country.
10:22According to the report, the hardest-hit areas are the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry regions
10:27with overflown rivers, fallen trees and infrastructure damage.
10:30The government has deployed some 22,000 troops, including engineers, law enforcement and health
10:36workers, to deal with the emergency.
10:38It also set up shelters for affected families and started water drainage using over 1,686
10:45pumps.
10:46And in Uganda, the death toll from landslides caused by heavy rains has risen to 20.
10:56According to the Ugandan Red Cross, the bodies of four more people were found on Friday,
11:00whereas a fifth injured person died at the clinic where he was hospitalized.
11:05Local authorities report that firefighters and soldiers have been deployed to the affected
11:09areas to help with the excavation and removal of the bodies that remain on the mud.
11:14Heavy rains triggered landslides that affected six villages in the mountain district of Bulampuli,
11:19280 km east of Kampala, Uganda's capital, leaving about 125 houses destroyed and 750
11:27people displaced.
11:34And the 21st edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival begins on Friday evening in
11:48Morocco, without a red carpet due to the conflicts in the Middle East.
11:52The gala was attended by stars such as David Cronenberg, Tim Burton, Monica Bellucci and
11:57Luca Guadagnino.
11:58This year, the festival will be shared by Italian Luca Guadagnino.
12:03Furthermore, its members will choose the best among 14 films that are first or second feature
12:09films by new directors from countries such as Japan, Palestine, Egypt, Myanmar, Argentina
12:14and Poland.
12:15The exhibition titled Cartas para Mañana by Cuban visual artist Sergio Marrero and Reinaldo
12:31Cid opened on Friday at the Galeano Gallery in Havana.
12:35In this event, it was exhibited a suggestive sample based on drawing and everyday objects.
12:41According to the artist, this bi-personal collection takes as a reference the baroque
12:45and fantastic virtuality of the old Caminos of Furiosity, exhibited in Cuba during the
12:5116th to the 18th century.
12:53Cid explained that his show is about new ways of assuming the process of photography.
12:59This exhibition was organized as a collateral project to the 15th Havana Biennial, which
13:04is being held in the Cuban capital until February 28th.
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13:37In Argentina, the administration of President Javier Mele has stopped supplying sub-kitchens,
13:41worsening food insecurity for the most vulnerable.
13:44The Excluded Workers Movement has described the situation facing sub-kitchens as distressing
13:50for they lack the resources to self-supply so centers, which scores of people depend on.
13:55In 2023, sub-kitchens functioned with food donated by the government, but with the Mele
14:00administration, donations stopped.
14:02Several social organizations that seek to help families face the onslaught of Mele's
14:06policies are confronted with a lack of state policies to support the most vulnerable sectors
14:11and with growing food inequality.
14:18In Venezuela, the people, along with the army and the police, joined forces in a nationwide
14:23drill to defend the homeland.
14:25In what's called a Cemetery Police Union, drill participants were deployed nationwide
14:30for the defense of the country's sovereignty.
14:32In the state of La Guaira, Trujillo and Caracas, among others, this joint force was mobilized
14:37to prompt its response capacity to any situation that may threaten stability and order in the
14:42country.
14:43Their task is to secure institutions and the Venezuelan people itself.
14:52And in Cuba, humanitarian aid from Venezuela was delivered at the Mariel port in a gesture
14:57of solidarity that has always characterized bilateral relations between the two nations.
15:01In this context, 200 tons of construction supplies were received, aiming at assisting
15:06the communities.
15:08In addition, donations from Venezuelan private entrepreneurs were also sent to help due to
15:13the recent climate events.
15:14A reception was attended by the Vice Minister of Domestic Trade, Aracely Cardoso Hernández,
15:20representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and officials of the Embassy of Venezuela
15:24in Cuba, and it was emphasized that the union of the peoples is the only means to overcome
15:28adversities.
15:35And November 30th marks the beginning in Seattle, United States, of the anti-globalization movement
15:41after 50,000 demonstrators prevented in the year 1999 the opening ceremony of the WTO
15:46summit from taking place.
15:48The worldwide anti-globalization movement is characterized by its rejection of the neoliberal
15:53capitalist model and the demand for social justice.
15:56It includes environmentalists, feminists, anarchists, Christians, former communists,
16:00defenders of human rights and others.
16:03Their main strategy consists of taking advantage of the meetings of the most important multilateral
16:08organizations, to call for massive parallel demonstrations as they did with great echo
16:13in Seattle, Washington and Prague.
16:23The final of the Copa Libertadores 2024, which will define the champion of the continental
16:35competition, will have Atlético Mineiro facing Botafogo this Saturday at Monumental Stadium
16:41in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
16:43In the event of a tie during the game, a 30-minute extra time will be played, and if the tie
16:48remains, there will be a penalty shootout.
16:50It is worth mentioning that Atlético Mineiro reaches the final after winning its only title
16:55in 2013, led by Ronaldinho.
16:57Botafogo, on the other hand, is entering the decisive match in the continental tournament
17:01for the first time.
17:08We have come to the end of this news brief.
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17:18For TELESUR ENGLISH, I'm Luis Alberto Matos.
17:20Thanks for watching.