27/01/2025
FTS 8.30
*A new caravan of migrants moves towards the United States
*Gustavo Petro’s govt. accepts U.S. terms on deportation of its citizens
FTS 8.30
*A new caravan of migrants moves towards the United States
*Gustavo Petro’s govt. accepts U.S. terms on deportation of its citizens
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00:00In Palestine, the Central Committee of the Fatah Movement confirmed its categorical rejection
00:15of attempts to displace the Palestinian people from their territory.
00:23A new caravan of migrants departed from the northern border of Mexico to the United States
00:27in search of the so-called American Dream.
00:33Colombia backs down in its conflict with the United States, Petro's government accepts
00:37the terms of deportation of its citizens while his foreign minister announces upcoming meetings
00:41in Washington.
00:46Hello and welcome from the south, I'm Luis Alberto Matos from Televiso Studios in Havana,
00:51Cuba, we begin with the news.
01:11In Palestine, the Central Committee of the Fatah Movement confirmed its categorical rejection
01:15of attempts to displace the Palestinian people from their territory.
01:19In a statement, they indicated that the decisions to lift sanctions on inhabitant settlers and
01:24to approve new shipments of U.S. missiles to the Israeli regime will serve to promote
01:28the conflict rather than extinguish it.
01:31Likewise, it reiterated that any position must strengthen efforts to end the conflict
01:36while stressing that Palestine belongs to the Palestinians and their lands will not
01:39be handed over.
01:41Despite the agreement between the Palestinian Resistance Movement, Hamas, and the Israeli
01:44regime, the Zionist occupation forces continue to occupy areas of the Gaza Strip and prevent
01:49the return of the people of Gaza to their land.
01:58In Palestine, thousands of displaced people began to return to their homes in the north
02:02of the devastated Gaza Strip after Israel opened the Netzarim Corridor.
02:07Most of the displaced people returned on foot through al-Rashid, a street of at least seven
02:11kilometers that stretches from the south to the north of the Strip and that has witnessed
02:16dozens of massacres during the 470 days of the conflict.
02:20The ceasefire agreement between the Hamas Resistance Movement and Israel came into force
02:24on January 19th and establishes that the Gazans will be able to cross the Netzarim Corridor
02:30to return to the north of the Palestinian enclave from Sunday.
02:33As of October 7, 2023, the Zionist forces of Israel caused the displacement of more
02:39than 85 percent of citizens of Gaza in the midst of a massive and unprecedented destruction
02:44of infrastructure and property of citizens.
02:51And thousands of people are still waiting on Saladin Street to gain access to the northern
02:55Gaza Strip and return to their homes.
03:02We are sitting here until they open the road for us and we return to our homes.
03:06Children slept in the cold.
03:08We dismantled the wood from the tent and lit a fire with it to warm ourselves.
03:12We were waiting for this moment for Gaza and to go back to it.
03:17Last night was very tough.
03:19The cold was very intense.
03:22We are waiting here until they open the road.
03:25We return to our homes in the north of the Strip.
03:33I am from the al-Shadi camp.
03:34Of course we hope to return to our homes.
03:37I have been displaced for one year and three months.
03:40We visited all the places during the period of displacement.
03:43When we heard the news that the army would not allow us to return to Gaza, we felt very
03:46sad and we hope in God that we will return to Gaza.
03:49It was a very difficult night.
03:51We were freezing cold.
03:55My joy when I heard the news of my return to Gaza was indescribable.
04:00We want to show the enemy that we are firm and, God willing, we will be victorious.
04:05We have been here since last night and we have been in the south for a year and a half.
04:10In Jordan, the foreign minister reaffirmed its rejection of the forced displacement of
04:14Palestinians after Trump proposed to relocate them to his country and Egypt.
04:19The foreign minister of Jordan, Ayman Zafari, said that the refusal to transfer the Palestinian
04:24people is firm and that it would not change.
04:27He also assured that they will work with all partners in the region to take clear steps
04:30towards the achievement of peace.
04:33It is not the first time that Trump and his team have proposed to another country to relocate
04:37Palestinian people, especially Gazans.
04:45In Lebanon, the Prime Minister, Naguib Baghdadi, confirmed that the extension of the ceasefire
04:49agreement will continue until February 18th.
04:52The negotiating committee will continue to monitor the implementation of all points of
04:56the ceasefire agreement and the implementation of Resolution 1701, which provides for an
05:01end to the Israeli-Lebanese conflict.
05:03Should be noted that at the request of the Arab government, the United States will begin
05:07negotiations for the release of detainees captured by the Israeli occupation after October
05:117th.
05:12It is worth the mention that upon the expiration of the previous ceasefire, Israeli forces
05:16opened fire in the south of the country against demonstrators demanding their withdrawal as
05:21part of the agreement, killing at least 22 Lebanese and wounding 124 other civilians.
05:32We have our first short break coming up, remember you can join us on Tiktok at TELUSLINGLISH
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06:02Welcome back.
06:03In Sudan, Army Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan visited the recaptured military headquarters
06:07in downtown Khartoum.
06:09This was the military leader's first appearance since government forces claimed to have broken
06:13a months-long siege by the rapid support forces.
06:17Accompanied by senior military commanders, Burhan praised the resilience and sacrifices
06:21of soldiers who defended the Army's general command for 20 months and vowed to eradicate
06:26the paramilitary forces.
06:29The war, triggered by a power struggle between the Army and the RSF, has killed tens of thousands
06:34of people, displaced millions and plunged the country into a humanitarian crisis.
06:44In South Korea, the Prosecutor's Office decided to input President Jun Suk-kyo Sunday for the
06:49crime of insurrection after his controversial decision to declare martial law on December
06:553rd.
06:56The South Korean prosecution alleged that the former President Jun conspired with former
07:01Defense Minister Kim Jong-un and other officials to instigate an uprising by imposing martial
07:06law.
07:07According to the indictment, the former President also deployed troops to Parliament in order
07:13to prevent lawmakers from overturning his martial decree.
07:16In addition to this crime, the President is accused of planning the arrest of key political
07:20figures including the President of the National Assembly and opposition party leaders as well
07:25as members of the National Election Commission.
07:33In Southern Chile, at least two people died and seven others are still missing after a
07:37boat wrecked in the locality of San Juan de la Costa.
07:40According to information provided by the Chilean government, the small boat was carrying 32
07:44people when it sank in the town of San Juan de la Costa in the tourist region of Los Lagos,
07:50approximately 1,000 kilometers from Santiago.
07:53In addition to the dead and missing, another 14 people are trapped among the rocks in the
07:57area and are still waiting to be rescued.
08:00Teams from the Chilean Navy, Carabineros, firefighters and the Emergency Medical Care
08:04Service as well as naval and maritime units and private vessels are working in search
08:08and rescue operations.
08:15A new caravan of migrants departed from the northern border of Mexico to the United States
08:19in search of the so-called American dream.
08:22Close to 3,000 foreigners left Tapachula, Chiapas, after President Trump canceled the
08:28CBP-1 application last Monday.
08:31The migrants seek to move forward in the hope of being allowed to cross into the United
08:35States, and in case they cannot cross, they want to reach Mexico City or Monterrey to
08:39look for jobs.
08:40With only a week as head of state, Donald Trump ordered several measures against illegal
08:45migration, among them deportations, while Mexican President Klaus Schoenbaum opened
08:49the possibility of regularizing foreign migrants or repatriating them.
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09:34The government of Colombia, through its foreign ministry, informed on Sunday that the tense
09:37situation created with the United States after the South American nation's inadmissibility
09:42of two military fights with migrants has been overcome.
09:45The Colombian government accepted the conditions set by the White House for the deportations.
09:50According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luis Gilberto Murillo, he and the ambassador
09:54in the United States, Daniel Garcia Peña, will travel in the next hours to Washington
09:58to hold high-level meetings that will follow up on the agreements resulting from the joint
10:02work and exchange of diplomatic notes that took place on Sunday between the two governments.
10:07Murillo stated that Colombia will continue to receive those who return as deportees,
10:10guaranteeing them dignified conditions as citizens with rights.
10:29The government of Colombia informs that we have overcome the impasse with the government
10:35of the United States.
10:38In this context, the foreign minister, Luis Gilberto Murillo, and ambassador, Daniel Garcia
10:44Peña, will travel to Washington in the next few days to hold high-level meetings to follow
10:51up on the agreements resulting from the joint work that led to the exchange of diplomatic
10:57notes between the two governments.
11:06We will continue to receive the Colombian men and women who return as deportees, guaranteeing
11:12them dignified conditions as citizens with rights.
11:17The government of Colombia, under the directive of President Gustavo Petro, has arranged for
11:23the presidential plane to facilitate the return of the Colombian nationals who were to arrive
11:29in the country today in the morning, hours on deportation flight.
11:35Colombia ratifies that diplomatic channels of dialogue will be maintained to guarantee
11:39the rights, national interests and dignity of our citizens.
11:46In this regard, the White House issued a statement notifying that the government of Colombia
11:49has accepted the terms and conditions of the U.S. President Donald Trump.
11:53The government of Colombia has agreed to all of President Trump's terms, including the
11:57unrestricted acceptance of all illegal immigrants from Colombia returned from the United States,
12:02arriving on U.S. military aircraft without limitation or delay.
12:07The document also emphasized that based on this agreement, the tariffs and sanctions
12:11fully drafted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act will be held in reserve
12:16and will not be signed unless Colombia does not comply with this agreement.
12:20They also maintained that the visa sanctions issued by the State Department, the enhanced
12:24customs and borders protection inspections will remain in effect until the first plane
12:28carrying Colombian deportees is successfully returned.
12:31They conclude with the following statement, today's events make it clear to the world
12:35that the United States is respected again.
13:01In this context, the President of Honduras,
13:22Xiomara Castro, in her capacity as President Pro Tempore of the Community of Latin American
13:26and Caribbean States, convened a meeting of presidents and heads of state scheduled for
13:30January 30 to discuss migration, the environment, and Latin American and Caribbean unity.
13:36Through a statement, the President of CELAC stated,
13:40The Pro Tempore Presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, currently
13:44held by the Republic of Honduras, presents its compliments to all the national coordinating
13:49bodies of CELAC member states and informs that President Iris Xiomara Castro is urgently
13:56convening an extraordinary meeting of presidents and heads of states of CELAC for next Thursday,
14:00January 30, 2025, 11 a.m. local time, Honduras.
14:05The document also underlines, in this regard, it is notified that this meeting has been
14:09scheduled in a hybrid format, it should also be noted that His Excellency, Minister Gustavo
14:15Petro Urrego, President of the Republic of Colombia, incoming President Pro Tempore of
14:19CELAC, has confirmed his participation in person in Tegucigalpa.
14:28And in Honduras, hundreds of sympathizers gathered at the concert Voices Against the
14:32Cudeta to celebrate three years of Xiomara Castro's government.
14:40It is an emblematic day because tomorrow President Xiomara Castro celebrates three years of being
14:46in government to dismantle centuries of injustice and to achieve a new political process of
14:54the democratic process in a country.
15:00I personally had the opportunity to be part of that great concert Voices Against the Coup
15:05and we are very happy because, 15 years later, we are here in this great celebration with
15:15the conviction to continue fighting for our country and the re-foundation of our country.
15:24Three years after the first government of President Xiomara Castro, which has also been
15:29a progressive government that has responded to the majorities, that has promoted above
15:34all social projects for the human development of our population, this represents a great
15:39achievement.
15:40We have three years and now we are moving towards the next government that will continue
15:45the re-foundation.
15:46In Cuba, the 40th edition of the Jazz Plaza International Festival began on Sunday in
16:01Santa Clara City with the presence of musicians from six countries of American and Europe.
16:06The show, the Corona a la Tuventivitis, and the presentation of the Pedrito Martinez Group,
16:11a Cuban group based in New York, whose merits include a nomination for the Latin Grammy
16:15Awards, were part of the performances of the inaugural day.
16:19Jazz Plaza is scheduled from January 26th to February 2nd and will be held for the first
16:24time in the central province of Villa Clara, joining Havana and Santiago de Cuba's main
16:28venues.
16:29The festival brings together 150 groups of the genre and aims to hold nearly 200 concerts
16:34and is considered one of the most important cultural events in Cuba.
16:42We have come to the end of this news brief.
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16:53And in the last minutes, we'll end you with music as a way to express the projection of
16:58Trump's policy against the immigration population.
17:01For Terrestrial English, I'm Luis Alberto Matos, thank you for watching.
17:11We'll see you next time.
17:41Bye bye.