Venezuelans commemorate anniversary of the Battle of Youth // Putin and Trump discuss geopolitical issues in phone call // Panama: Police repress workers protest
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00:00Thousands of young Venezuelans mobilized this Wednesday in the streets of Caracas to commemorate
00:09the 211th anniversary of the Battle of the Youth and the Battle of Victory.
00:20Members of Panama's National Union of Workers of Construction denounced police brutality
00:24during protests to demand better working conditions.
00:31And Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed current geopolitical issues with his US counterpart
00:36Donald Trump through a telephone conversation.
00:46Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Alejandra Garcia.
00:49From Telesur studios in Caracas, Venezuela, we begin with the news, stay with us.
00:54Thousands of young Venezuelans mobilized this Wednesday in the streets of Caracas to commemorate
01:10the 211th anniversary of the Battle of the Youth and the Battle of Victory.
01:16Venezuelan youth arrived in Caracas from different states of the country to remember and praise
01:20the heroism of the patriots and young people who defended the nation against Spanish colonialism.
01:27The march for this historic deed started at Plaza Venezuela and will travel through several
01:32points of the capital city until arriving at Universidad Avenue where the Central Act
01:38will take place.
01:39The Battle of the Youth was a military confrontation where professors and students under the leadership
01:44of Jose Felix Rivas defeated the Spanish troops in the city of La Victoria, Aragua State.
01:56Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reiterated Wednesday his condemnations of USAID's financing
02:01of the extreme right to undermine the peace in the country.
02:05The President expressed his rejection during the inauguration of the International School
02:09for Youth Leadership, where he stressed that the Venezuelan opposition had become a business
02:15with profit-oriented purposes.
02:18During the event, Maduro also welcomed the meeting held by Russian President Vladimir
02:22Putin and his counterpart Donald Trump, where they agreed to strengthen their nation's bilateral
02:28relations.
02:29The Bolivarian President stressed the need to create a multipolar world where the right
02:34of the peoples of the South to exist is respected.
02:39The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, affirmed she will not allow interference in
02:47her country following the appointment of Terry Cole as the new Director of the United States
02:52Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA.
02:55Sheinbaum also warned that both nations currently maintain cooperation agreements without middling
03:01and without subordination.
03:03The DEA is one of the most controversial U.S. agencies in Mexico since the administration
03:09of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, due to middling comments made by
03:14several of its officials on various issues, such as the reform of the Judiciary.
03:27There is no violation of sovereignty, what we have is coordination and collaboration.
03:33With the agencies of the U.S. government, the State Department, with all of them, the
03:38Secretary of Government of the United States, the White House and President Donald Trump
03:43himself.
03:44But it is not going to be like before the arrival of President Andrés Manuel López
03:49Obrador.
03:50Coordination, collaboration, information, but without interference or subordination.
04:03The U.S. news agency AP reported that one of its journalists was prevented from entering
04:08the White House for continuing to use the name Gulf of Mexico.
04:12Julie Pace, the Executive Director of AP, detailed a communication by the Executive
04:18Office of the President in which they were told that if they did not align their editorial
04:23standards with the executive order of President Trump renaming the Gulf, the agency would
04:28be denied access to the Oval Office.
04:31AP finds it alarming that they are being punished for this decision, calling it a violation
04:36of the First Amendment.
04:37Civil rights organizations point out that denying access to the press for disagreeing
04:43with news coverage is a practice of repressive governments.
04:51Trump's administration imposes on Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama be a safe third
04:57country to receive migrants deported from the United States.
05:00The tour of U.S. Secretary Barco Rubio forced the administrations of Central American nations
05:05to harness hundreds of migrants as their bargaining chips.
05:10Panama and Costa Rica are currently trying to transfer migrants willing to return to
05:14their country of origin.
05:16However, they have not even defined the operation plan, not following suit of Venezuela, a nation
05:22that has made a solid repatriation operation for over seven years.
05:26In the meantime, hundreds of migrants are suffering from degrading treatment.
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05:53Members of Panama's National Union of Workers of Construction denounced police brutality
05:57during protests to demand better working conditions.
06:00This Wednesday, the union mobilized along the main avenues of the city of Panama to
06:05reject the reforms on the Social Security Fund law.
06:08However, the police dispersed the demonstration with tear gas.
06:12The union announced that they will meet with the National Assembly to demand the withdrawal
06:17of the initiative promoted by the government to privatize the Social Security Fund, besides
06:22raising the retirement age.
06:24Legislators refused to listen to the proposals of the popular movement, which seek to warranty
06:29dignified pensions.
06:37The Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs calls on the Ecuadorian government to warranty the
06:41life and protection of the former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas.
06:45The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken note of the decision of the Inter-American
06:49Commission on Human Rights to extend the precautionary measures in favor of Glas.
06:55On the basis of international law, Mexico granted asylum to the former Vice President,
07:00who was illegally and violently expelled from the diplomatic headquarters on April 5th,
07:052024, by order of the President of Ecuador, Daniel Novoa.
07:09The regional body has asked to protect the health and improve the conditions of detention
07:15of Glas.
07:20The Federation of Cuban Women has expanded the legal, judicial and social framework for
07:26the protection of girls, adolescents and women on the island through the support for the
07:31National Response to Gender-Based Violence project.
07:34The initiative, sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund and the Canadian Embassy,
07:40responds to the national priority of ensuring a comprehensive and integrated response for
07:45the prevention and effective response to gender-based violence.
07:49Osmaida Hernández, member of the Federation Secretariat, points out that in Cuba, no woman
07:54is helpless, but this project will warranty attention to more than 30,000 women in Cuba's
07:5940 municipalities, at the same time ensuring more effective prevention and response to
08:05this type of violence.
08:12This project presented is one of the actions that are being taken in our country to provide
08:16specific attention to the issue of violence, but its peculiarity lies in the project will
08:20get to municipalities, therefore, it is paramount our population, our citizens, our women, our
08:25children and our teenagers keep posted about it, so we must disseminate the project, as
08:29we are one of the institutions or an instrument to safeguard their rights and guarantees.
08:47Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed current geopolitical issues with his US counterpart
08:52Donald Trump through a telephone conversation.
08:54During the call, the Russian President invited Trump and officials of his government to visit
09:00his country to discuss issues of interest, such as the conflict in Ukraine.
09:04In addition, both leaders addressed issues such as the situation in the Middle East,
09:08artificial intelligence and the global energy and economic situation.
09:13After the dialogue, the heads of government expressed their commitment to the peaceful
09:17resolution of conflicts in the world and underlined the importance of eliminating the root causes
09:23of wars.
09:28Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a desperate proposal to swap with Russia the
09:33already Russian territories.
09:36President Zelensky is willing to swap some territories of the Kyrgyz-Russian province
09:40for others, which he granted his troops still control them.
09:44In response, the Russian government assured Zelensky is trying to hide the Ukrainian armed
09:48forces' failure in Kursk, including 30,000 Ukrainian fatal casualties.
09:53Moreover, the Kremlin demanded Ukraine must withdraw all its remaining troops from Russia.
09:59In all, the conflict had broken out due to Ukraine did not acknowledge either the 2014
10:04referendum or the 2022 popular consultation in which the citizens of Crimea, Sevastopol,
10:10the popular republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, Saporozhye and Kyrgyzstan provinces have expressed
10:15their will to be Russian citizens.
10:22The Russian government expressed its concern about the ongoing armed conflicts in the African
10:26nation of Sudan.
10:28Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reaffirmed his readiness to mediate for a peaceful solution
10:33to the hostilities during a meeting with his Sudanese counterpart Ali Yusuf al-Sharif.
10:39He also described it as a good opportunity to discuss issues of common interest in addition
10:45to bilateral cooperation.
10:47On the other hand, Lavrov proposed to evaluate the situation in order to establish an agenda
10:52that promotes a peaceful solution and dialogue.
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11:35In Lebanon, President Joseph Aoun rejected Wednesday any proposal that would lead to
11:40the displacement of Palestinians from their territories.
11:43The President reiterated Lebanon's own waiver in support for the Beirut Arab Peace Initiative,
11:47which calls for the establishment of a Palestinian state with its Jerusalem as the capital.
11:52The Lebanese head of state reaffirmed the country's stance against any action that
11:57violates the rights of Palestinians as enshrined in United Nations resolutions.
12:02Aoun also urged the European Union to accept pressure on Israel to meet the February 18th
12:08deadline for its withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
12:19Palestinian resistance accuses US President Donald Trump of promoting ethnic cleansing
12:23in the Gaza Strip and warns him that he will face a Palestinian, Arab and Islamic response.
12:29In this way, Hamas responds to the White House plan, which they describe as a racist
12:33and point out that its only objective is to eliminate the Palestinian cause.
12:39President Trump has said that the Gazans will go to a third country and will return to a
12:43reconstructed Gaza administered by Washington.
12:46Hamas assures that these plans will clash with solidly unified Palestinian, Arab and
12:52Islamic resistance.
12:54They also reaffirmed their commitment to the ceasefire and recall that it is Israel that
12:58has violated the pact.
13:06On Tuesday, medical sources confirmed that the death toll in the Gaza Strip rose to 48,222,
13:13the majority of whom are children and women.
13:16Health authorities denounced that despite a ceasefire, Israel continues its massacres
13:20against Gaza.
13:22The same sources added that the number of injured people surged to 111,674 since the
13:29start of the aggression back in October 2023.
13:33Authorities warned that the figures are much higher since many victims are still under
13:37the rubble and ambulance and civil defence crews cannot reach them due to the Israeli
13:42siege.
13:43Israel continues its aggression against the cities of Jenin and Tul Karem in the West
13:52Bank, reaching the ceasefire agreement.
13:55After more than two weeks of attacks, the Israeli occupation forces have assassinated
13:59at least 29 Palestinians, caused dozens of wounded, carried out illegal arrests, housed
14:05demolitions and hundreds of forced displacements.
14:08In this regard, Jenin's major, Mohammad Yarar, denounced the economic damage that
14:12exceeds $2 billion during the last three years.
14:16The invading regime is also increasing restrictions on movement and access to basic services.
14:21Furthermore, Israeli troops are converting Palestinian homes into military barracks as
14:25part of Tel Aviv's expansionist plan.
14:28In Ethiopia, the 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union
14:40opens Wednesday, which is aimed at addressing the achievements of Africa.
14:44The session's agenda covers issues related to African collective action and the analysis
14:49of annual reports of the African Union and its various bodies.
14:53In addition, six commissioners will be elected to the AU Commission to oversee areas such
14:58as agriculture, economic development, trade, among others.
15:03The legal framework for Africa's free trade area will be finalized and the status of the
15:07African disaster preparedness and response mechanisms will be adopted.
15:17On his keynote address, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission
15:22for Africa, ECA, Klaver Gatet, warned of how the transatlantic slave trade and colonial
15:28exploitation have affected the African people.
15:31Excellencies, distinguished delegates, we cannot context the fact that the transatlantic
15:39slave trade and colonial exploitation robbed Africa of its people, resources, and dignity
15:46and left behind inequalities that persist in global financial systems, trade structures,
15:52and governance institutions till this day.
15:56The extraction of Africa's resources without corresponding development, the undervaluation
16:02of the African economies in global credit assessments, and the systemic barriers to
16:08trade and investment.
16:15In Mali, the army reported Tuesday that they successfully intercepted a terrorist drone
16:20in Taslit airport area near the border with Algeria.
16:24The general staff of the armed forces carried out the operation at 9.40am local time while
16:30monitoring a military helicopter that was at the heliport.
16:33The drone will be subjected to in-depth research to better understand its operating system
16:38and thus find out its true origin.
16:41Hours before the capture of the drone, Malian troops neutralized several terrorists and
16:46captured a miner with a radio transmitter near the border with Mauritania.
16:55India Energy Week 2025 moves forward in New Delhi to discuss the transition to a sustainable
17:01future.
17:02The Energy Summit, which runs until February 14th, comes with the presence of at least
17:0770,000 professionals in the sector and more than 700 global speakers who promote projects
17:13to boost the energy sector.
17:16Within the framework of this event, Venezuelan Vice President Delsi Rodriguez held a meeting
17:20with India's Minister of Petroleum, Hardeep Sain, and other members of the executive with
17:26the purpose of strengthening cooperation ties and establishing strategic projects for social
17:31development between both countries.