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00:00Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Moscow,
00:13Russia to strengthen bilateral cooperation. Pope Leo XIV officiated the first mass of his
00:23pontificate in the Sistine Chapel in front of all cardinals.
00:26Palamas popular sectors and unions continue mobilizing to demand the consolation of the
00:36social security reform law. Hello and welcome to From the South. I'm Alejandra Garcia from
00:49Telesur Studios in Havana, Cuba. We begin with the news.
00:56On the morning of May 9th, the victory parade was held in Moscow to commemorate the victory
01:11of the Red Army over Nazi Germany and the end of World War II. The event began after the arrival
01:17of President Vladimir Putin and other heads of state. Before the parade began, President Putin
01:23addressed the Russian people with a speech, paying tribute to the history and sacrifice
01:28of the Soviet Red Army soldiers on the battlefield. After this, in honor of the fallen Soviet soldiers,
01:36a minute of silence was made. Military troops from various countries took part in the parade,
01:42followed by several units of the legendary T-34 tank, a symbol of Soviet victory.
01:57The Soviet Union received the cruelest blows from the enemy.
02:09Millions of people who were peaceful civilian workers took up arms and fought in every battle.
02:15They took part in the decisive battles in Moscow. They also defended Belarus, which was the first
02:37force to receive the enemy. The heroism of the people of Leningrad. All those who were in the rear
02:55and as partisans, all those who worked at the work front to the point of exhaustion.
03:01After witnessing the military parade on the Red Square, Russian President Vladimir Putin,
03:10accompanied by the leaders of China and Venezuela, honored the memory of the
03:14fallen combatants with a minute of silence and a wrath at the tom of the unknown soldier.
03:20The site is one of the most emblematic places of the Russian capital, located next to the
03:25Kremlin wall in the Alexander Garden.
03:37The residents of Venezuela and Cuba were sent off with a standing ovation by the Russian people
03:42in Moscow's emblematic Red Square after the Victory Day Parade. In this context, the Venezuelan Head of
03:47State, Nicolas Maduro thanked the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and the Russian people for the
03:53extraordinary hospitality during his visit in the framework of the occasion on the commemoration
03:59of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army in the Great Patriotic War. The presence of
04:04Venezuela and Cuba in these commemorative acts highlights the close relationship between the
04:10countries as well as the importance they attach to the historical memory and the fight against fascism.
04:23Venezuela congratulated the peoples and governments of Russia and the former Soviet Union nations on the
04:3380th anniversary of their victory in the Great Patriotic War in an official communique that the
04:39government of the Bolivarian nation stated, Venezuela honors the memory of the heroes and martyrs who
04:47confronted the machinery of death and paid tribute to the victims of supremacist hatred. Their example
04:54remains a moral compass for the presence. It reminds us that there are struggles that admit no ambiguity.
05:02Furthermore, the Venezuelan government highlighted that with peace won, but with blood built,
05:08an order based on truth, justice, and non-repetition, warning that today that order is under attack by
05:15those who whitewash fascism, manipulate history, and promote new forms of extermination. To forget is
05:22to allow it to be repeated. To remain silent is to be accomplished. Today, our peoples know what it means
05:30to confront these threats. In its closing remarks, the Venezuelan government reaffirms, we are united in
05:36the struggle against imperial aggressions, hybrid warfare, illegal sanctions, and the arrogance of those
05:43who believe that the world belongs to them. Our answer is clear, a multipolar free sovereign world
05:50that is today's victory, and it's a daily battle. Venezuela celebrates together with its
05:55strategical eyes this luminous date, because 80 years ago Nazism was defeated and the dignity of the
06:02people triumphed. Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in
06:15Moscow, Russia to strengthen bilateral cooperation. The meeting between the two presidents served as a
06:21space to reaffirm their commitment to cooperation and fraternal ties. The president of the Asian giant
06:27Xi Jinping declared that he will firmly support Venezuela in the defense of its sovereignty,
06:33national dignity, and social stability. Let us remember that Caracas and Beijing have a path of
06:39cooperation in the plan of seven transformations that the government of Venezuela has for the recovery
06:45of the country and to face the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States.
06:49Also, Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Brazilian counterpart Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva held a bilateral
07:02meeting this Friday as part of the Victory Day celebrations. The Russian head of state emphasized the
07:07joint work with the Brazilian leader to strengthen relations between the countries, stressing that they
07:13are constantly developing. The Brazilian president in turn expresses interest in discussing
07:19military space, scientific, economic, educational, and energy issues as well as his aim to strengthen
07:26the strategic partnership with Russia. The Russian president affirmed that Brazil represents an important
07:32part of his country's trade volume with the Latin American and Caribbean region.
07:42And now we have a short break coming up but first remember you can join us on TikTok at
07:46Tala Suri English where you will find news in different formats, news updates, and more. We'll be right back and stay with us.
08:07Welcome back to From the South. Pope Leo XIV officiated the first mass of his pontificate in the Sistine Chapel in front of all cardinals, the
08:16ones who had been on the conclave and those older than eight years old who are in Rome. The first pope born in the U.S. but with Peruvian nationality too, entered the Sistine Chapel dressed in white with the matred and crossier.
08:32As part of his agenda, next Sunday at noon, the new bishop of Rome will pray the Regina Coeli prayer from the Central Logia of St. Peter's Basilica. He will also meet on Monday with all the media workers accredited to the press of the
08:44The Holy See who have covered the events of the past few weeks.
08:50The Chinese government has congratulated Pope Leo XIV on his election as head of the Catholic Church and expressed its desire to continue a constructive dialogue with the Vatican. This was announced by the spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
09:10We congratulate Cardinal Robert Prevost on his election as the new pope. It is hoped that under the new pope's leadership, the Vatican will continue to engage in constructive dialogue with China and conduct in-depth communication on international issues of mutual concern. We will jointly promote continued improvement of relations and contribute to world peace, stability and development prosperity.
09:38In Peru.
09:39In Peru, the bishop of Callao, Luis Alberto Barrera, showed the place where Pope Leo XIV lived and worked. Barrera made a tour of the archdioces, recalling all the times that the current and recently elected pope has lived in Peru. Among other things, he showed a series of pictures showing the late Pope Francis and the current pontiff and highlighted that he was a good man.
10:03Prevost, 69 years old and newly elected pope is a native of the United States who arrived in Peru for the first time four decades ago and received Peruvian citizenship.
10:16Venezuela recalled the message of hope and faith that the now Pope Leo XIV sent to the Venezuelan people in 2023. In a resurfaced video, the then Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost shared a message of hope, faith and unity in the framework of the feast held that year for Our Lady of Coromoto Padrón, Saint of Venezuela.
10:43The pontiff prayed for the country and expressed his joy for being able to participate in the celebration from afar. The Catholic leader also wished for Venezuela, the company of God and his model of love and hospitality.
10:56The newly elected Pope Leo XIV has been attached to the Cuban people since his first visit in 2008. After the passage of a hurricane, the then Father Robert Francis Prevost visited Puerto Padre Las Tunas, where he provided support with medicines and other logistical first aid necessities. It was one of the two visits he had paid to the
11:26to the Cuban country, one in 2008 and the other in 2011. The Cubans remember with affection the work done by the new pontiff and the ties he forged with the inhabitants of the places he stopped by.
11:41Panama's popular sectors and unions continue mobilizing to demand the consolation of the social security reform law. In this regard, social groups stress the indefinite character of the ongoing strike they are carrying and catalogued as traitors of the homeland, those members of Congress who approved the law for the reform of the social security system.
12:09They also condemned the position of Panamanian President José Raúl Molina, who stated that he will not participate in the dialogue with the social groups regarding the pension reform law. In this context, unions also urged the government to annul the agreement with the United States on the installation of military bases.
12:28In Venezuela, flight number 21 arrived Friday at Maiketia International Airport to bring 168 migrants back home as part of the return to the homeland governmental plan. In this regard, U.S. authorities unfolded that 200 Venezuelans were allegedly aboard the aircraft, which departed from Texas, United States, being the sixth one from the U.S. to land on the border.
12:46However, 32 less nationals traveled on that flight. Therefore, Maduro's government urged Washington not to continue separating families, most of whom are relatives of the Venezuelans kidnapped in Zecot Prison in El Salvador.
12:53Over 3,000 nationals, over 3,000 nationals, including 483 in less than 48 hours, have been able to come back to their roots.
13:00thanks to the governmental implementation of the return to the homeland plan.
13:30Chilean authorities confirmed the death of six individuals aboard an ambulance plane that disappeared on Wednesday night as it headed to the country's northern region from the capital.
13:43Gonzalo Durán, Presidential Spokesman for the Metropolitan Region, confirmed the death of the six passengers of the aircraft that went down in Cureca V after identifying the wreckage of the plane during an aerial operation led by the Chilean Air Force.
13:59In addition, the Air Force reported that the aircraft was detected by the crew of an MH-60 Mid-M Black Hawk helicopter belonging to Aviation Group No. 9 in the Cureca V area near Lepe at 3.50 p.m. local time.
14:17In this scenario, the prosecutor in charge of the investigation stated that the circumstances that caused the accident will be determined at the moment the relevant data is known.
14:28We have a second showbreak coming up, but before we invite you to visit our Facebook page at Telesur English, there you'll be able to watch our top stories, special live coverage and much more.
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15:27The United Nations warned that over 2 million gases suffer daily from severe drinking water
15:32shortages.
15:34The United Nations Special Reporter on the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation,
15:39Pedro Agudo, reported Israeli military operations had destroyed over 70% of the water system.
15:46The human rights experts were further noted that this condition had prevented access to
15:51pumping drinking water, labelling the situation as a time bomb.
15:56Likewise, the diplomat highlighted the vast majority of the population had received a minimal
16:01water amount and in some cases they had been given contaminated water which posed a great
16:07threat to health.
16:15The Palestinian authorities have denounced that Israeli occupation forces had committed
16:20over 12,000 massacres in the Gaza Strip since 2023.
16:25The Gazan Health Authority confirmed that such inhumane Israeli onslaught had climbed more
16:30than 52,000 Palestinians' lives, in addition to over 10,000 missing persons.
16:37Subsequently, the Gazan Government Media Office accused Israel of both genocide and the execution
16:43of an ethnic cleansing in Palestinian lands by using all means to sustain a humanitarian
16:49crisis there.
16:50Likewise, Gazan officials reported that over 2,200 entire families have been wiped out while
16:575,000 families just have one member alive.
17:01In addition, they noticed women, children and the elderly have been the most affected.
17:12This Friday, hundreds of thousands of Yemenis mobilized in support of Gaza and to celebrate
17:17the defeat of the US aggression against their territory.
17:21The media reported that hundreds of thousands of people marched with both Yemeni and Palestinian
17:26flags in the province of Saada and also in the city of Sana'a, the country's capital,
17:31in solidarity with Palestine and its struggles.
17:34Under the slogan, to support Gaza by the power of God, we defeated the United States and we
17:39will defeat Israel, the participants carried banners calling for freedom to support their armed
17:45forces after the attacks of the American and Zionist enemies.
17:49Every Friday, several cities and towns in Yemen gather their people to defend their sovereignty
17:54and demand a ceasefire in Gaza and their freedom.
18:05In Lebanon, the Israeli army carried out an aerial aggression in the south of the country in
18:10a new violation of the ceasefire agreement in force since November 2024.
18:15The Zionist army perpetrated over 15 airstrikes targeting areas of Nabatije, Kafar, Rumman and
18:22other cities, according to reports from the Lebanese national news agency ANN.
18:27In this regard, the Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam declared that the ongoing Israeli attacks
18:32constitute a violation of Resolution 1701 and should be stopped immediately.
18:38According to Israeli media, the occupation attacked an important target in Lebanon and pretends
18:43to maintain their attacks on the Islamic resistance movement Hezbollah.
18:53The line of control that divides the disputed region of Kashmir between India and Pakistan
18:58was the scene of the 15th exchange of fire amid one of the worst military escalations in
19:04the region. This exchange of fire comes at a day after India denounced an aerial attack
19:10by Pakistan against several of its military stations, which included the use of missiles
19:16and drones. As reported by the Indian army, several houses in the region were affected during
19:22the offensive, which was repelled without causing any fatalities. In response, the government
19:27of Pakistan denied having carried out such an offensive, describing India's accusation
19:34as fake news allegedly to justify its aggressions in the territory.
19:44The Constitutional Court of Romania approved the results of the first round of the presidential
19:48elections held on May 4. The Court rejected as unfounded a request for the annulment of
19:54the elections filed by the presidential candidate of the new Romania party, Sebastian Constantine
20:00Popescu. According to the results published by the Electoral Commission, the candidate of the
20:05Alliance for the Union of Romanians, George Simeone, obtained 40.96%, while independent Niku Sordane
20:13obtained 20.99%. In this context, the second round of elections is a scuttle for Sunday, May 18th,
20:21where right-wing nationalist leaders among Niku Sordane, the current major of Bucharest, will face each other.
20:35Spain's Congress of Deputies approved on Thursday an ambitious economic plan to respond to the trade
20:41tariffs imposed by the United States. The so-called Trade Response and Recovery Plan, which will mobilise
20:48more than €14.1 billion, aims to support companies and workers that may be affected by trade barriers.
20:55Of the total amount, €7.4 billion will correspond to the new lines of financing, while the rest will be
21:02channeled through existing instruments. Among the most vulnerable sectors are wine, olive oil and steel
21:09producers, traditional pillars of Spanish exports. The plan was approved by 176 votes in favour against
21:17169 against and 4 abstentions.
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