- 5/13/2025
13/05/2025
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*Pres. Trump stars Middle East tour in Saudi Arabia
*Palestine: 3 dead and 10 wounded after new Israeli attack
FTS 8.30
*Pres. Trump stars Middle East tour in Saudi Arabia
*Palestine: 3 dead and 10 wounded after new Israeli attack
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00:00During a speech at the ZOLAC Forum, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared his support
00:14for Latin American and Caribbean countries to reject external interference.
00:23U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in the Saudi Arabian capital of Rajad
00:28on his first international tour of the Middle East since taking office.
00:35And in Palestine, the Gaza Ministry of Health announced that three people died
00:40and ten others were wounded after an Israeli attack on a hospital in southern Gaza.
00:52Hello and welcome to From the South.
00:54I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Havana, Cuba.
00:57We begin with the news.
01:10In China, during a speech at the ZOLAC Forum, President Xi Jinping declared his support
01:15for Latin American and Caribbean countries to reject external interference
01:19and follow a development path in accordance with their national conditions.
01:24During his inaugural speech at the fourth edition of the China ZOLAC Ministerial Forum,
01:29the Chinese President said that the countries of the region stand united against geopolitical
01:34tensions, confrontations, unilateralism and protectionism.
01:39On the other hand, he rejected bullying and high-handed practices.
01:44A day after, Beijing and Washington announced a truce that will see tariff cut by 10% and 30%.
01:51President Xi also said that China and ZOLAC will implement the global development initiative
01:56to defend the multilateral trading system and strengthen industrial chains.
02:05China and the United States have agreed to reduce tariffs on each other's products for 90 days,
02:11as well as the establishment of an economic and trade consultation mechanism.
02:17U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant said on Monday that both countries agreed to reduce
02:22reciprocal tariffs by 115% so that Chinese imports will pay a 30% levied while U.S. products will pay 10%.
02:33He also described the talks with China as a solid affirmation that both sides showed great respect.
02:40For his part, the Chinese Vice Premier, He Le Fing, assured that they had a sincere, deep and constructive meeting,
02:48something his nation had requested from his U.S. counterpart before the beginning of the encounters.
02:54We've come to agreement that our reciprocal tariff rate will go down to 10% on the United States side,
03:05so it goes down 115%.
03:07We enter into a 90-day pause period for negotiations, which both the Chinese and the United States are very committed to,
03:14and the Chinese on their side also go down 115% to 10%, and they remove the countermeasures that they have.
03:20In a statement, during her three-day trip to Japan, the Director General of World Trade Organization,
03:28Gossi Okonjo-Iweala, referred to the current global trade status.
03:32Trade is facing very challenging times right now, and it's quite difficult.
03:39But I also feel that there are many important opportunities in trade that we need to look forward to,
03:45and we should try to use this crisis as an opportunity to solve the challenges we have,
03:53and take advantage of the new trends in trade.
03:57Trade is facing.
03:58In Russia, at least six civilians were killed and 17 others were wounded after attacks by the Ukrainian army
04:14in the middle of the 72-hour truce declared by Moscow.
04:17The Special Envoy of the Russian Foreign Ministry for the Crimes of the Kiev Regime, Rodion Miroshinsky,
04:26denounced that the attacks cost damage to residential buildings, medical transport, civilian vehicles, and business premises.
04:35Miroshnik added that these aggressions made with heavy weapons were registered in the border province of Kursk.
04:41On the other hand, in the locality of Svanoe, a man was killed by a rocket launcher attack,
04:48while in Glusho-Kofo, a woman was killed by an aviation bomb.
04:58British police on Monday were investigating an overnight fire at the London House,
05:03where Prime Minister Kate Starmer lived before he was elected to leave the country.
05:08Since taking office in July, Starmer has lived in the Prime Minister's official Downing Street residence,
05:16renting out the family home in the Kentish town neighborhood.
05:20London's Metropolitan Police Force said that the counter-terrorism officers were involved in the investigations.
05:28The city's fire department said that firefighters were called to a small fire just after 1 a.m. local time.
05:34According to the police force, the fire is being investigated and cordons remain in place while the inquiries continue.
05:42A volcano in the central Philippines erupted, sending a massive grey plum of ash up to about 3 km into the sky,
06:05unlaunched ballistic projectiles.
06:07Canlaun volcano has had several eruptions in the past century, the most recent of which happened last month.
06:16A Level 3 alert put in place during an eruption in December remained unchanged Tuesday,
06:21as officials highlighted an existing 6 km evacuation radius.
06:25The Philippines is on the seismically active region of the Pacific, known as the Ring of Fire,
06:31where more than half of the world's volcanoes are located.
06:35The most powerful volcanic explosion in the Philippines in recent years was in 1991,
06:41eruption of Pinatubo, about 100 km from Manila, which killed more than 800 people.
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07:18Welcome back to From the South.
07:21U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in the Saudi Arabian capital of Jirijad on Tuesday
07:26on his first international tour of the Middle East since taking office.
07:30The tour will last four days and will also take him to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
07:36During his stay in the Arab Kingdom, U.S. President Trump is scheduled to inaugurate a U.S. Saudi investment forum
07:42and will be received by the highest authorities of the Saudi royal family.
07:47President Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia will focus on investment and trade deals,
07:52but it comes at a critical time for the region with Washington's attempts to renew the nuclear talk with Iran.
08:03U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the United States has imposed new sanctions on Iran
08:09after another round of nuclear talks.
08:11Rubio explained that the actions are part of President Donald Trump's call
08:16for maximum pressure against Iran's proliferation activities
08:20and to ensure that Tehran can never obtain a nuclear weapon.
08:25The new sanctions were imposed the day after the fourth round of indirect talks
08:29on Tehran's nuclear program were held in Oman.
08:33For his part, Iranian President Masoud Peshesh-Gyan said that the negotiations are a sign of commitment
08:39to peace and the search for an agreement, but made it clear that Tehran is not willing to abandon
08:45its nuclear facilities as demanded by the counterpart.
08:48In Palestine, at least three people were killed and ten injured after a new Israeli attack hit the largest hospital in southern Gaza.
08:55Health authorities reported that the bombing early Tuesday morning hit the surgery department of Nasser Hospital located in the city of Kanjounis.
09:02The Wafaa News Agency reported that the attack killed journalist Hassan Asli, who was receiving treatment for injury-sustained.
09:09In Palestine, at least three people were killed and ten injured after a new Israeli attack hit the largest hospital in southern Gaza.
09:16Health authorities reported that the bombing early Tuesday morning hit the surgery department of Nasser Hospital located in the city of Kanjounis.
09:24The Wafaa News Agency reported that the attack killed journalist Hassan Asli, who was receiving treatment for injuries sustained in an earlier bombing.
09:33His death brings to 213, the number of media workers killed by Israel in Gaza since October 2023.
09:42Occupation army attacks claimed at least 11 lives since early this morning.
09:51Israeli Edan Alexander, who was released on Monday by the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas,
09:57has declined a personal meeting with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
10:01Due to his refusal to meet with the Prime Minister, the Israel Broadcasting Corporation said that political controversy has been generated within the regime.
10:12Although the reasons for his refusal are not yet known, information sources indicate that the causes may be related to dissatisfaction with the performance of the Israeli government while he was held hostage.
10:24It should be noted that Alexander is the first person to be released since the eight-week ceasefire with Hamas when violent attacks on the Gaza Strip took the lives of thousands of people.
10:39In Syria, the education system faces a huge challenge due to the deterioration and destruction as a result of the war,
10:51thus preventing the reconstruction and adequate staffing.
10:55Several educational institutions were raised to the ground by the war and have not yet been recovered.
11:02Some that have obtained the support of international entities for restoration face a shortage of experts.
11:09The closure of numerous schools has forced students to flood the few schools that are still functioning, causing them to be beyond capacity due to a shortage of teachers.
11:20The government is undertaking more reconstruction efforts in deteriorated schools.
11:25The United Nations Children's Fund reports that over 7.5 million children in Syria need humanitarian assistance.
11:32The governments of India and Pakistan announced a cessation of mutual military operations as of this Monday, May 12.
11:45India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first to announce the suspension of its operations against military infrastructure in Pakistan,
11:53was stressing that it would continue to closely monitor the actions of its neighbor and act accordingly.
12:00Modi, for his part, stressed that any terrorist attack against India would be met with an appropriate response.
12:07Following this announcement, Pakistan announced the end of its military operation, launched on May 10 last year in response to Indian military activities in Pakistani territory.
12:18Relations between India and Pakistan remained tense after the April 22 attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered territory that left 25 Indian and one Nepali dead.
12:35After a ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, most educational institutions in Kashmir reopened on Tuesday.
12:42The authorities decided to reopen schools after assessing the security situation, especially in areas close to the line of control and international border.
12:52However, schools in areas such as Kumpuara, Baramuja and Guresh sub-district remain closed as these are still under supervision.
13:01The Druze concluded four days of missile, drone and artillery attacks that resulted in dozens of deaths in both countries
13:09and also represented their most devastating conflict since 1999.
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13:58The Government of Colombia has received intelligence reports about a possible attempt on President Gustavo Petro's life,
14:04According to the Minister of the Interior, Armando Benedetti, intelligence information has been coming in,
14:10especially in the last week, about an attack.
14:13Benedetti also explained that there are some people who have been meeting and would like to strike a blow against the President.
14:20Last week, President Petro accused US Congressman Mario DĂaz-Palat of coordinating meetings with politicians in Colombia
14:28with the purpose of overthrowing him through manoeuvres in Congress.
14:32Similarly, he took aim at Ălvaro Leyva, who was his foreign minister between 2022 and 2024, and with whom he now has a dispute.
14:43The Institute for Development and Peace Studies in Colombia denounced Monday the murder of a community leader in the municipality of Inso, Cauca.
14:56TeĂłfilo GonzĂĄlez Coqui was a recognized social and native leader who was also the spiritual leader, elder of the Gaitana territory.
15:05In the past also stated that leaders worked in the defense of the ancestral territory and shared wisdom with the community.
15:14The Institute also stated that Coqui was murdered with a knife in the El Belén farm, property of the Indigenous Council of Gaitana territory.
15:23In 2025, there are 62 leaders assassinated by armed groups, which constitutes a violation of the rights of the population.
15:34A Brazilian defense website denounced US President Donald Trump's new expansionist threat to obtain the usufruct of a strategic portion of Brazil, the island of Fernando de Noronja.
15:50The news broke last week on a defense news website that described the idea as an unrestricted initiative based on an alleged historical right to the investments made by the United States during the Second World War at this airport.
16:05In this way, the United States continues with its more explicit or field strategy of externalizing which southern territories it wants to appropriate.
16:16So far this year, President Trump has also shown interest in the territories of Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal.
16:35Iran hosts the 36th edition of the Tehran International Book Fair, a literary event that brings together more than 2,300 publishers.
16:46This year's fair, held under the slogan Let's Read for Iran, highlights the importance of reading and features Iraq as guests of honor.
16:55Those attending the event can explore a wide range of works covering genres such as short stories, poetry, history, science, technology and sports.
17:06In a dynamic environment full of styles, cultural activities and the opportunity to interact with authors and publishers.
17:13The fair will be held until May 17th in the Great Mask of the Iranian capital, which has established itself as an important meeting point for cultural and literary exchange at a global level.
17:30The Latin American Contemporary Film Festival 2025 will be held in Costa Rica from May 14th to 30th.
17:38This is a free event developed jointly by the embassies of Cuba, Chile, Argentina, Honduras, Bolivia, Panama, Nicaragua, Peru, Brazil and Colombia,
17:48in the Central American nation with the objective of recovering spaces for cultural diffusion in the region through the 7th Earth.
17:57Among the productions that will be present at the festival are a place called Dignity from Chile,
18:03the official film Queens from Peru and the owner of the story from Brazil.
18:08In addition to the screenings, there will also be spaces for talks, discussions, exhibitions of handicrafts and typical food from some of the countries attending the event.
18:23The event will be held in the event.
18:33The Cuban-Russian co-production that will bring to the big screen the life and sports career of the triple Olympic and world champion Teofilo Stevenson is already being filmed on the largest island in the Caribbean.
18:38Our correspondent in Havana in Havana, Fabiola Lopez, tells us more.
18:40Our correspondent in Havana, Fabiola Lopez, tells us more.
19:08The Cuban-Russian co-production Teofilo is being shot in Havana by filmmaker Alejandro Gil.
19:17The two-hour film is an approach to the sporting life up to the 1980s of what many consider the best heavyweight in the history of boxing.
19:26The best amateur boxer of all times, Teofilo Stevenson.
19:29A boxing movie, a sports movie, a movie with feelings, a movie that also expresses the other side of the sportsman who gave his all in sometimes difficult sentimental situations.
19:46Who had problems, situations that unbalanced him, fragilities, and how he had to impose himself before facing those difficulties and the preparation.
19:57Dedication, faith, and passion in what he was doing.
20:04It is a movie that can be entertaining.
20:07A movie that is human-centered and that intends to dialogue with today's audience.
20:13The sequence that recreates the 1972 Munich Olympics is film where Teofilo fulminated the White Hope, as they call their favorite in the games, the U.S. Dwan Bobic.
20:25In scene next to Stevenson, then also legendary trainer Olcides Agarra, played by Quique Guignones, the last actor that arrived to the casting to play a cost-starring role.
20:35The script gives you many possibilities, many edges, many things to hold onto and build what you want and the freedom that the director has given us to work on the characters and some texts.
20:51Somehow accommodating the things you are going to see so that it flows as naturally as possible and we are building something precious.
21:00Teofilo tries to transcend the common places. It will not be a biography, but it will be faithful to the sports trajectory. Each combat an element of creative and artistic expression.
21:10I have tried to change a little delighting style to make the light and the film as natural as possible so that the encounters between the protagonist and his friends and trainers would also be as documentary as it was possible for us.
21:32And there, I am walking with a lighting structure a little natural, without making you feel the light or have effects, except for the fights. The fights are going to have some lighting effect and that somehow we want to make it a visual show.
21:53It is an unexpected privilege for Alejandro Phillips to make his film debut playing Stevenson. Extremely thin, he underwent an intense process of physical preparations, toned his body and learned to box like the experts.
22:07He studied in detail the style of Teofilo, how he moved in the ring and threw his punches.
22:12I am giving it my all, you know. I am giving the best of me, giving everything I can in all aspects because this is a joke.
22:27My first film to start as a protagonist and I have the honor of being directed by such a director and the whole team. It is a constellation of stars which makes it a very big honor. So that brings with it a maximum commitment on my part and I am doing it with a lot of love.
22:45The directors of Teofilo warn that it is a work that explores the dignity and vulnerability of the character. A film that navigates between the documentary and the novel. An immense challenge to creation.
22:57Fabiola Lopez, Telesur, Laban.
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23:19For Telesur English, I'm Alejandra Garcia. Thank you for watching.