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*Palestine: Hamas Resistance Movement to discuss ceasefire proposal
*Venezuelan pres. condemns U.S. and European supremacism
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*Palestine: Hamas Resistance Movement to discuss ceasefire proposal
*Venezuelan pres. condemns U.S. and European supremacism
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00:00The resistance movement Hamas is currently in talks with leaders of the Palestinian groups to discuss a new ceasefire proposal received from mediators.
00:19In Mexico, social and human rights organizations will rally against the anti-migration policies of the Trump administration to support their nationals.
00:32The Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro only condemned the supremacism maintained by the U.S. and Europe ensuring that such ideology has no room in the 21st century.
00:46Hello, welcome from the South. I'm Luis Alberto Matos from Derezo Studios in Havana, Cuba.
00:56We begin with the news. Stay with us.
01:16The resistance movement Hamas is currently in talks with leaders of the Palestinian groups to discuss a new ceasefire proposal received from mediators.
01:24Hamas declared that it will present its final decision to mediators including in the agreement a gradual exchange of 10 living and 18 dead hostages for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
01:34The proposal follows reports of an alleged agreement by Israel to carry out a near-complete withdrawal of its military troops from Gaza under a possible 60-day ceasefire.
01:43Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces continued their aggression in the Palestinian territory, killing 16 people and wounded dozens more in an attack on people waiting for aid trucks east of Anjunis.
01:54And at least 20 people were killed and several more were wounded when Israeli forces shelled and opened fire on this place people's tents in Anjunis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Friday morning.
02:13According to local media reports, 15 people were killed in a bombardment near the Taiba Towers, three in the Al Sabra neighborhood and two at a humanitarian aid center north of Rafa.
02:24These deaths are in addition to the more than 100 people killed by the Israeli army in various areas of the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
02:31It is believed that Palestinian armed factions ambushed an Israeli maneuver force operating in the region, prompting the army to intensify its operations early Friday morning.
02:41The United Nations Human Rights Office recorded at least 613 killings at eight points run by the Israeli and U.S.-backed Gaza humanitarian foundation and near humanitarian convoys.
02:58Spokesperson for the U.N. Office, Rabina Shamdasani, said the figure is as of June 27th, adding that since then there have been further incidents.
03:08Shamdasani urged for access to carry out investigations and determine responsibilities, saying that it is clear that the Israeli military is shelled and shot at Palestinians trying to reach the distribution points.
03:20Earlier this month, UNRWA Commissioner General Philip Lazzarini said over 130 non-governmental organizations signed a joint call demanding the restoration of a unified UN-led humanitarian response in Gaza for aid coordination and delivery to be returned to international humanitarian law standards.
03:37The latest figures that we have recorded 613 killings, both at GHF points and near humanitarian convoys.
03:52Now, this is a figure as of 27th of June.
03:56Since then, I was reading our latest SITREP, there have been further incidents on who is responsible.
04:04It is clear that the Israeli military has shelled and shot at Palestinians trying to reach the distribution points.
04:10How many killings, who is responsible for? For that we need an investigation. We need access, we need an independent inquiry, and we need accountability for these killings.
04:20So, the latest figure.
04:21I lost my brother, oh world, I lost my brother in the US distribution center that they set up to feed people, but they are killing people, not feeding them.
04:35They are not feeding people, they are killing people.
04:38And we do not want them, and we do not want the center.
04:41They should stop the center as soon as possible, because every day there are 100 martyrs there.
04:46This, this is a failed project, and we do not want it at all.
04:54And it must be closed.
04:56Either they exterminate the entire people together or stop the war.
05:00What do they want from our civilians?
05:08In the United Kingdom, demonstrators gathered outside the Royal Courts of Justice on Friday to protest the government's plan to ban activist groups of Palestine's action on the terrorism legislation.
05:18Protesters carried placards and chanted slogans condemning the government's repression of pro-Palestinian activism.
05:24And its continuous support for Israel.
05:27The mobilization occurs at a court hearing on the group takes place, where a British organization appeals the ban which would designate them as terrorists and criminalize both members and supporters with penalties of up to 14 years in prison.
05:41At the hearing, lawyers representing Palestine Action co-founder Huda Amori argued the decision representing an authoritarian abuse of power and should be halted.
05:50The ban, approved earlier this week by both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, is set to take effect at midnight unless blocked by the court.
05:58And after the British ban, Bob Dylan used the slogan against the Israeli armed forces.
06:10At the Glastonbury Festival, a German concert venue canceled their opening act performed for Coco Bordello's European tour.
06:17The decision came after the media outrage generated by last Saturday's performance on the West Hall stage amid Israeli aggrations that has resulted in the death of more than 57,000 Palestinians.
06:29Similarly, organizers of the Raider Festival in Manchester and Kayfest in France canceled their events.
06:35Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of State revoked the ban's visas, jeopardizing their planned October tour.
06:41Despite the sanctions, the ban reaffirmed its position, stating the silence is not an option, the Palestinian people are suffering.
06:48In Tanzania, Prime Minister Kasim Mahaliwa announced he will not seek re-election in October's parliamentary polls.
07:10Mahaliwa had earlier said he would defend his seat for a full term, but made the surprise announcement on Wednesday.
07:17Appointed Prime Minister in 2015, Mahaliwa was seen as a potential successor to the late President John Magufuli.
07:23He remained in office under President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who is seeking re-election under Hulin Shama Shama Pintusi Party.
07:31Political analysts suggest Mahaliwa's departure could be part of an effort to balance regional and religious representation in government.
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07:44An video is seen in southern Pakistan reported that at least seven people were killed when a residential building collapsed in Qarashi, a poor city.
07:53According to the authorities, Prime Minister reported in addition to the fatalities, at least 10 people were injured and are in the hospitals receiving treatment.
08:00Some are in critical condition. Rescue services were deployed to the site after the incident to search for survivors.
08:07They say there may be more people trapped under rubble.
08:10Authorities reported the building had already been marked as unsafe and announced that a
08:14high-level committee has been formed to investigate the incident.
08:20Meanwhile in Indonesia, rescue teams continue to search for 29 people missing after a ferry
08:29bound for the island of Beli capsized, an accident that has so far left 6 people dead.
08:34Officers from the National Search and Rescue Agency are searching by land, water and air
08:38in the Beli Strait where the boat, with 53 passengers and 12 crew members, sank on Wednesday night.
08:45So far 29 people have been rescued.
08:47The search was halted on Thursday night to be resumed on Friday at 8 a.m. at all time
08:51with the deployment of aircrafts.
08:53Authorities anticipated a strong tide for the day with waves of 4 meters that will make
08:58the search more difficult.
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09:16Welcome back.
09:23In Mexico, social and human rights organizations will rally against the anti-migration policies
09:41of the Trump administration to support their nationals.
09:43Several social movements and human rights organizations summoned for demonstrations on Friday to reject
09:50U.S. migration policies as part of an ongoing wave of protests.
09:54Some groups will picket in front of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City as a sign of solidarity.
10:00Likewise, several events have been organized with emphasis on nonviolence and respect for
10:04the right of free speech.
10:06Overall, Mexico has expressed strong diplomatic criticism to the U.S. raids and also demands
10:11respect for due process.
10:20And on the opening of the 21st International Book Fair of Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro
10:25not only condemned the supremacism maintained by the United States and Europe, but he also
10:29ensured that such ideology has no room in the 21st century.
10:33The head of state presided the event, which will be held until July 13th at the National Art Gallery
10:39in Caracas.
10:40In addition, the book fair counted with the attendance of the ambassador of Egypt, Karim Amin, and
10:45Venezuelan officials, intellectuals, and politicians.
10:48In this context, the president insisted that for over 600 years the great empires have tried
10:53to make people submit to models of hegemonic domination, slavery, and exploitation.
10:57Subsequently, the leader attached importance to both questioning the official narratives,
11:03and building a historical one of their own to stand critically against Eurocentric visions.
11:10And Eurocentrism when it had London as its axis, or when it had other centers, and today
11:25it has Washington as its epicenter.
11:28The United States tried to raise the supremacism of its race, or its model or its culture, for
11:37the rest of humanity to submit, often in the name of a religion, to models of domination,
11:46hegemony, slavery, and exploitation.
11:50The Venezuelan and Colombian governments, we affirm their willingness to strengthen cooperation
11:58for their mutual benefit.
12:00Venezuelan Vice President Nelson Rodriguez held a meeting with Colombian Miner and Energy
12:05Minister Edwin Palma, with the purpose of strengthening collaboration in hydrocarbons.
12:10During the meeting, José RodrÃguez was accompanied by Petróleos de Venezuela's president, Héctor
12:15Obregón, Colombia's ambassador to Caracas, Milton Fijo, and his Venezuelan counterpart in
12:21Bogotá, Carlos MartÃnez.
12:23The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, denounced on Thursday the existence of new foreign criminal
12:36organizations in the country that control territories to export cocaine.
12:41The president insisted that this is a problem of national sovereignty.
12:44Likewise, the head of state said that if Colombia loses territories, it does so in the hands of
12:48Albanians, Italians, Mexicans, Paraguayans, and Colombians at the service of all of them.
12:54The president also referred to the assaulted Senator Iber Turbay and pointed out that they
12:59only know that the perpetrators are micro-traffickers.
13:02In Brazil, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad met on Thursday with his counterparts from China
13:15and Russia to agree on the strengthening of the bilateral financial dialogue.
13:19On the eve of the BRICS leaders' meeting, Haddad received the Finance Ministers of China
13:24and Rocha Lanfaoan and Anton Zulanov, and they agreed to a memorandum for financial cooperation
13:30at bilateral and multilateral levels.
13:33Brazil reaffirmed its commitment to the 2025 World Climate Summit and backed the fund to
13:38conserve tropical forests.
13:42On Friday and Saturday, Rio de Janeiro will host the first meeting of the Finance Ministers
13:46of the BRICS and the 10th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the New Development
13:51Bank.
13:59In this context, the Brazilian Navy announced that naval patrols and maritime control activities
14:04will be reinforced in key areas along Rio de Janeiro coast before the BRICS summit.
14:10Several military units will also be in charge of securing the access roads and the surroundings
14:14of the Museum of Modern Art and the Marina da Gloria, where the high-level meeting will
14:19take place.
14:20The BRICS summit will take place on July 6th and the 7th in Rio de Janeiro, bringing together
14:25heads of states of the 11 member countries together with invited partners.
14:44In Greece, a large forest fire that broke out on Thursday on the outskirts of Athens has forced
14:54local authorities to order the evacuation of more than 1,200 people.
14:58Meanwhile, hundreds of firefighters are struggling to contain the flames before nightfall forces
15:03a hold to the aerial water dropping.
15:05The most worrying outbreak is one that continues to burn near the town of Spata with a population
15:10of about 12,000, which for the moment has not been evacuated and is not directly threatened.
15:15The fire broke out Thursday near the coastal town of Rafina, located some 20 km east of
15:20the Greek capital and spread rapidly westward fueled by strong winds.
15:24We did everything we could.
15:33The firefighting planes and helicopters that arrived immediately did a great job.
15:37They lowered immensely the temperature and helped so much.
15:39We fought a big fight and we managed to contain the fire.
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16:18In France, authorities called on airlines to cancel hundreds of flights amidst the second
16:23day of air traffic control strike.
16:25Civil Aviation General Directorate asked local airlines companies to reduce by 40% the flight
16:32schedules to the country's two main airports, Charles de Gaulle and Eurley in Paris.
16:37On the first day of strike, almost 1,000 routes were canceled, so it is estimated that the number
16:42of passengers affected could be approximately 300,000.
16:46Unions demand better working conditions and increased staffing.
16:56At least 20 people were injured in Italy when an explosion occurred at a gas station southwest
17:01of Rome.
17:02According to police sources, the initial explosion occurred around 8 a.m. local time in the Prenestino
17:07neighborhood, which is located southwest of the capital.
17:10So far, 20 people have been injured, including nine police officers and a firefighter.
17:15An issue of analysis suggests that firefighters were alerted by a truck that hit a gas pipe.
17:21When they arrived from the scene, a strong explosion occurred.
17:25This explosion was preceded by smaller explosions, which caused a column of black smoke and a large
17:30fire that firefighters are trying to control.
17:33It is estimated that the number of injured individuals may increase.
17:43Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic urged people not to block roads in the country, namely in
17:48Burkade City.
17:49In this regard, the leader stated that recent rallies hampered the right to free transit and
17:53disturb the daily life of ordinary citizens.
17:56Likewise, the head of state asserted that his government sought to guarantee the freedom
18:00of the population, but it would not put up with riots which destroyed state foundations.
18:05The president warned the efforts grounded in the fact that unauthorized mobilizations
18:11by opposition sectors have continued since June 28th to demand the release of detainees,
18:16holding of early elections, and that supporters of the Vucic administration dismantle a camp
18:21in front of parliament.
18:35Multiple power outages have hit several regions of the Czech Republic on Friday.
18:41Local outlets revealed that the power failure left dozens of people trapped in elevators.
18:45In addition, it brought about the suspension of trains, subways, and streetcars.
18:49The power outages further affected an important part of the substations of the transmission
18:55systems, from where it was estimated that the electrical failure stemmed.
18:59The Czech Interior Ministry has been investigating the extent of the blackout and the incidents
19:03it caused.
19:19The Biennale Zoo will celebrate its 10th anniversary this Saturday in Argentina within the framework
19:31of its 2025 edition.
19:33After inaugurating its first exhibitions in Colombia last week, this cultural event described as
19:38the largest in the world, will organize new exhibitions and a performance at the Contemporary Art Center
19:44in Buenos Aires.
19:45Also next week, several exhibitions will be inaugurated in other places, such as the Memory Park, the
19:50Isaac Fernandez Blanco Hispanic American Art Museum, and the Palacio Pereira Cultural Space
19:55of the Brazilian Embassy.
19:57Artists from Italy, Mexico, France, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, and Uruguay will be present during
20:01the celebration.
20:13The province of Carthago is preparing to receive the Costa Rica Piano Festival 2025 with a free
20:20concert for the whole family.
20:22This traditional festival, which promotes national and foreign piano talent, will take place from
20:27July 5th to the 12th at the Municipal Museum of Carthago, and will feature the performance
20:32of various interpreters, who will participate in a week dedicated to music and artistic training.
20:38The inaugural gala will include outstanding Costa Rican pianists such as Luciana Astorga,
20:43Carlos Andres Lara, and Amanda Espinosa, while the closing ceremony will feature world-renowned
20:48artists.
20:49The director of the festival, Lanzo Lucconi, emphasized that the meeting will be an opportunity
20:54for young pianists to roll.
21:07St Vincent and the Grand Eagles continues to celebrate the 2025 Vincent Mass to the rhythm
21:37of Soca and Calypso until next July 9th.
21:40The twists of the Caribbean nation vibrate with a festive atmosphere.
21:45On Thursday, people took part in one of the most anticipated events, a celebration where
21:48the steel band joins the masquerades.
21:50Throughout the day, children and teenagers participated in the junior edition of the steel
21:56band competition, and at night, the adult version was held.
22:00This year's celebrations are expected to attract thousands of visitors, both local and international.
22:07And this year, we are coming to the end of this news brief.
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