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The News with Jorge Gestoso
Apr 2300:02:48Tap to summarizeOn today's podcast. Iran - United StatesThe president of Iran says that the United States naval blockade of Iran is the main obstacle to genuine negotiations.On his X account, the president affirmed that Iran maintains its willingness to reach agreements but directly pointed to the White House for failing to keep its promises and maintaining the blockade around the Strait of Hormuz. He described the US position as hypocritical, citing a deep gap between its diplomatic statements and its military actions in the region. ArgentinaIn Argentina, the far-right pro United States, Javier Melie returning from Israel, is meeting this Thursday at the Casa Rosada presidential palace with Peter Thiel, the billionaire cofounder of Palantir Technologies, a mass intelligence company created with CIA funding and one of the main financiers of Donald Trump's 2026 campaign. The meeting, which has generated concern over the possible hiring of digital surveillance services for the Argentine state, strengthens ties between the governing far right in Argentina, its alignment with Israel, and the most controversial sector of global technological powers. PeruIn Peru, a protest was held in front of the National Jury of Elections to reject the request of far-right candidate Rafael Lopez-Aliaga, who is in third place in the partial vote count of the recent presidential elections, demanding complimentary elections and alleging, without evidence, premeditated fraud against him. Meanwhile, the social democratic candidate Roberto Sanchez, political hear of president Pedro Castillo, who rose to second place in the vote count, resume his campaign activities assuming he will face on June 7th, the right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori, daughter of dictator Alberto Fujimori, who leads the tally.
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The News with Jorge Gestoso
Apr 2200:02:10Tap to summarizeOn today's podcast. VenezuelaThe Acting President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, is promoting a call for a major national consultation to design a new model of justice.The leader is proposing a deep reform with a model that is more humane, does not criminalize poverty, offers alternatives to prison, and introduces changes in the appointment of magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice. Middle EastIn the Middle East, the ceasefire between Iran and the United States, which was set to expire this Wednesday, has been extended while negotiations between both governments continue in Pakistan. Iran, facing a possible new phase of the war against the United States and Israel, warned that, in its words, it will inflict devastating and unimaginable blows against the enemy's remaining resources in the region. WorldAnd three world leaders, Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, and Vladimir Putin, have been labelled as predators in the new annual report by Amnesty International. The organization accuses them of launching illegal wars to gain profit and control, decimating human rights and international law. The director of Amnesty International said that this predatory world order imposed by Netanyahu, Trump, and Putin is enabled by cowards, by the cowardice of the rest of the world's governments that allowed it.
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The News with Jorge Gestoso
Apr 2000:02:43Tap to summarizeOn today's podcastVenezuelaThe Acting President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, in a message to the nation on Sunday night, presented an assessment of her first 100 days in office, describing it as progress towards a new historical moment in which she has been promoting national reconciliation and overcoming political hatred. Earlier, the leader took part in the State of Zulia in the national pilgrimage against international sanctions and the economic blockade. On that occasion, she directly asked the U.S. and Europe to lift those measures and announce economic actions such as a possible increase in the minimum wage for May 1st. ColombiaIn Colombia, President Gustavo Petro filed a criminal complaint against his Ecuadorian counterpart, Daniel Novoa, before the prosecutor's office for the crime of slander after Novoa attempted to link him to drug trafficking. According to some analysts, Novoa is doing the dirty work on behalf of the U.S. and the Colombian right by muddying the political landscape with these types of accusations just six weeks before the presidential elections with the aim of destabilizing Petro's government and preventing the victory of Ivan Zepeda, currently leading in the polls and considered Petro's political heir. Iran - United StatesAnd Iran accuses the United States of piracy following the seizure of one of its cargo ships that was attempting to break the naval blockade imposed by the U.S. in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian Foreign Ministry stated that there are still no plans to attend the meeting in Pakistan to continue peace talks with the U.S. while uncertainty grows as the fragile ceasefire set to expire this week approaches amid tensions and accusations of violations.
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The News with Jorge Gestoso
Apr 1700:02:15Tap to summarizeOn today's podcast.VenezuelaThe acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, described as a major achievement of Venezuelan diplomacy, the country's return to the International Monetary Fund after six years of institutional blockage, which opens the door to more than five billion dollars in frozen reserves. The World Bank has also resumed relations with Venezuela. In her address to the nation announcing this, Delcy Rodriguez also enacted the organic mining law. SpainAt this hour in Spain, the summit called global progressive mobilization is already underway. On this first day, a bilateral meeting is being held between presidents Pedro Sanchez and Rula da Silva. Over the weekend, with the presence of Petro, Schoenbaum, Orsi, and other leaders and parties from dozens of Latin American and European countries, the summit seeks to build an international alliance of governments of progressive forces to defend democracy, strengthen cooperation, economic, social, and technological, and confront the rise of the right and far right globally. United StatesAnd the government of the United States announced a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon following the recent round of negotiations in Washington. Israel's attacks on Lebanon killed at least two thousand Lebanese and provoked more than one million people displaced. And that's our news.
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The News with Jorge Gestoso
Apr 1500:02:14Tap to summarizeOn today's podcast. VenezuelaIn Venezuela, acting president Delcy Rodriguez stated that lifting sanctions is the only way to provide long term legal certainty for investments in the country. The leader's statement followed the announcement by the United States Department of Treasury, which lifted sanctions on the Central Bank of Venezuela and three state owned banks, Banco de Venezuela, Banco de Gital de Lothrabajadores, and Banco del Tesoro, once again allowing financial transactions and operations in dollars with the US system. AfricaPope Leo fourteen travels today to Cameroon to begin the second stage of his ten day tour of Africa. The pope will remain in that country until April eighteenth, having a ride from Algeria and will continue then his visit to Angola. During this papal tour, he seeks to bring global attention to Africa, promote peace, and encourage dialogue with Islam. ColombiaIn Colombia, this Wednesday sees a new day of social pressure with a twenty four hour nationwide teachers strike across different regions of the country. The mobilization aims to highlight failures in the teachers' health care system and demands government responses to delays in appointment scheduling, lack of continuity in medical treatments, and limitations in service coverage. And that's our news.
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The News with Jorge Gestoso
Apr 1400:02:35Tap to summarizeOn today's podcast.PeruIn Peru, with more than 60% of the presidential electoral vote counted from Sunday, Keiko Fujimori, daughter of dictator Alberto Fujimori, remains the leading candidate, while far-right contender Rafael López Aliaga and former foreign minister Jorge Nieto of a center-left tendency are virtually tied for second place. The process is moving slowly amid significant delays, allegations of fraud, and calls for the resignation of the electoral authorities following an organizational chaos. AfricaThis Tuesday, Pope Leo XIV continues his African tour in Algeria after meeting yesterday in Algiers with top authorities and Christian communities, delivering a strong message of peace and inter-religious dialogue. The 10-day visit will continue through Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea, with an agenda aimed at consolidating Africa as a key axis of Catholicism and promoting dialogue with Islam, a tour even marked by tensions with President Donald Trump, who has criticized the Pope and received a firm response from the pontiff. Iran-United StatesAnd today, the Strait of Hormuz remains in a situation of partial blockade with high tension. The United States maintains that the blockade it initiated seeks to prevent traffic linked to Iran and ensure maritime security following failed negotiations. Iran denounces the blockade as piracy and a violation of international law, warning it could respond militarily by targeting U.S. interests or allies in the region. And that's the world news. I'm Jorge Gestoso.
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The News with Jorge Gestoso
Jun 12, 2024Tap to summarizeVenezuela's Foreign Minister participated in a BRICS Plus Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Russia, highlighting Venezuela's potential as a member. In Argentina, the Senate will analyze a draft law amid protests against it.The UN denounced Israeli bombings causing internal displacement of Palestinians. 1.7 million people in Gaza have been displaced, with over 37,000 Palestinians killed, mostly women and children.These are the main headlines brought to us today by our host Jorge Gestoso
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