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Venezuela rejects genocide against Palestine and U.S. blockades.
October 12 |
Venezuela’s Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodriguez, rejected Wednesday in Russia, as part of her tour in that country, the genocide committed by Israel against the Palestinian people and the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States (U.S.) and Western nations against nations with a sovereign vocation.
From Moscow, where he is participating in the sixth international forum Russian Energy Week, Rodriguez reiterated Venezuela’s position to call for a ceasefire against the people of Palestine and advocated for peace.
He stressed that “there have been decades of oppression and humiliation of a people who have the right to development and peace. We must unite in favor of Palestine,” he said.
He said that in Gaza and the West Bank a genocide is taking place before the eyes of the world. He said that the Palestinian resistance to Israel’s hostility “derives from decades of frustration of a people that did not find in multilateral spaces to have their rights respected”.
He added that there have been decades of oppression, humiliation, assassinations, massacres and Palestinian children imprisoned and caged. “We call for an end to violence,” he demanded, and stressed that Zionism violates the rights of the Palestinian people.
She demanded respect for the United Nations resolutions to resolve the conflict, for the implementation of the two-state solution and for the creation of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The Venezuelan Vice President also repudiated the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the White House and satellite countries against nations such as Russia, Venezuela, Iran, Iraq, Cuba and Nicaragua. She recalled that such measures cause significant hardships to the peoples and considered that, beyond these obstacles, they have served as an incentive for nations to seek alternatives so as not to halt their development.
Referring to the experiences of Venezuela, he said: “We have been summoned to the productive national union. In union we can move forward and overcome difficulties. These are lessons learned from these illegitimate, criminal, western blockades”.
Rodriguez commented that his country is represented in the Russian Energy Week in order to make contributions to contribute to the stability and fruitful development of the world energy market. He said that on Thursday he will speak at the forum and will address energy issues, transitional energy and other aspects related to industrial developments and the implementation of technological advances.
The Russian Energy Week forum was inaugurated on Wednesday by the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, who invited the participating States to guarantee the sustainability of the international energy market with price stability in energy, raw materials, fuel and gas as priorities.
International
Four suspected PCC members killed in Police shootout in Florianópolis
At least four armed men, allegedly linked to an organized crime group, were killed Sunday night during a shootout with police officers at Ponta das Canas beach on the island of Florianópolis, capital of the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, local media reported on Monday.
According to the Santa Catarina Military Police, one of the men killed was a native of the state of São Paulo (southeast) and identified as a leader of the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), a gang that controls drug trafficking in the Papaquara community in northern Florianópolis, one of Brazil’s most popular tourist areas.
Police said officers were conducting a patrol in the Ponta das Canas neighborhood when they noticed a man entering a house in a hurry, raising suspicion. Upon entering the residence, they encountered four heavily armed individuals.
During the police operation, one of the suspects reportedly attempted to seize an officer’s rifle, triggering the exchange of gunfire. “Faced with the imminent threat and the criminals’ high firepower, the officers responded to stop the aggression,” the Military Police said on social media.
International
U.S. uses $4.65 billion in emergency funds to sustain SNAP benefits amid shutdown
The U.S. government will use $4.65 billion from an emergency fund to finance payments under SNAP, the country’s primary food assistance program, covering roughly “50% of benefits for eligible households,” according to a Department of Agriculture official in court filings.
The administration, however, does not plan to make up the funding shortfall through other resources, as noted in documents submitted to a federal court in Rhode Island.
This announcement follows a federal judge’s order in Providence — one of two issued last week — requiring the government to tap emergency funds to ensure the program remains operational.
The Trump administration argues that SNAP is running out of money amid a month-long federal government shutdown, triggered by a budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans who continue to blame each other for the crisis.
President Trump said on Friday that he was willing to release the necessary funds if the courts required it and emphasized that he does not want “Americans to go hungry.”
Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader in the House of Representatives, accused Trump and the Republican Party on Sunday of “weaponizing hunger” during the political dispute.
International
U.S. strike in Caribbean kills three suspected drug traffickers
A U.S. strike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean killed three people on Saturday, according to Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth, marking the latest in a series of attacks in international waters.
The United States has deployed ships to the Caribbean and sent fighter jets to Puerto Rico as part of a large military force that Washington says is aimed at curbing drug trafficking.
“This vessel, like all the others, was known to our intelligence for being involved in illicit narcotics smuggling,” Hegseth stated on X. “Three narcoterrorists were aboard the vessel during the attack, which took place in international waters,” he added.
Experts argue that the attacks, which began in early September, amount to extrajudicial executions, even if the targets are known traffickers.
Washington has yet to publicly provide evidence that the targeted individuals were actively smuggling drugs or posed a threat to the United States.
Hegseth said the U.S. would continue “hunting… and killing” suspected traffickers. He also shared video footage of the strike, showing the vessel being hit and engulfed in flames. As in previous videos, sections of the ship were blurred, making it impossible to verify the number of people on board.
The United Nations called on Friday for Washington to halt its attacks.
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