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00:00The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, informed that three planes carrying Venezuelan
00:15migrants rescued from U.S. prisons are scheduled to arrive in the country this week as part
00:20of the government's return to the homeland plan.
00:23Nations worldwide are reacting to the newly announced set of tariffs imposed by U.S. President
00:28Donald Trump on Wednesday.
00:32And Israel killed at least 40 Palestinians, including nine children, in less than 12
00:36hours amid continuing famine and humanitarian blockade.
00:45Hello and welcome.
00:46I'm your host, Alberto Matos, and you're watching The Real News Show, in Caracas, Venezuela.
00:50We begin with the news.
00:51The
01:09President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, informed that three planes carrying Venezuelan
01:13migrants rescued from U.S. prisons are scheduled to arrive in the country this week as part
01:17of the government's return to the homeland plan.
01:20In the re-inauguration ceremony of the Dr. Eudoro González Hospital in the state of
01:24La Guaira, President Nicolás Maduro welcomed the massive mobilizations called by the Venezuelan
01:28people in solidarity, rejection and condemnation of the kidnapping of Venezuelan migrants in
01:33the United States and El Salvador.
01:35The head of state emphasized that more than 500 Venezuelans will be rescued from prisons
01:39where many have been detained for more than a year.
01:42In this sense, he denounced the crime against humanity represented by this aggression against
01:46the Venezuelan people by the regimes of Nayib Bukele and Donald Trump, which violates human
01:51rights and international law.
01:58Because we have coordinated with the government of Mexico and we have coordinated with the
02:03United States that from Mexico we are going to return 300 Venezuelan men and women who
02:09managed to flee the persecution from the United States.
02:13We have rescued them and we are going to send a plane from home to bring them back
02:16safe and sound to their families, to their community.
02:21Tomorrow Thursday at 11 a.m. the migrants from Mexico who fled persecution in the United
02:28States will arrive.
02:30They were being married directly.
02:38And at 3 o'clock in the afternoon another flight from Conviasa should arrive with migrants
02:44rescued from the kidnapped prisons in the United States of America.
02:48We are also going to rescue a large group of more than 200 Venezuelans who are in jails,
02:55many of them in prison for a year and a half.
02:58And we could say that the vast majority of the cases are economic migrants who left as
03:03a result of the economic war, of the sanctions, looking for a future, an alternative, and
03:10who ended up persecuted by the government of the United States.
03:18And humanitarian organizations warn that the increase of the armed conflict in Catatumbo,
03:22region of Colombia, caused the largest displacement of people ever recorded in the country.
03:27Through a report the organization indicated that the exact number of victims of the armed
03:30conflict in the region is difficult to determine due to the extreme insecurity, especially
03:34in rural areas.
03:35In spite of this, it is estimated that approximately 27,380 people are suffering restrictions of
03:41mobility or risk of confinement, and 8,668 are unable to leave their homes or shelters.
03:48Moreover, authorities warn that the massive migration of people collapses the sanitary
03:52systems creating a possible food crisis, which adds to the growing humanitarian emergency
03:57experienced by localities such as Tibu and Cucuta in the Catatumbo region.
04:06Also in Colombia, the Supreme Court opens preliminary investigation of former President
04:10Uribe now for allegedly receiving drug trafficking funds for his 2018 Senate campaign.
04:15A correspondent in Antobar with all the details.
04:20Independent press in Colombia had denounced evidence of links between drug traffickers
04:25and the right-wing Democratic Center political party.
04:27Articles that confirmed the presence of characters such as the pilot David Nino Catano, who now
04:32appears related to an investigation against former President and Senator Alvaro Uribe
04:37when he was running for the Senate in 2018.
04:44Those in charge of transporting Alvaro Uribe's aircraft were two pilots Samuel David Nino
04:48Catano who disappeared in Guatemala in December 2019 in a plane crash, transporting cocaine
04:59for the Sinaloa cartel and one Camilo Cadena, who was a pilot sentenced to 10 years for
05:03drug trafficking and who was flying an aircraft that was seized with half a ton of cocaine
05:06in Providencia on May 25, 2021.
05:15These two pilots, one disappeared in Guatemala and the other already convicted, were Alvaro
05:19Uribe's official pilots in his Senate campaign.
05:28In this context, a preliminary investigation was opened by the Supreme Court of Justice
05:33in relation to an alleged donation made by pilot David Nino of approximately $4,800 to
05:39Uribe's campaign for his re-election to the Senate in 2018.
05:45The former president is the political figure in Colombia who is closest to drug trafficking.
05:50There are 51 inquirings that exist about him.
05:52That is to say that when any investigator, any prosecutor, any magistrate, any journalist
05:57takes the time range between 1974 and 2025, he realizes that the scandal of the narco
06:02pilots that we uncovered in the press is only one inquiry out of a dozen inquirings that
06:05Uribe has about drug trafficking, about paramilitarism, and about the drug trafficking.
06:16Former President Uribe can hardly run away from justice, not only because in several
06:21cases people who were part of his entourage have been prosecuted and have been convicted
06:26among them.
06:28The former director of the Administrative Department of Security and important delegation
06:37of congressmen who have supported him have been investigated and convicted for paramilitarism.
06:47It is the court's investigating chamber that ordered this preliminary investigation, which
06:55has already been notified to Uribe after having gone through the National Electoral
06:59Council, where a complaint was received warning of possible irregularities in the financing
07:04of his campaign.
07:05From there, the National Electoral Center referred the case to the prosecutor's office
07:08delegated to the high court, and in October last year it went to the Supreme Court.
07:16What this investigation does is that with the body of investigators, which is quite
07:20complete and where technology allows to investigate at the electronic level, communications, mobilizations,
07:28radars, locomotion sites, places of permanence, all this is allowed by technology.
07:32It is to know if he received that money and if that person is indeed linked to drug trafficking.
07:46This legal situation is in addition to the trial process that the former president is
07:50already facing for the crimes of procedural fraud and bribery of witnesses, is a historic
07:55event in Colombia.
08:03And U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he will apply reciprocal tariffs to several
08:07countries.
08:08The president threatened that these nations will have to produce their goods in the U.S.
08:12to reduce tariffs.
08:13Trump decided to impose tariffs of at least 10% on all countries of the world and higher
08:18percentages on partner countries, declaring a trade war on the world with higher import
08:22taxes in a century, all under the pretext of industrializing his country.
08:26During his speech, the U.S. president demonized the entire planet, blaming foreign nations
08:32for the crisis in the quality of life, services and production that the U.S. is going through.
08:37In addition, Trump described instruments such as the free trade agreement with Mexico and
08:40Canada as a disaster while maintaining the narrative of criminalizing migrants using
08:44the extinct trend Daragua.
08:46These announcements represent the biggest rollback of free trade in two centuries, representing
08:51a major change in global trade and economic policy.
08:59And the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, dedicated a few minutes in the middle of an
09:02agenda that prioritizes the growth of the country and the rescue of Venezuelan migrants
09:05persecuted by regional extremists to refer to the new announced U.S. tariffs.
09:10In this regard, the head of state assured that Washington has declared an economic war
09:13on the world, with the help and alliance, in this specific case of the Bolivarian nation
09:18of extreme right leader María Corina Machado.
09:21He announced how those radical sectors promote foreign punishments and damage against Venezuela.
09:27In this context, the president emphasized that while some impose or promote sanctions
09:31against the country, the government's economic plan for the strengthening of production,
09:34supply and export in different sectors is moving forward.
09:43Although Mexico was left out of the global reciprocal tariffs announced on April 2nd
09:47by the president of the United States, Donald Trump, the government of Klaas Schoenbaum
09:50continues to prefer to avoid any economic problems.
09:53Our correspondent Antonio Aranda with more.
09:59In view of the announcement of global tariffs by the United States government, President
10:03Claudia Schoenbaum stressed that the Mexico plan will be strengthened to avoid economic
10:08fluctuations and protect key industries such as the automotive industry.
10:15Our interest is in strengthening the Mexican economy, among others, the automotive industry.
10:28We have a plan to strengthen the economy in any circumstance.
10:31It is the Mexico plan, and now we are going to strengthen it even more.
10:35We are not negative.
10:41Schoenbaum detailed that controlling public debt and improving tax collection will help
10:46maintain a stable economy.
10:52Mexico is one of the countries with the lowest debt regarding GDP of all the Organization
10:57for Economic Cooperation and Development.
10:59It is not that Mexico is getting more indebted, but rather that, according to the exchange
11:03rate, the percentage of debt changes, because part of the debt, although not much, is foreign
11:07debt.
11:08Most of Mexico's debt is already in pesos.
11:16President Schoenbaum acknowledged that the change in U.S. economic policy will cause
11:21problems for all its trading partners.
11:27When the President of the United States, which is the largest economy on the planet,
11:30decides to change policy, which is what President Trump is doing, well, obviously, and especially
11:35if it is trade policy, it obviously has its impacts on the whole world.
11:44The issue is how strong your economy is to be able to address those impacts.
11:54The Donald Trump administration exempted Mexico from the reciprocal tariffs that will
11:58go into effect on April 3.
12:01This is the result of ongoing high-level negotiations, says this specialist.
12:06The constant high-level business dealings between Mexico and the United States.
12:12And the latest negotiations, for example, the latest meetings that Marcelo Ebrard and
12:16some other Mexican government officials have had, and with high-level U.S. government officials
12:21show an understanding and a good dialogue between the parties, so I don't think we should
12:24be surprised if nothing is announced tomorrow, at least on the part of the Mexican government.
12:34Although the tariff measures have not materialized, the threats affect the Mexican economy due
12:39to the economic hegemony of the United States.
12:44Even if tariffs are not imposed, the damage is already there.
12:48If we grow more than 1%, it will already be a lot of profit for the Mexican government,
12:52driven by Donald Trump's policies, but we also have a responsibility in Mexico.
13:02President Claudia Sheinbaum will present this Thursday a comprehensive program to detail
13:07how she will work to further strengthen Mexico's economy.
13:16And Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to take strong countermeasures in response
13:20to U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs, which include significant levies
13:24on steel, aluminum and automobiles.
13:27On Wednesday, Carney emphasized that these tariffs would directly impact millions of
13:30Canadians and alter the global trading system.
13:33He pledged to respond decisively and vigorously to protect Canadian workers and industries.
13:38Carney's administration has already imposed regulatory tariffs on $30 billion worth of
13:42U.S. goods, including steel, aluminum and consumer products like orange juice and wine.
13:47Additionally, Carney announced plans to convene his Cabinet and the Canada-U.S. Relations
13:52Council to finalize Canada's response strategy, which may include further regulatory actions.
14:01President Trump has just announced a series of measures that are going to fundamentally
14:08change the international trading system.
14:11In doing so, he has preserved a number of important elements of our relationship, the
14:19commercial relationship between Canada and the United States.
14:23But the fentanyl tariffs still remain in place, as do the tariffs for steel and aluminum.
14:31As of this evening, the tariffs on automobiles will enter into force, and the U.S. has signaled
14:38that there will be additional tariffs in so-called strategic sectors – pharmaceuticals, lumber and semiconductors.
14:51So we're in a situation where there is going to be an impact on the U.S. economy, which
14:59will build with time.
15:00In our judgment, it will be negative on the U.S. economy.
15:02That will have an impact on us.
15:04But the series of measures will directly affect millions of Canadians.
15:11We are going to fight these tariffs with countermeasures.
15:16We are going to protect our workers.
15:20And we are going to build the strongest economy in the G7.
15:27In a crisis, it's important to come together and it's essential to act with purpose and
15:34with force.
15:35And that's what we will do.
15:38On Thursday, China urged the United States to completely cancel the tariffs measures
15:42imposed against it and warned of a forceful response in defense of the country's interests.
15:47Through a statement, the Ministry of Commerce denounced that the Trump administration's
15:50measures violated international trade rules and seriously harmed the legitimate rights
15:54and interests of the parties involved.
15:56Beijing demanded repeal of the unilateral measure and to choose the diplomatic path
15:59to resolve differences.
16:00The Chinese office assured that its partners in the United States have expressed deep concern
16:06and strong dissatisfaction.
16:07President Donald Trump, as he did in his first term, imposed 54 percent tariffs on products
16:12from China.
16:13And in this context, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesperson, He Jiao Dong, assured
16:23these measures hinder the production and supply chains between the U.S. and other
16:27regions and called on the Western government to jointly resolve concerns through dialogue.
16:34The U.S. measures artificially sever the production and supply chains between the U.S. and other
16:39regions.
16:41This neither contributes to the so-called national security nor helps the U.S. domestic industry.
16:47It will only highlight the unilateralism, protectionism and bullying nature of the U.S.
16:53The Economic and Trade Departments of China and the U.S. have been maintaining communication.
16:59China is willing to exchange views with the U.S. on important issues in the economic and
17:04trade fields of the two countries and resolve their respective concerns through equal dialogue
17:08and consultation.
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18:02Israel killed at least 40 Palestinians, including 9 children, in less than 12 hours amid continuing
18:07famine and humanitarian blockade.
18:09The shelling spread to Jabalia, Nusrat and Hanjunis.
18:12Among the targets of the Israeli attacks were an UNRWA clinic, where 9 children were killed.
18:18Al-Baraj and Nusrat and a house of 4 displaced persons in Hanjunis, with 13 killed.
18:24Meanwhile, the humanitarian blockade imposed by Israel for more than a month ago prevents
18:28the entry of food and fuel.
18:31In this regard, the Gaza Bakers Association warned about the spread of famine in the enclave
18:36after the closure of all bakeries in the south due to the lack of fuel and basic supplies.
18:44Regarding the attack on the clinic, this health care center, which was run by UNRWA before
18:48the war, was located in Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip, and hosted displaced Palestinians.
18:53In addition to the 9 minors, at least 13 others were martyred in the Israeli strike.
18:58This latest attack brings the total number of deaths to 1,070 since the Israeli regime
19:04resumed on March 18 the genocidal invasion it has been carrying out in Gaza since October
19:092023.
19:14And in Spain, as part of Memory Barcelona Month, grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo have
19:26organized a theater for identity performance in the Catalan capital.
19:29Let's see details with our correspondent Andres Flores.
19:33Con Canto de Cigarras, written and performed by Marcela de Grande, directed by German Rodriguez.
19:42A performance of Theater for Identity organized by the Identity Network of Grandmothers of
19:47Plaza de Mayo in Barcelona takes place.
19:55Today we are here in Barcelona developing this activity of Theater for Identity with
20:00the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo to find more sisters and brothers, more granddaughters
20:05and grandsons of our beloved Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo.
20:13It has been a play that has had an impact.
20:15We understand that here in Europe people are living with us who have their identity falsified,
20:20and so we have to continue working to find all the sisters, brothers, granddaughters
20:24and grandsons of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo that we are still missing.
20:35The play is about the last civil military dictatorship in Argentina, which carried out
20:39a systematic extermination plan that involved the disappearance of 30,000 people, torture,
20:45baby theft and the creation of clandestine detention centers.
20:52This play was born from the documentary, here we are filmed by Paula Romero, where
20:57there are 24 life stories of grandsons and granddaughters, restituted by Grandmothers
21:01of Plaza de Mayo.
21:02And the idea of the play was to show the three dimensions that are all the time articulated
21:06between the individual and family stories, and the great story, the story with a capital
21:11letter.
21:19I found the play very more than interesting, very useful, very honest, very hard, very
21:27warm, very well told, very necessary.
21:35The truth is that Marcela de Grande's proposal was super interesting, with her theatre of
21:39objects, how she made us get the stories of all the missing children.
21:55Outside of Argentina, the identity network of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo carries
22:01out acts and activities in different parts of Europe to continue finding grandchildren
22:05kidnapped during the dictatorship.
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22:21For Telesur English, I'm Luis Alberto Matos, thank you for watching.