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Venezuela rejects genocide against Palestine and U.S. blockades.

Photo: EFE

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”.

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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.

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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.

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Paraguay summons Brazilian ambassador over Itaipú espionage scandal

Paraguay summoned the Brazilian ambassador in Asunción on Tuesday to demand “explanations” and called its own representative in Brasília for consultations following Brazil’s acknowledgment of an espionage operation. The Brazilian government, led by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, attributed the operation to the previous administration.

The surveillance effort aimed to uncover Paraguay’s position in now-suspended negotiations with Brazil regarding the pricing of electricity from the binational Itaipú hydroelectric plant, according to reports in the Brazilian press.

The Brazilian government “categorically denied any involvement in the intelligence operation,” stating in a Foreign Ministry communiqué on Monday that the espionage was carried out under former President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration (2019-2023).

“The operation was authorized by the previous government in June 2022 and was annulled by the interim director of the (state intelligence agency) ABIN on March 27, 2023, as soon as the current administration became aware of it,” Brazil’s government asserted.

Paraguay’s Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez announced that Brazilian Ambassador José Antonio Marcondes de Carvalho was summoned “to provide detailed explanations” regarding the operation. Additionally, Paraguay recalled its diplomatic representative in Brasília “to report on aspects related to the intelligence activity conducted by Brazil regarding Paraguay’s government affairs.”

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Elon Musk to step down as government advisor, per Trump insiders

President Donald Trump has informed his inner circle that Elon Musk will be stepping down from his role as a government advisor, according to a report by Politico today.

Citing three individuals close to Trump, Politico states that the president is pleased with Musk’s leadership at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), where he has implemented significant budget cuts. However, both have agreed that it is time for Musk to return to his businesses and support Trump from a different position outside the government.

A senior administration official told Politico that Musk will likely maintain an informal advisory role and continue to be an occasional visitor to the White House. Another source warned that anyone thinking Musk will completely disappear from Trump’s circle is “deluding themselves.”

According to the sources, this transition is expected to coincide with the end of Musk’s tenure as a “special government employee,” a temporary status that exempts him from certain ethics and conflict-of-interest regulations. This 130-day period is set to expire in late May or early June.

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Milei vows to make Argentina so strong that Falkland Islanders “choose” to join

Argentine President Javier Milei reaffirmed his country’s claim over the Falkland Islands (known as the Islas Malvinas in Argentina) and praised the role of the nation’s armed forces during a ceremony marking the “Veterans and Fallen Soldiers of the Malvinas War Day,” commemorating 43 years since the 1982 conflict with the United Kingdom.

Argentina continues to assert sovereignty over the islands, arguing that Britain unlawfully seized them in 1833.

“If sovereignty over the Malvinas is the issue, we have always made it clear that the most important vote is the one cast with one’s feet. We hope that one day, the Malvinas residents will choose to vote with their feet and join us,” Milei stated.

“That is why we aim to become a global power—so much so that they would prefer to be Argentine, making deterrence or persuasion unnecessary. This is why we have embarked on a path of liberation, working to make Argentina the freest country in the world and once again the nation with the highest GDP per capita on the planet,” he added.