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On today's podcast World Countries around the world are celebrating carnival with vibrant cultural traditions and festivities.  In Venezuela, sporting events have joined the traditional celebrations while festivities stretch across the Caribbean, the Andes, and further south where Uruguay marks the world's longest carnival lasting forty days. Mexico In Mexico, a new show of support for C...

On today's podcast Venezuela Venezuela's Acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, described the path forward with the United States as an agenda based on mutual respect and cooperation within the framework of sovereignty.  Delcy Rodriguez made it clear to Venezuelan youth that the restoration of ties does not imply subordination, but rather the construction of a new paradigm of cooperation amo...

On today's podcast Russia Russia is preparing to send oil to Cuba despite the United States blockade.  The Kremlin confirmed that it's evaluating different options for providing energy support to the island, although it avoided giving public details for what it described as understandable reasons.  Venezuela Acting president Delcy Rodriguez stated that Venezuela reaffirms its commitment...

On today's podcast Argentina Mobilizations in the Argentine city of Rosario to reject the labor reform promoted by the far right president Javier Milei, which critics say represents a precarization of employment.  The protest was called by the autonomous Central of Workers of Argentina, joined by various social, labor, political, and student organizations, and unions are announcing the possib...

 On today's podcast Venezuela Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, call on all sectors of the country to take part in the consultation process framed within the program of the amnesty law for democratic coexistence.  The law is expected to be approved in a second reading possibly on Friday after having been approved last Thursday by the National Assembly. Mexico / Cuba In Mexic...

On today's podcast: Venezuela In Venezuela, the public consultation on the new amnesty law for democratic coexistence is progressing, and it is anticipated that it could be approved in a second reading, possibly on Friday, after having been approved last Thursday by the National Assembly.  Over the weekend, communal peace judges joined the consultation process, participating in territorial de...

On today's podcast Iran and the United States This Friday, Iran and the United States meet in Oman for talks focused on the nuclear issue.  Tehran has warned that Washington's insistence on expanding the scope of the dialogue to include other topics could jeopardize the agreement's reach for this meeting. Venezuela Venezuela's Acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, thanked the Nati...

On today's podcast Colombia In Colombia, President Gustavo Petro described as a coup the exclusion of the candidate from his party, Ivan Cepeda, the front-runner heading into the presidential elections, from the March 8th inter-party primary by the National Electoral Council.  Petro argued that this is a deliberate attempt by the right-wing sectors within the CNE to remove Cepeda from the rac...

 On today's podcast: Venezuela Venezuela's Acting President, Delcy Rodriguez, reaffirmed that the path to overcoming international tensions lies in respect, legality, and the building of work agendas despite political differences.  Delcy Rodriguez added, quote, The Venezuelan people want to preserve their sovereignty, safeguard national independence and peace, and stressed that Venezuela...

 On today's podcast: Venezuela Venezuela’s Acting President, Delcy Rodriguez, received the U.S. envoy, Laura Dogu, in a gesture that could be a first step toward restoring diplomatic relations and reopening the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela. In addition, Delcy Rodriguez announced  that Felix Plasencia will be Venezuela’s diplomatic representative in Washington.  A global mobilization is planned f...

Venezuela In Venezuela, following the unanimous approval of the reform of the hydrocarbons law by the National Assembly, Acting President Delcy Rodriguez stated that the law reaffirms sovereignty over the country's energy resources and allows for a true qualitative leap in transforming oil reserves into the largest reserves of happiness.  After the approval of the law, Delcy Rodriguez receive...

 On today's podcast: United States In the United States, during a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Venezuela, at which Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared and laid out his narrative on the attack on Venezuela, Senator Rand Paul, from the same Republican Party as President Trump, confronted Rubio and told him, quote, "the drug trafficking raid is not an argumen...

On today's podcast: Venezuela Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, said that communication with the United States government is based on respect and courtesy, and that differences will be resolved through diplomatic dialogue. She highlighted that progress has already been made in unlocking resources belonging to the Venezuelan state, which will be used for social protection pro...

Venezuela Venezuela’s Acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, said the country aims to become a major global oil producer alongside Russia, the United States, and Saudi Arabia. She led a public consultation on reforming the Organic Hydrocarbons Law, which is nearly 25 years old. The reform seeks to strengthen and update the legal framework governing the energy sector, which Delcy Rodriguez claims is al...

Venezuela On today's podcast, Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, stated that the country will move forward with consolidating its energy industry, highlighting the importance of the reform of the hydrocarbons law. It is expected that tomorrow, Venezuela's National Assembly will move ahead and possibly pass the reform, which seeks to modernize the legal framework of the o...

In today's podcast, Jorge Gestoso discusses three major news stories:  1. Venezuela's National Assembly approved a reform of the Organic Hydrocarbons Law aimed at attracting private and foreign investments to modernize oil production. 2. Mobilizations continue in Venezuela in support of President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, demanding their release and respect for national...

On today's podcast United States President Donald Trump said he has achieved his interest in Greenland and the Arctic after reaching a preliminary agreement with NATO. Through his social media platform, Truth Social, the US president explained that the deal includes talks about the missile defense system known as the Golden Dome. Russia / Palestine The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, is...

Venezuela On today's podcast, Venezuela's Acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, reported on the inflow of resources resulting from oil sales, which will be allocated to improving workers' incomes. During a presidential event, the Head of State explained that of the first five hundred million dollars expected, three hundred million dollars have already entered the country.  These initia...

In today's podcast, Jorge Gestoso reports on several key developments: Venezuela Venezuela´s Acting President, Delcy Rodriguez, chaired a meeting on mining and basic industries aimed at advancing the recovery of the country´s steel complex. During the meeting, Delcy Rodriguez addressed issues related to steel production, bagged seat and housing, and announced the reactivation of the Barquisim...

Venezuela The Venezuelan government categorically denies what is described as malicious information published on social media that seeks to divide the country´s high military command regarding alleged secret conversations between Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello and the United States prior to the January 3rd attack and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and the First Lady.  The Venezuela...

On today's podcast VENEZUELA Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, delivered her address to the nation before the national assembly and specified what will happen with the revenues generated from oil sales to the United States.  Any foreign currency entering the country through energy corporation will be allocated to two sovereign funds, one for social protection and the well-be...

Venezuela The acting acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, held a telephone conversation with president Donald Trump, which she described as long, productive, and courteous.  The Venezuelan leader added that the conversation took place within a framework of mutual respect and address a bilateral working agenda, as well as pending issues.  For his part, president Trump said after the call...

On today's podcast: Venezuela -Venezuela's Acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, reaffirmed the country's commitment to international energy market stability during a meeting of the OPEC and OPEC + joint ministerial monitoring committee amid growing uncertainty and pressure on the global economy.  -Delcy Rodriguez also ordered the creation of a strategic partnership with a private heal...

In today's podcast: Venezuela: Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez reaffirmed the country’s sovereignty, declaring: “here, there is a government that governs in Venezuela. There is an acting president and a president held hostage in the United States.”   Following a meeting with the European diplomatic corps in Caracas, Foreign Minister Yvan Gil announced that Venezuela and Europe hav...

Hello. I'm Jorge Gestoso. On today's podcast: The Acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, called for national unity and said, quote, “the enemy's greatest victory will be to divide us, but they will not succeed.”   Delcy Rodriguez urged the army of communicators to strengthen national cohesion and reaffirm that resistance to foreign aggression must focus on preserving peace,...