Venezuela says U.S. sanctions causing emigration spike

STORY: Venezuela says U.S. sanctions causing emigration spike DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Caracas CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Venezuela 2. various of U.S. borders 3. various of street view in Venezuela STORYLINE: Venezuelan Labor Minister Francisco Torrealba told the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday that the sanctions imposed by the United States are driving more Venezuelans to emigrate to neighboring countries. The official made the remarks while presenting a Venezuelan report on the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, in Geneva. The minister stressed that Venezuela's migratory flow is typical, extraordinary and induced, saying U.S. sanctions were to blame. Torrealba said the increase in Venezuelans emigrating is the result of a U.S. "policy of aggression, based on the criminal imposition of illegal unilateral coercive measures, that seeks to destroy the peac

Libyan PM stresses importance of Security Directorates Support Force

STORY: Libyan PM stresses importance of Security Directorates Support Force DATELINE: July 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of graduation celebration of the security forces 2. various of the training STORYLINE: Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah on Sunday stressed the importance of the Security Directorates Support Force of the Interior Ministry. Dbeibah made the remarks during a graduation celebration of the second batch of the security forces in the capital Tripoli. The prime minister stressed the need to support security directorates with trained graduates and cadres, the information office of the prime minister said in a statement. "The prime minister expressed gratitude for the Police Training Institute for its efforts to conduct continuous training courses to produce qualified batches that would assist the Ministry of Interior in carrying out its role," the statement said. Libyan authorities have been struggling to achieve security and peac