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00:00Voting Day in Honduras reaches its deadline, amidst notable citizen participation and the start of the counting process.
00:17The Venezuelan National Assembly announced that it will propose the creation of a commission to investigate the killings of Venezuelans in the Caribbean by the US military.
00:35And Pope Leo XIV renewed his call for peace after his arrival in Lebanon amidst sanctions over Israel's escalation in the Middle East.
00:46Hello and welcome to From the South. I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Havana, Cuba. We begin with the news. Stay with us.
00:56Voting Day in Honduras reaches its deadline amidst notable citizen participation and the start of the counting process.
01:02Voting Day in Honduras reaches its deadline amidst notable citizen participation and the start of the counting process.
01:17Electoral authorities and international observers highlighted the peaceful conduct of the elections and the massive turnout of citizens, which contradicted the narratives of instability.
01:29Precisely on her latest update, Electoral Council President Ana Paula Holl advised polling stations that still had voters waiting in line to remain open, while asking members of the receiving boards to remain at their posts until all the minutes had been transmitted.
01:47Moreover, Hollande revealed that according to data from the CNE itself, more than 2 million people had exercised the right to vote by 5 p.m. local time.
01:57And let's continue with the analysis of this Sunday's electoral day in Honduras. For that, we are joined now by international law expert, Yvonne Tellez.
02:12Hello, Yvonne. Welcome to From the South.
02:15Hello, Alejandra. Happy to be here.
02:17As we have been informing, Honduras is holding elections today amid a strong foreign interference campaign.
02:23But also, this is not news for the country. It is part of a systematic hostile policy against progressive governments in the country.
02:31So in this context, what role have Honduran social movements historically played in defending democratic institutions in conditions such as the one that they are facing now?
02:41Well, I think we have to think about the strategic importance of these elections because regarding the social movements, I think three issues are at stake.
02:58First of all, the domestic reconstruction, security and governance, the geopolitical dynamic, I think, and the importance regarding the role that Honduras plays, and the potential foreign and policy realignments.
03:20And I think this has to do with the historic social movements quest in order to reconfigure the state in this sense.
03:35So I think more than that, well, as you were saying before, the elections were or have been carried out peacefully, those accusations of fraud or the electoral manipulation or possible violence.
03:55I think they are being disregarded due to how the elections are being held.
04:05So I think this just reinforces the quest and the demands of those social movements that I think they can be, at least this can show that they can be taken into account, their demands.
04:24And regarding the context from a regional perspective, the U.S. military is deployed in Caribbean waters using the war on drugs as an excuse.
04:34And at the same time, Washington is seeking pardon for a convicted Honduran far-right ex-president who has been proven narcotrafficker.
04:42How can we interpret this money that has been taken just amid this electoral process?
04:49Okay. Well, what we can say about this U.S. campaign in the Caribbean, well, we all know that under international law, it's completely illegitimate.
05:02There have been grave demands and denounces of illegal procedures, mostly because those are held as extrajudicial killings.
05:20I think under this campaign, the U.S. is just going and advancing and going further in its, I cannot understand completely what would be the U.S. strategy under this campaign.
05:40And I think that what we can interpret is just maybe like this reinstallation of this geopolitical strategy and this foreign U.S. foreign policy strategy to gain, again, all the command and all the presence within the Caribbean, within the Pacific Ocean, and in this case with the Atlantic Ocean.
06:08The Atlantic Ocean, and how it is like imposing itself again, trying to gain this recognition as the, as this, the arbitrator of the, I don't know, the worldwide justice and trying to reinstate this idea that goes under, under the, what would be the name?
06:34Like under the, the, this, I mean, it, it, it, it, it, it's trying to scare everyone and everyone in, in, in, in, in those, in our countries, in Latin America, trying to reinstate itself as the, the guardian of, of justice.
06:52And I think this has to do just with this rivalry against, against, against Russia, against China, but I don't think we are gaining more than that.
07:05And I don't think that, I don't think that, I think most of this, this, this, Trump's words are demagogic.
07:13And also regarding, for example, what it has been doing in this prosecution against some leaders under these arguments and trying to legitimate all the actions, saying that everyone is just dealing with drugs in, in the U.S. territory.
07:36So I, I think that even if we're seeing this grave situation in the Caribbean, also, I think we're just being the spectators of a big, a big campaign, a big campaign that's, that's, that's based on, on frightening and to, based on this, all the strategies to, to regain this hegemonic power within our states.
08:06I think it's, it's, it's, it's kind of, kind of a, kind of a, of a strategic campaign, but that doesn't mean that everyone, or everything that's been said, it's going to be a reliable action, or at least something that's going to happen in the way that the U.S. is, it's saying so.
08:55How does that mean about funded democratic stability, not just in, not, not just in Honduras, but also in Latin America?
08:59Well, I think it's a crucial role. If we go back to history and we think about what the Global South has done in this third world countries, as we named it, I named them in the 80s or the last century.
09:18I think all progressive governments, and I'm not just talking about only those progressive governments, but I'm talking about the Global South in general, it has a very strong voice.
09:32I think that we cannot see the world in just one hegemonic form of global governance.
09:43I think we're talking about a different kind of governance that is divided around the world and among different powers, bigger powers, and maybe not so strong.
10:00But that doesn't mean that there's a third voice that's taking a very big strategic importance under global governance.
10:12In that sense, what I think is that we have to go back and hold these democratic values.
10:18I think those international forums, such as the UN, the CARICOM, the CELAC, even the European Union as a foreign forum, and the Organization of American States,
10:32and all these forums that bring together all these new, all of our countries are this big and the best, I think, places to bring these topics and try to gain,
10:53I think, a little bit more confidence of those that are just not so convinced towards a very strong alignment against this, as you said so very well, this harassment and this campaign that the US is just taking ahead.
11:15And also because this goes back to the models, the old models after Second World War, after there's a Cold War tension.
11:27I mean, we're just like trying to reinstate those models of global governance that are just not,
11:35I mean, they are not accurate for our times right now.
11:42So I think that progressive governments such as Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, and Uruguay, and let's talk about just the rest of the countries,
11:56for example, talking about Latin America, have a very big responsibility in taking into account and taking this high demands.
12:05Against the international, I mean, the global public, because I think what the US is doing, and everyone knows it's just an illegitimate way,
12:25it's harassment is an illegitimate use of force.
12:29And this is something that's just prohibited, but what the US is doing is just going over what international law demands.
12:41And we just cannot provide that because that goes and takes us back to the global state order as it was before World War II.
12:49And that's not the idea of what we are, I mean, the high demands that we face today.
12:57So I think that we need a very big responsibility and we need very strong voices from especially progressive governments
13:07that are just showing that are those willing to take these demands to a higher level.
13:16Thank you very much, Yvonne, for your time here from the South, for your analysis in today's democratic process for Honduras.
13:23It's such a crucial moment, not just for Honduras, but also for Latin America as a whole. Thank you very much.
13:29Thank you very much, Alejandra.
13:31We were speaking to Yvonne Teyes, international law expert, in the context of the general elections being held on their way at this moment in Honduras.
13:42And now we stay on topic.
13:45Honduran President Xiomara Castro also exercised her right to vote in Catacamas earlier today in the Olanço Department
13:52during Sunday's presidential election held in the Central American nation, as we have been informing.
13:57Castro arrived at the voting center of the Álvaro Contreras Educational Center,
14:03accompanied by the Secretary General of the Libre Party and former President of the country, Manuel Zelaya.
14:09The head of state was welcomed by dozens of supporters and took the opportunity to urge voters to exercise and defend their democratic rights.
14:27And now we have a short break coming up. Don't go away, because we, of course, remember, you can join us on TikTok at Telesur English,
14:36where you'll find news in different formats, news updates and much more.
14:39We'll be right back. Stay with us.
14:41Welcome back to From the South.
14:48The United States Congress launched an investigation into U.S. President.
14:53Let's remain on the U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday he held a phone call with his Venezuelan counterpart.
15:02The answer is yes.
15:04And can you tell us a little bit about it?
15:05No, I can't do that.
15:06Mr. President, would you say it went well or badly? It was a phone call. Yeah.
15:15The New York Times reported that you had a phone call with Maduro. Did you?
15:19I don't want to comment on it. The answer is yes.
15:21And can you tell us a little bit about it?
15:22No, I can't do that.
15:23Mr. President, would you say it went well?
15:28I wouldn't say it went well or badly. It was a phone call. Yeah.
15:32The New York Times reported that you had a phone call with Maduro. Did you?
15:36I don't want to comment on it. The answer is yes.
15:39And can you tell us a little bit about it?
15:40No, I can't do that.
15:41Mr. President, would you say it went well?
15:45I wouldn't say it went well or badly. It was a phone call. Yeah.
15:50The New York Times reported that you had a phone call with Maduro. Did you?
15:54I don't want to comment on it. The answer is yes.
15:57And can you tell us a little bit about it?
15:58No, I can't do that.
15:59Mr. President, would you say it went well?
16:03I wouldn't say it went well or badly. It was a phone call. Yeah.
16:08And the Venezuelan National Assembly announced that it will propose the creation of a commission
16:12to investigate the killings of Venezuelans in the Caribbean by the U.S. military.
16:17Parliament President Jorge Rodriguez called an extraordinary meeting for Monday
16:21to approve the proposal for the creation of the special commission
16:25and denounced the silence by the international community in relation to Washington's crimes.
16:30At the same time, Rodriguez called the U.S. action mooters,
16:33arguing they cannot be considered war crimes in the absence of a declared armed conflict.
16:39Rodriguez also denounced that families of the victims have been threatened
16:43to keep them from denouncing publicly what had happened with their loved ones.
16:48We inform you that tomorrow, Monday, we will convene an extraordinary session of the National Assembly
17:02for the purpose of proposing the formation of a commission of deputies,
17:06a special commission, to investigate the serious events that led to the murder of Venezuelans in the Caribbean Sea.
17:22We have even studied some of the reflections and analyses made by the United States of America itself,
17:28military experts, and experts in international law,
17:32and they point out that if this situation had occurred during acts of war,
17:36we would be talking about war crimes.
17:46In other words, if there had been a declared war,
17:50and that declared war had led to these murders,
17:53we would be talking about war crimes,
17:55and we will then briefly explain what we are referring to,
17:58but since there is no declared war between countries,
18:01what happened or what has been happening cannot be classified as anything other than murders.
18:09And in other topics, Barbados celebrated Sunday the 59th anniversary of its independence
18:14with the inauguration of its second president and activities throughout the country.
18:18More information from Crystal Hoyt, Special Envoy.
18:21Barbados is marking its 59th Independence Day
18:25with renewed national pride and a historic moment.
18:29Today's parade featured the installation of Barbados' second president,
18:34Lieutenant Colonel the Most Honourable Geoffrey Bostic,
18:37strengthening the country's Republican journey
18:40and reaffirming its identity on the world stage.
18:44We mark not only the beginning of a new liturgical year,
18:49but also the dawn of the second chapter in our presidential history.
18:53The timing of this installation ceremony is a poignant reminder
18:59that our democracy is not static, but dynamic,
19:02a journey of hope and transformation.
19:06Just as the Advent season invites us to prepare our hearts for the coming of the light,
19:12so too do we prepare ourselves for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
19:18May the things of hope, peace, joy and love that guide us through this season
19:24also guide me as I continue in service to my beloved country.
19:30The president's message set the tone for a day focused on renewal, national unity and resilience.
19:37You are a true son of the soil.
19:42For you to have been installed here
19:44as our nation's second president
19:49a couple hundred meters from where you were born
19:52brings immense emotion to me.
19:56You have served on this journey
20:01in a very quiet, dignified way
20:08performing relentless acts of service to our nation
20:12first as a soldier
20:15then as an ADC-2 Governors General of our nation
20:21then as a public servant
20:24regional in helping us to create the security framework
20:29for the Joint Regional Communications Centre
20:32and the CARICOM Impacts Agency
20:34ensuring that our Caribbean community
20:37benefits from the strongest architecture of security
20:40and then of course sir
20:43as a member of parliament
20:45for this wonderful capital city of Bridgetown
20:47and as we all know in Barbados
20:50as Minister of Health and Wellness
20:53you are now sir
20:56our head of state
20:58and it gives me great joy
21:01to be able to address you
21:04as your excellency.
21:07From the installation of a new president
21:09to nationwide celebrations
21:11Barbados enters its 59th year of independence
21:15with hope and a clear sense of direction
21:18Christo Hoyt reporting for TELESER
21:21Bridgetown Barbados
21:23Pablo XIV renewed his call for peace
21:39after his arrival in Lebanon
21:42amidst tensions over Israel's escalation
21:44in the Middle East
21:45On Sunday
21:46the Supreme Pontiff receive an emotional welcome
21:49at Beirut International Airport
21:51by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun
21:52and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam
21:55According to the official agenda
21:57the Pope will visit five cities
21:59during his stay in the eastern country
22:01until Tuesday, December 2nd
22:04With his visit
22:04the Supreme Pontiff wishes to bring
22:06a message of solidarity and peace to the region
22:09as part of security measures
22:11authorities have banned drone flights
22:13in light of continued Israeli aggression
22:15And like this we have come to the end of this news brief
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22:32For TELESURINGLISH I'm Alejandra Garcia
22:34Thank you for watching
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