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*Honduran pres. condemns U.S interference in electoral process
*Russia: at least 7 injured in Ukrainian drone attack on residential buildings
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*Honduran pres. condemns U.S interference in electoral process
*Russia: at least 7 injured in Ukrainian drone attack on residential buildings
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00:00I'm president Nicolás Maduro condemned the theft of an oil tanker by the United States
00:16government and demanded to know the whereabouts of the ship and its crew
00:20a Honduras president Xiomara Castro condemned the interference of the United States government
00:28in the country's electoral process
00:30and in Russia a nighttime drone attack on a residential building in the province of Fer
00:39left at least seven people injured
00:42hello and welcome to from the south my name is Belen de los Santos
00:49I'm from the tercer studios in Havana Cuba we begin with the news
00:58we begin with the information the president of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro denounced the military
01:09assault kidnapping and theft of an oil tanker by the United States north of Trinidad and Tobago
01:16during his visit to the Amilavaca commune on Thursday the president condemned the imperialist aggression
01:23as part of what he described as a new and dangerous era of criminal naval piracy orchestrated by Washington
01:30in this context the head of state vowed to fight the act of economic warfare and defend the country's sovereignty
01:36and its strategic resources against the U.S. policy of plunder and international banditry
01:43similarly President Maduro expressed his concern for the kidnapped crew stressing their capture constitutes an illegal detention
01:51by a foreign power whose whereabouts and conditions remain in secrecy and in violation of international law
01:58Precisely in this context President Maduro further denounced the links of the Venezuelan far-right opposition with human trafficking networks
02:12and assured that his government has provided evidence of dismantling of the Tren de Aragua group and other similar organizations
02:19We gave the evidence some time ago to the previous government and we have also given it to the current government
02:27showing how Juan GuaidĂł, David Smolansky, Carlos Vecchio, Leopoldo LĂłpez, Maria Gorina Machado and another group created a human trafficking network
02:34Carlos Vecchio, Leopoldo LĂłpez, Maria Machado and another group
02:44Through that network they moved a group of non-criminals through the Darien towards the United States
02:50criminals who had already been defeated in Venezuela
02:55In Venezuela we dismantled that group, the Tren de Aragua, using the law and the constitution
03:07along with all other criminal organizations
03:10And the head of state took the opportunity to highlight the effectiveness of the country's intelligence
03:18and also police systems as well as the dedication of the Venezuelan people
03:23Venezuela enjoys great security in its cities and towns
03:29Do you know why?
03:30Because our intelligence system, counterintelligence and the police system in Venezuela are some of the best in the world
03:37Professional at a university level
03:40And with very dedicated and patriotic people
03:46We found our method, which can be studied, the peace quadrants
03:51So all those fables, all those fake news stories, fall apart on their own
03:57Also in this context, President Maduro stressed that the aggression, the US aggression
04:03seeks to steal Venezuelan oil and economic resources
04:07If you want to look for drug trafficking, go to Ecuador
04:15where their partner Daniel Novoa exports all the drugs through his banana companies to the United States and Europe
04:2270% of the cocaine lives from the ports of Daniel Novoa's personal and family business
04:28That is the truth
04:30But yesterday the mask fell off
04:32In the United States they were already saying it was a lie
04:36They are going after Venezuela for oil
04:39If Venezuela did not have the largest oil reserves in the world
04:46Venezuela would not exist for the multimillionaires and supremacists of the United States
04:51They want to steal Venezuela's oil and not pay for it
05:05But since the time of Bolivar, by presidential decree, everything beneath the ground
05:10Whether gold, minerals, oil or gas
05:13Belongs to the sovereign people of Venezuela by constitutional mandate
05:17And no one and nothing will be able to steal the people's natural resources and wealth
05:22And more on this topic
05:27The Venezuelan government filed a complaint with the highest maritime authority in the world
05:32And accused the United States of committing an act of piracy in the Caribbean Sea
05:37The Venezuelan government asserted that the assault on one of its oil tankers violates international law
05:42And exposes Washington's true objective of appropriating the country's natural resources
05:48Following instructions from President Nicolás Maduro
05:51Vice President Elsie Rodriguez
05:53Formalized the complaint before the Secretary General of International Maritime Organization
05:59Arsenio Dominguez
06:00Describing the incident as a vulgar theft
06:03As an aggression that threatens freedom of navigation and trade
06:08Venezuela also requested the activation of all the mechanisms of the organization
06:13To defend its sovereignty and emphasize that they will continue to appeal to international law
06:19To protect the resources that belong to the entire Venezuelan people
06:31Meanwhile on Thursday in Venezuela
06:33The Ministry of Interior Justice and Peace reported that the United States government
06:37Unilaterally decided to suspend the repatriation flights for Venezuelan nationals that were scheduled for Friday
06:45The flight cancellations interrupts a process that had been developed in a coordinated manner
06:50To facilitate the safe return of detained or irregular nationals in the United States
06:55In this regard, Venezuelan authorities pointed out that the measure creates uncertainty among families
07:01Who were looking forward to this reunion
07:03The Venezuelan government is confident that Washington will reverse the decision
07:07And resume the repatriation plan
07:10At the same time, it reiterated its willingness to receive its citizens
07:14And guarantee support for their reintegration
07:17Reaffirming its commitment to protect Venezuelans inside and outside the country
07:22And we stay in Venezuela
07:32Several musical groups gathered in the state of La Guayra
07:35To hold a concert for peace amid the escalation of aggressions by the United States in the Caribbean
07:40In this context, numerous groups of different genres performed in a concert
07:45To confirm the Caribbean region as a zone of peace
07:49And also to reiterate that Venezuela remains firm in the face of imperialist threats
07:54Once again, through music, Latin American and the Caribbean people
07:58For sending a clear message of resistance and unity in the face of imperialist threats
08:04Meanwhile, on Thursday during a conference at the second summit of the peoples of the Caribbean
08:17Colombian President Gustavo Petro warned of the imminent danger of a U.S. invasion in the region
08:23The President took advantage of his statement to highlight the so-called anti-drug war
08:29Fashed used by Washington to plunder natural resources, attack innocent people, and provoke regime changes in the region
08:38President Petro urged the international community to find a partial solution to preserve the Caribbean as a zone of peace
08:46At the end of his statement, the head of state of the South American nation urged the use of diplomacy
08:52To avoid the escalation of a military conflict of major proportions
08:57And prevent a scenario similar to the genocide that is being perpetrated in the Gaza Strip
09:03So we are in a second scenario after Gaza, the Caribbean
09:17A hundred deaths could become thousands if they unleashed the invasion
09:22They tell me that I am defending a dictatorship
09:25I defend and want to defend life in the Caribbean and the people who live in the Caribbean
09:30We have resolved dictatorships ourselves
09:42We don't need much support for that if the people want to free themselves from dictators
09:47And we have freed ourselves from dictators in the Caribbean
09:51Not a single Latin American President has called another Latin American President
10:03To ask what to do about the fact that we are being invaded
10:07Because there are no international waters in the Caribbean
10:12The Caribbean is full of Caribbean peoples and their political and economic forms of organization
10:18There are no international waters in the Caribbean
10:23So either missiles fall or missiles are launched from waters that do not belong to the owners of the missiles
10:29That is called invasion
10:31We are already being invaded
10:33Now we have a short break coming up
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10:50Welcome back to From the South
11:11We have more information in Bolivia
11:13The Prosecutor's Office investigating an alleged embezzlement of the Indigenous Fund
11:18Has requested three months of preventive dissension for former President Luis Arce
11:23Who was arrested on Wednesday in La Paz
11:26Analysts warn that reviving this case may amount to an early act of political persecution by the new government
11:34Correspondent Freddy Morales with the details
11:36Former President Luis Arce remains in custody at this police facility following his arrest on Wednesday
11:46The Prosecutor handling the case has requested that he be held for three months in a prison located 30 kilometers outside the city
11:53The investigations established responsibility on the part of Mr. Luis Arce as former minister
12:01Since he was the one who financed, executed and approved disbursements into private accounts
12:06For projects that were never completed
12:08As for the economic damage, based on the documentation
12:11Currently held by the Public Prosecutor's Office
12:14We are talking about 9 million
12:15But that's only a preliminary figure
12:17The total amount is still not
12:20The investigation into the case known as the Indigenous Fund dates back more than eight years
12:27And has already been examined both in court and by the Legislative Assembly
12:32It has now been reopened with former President Luis Arce as the main accused
12:36Along with arrest warrants issued for five other individuals
12:40We don't want to believe that the government of Rodrigo Paz carried out this arrest as smoke cream
12:46To cover up the crisis that continues to affect the Bolivian people
12:49We're still standing in lines, this is still shorter for fuel
12:55And this is what this should be focusing on
12:57Political analysis has warned that the arrest of former President Luis Arce to reopen investigations
13:06Was an early and ill-advised decision
13:09Rodrigo Paz has repeatedly said that first there should be an investigation and then prosecution
13:16But in this case, what has been done is to first arrest the former President and now, presumably, investigate
13:29I do not believe that this is a viable political course of action
13:35Following the arrest of the former President, allies of the center-right government launched a campaign calling for former President
13:45President, Evo Morales, who governed the country in 2018, to also be included in the case and detained
13:52Evo Morales is also being summoned, initially as a witness
13:58But when a prosecutor says, first as a witness, it is clear that later he'll be treated as a defendant
14:04It is unfortunate that the Paz Pereira government has chosen to take these accelerated steps
14:09At a time when it could have played a different role
14:12The administration has a very contradictory internal composition
14:16It is not a cohesive government
14:18It even has a major rival within its own ranks, the Vice President himself
14:23I believe this is a political mistake, regardless of the legal form they try to give it
14:29Distinto, no?
14:30En torno al Fondo IndĂgena se manejan diversos datos
14:33Conflicting figures surround the indigenous fund case
14:36The Minister of Government stated that there was mismanagement of about 50 million dollars
14:41A sum that could rise to 700 million
14:44And said former President Luis Arce would face charges for five crimes
14:48In contrast, the prosecutor's indictment cites to alleged offenses
14:53And an economic loss of just over 1 million dollars
14:57Freddy Morales, Telesur, Bolivia
15:00We're going now to other topics
15:03A judge in the U.S. District of Maryland has ruled that the abuses suffered by Salvadoran migrant
15:09Kilma Abrego Garcia under the Trump administration were surrounded by illegalities
15:14More information on this, Magistrate Paula Ginis ordered his immediate release
15:19Noting that Abrego had been obtained multiple times without proper legal authorization
15:25The ruling also highlighted contradictions in the government's claim that his attention was intended for deportation
15:32Abrego, like more than 200 Venezuelan citizens, had been held in El Salvador's SECOT facility
15:39The Department of Homeland Security announced that it will appeal the decision
15:49We're going now to Honduras as President Xiomara Castro condemned the interference of the United States government in the electoral process
15:59And repudiated the attempt to affront the country's dignity
16:03During her speech at the event for the Bicentennial of the Army
16:07The head of state recognized the democratic spirit of the Honduran military
16:10Recently tested by the aggressions promoted from Washington
16:14The president, who became the first woman to assume the presidency with a historic record of votes
16:20Strongly rejected U.S. interference and the attempts to offend the dignity of the Honduran people
16:26The Honduran president also assured that the interventionist agenda of the United States
16:31Prevented the people from freely expressing their will in the recent elections
16:36The work done by the armed forces with sensibility but firmness
16:48I recognize, contributed to guaranteeing peace, order, and security
16:55Precisely at a time of enormous political and social tension
17:03When we resisted with stoicism but great indignation
17:18The brazen foreign interference of U.S. President Donald Trump in our elections
17:22His threats hindered the free suffrage and prevented the people from expressing their will freely
17:31In Nicaragua, the Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade reported record exports
17:39The country earned U.S. billion in this area from January to November of 2025
17:46According to the Ministry's Director of Foreign Trade, Maricus Pietro
17:50The figure represents a 16% increase on the same period of 2024
17:55According to the report, exports totaled almost $5 billion in their general regime alone
18:00Excluding free trade zones, which is another historic high for this segment
18:05Although December has yet to be accounted for
18:08The Ministry maintains favorable expectations regarding export growth
18:13Among the most dynamic products are coffee, beef, gold, textiles, and lobster as well
18:19And now we have a second short break coming up
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18:38Final short break, don't go away
18:40Don't go away
19:01Welcome back to From the South
19:02In Russia, an apartment building was damaged after a night-time drone attack in the province of Tver
19:09Less than 200 kilometers northwest of Moscow
19:12The governor of Tver stated that at least seven people were injured, including a child
19:18While four of them were hospitalized
19:20Although the infrastructure suffered moderate damage to the facade
19:23The sidewalk and some of the apartments
19:27All residents were evacuated and treated by local health institutions
19:33According to data provided by the Russian Minister of Defense
19:37A total of three Ukrainian drones were intercepted in the province of Tver
19:42And 90 in the regions of Yaroslav, Moscow, Maltec, and Tula
19:47And we go now to Palestine as the UN Mine Action Programme in the Palestinian Territory
20:16Warns that children face a direct threat from the remnants of the war in the Gaza Strip
20:23The International Authority stated that unexploded ammunition in the Palestinian enclave
20:29poses a danger to the gas in population that is moving after the ceasefire established on October 10th
20:37The entity pointed out that miners are the most vulnerable group
20:41due to their curiosity and the possibility of touching the devices without knowing the level of danger that they pose
20:50The organization also noted that its teams face daily risks related to explosives in different areas of the Gaza Strip
20:58And according to data provided by the United Nations Mine Action Service
21:09Since the start of the genocidal campaign in Gaza of October 7th, 2023
21:14The use of munitions has become increasingly widespread throughout the Strip
21:18Teams have found air bombs, mortars, rockets, projectiles of all calibers, grenades, improvised explosive devices, and bombs buried among the infrastructure and rubble
21:29The organization states that its ultimate goal is to make the Strip a territory free of mines and explosive devices
21:36And that it will not rest until the streets of the enclave are safe once again
21:42And Prime Minister Anutin Cherenvirako dissolved Thailand's parliament on Friday and announced new elections for early of 2026
21:57A move authorized by King Vahira Longkorn
22:01The decision comes as the country faces deadly clashes with neighboring Cambodia
22:07National media reported that the Premier had signaled his intentions on social media
22:13Saying he wanted to return power to the people
22:16The elections must be held within 45 to 60 days of royal approval
22:21Anutin's Progressive People's Party has long sought constitutional reforms to replace the charter drafted under military rule
22:30In other news, the first traditional Chinese medicine hospital in Hong Kong opened its doors on Thursday
22:48The construction, entirely funded by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, adapts a dual-public-private partnership model
22:55This management model aims to provide basic services completely free of charge to vulnerable populations
23:02While generating a constant renewal fund for the modernization of the facilities
23:07In the first year after its service commencement
23:10The center will provide outpatient and daypatient services
23:15And fully launch 6 specialized traditional Chinese medicine services
23:19Along with 12 special disease programs
23:22The project is expected to generate an increase in the quality of life of citizens in the medium term
23:28And become an institution at the service of the Hong Kong community
23:32With this information, we have come to the end of this news brief
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