FTS 08:30 14-12: Venezuelan citizens rally to reject U.S. threats

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00:00In Venezuela citizens took to the streets across the nation to reject the U.S. foreign interference against the country.

00:15And in Chile, the presidential runoff elections on December 14th,

00:22the FWN candidate Janet Hara will face far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kass in a decisive election process for the future of the South American nation.

00:34In Cambodia, the government announced the indefinite closure of all border crossings with Thailand.

00:45Hello, welcome to From the South. I'm with Alberto Matos from De Jesús Studios in Havana, Cuba. We begin with the news.

01:04In Venezuela, citizens took to the streets across the nation to reject the U.S. foreign interference against the country.

01:10Venezuelans mobilized to condemn the threats and claims of the White House to take over the nation's natural resources.

01:17Citizens also denounced the recent theft of an oil tanker and the kidnapping of its crew by U.S. military personnel.

01:23During the march, Venezuelans expressed their commitment to defend the homeland from any external interference.

01:29They also ratified their support for the Bolivarian government of President Nicolás Maduro,

01:34who has been at the forefront of defending the territory.

01:40And the Venezuelan government expressed its concern over the arrest of former Bolivian President Luis Arce,

01:48warning that the judicial system is being used as a tool for political confrontation.

01:52In a statement, Venezuela said,

01:54From a position of historical solidarity and respect between the borderly peoples,

01:59the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expresses its support and active and timely solidarity with the borderly Bolivian people.

02:07Venezuela warns about the selective use of the judicial system as a tool for political persecution,

02:15a practice that has been repeated in Latin America under lawfare schemes and that seriously damages the cruelty of Bolivian institutions,

02:23distorts democracy, and defends social polarization.

02:28The Liberty and We Foundation Party of Honduras officially refuses to recognize the election results of an extraordinary assembly,

02:39where they denounced fraud and foreign interference.

02:42Presidential candidate Risi Moncada described the process as an ambush and claimed that voters had been coerced.

02:48The decision was backed by LIBRE's General Coordinator Manuel Zelaya and the current President Xiomara Castro,

02:54who called for unity in the face of attacks from the far right.

02:57Finally, the party called on its members to take to the streets to demand a vote-by-vote and ballot-by-ballot recount.

03:03In addition, the LIBRE leadership called for unity and popular organization to confront electoral fraud

03:09and a justice system subject to imperial powers.

03:20In Brazil, Judge Alexandre de Moraes was removed from the list of individuals sanctioned by the United States

03:26after having been included for his role in the trial against former President Jair Bolsonaro.

03:30De Moraes' wife and the Lex Institute, which she heads, were also removed from the list.

03:38The Brazilian government praised the measure, which was agreed upon after a telephone conversation

03:42between President Luiz Inácio da Silva and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.

03:46In July, Washington sanctioned the Supreme Court minister,

03:49accusing him of using his position to authorize arbitrary detentions and suppress freedom of expression in Brazil,

03:54especially by imposing a high-profile sentence against Bolsonaro for an attempted coup.

04:08In Venezuela, the traditional Christmas proclamation fills the country's main squares and avenues with color and festivity,

04:25despite the escalating threats to peace of the Bolivarian people imposed by the United States government.

04:30In this period, Venezuela says no to fear and celebrates its traditions in normalcy and peace.

04:36And peace.

05:06At least there is the only one that has come from the other side,

05:09in the United States.

05:10Well, I think it's a real challenge.

05:11Well, I'm going to be welcome.

05:12Hey, what's good?

05:13One hundred percentile that you don't know?

05:14This is and the other days it's a real challenge.

05:15I mean, I'm going to dance.

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05:55welcome back in chile citizens both in a pivotal presidential runoff janet jara

06:04and jose antonio cast face each other in a high-stakes race over equity versus austerity

06:09over 15.8 million people are called to take part in the election day amid fears of inequality

06:15the chile runoff on december 14th pits progressive candidate janet jara against the far right candidate

06:20jose antonio cast this election will define the future of the nation this isn't mere politics

06:25it's a clash between equity and austerity with mandatory voting turnout surges amplifying the

06:31voices of those who experienced social unrest in 2019 once again the process is defined as a

06:36conflict between two absolutely antagonistic national projects now let's take a look at

06:46the presidential candidate for the governing unity for chile coalition janet jara black bearer for the

06:52eight left-wing social democratic and progressive parties as well as the christian democrats jara was

06:57born in 1974 in santiago de chile she was under secretary of social security during michelle bachelet's

07:05second term overseeing key reforms in pensions and social security in march 2022 with the arrival of

07:11president gabriel boris to power she was appointed minister of labor and social security among her

07:17most notable contributions is the implementation of the 40-hour workweek law approved in 2023 her political

07:24career has been strongly linked to the defense of social and labor rights

07:33let's also take a look at jose antonio cast candidate for the republican party cass is a 59-year-old

07:39lawyer representative of the conservative right who has been presidential candidate in the 2017 2021

07:45and 2025 elections he has been a representative for district number 24 metropolitan region from 2014

07:51to 2018 and a representative for district number 30 metropolitan region for three consecutive terms

07:57among his political proposals are greater support for the police a prison reform that seeks to restore

08:02state control in prisons a commitment to the north to restore order and protect the borders

08:09in the united states leaves at least two dead and nine injured as police search for those responsible

08:23the institution issued an active shooter alert and ordered students to take shelter in place

08:27responding to initial information indicating that a suspect was in custody agents from the fbi and

08:32other federal agencies joined the operation in the area of engineering school where students were taking

08:37final exams the state governor also asked the public to stay away from the area while the investigation

08:42continues

08:50and protests were held in the u.s city of new orleans against the security campaign promoted by the

08:55administration of president donald trump to deport immigrants this protest took place one day after the

09:00president announced his intention to send national guard troops to the city a measure that protesters

09:05described as illegal and racist the mayor-elect of new orleans elena moreno expressed her concern

09:12emphasizing that border controls target dark-skinned people this comes at a time of growing national

09:17debate over sanctuary city policies adopted by democratic local authorities in several cities across the country

09:35the united states record flood waters slowly receded in washington state on saturday enabling residents

09:45to assess damage and begin the arduous cleanup process in burlington washington a farming community

09:51located about an hour north of cerrado residents began emptying their homes of damaged furniture some

09:56properties were still surrounded by water although saturday was dry more heavy rain was expected sunday

10:02authorities warned that the water level would remain high for days and that there was still a risk of

10:06living failure or mud slides according to analysis of weather data these storm moisture levels may have

10:13rocked in december records by as much as 6.7 percent based on records dating back in 1940

10:19a new winter storm intensifies the humanitarian catastrophe in gaza raising health risks to

10:31critical levels and leaving 16 martyrs in its wake including several children the storm caused flooding

10:37camps and damage to more than 53 000 tents affecting more than 250 000 displaced people in the occupied territory

10:44the emergency caused the lives of 16 martyrs including children who died when buildings weakened by

10:50bombing collapsed while rain water mixes with sewage creating a serious health risk the israeli occupation

10:56continues to shirk its humanitarian commitments and local authorities demand accountability

11:08russian foreign ministry spokeswoman maria saharova said that russia will respond immediately

11:13the european union's freezing of its assets saharova has indicated that russia's responses will be long

11:18incoming on december 12th the bank of russia published a detailed statement on the matter

11:23and concrete measures are already being implemented the diplomat considers that blocking ceasing or

11:28attempting to present the confiscation of russian assets as payment for damages constitutes an illegal act

11:33that violates international law saharova added that even though brussels tries to justify such actions with

11:39pseudo-legal arguments it is a blatant and crude death

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12:11welcome back in cambodia the government announced indefinite closure of all border crossings with thailand

12:28the cambodian interior ministry reported the decision implies the suspension of all movement in and out

12:34through the common border the move comes after a week of intense clashes in the border area especially

12:38between the cambodian province of bain timing jay and the thai area of john and ma the recent clashes

12:45have left over 20 people dead and caused the displacement of more than half a million people

12:49on both sides of the border

13:13palestinian organizations are denouncing the international communities in action in the face of

13:18the gaza strips humanitarian crisis which resulted from israel's recent genocidal escalation against

13:23the palestinian people the popular front for the liberation of palestine blamed the international

13:27community for the gaza humanitarian crisis saying its failure to stop it amounts to complicity the

13:33organization says the humanitarian crisis in gaza is a result of the latest israeli offensive and the

13:37blockade finally the organization warned that tolerance of israeli hostilities and the lack of a firm

13:43response from the international community to the ongoing humanitarian disaster could lead to an

13:46even more serious crisis in the palestinian territory

13:56and new attacks by the israeli occupation army shook the gaza strip on saturday despite the ceasefire

14:01leaving several dead and wounded including children while health authorities in gaza confirmed the death

14:06toll since the start of israel's latest genocidal campaign in october 2023 now exceeds 70 000 people

14:11the humanitarian crisis caused by israeli destruction is claiming lives as residents are unable to cope

14:16with winter conditions local sources confirmed that a vehicle traveling in western gaza city was hit by a

14:21missile fire from an israeli drone the attack which took place near the nablusi intersection left five

14:27people dead and more than 25 wounded prompting emergency and rescue teams to immediately mobilize to the impact zone

14:32and the united nations condemned the expansion of israeli settlements in the west bank which reached

14:43unprecedented levels in 2025. in a recent report the organization confirmed that the israeli government

14:49approved the tender for more than 47 000 housing units for settlers this year a record number that

14:56almost doubles that of 2024. in this context the u.n condemned these constructions provided in

15:01international law and fighting palestinian self-determination as well as compromising the

15:05viability of an independent state the organization urged the cessation of this activity which is directly

15:10linked to the escalation of violence and destruction of infrastructure in the palestinian enclave

15:20you know a topic citizens of the occupied territories took to the streets of tel abif

15:24and hi-fi in israel to stage a series of protests in disagreement with the administration of prime

15:29minister benjamin tanyahu habima square in tel abif was the epicenter of the protest where people

15:35demanded the urgent creation of an investigative commission on the events of october 7th the protest

15:41which highlights the deepening internal crisis of the soundness regime spread to other cities

15:46incorporating demands for the release of captives this popular reaction underlines the discontent

15:50toward netanyahu whose policies are considered by vast sectors to be the root of the crisis and

15:56the escalation of war meanwhile in lebanon the army inspected a house in the south of the country

16:08after israeli forces threatened to bomb it on the accusation that it was being used to store weapons

16:13everything inspection the united nations entering force in lebanon and the military patrol double-checked that

16:18the house was free of weapons however it was later learned via the mechanism committee that the

16:23israeli army intended to carry out an airstrike in janu in view of the imminent threat the entity notified

16:29that such action would directly violate united nations security council resolution 1701

16:40and a drone attack in sudan left six blue helmets dead and six injured at the united nations

16:45facilities exacerbated the crisis in south kordofan the united nations interim security force for abea

16:52confirmed that the attack which generated dense columns of smoke hit the peacekeeping camp in kadukli

16:57for its part the sudanese government condemned the actions of serious escalation and directly accused

17:01the rapid support forces of being responsible these parliamentary forces are keeping kadukli surrounded

17:08an area suffering from a serious humanitarian crisis and famine in the context of war that has displaced millions

17:13of sudanese citizens and two u.s soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in an attack while

17:24on a joint patrol in palmira syria three other u.s orders and two syrian security force agents were

17:30also injured in the attack the spokesperson for the ministry of the interior of the de facto syrian

17:35government nur al-din al-baba reported the attack was perpetrated by a member of the terrorist group

17:39calling itself the islamic state the official also reported that agents of the syrian internal

17:45security forces had previously warned of possible attacks by this service group and regretted that

17:49the u.s military did not take this warning seriously in this regard u.s president donald trump

17:54promised a response against the terrorist action for killing u.s soldiers

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