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*Honduras: pres. candidates denounce announced election results
*Thailand: second day of peace talks with Cambodia begins
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00:00.
00:01Organizations worldwide celebrate Christmas with calls for peace, unity, solidarity and
00:18brotherhood amid conflicts and threats of unilateralism.
00:21Honduran presidential candidates denounce official election results that declare far-right
00:31Nasri Asfura as president, accusing the electoral authority of murdering democracy under the
00:37orders of U.S. imperialism.
00:40And the second day of the Thailand-Cambodia General Border Committee Secretariat meeting
00:52opened on the Thai side of the border, with about 30 delegates from each country taking
00:57part.
01:03Hello and welcome to From the South.
01:05My name is Belen de los Santos.
01:06I'm from the Telesor Studios in Havana, Cuba.
01:09We begin with the news.
01:10And the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, was celebrating the Christmas Eve at the
01:29presidential palace.
01:30Let's see some images.
01:31The world is celebrating Christmas as well with a call for peace, unity, solidarity and
01:39brotherhood amid conflicts and the threats of unilateralism.
01:45We also see that images of the world celebrating Christmas Eve around the world.
01:51On the other hand, also after two years of Israel genocide and Palestine, the city of Bethlehem
01:57in the occupied West Bank celebrated Christmas once again with hundreds of parishioners and
02:02participating in the parade.
02:03In this sense, Pope Leo XIV sent a message that included a call for unity among all people in the search for peace,
02:14emphasizing that Christmas takes on a special dimension given the need for solidarity in the world.
02:21And as we were saying before, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, also opened the Miraflores Palace this Wednesday,
02:35the seat of the Bolivarian government, to celebrate Christmas with the communes, workers, the armed forces and the police.
02:42Amid traditional Christmas festivities, representatives of the communes, members of the armed forces, police and the working people
02:50entered the executive headquarters where they were welcomed by ministers and other members of the government.
02:57The Venezuelan president, also accompanied by the first combatant Celia Flores, and also representatives of various religions,
03:05delivered a Christmas magic, in which he highlighted his commitment to peace and the defense of the homeland.
03:19Belen, it's Jesus Christ that comes today to the people, saying that reborn is possible.
03:35This is the greatest gift that we can have.
03:40We have to be grateful.
03:45The best gift of Christmas gift that we can have is to have our Lord Jesus Christ.
03:53With entire confidence.
03:56The homeland is well-directed.
03:59Because he, as a great commander, he covers Venezuela with a great power of peace.
04:16And in this context, President Nicolás Maduro also assured that the Venezuelan people have hope
04:20and that he asks for peace and prosperity for the nation.
04:24The most important thing is that we have hope.
04:33There is hope.
04:37And that every test that the life put on us,
04:43we are able to conquer.
04:47We are here to summon
04:50to summon
04:54the greatest of all.
04:59To summon
05:00Jesus of Nazareth
05:02from heart to heart,
05:09from mind to mind.
05:11Please, Father
05:17Numa,
05:20correct me if I'm wrong.
05:25We can communicate directly with God, right?
05:29Through prayer.
05:31And be able to look for the Holy Trinity,
05:42the Father,
05:43the Son,
05:44the Holy Trinity.
05:49And today,
05:51ask to baby Jesus
05:52that grant us
05:53that grant us
05:54now
05:57and forever
05:59and prosperity for our homeland.
06:02Now and forever.
06:04Peace
06:04and prosperity forever.
06:07And meanwhile,
06:08we go to Colombia.
06:09Well, President Gustavo Petro
06:11hosted also a Christmas dinner
06:13for the homeless people
06:14at the residential palace
06:16from the armed square
06:17of the House of Nariño
06:19in Bogotá,
06:20the country's capital.
06:21The event brought together
06:23about 1,000 people,
06:24most of whom belong
06:25to historically marginalized sectors.
06:28According to the president,
06:29the activity aimed to prioritize
06:31the most vulnerable populations
06:32under the message
06:34that those who have remained
06:35on the margins
06:36should occupy a central place
06:38in public policy.
06:44And in Brazil,
06:46President Lula da Silva
06:47assured the nation
06:48in his ear and address
06:50that the country
06:51is ending 2025
06:52with a significant progress
06:54in social and economic issues
06:56and in its international protection.
06:59The president highlighted
07:00that Brazil
07:00has once again
07:02been removed
07:02from the hunger map
07:04following the reactivation
07:05of social policies
07:06such as Bolsa Familia,
07:08the strengthening
07:09of the family farming
07:10and also the increase
07:12in the minimum wage.
07:13Lula da Silva
07:14also pointed
07:15to a historic reduction
07:16in unemployment,
07:18growth in formal employment
07:19and a decrease
07:20in poverty
07:21and inequality levels.
07:23On the international front,
07:25the Brazilian president
07:26emphasized
07:26that the country
07:27had regained
07:28its global prominence
07:29with a record number
07:31of foreign tourists
07:32and the holding
07:33of COP30.
07:35He concluded
07:35his message
07:36by wishing peace
07:37and prosperity
07:38to Brazilian families
07:39at Christmas
07:41and New Year.
07:48We continue
07:49with this
07:50Latin American Christmas
07:51as part of
07:52the holiday celebrations,
07:54Co-President Daniel Ortega
07:55and Rosario Murillo
07:56issued an official message
07:58to Nicaraguan families
07:59focusing on
08:00the promotion
08:01of peace,
08:02reconciliation,
08:03unity
08:03as cornerstones
08:04of national coexistence.
08:07In their greetings,
08:08the leaders highlighted
08:09Christmas
08:09as a time
08:10of spiritual renaissance
08:11and called
08:12for a universal
08:13clamor for peace
08:14to eradicate
08:15hatred and aggression.
08:17They also underlined
08:18the importance
08:19of wisdom
08:19and serenity
08:20in facing
08:20the challenges
08:21of the human community
08:22and they offered
08:24words of strength
08:25to families
08:26separated by distance
08:27and reaffirmed
08:28their commitment
08:29to the common good,
08:31wishing for a night
08:32of unity
08:33and reflection
08:33under the principles
08:35of the Christian message.
08:42Now we have a short break
08:43coming up,
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08:51Welcome back to From the South.
09:15On Wednesday,
09:16the president of Honduras,
09:17Xiomara Castro,
09:18sent a message
09:19to the nation
09:19on the occasion
09:20of the Christmas celebrations
09:22where she warned
09:23about foreign interference
09:24in the country's
09:25internal affairs.
09:26The head of state
09:27reaffirmed her gratitude
09:29to those who placed
09:30their trust in her
09:31and detailed
09:31that her government
09:32has continued their work.
09:34With the balance sheet
09:35highlighting the social agenda
09:37that lifted
09:37more than one million
09:39Hondurans out of poverty,
09:40she made evident
09:42that governing
09:43without corruption
09:44yields results
09:45that are currently
09:46recognized worldwide.
09:48By reaffirming
09:48that she will remain
09:49in office
09:50not one minute less,
09:52not one minute more,
09:53she recalled
09:54that the country
09:55she received
09:56in ruins
09:57had been governed
09:59by a narco government
10:01before,
10:02the same one
10:02that foreign forces
10:03are now trying
10:05to impose
10:06through an electoral coup.
10:10Precisely in this context,
10:15let's recall
10:16that in Honduras
10:17on Wednesday,
10:18the National Electoral Council
10:19officially declared
10:20National Party's
10:21right-wing candidate
10:23Nasri Azfura
10:23as president of the country
10:25amid a context
10:26marked by several
10:28denouncements
10:28of irregularities
10:30in the electoral process.
10:32Warnings about
10:32the violation of democracy
10:34in the elections
10:35began days before
10:36the November 30th
10:37election day
10:38when a series
10:39of audio recordings
10:40revealed
10:40the implementation
10:41of fraud mechanisms
10:42to benefit
10:43the political right.
10:45Added to this
10:45was U.S. interference
10:47of President Donald Trump
10:49that launched
10:50a campaign
10:51focused on directing
10:52votes towards
10:53candidate
10:54Nasri Azfura.
10:55In the aftermath
10:56of election day,
10:58the ballot counting
10:59process has been
11:00riddled by allegations
11:01of violations
11:02in the results
11:03for admission system.
11:04However,
11:05despite evidence
11:06showing the intention
11:08to carry out
11:09an electoral coup
11:09in the country,
11:10the electoral authority
11:11issued the official
11:13results without
11:14complying with the
11:15citizens' demands
11:16for a vote-by-vote
11:18count or addressing
11:19the challenges
11:20presented.
11:21And in this context,
11:30in a statement posted
11:31on her social media
11:33account,
11:33Libre Parti's
11:34presidential candidate
11:35Rishi Moncada
11:36accused the National
11:37Electoral Council
11:38of having
11:39murdered the
11:40emerging democracy
11:42under the orders
11:44of imperialism.
11:45Rishi Moncada
11:46denounced the
11:47proclamation of the
11:49president-elect
11:50Nasri Azfura as
11:51fraudulent and
11:52a foreign imposition,
11:54pointing out that
11:55this candidate is
11:56linked to
11:56businessmen who
11:58requested the
11:58intervention of
11:59President Donald
12:00Trump.
12:00In this sense,
12:01Moncada criticized
12:02the use of
12:03intimidation tactics
12:04against voters and
12:05mentioned the
12:06existence of 26
12:07audio recordings that
12:09provide evidence of
12:10a criminal and
12:11fraudulent plan
12:12by the two-party
12:14system.
12:14She also pledged
12:15to remain firm
12:16in the fight for
12:18truth and justice,
12:19urging the people
12:20not to lose faith
12:21during this
12:22Christmas season.
12:29Meanwhile,
12:30the Liberal Party's
12:31presidential candidate
12:32Salvador Nasralla
12:33rejected the
12:34proclamation of
12:35Nasri Azfura as
12:36president-elect as
12:37well.
12:37The presidential
12:38candidate questioned
12:39the transparency of
12:40the electoral process
12:41and argued that the
12:42National Electoral
12:43Council's
12:44declaration was
12:45issued before the
12:46total vote count had
12:48been completed,
12:49particularly the
12:50counting of ballots
12:51with inconsistencies.
12:53In this context,
12:53Nasralla reaffirmed
12:54that the decision was
12:55adopted by a partial
12:57majority of the
12:58electoral body and
12:59that it does not
13:01comply with current
13:02regulations.
13:03Nasralla also
13:04upheld all the
13:05complaints filed
13:06regarding possible
13:07irregularities during
13:08the general elections
13:09and announced that he
13:11will hold a press
13:12conference to expand
13:13on his
13:14allegations.
13:30We continue now with
13:31other topics in the
13:32United States.
13:33California Governor
13:33Gavin Newsom declared
13:35a state of emergency
13:36in six southern
13:37counties due to the
13:38impact of a powerful
13:39atmospheric river that
13:41threatens to bring
13:42heavy rains.
13:43Precisely, the
13:44National Weather
13:45Service warned that
13:46the danger to life and
13:47property is imminent,
13:49especially in areas
13:50vulnerable to landslides
13:52following the forest fires
13:53earlier this year.
13:55Currently, thousands of
13:56homes remain without
13:57electricity, while rescue
13:59teams are assisting
14:00drivers trapped by mud
14:02and debris in
14:04mountainous regions.
14:05faced with the risk of
14:06severe flooding, mandatory
14:08evacuation orders have
14:09been issued and
14:10emergency shelters have
14:12been set up.
14:17And in Indonesia, four
14:19weeks after floods
14:20devastated three
14:21provinces on Sumatra
14:23Island and claimed more
14:24than 1,000 lives,
14:26residents of Aengadol
14:28village in South
14:29Tapanuli gathered for
14:31Christmas math amid the
14:32wreckage.
14:32The church, surrounded
14:34by debris and logs
14:36carried by the
14:36floodwaters, became a
14:38symbol of resilience as
14:39the community sought to
14:40restore normalcy in the
14:42face of tragedy.
14:43The celebration
14:44highlighted the
14:45determination of
14:46survivors to preserve
14:48traditions and faith
14:49despite the destruction.
14:51And local authorities
14:52and aid groups continue
14:54to provide assistance, but
14:56many families remain
14:57displaced and are
14:58rebuilding their homes.
15:00Holding mass in the
15:01damaged village underscored
15:03both the hardship endured
15:05and the hope that
15:06collective spirit could
15:07help the community
15:08recover from one of the
15:10deadliest disasters to
15:12strike the region in the
15:13recent years.
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16:00Farmers in southwestern France
16:02marked Christmas Eve with
16:04prayers on the A63 motorway
16:06incestus, turning a highway
16:08blockade into a solemn
16:10vigil.
16:11The demonstration was part
16:12of ongoing protests against
16:13the government's mandatory
16:15calling protocol for cattle
16:17herds affected by lumpy skin
16:19disease.
16:20The farmers said that the
16:21prayers symbolize both their
16:23faith and their struggle
16:25highlighting the human costs
16:28of this policy.
16:29They argue that mass
16:30calling devastates rural
16:32livelihoods and have called
16:34for alternative measures such
16:36as vaccination.
16:37The Christmas Eve protest
16:39adds to a wave of former
16:41demonstrations across France
16:42that underscore growing
16:44frustration with agricultural
16:46policies and economic
16:48pressures.
16:49And Pope Leo XIV celebrated
16:56Christmas Eve mass at St.
16:58Peter's Basilica, one of the
16:59most important celebration of
17:01this year at the Vatican.
17:03Before thousands of faithful
17:04gathered in St.
17:06Peter's Basilica, the Pope chose
17:07as a central message of these
17:09festivities a phrase from St.
17:12Leo the Great, the Lord's
17:13Christmas is the Christmas of
17:15peace.
17:16During the homily, the pontiff
17:18lamented that a distorted
17:20economy treats human beings
17:22as mere commodities.
17:24It is worth noting that this
17:25marks the first Christmas of the
17:27Pope since his election in May
17:29and it is expected that the
17:31conclusion he will impart the
17:33Irvi et Orvi blessing.
17:35And at this moment, we go to
17:59Palestine as Israeli occupation
18:01forces have attacked Beit Laya,
18:03Chebelia and Han Yunus, continuing
18:06the violations of the ceasefire
18:08agreement.
18:09Two Palestinians were killed by
18:11Israeli fire in different areas
18:13of the Gaza Strip amid artillery
18:15bombardments and drone strikes
18:17east of Han Yunus in the south of
18:20the enclave.
18:20In this scenario, health authorities
18:22reported that several people were
18:24injured in the attacks.
18:26Israel continues to violate the
18:28ceasefire deal that has been
18:30enforced since October 11th of this
18:33year by targeting the Gaza Strip.
18:36These attacks have killed more than
18:38400 people and caused the demolition
18:41of numerous homes since that moment.
18:48And in other news, the second day of the
18:50Thailand Cambodia General Border
18:52Committee Secretariat meeting opened on
18:55Thursday morning in the Thai side on the
18:58border in Chantamburi province with about 30
19:01delegates from each country taking part.
19:04The talks followed a smaller session at the
19:06Bamfakad permanent checkpoint on Wednesday
19:09where four representatives from each side
19:12set the agenda.
19:14According to the Cambodian Ministry of National
19:16Defense, the meeting began at 9.05 a.m.
19:19local time and focused on halting hostilities
19:22and restoring stability.
19:25Delegates also prepared for the upcoming
19:27third special general border committee meeting
19:30scheduled for December 27th.
19:33The renewed dialogue comes amid deadly clashes
19:36that reignited on December 7th, leaving more than
19:40100 civilian dead and forcing hundreds of thousands
19:44to evacuate.
19:51And the Chinese government increased its naval
19:54defense capabilities with the addition of the
19:56aircraft carrier Fujian to the country's naval fleet.
20:00The ship represents an exponential increase in the
20:02Asian weapons capacity as it is the first national
20:06aircraft carrier to use magnetic catapult technology.
20:10The ship, designed and built independently by China
20:13and officially commissioned last month, has a full load
20:16displacement of more than 80,000 tons and a series of
20:20equipments to slow down and intercept enemy aircraft
20:24and ships.
20:25According to several experts, the aircraft carrier
20:27represents a milestone in the global weapons race
20:30with a cargo capacity of about 75 percent of the world's
20:35most modern aircraft carrier.
20:37The greatest advantage of the electromagnetic catapult is its
20:48ability to accelerate our aircraft to the required takeoff
20:51speed within a relatively short distance.
20:53Moreover, its most notable feature lies in its capacity to
20:57meet the takeoff requirements of a broader variety of our
20:59carrier-based aircraft under different operating conditions.
21:03With the catapult, the sortie efficiency of the aircraft on the
21:06carrier has been significantly improved that enables us to
21:09launch aircraft from the carrier continuously.
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