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In the afternoon maximum temperatures will be between 25 and 28 degrees Celsius in the west and center, up to 31 degrees Celsius in the east.

At night, temperatures will be between 20 and 23 degrees Celsius, lower in inland locations to the west, says the report.

Specialists of the institution in their social networks explain that the cold front 7 will be installed on the western and central region and will maintain the probability of rain, which may be locally intense and cause flooding in areas with saturated soils.

The day will be windy from the east of the western province of Pinar del Rio to the center-south of the eastern Las Tunas, with bursts that can exceed 40 kilometers per hour.

The day will be slightly winter in areas of the interior and north coast of the west and center.

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The report specified that more than 17 million people are suffering from food insecurity in Afghanistan, three million more than last year.

Despite this, the WFP has only received 12% of the funds needed to assist those most affected, the agency’s Director of Food Security, Jean-Martin Bauer, warned this Tuesday at a press conference held digitally from Rome.

The figures come from the latest report on food insecurity in Afghanistan by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).

With the available funds, the WFP can only assist fewer than one million people per month, compared to the six million they aim to reach in the next six months, for which they would need $468 million (€398 million).

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In the annual report presented this Tuesday in Chile, the UN agency indicated that the area continues in a dynamic of low growth, in an international context still uncertain, and under the impact of tariffs imposed by the United States.

At the level of subregions, GDP shows differences and for South America an index of 2.9 is estimated this year, which will fall to 2.4 in 2026.

In Central America, the expansion will be 2.6 in 2025 and 3.0 next year, while the Caribbean, excluding Guyana, will record a growth rate of 1.9 this year compared to 1.8 in 2026, the document said.

ECLAC warns that fiscal consolidation measures and debt interest payments limit the scope for more active policies.

On the other hand, labour markets continue to recover, but at a slower pace, employment is growing moderately, unemployment gaps between men and women persist, and informality remains high in most countries, restricting the impulse for consumption.

The survey shows that inflation is continuing on a downward trend, but investment remains subdued and productivity does not show signs of picking up.

In 2026 the region would accumulate four years of low growth, with an annual average of just 2.3 percent.

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Besides maintaining 17 consecutive quarters of growth, Venezuela will have a GDP expansion of 6.5%.

On Tuesday, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) confirmed that regional gross domestic product growth will rise to 2.4% in 2025, slightly above the 2.3% recorded last year.

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In its Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025, ECLAC highlighted that Venezuela will post the most significant economic expansion in the region.

More specifically, the countries with the highest GDP growth rates will be Venezuela (6.5%), Paraguay (5.5%), Argentina (4.3%) and Costa Rica (4%). They are followed by Guatemala (3.9%), Honduras (3.8%), Panama (3.8%), El Salvador (3.5%), Nicaragua (3.5%), Peru (3.2%) and Ecuador (3.2%).

Trailing, but still posting positive figures, are the Dominican Republic (2.9%), Colombia (2.6%), Chile (2.5%), Brazil (2.5%) and Uruguay (2.2%). On average, Caribbean islands are projected to grow 1.9% in 2025. The economies of Cuba (-1.5%) and Haiti (-2.3%), however, are expected to contract in 2025.

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Latin America, the world’s most unequal region, grew 6.9% in 2021 as a rebound from the pandemic collapse, but slowed to 3.7% in 2022 and closed 2023 with growth of 2.3%, the same figure recorded in 2024 and the same rate ECLAC projects for 2026.

Commenting on the latest economic outlook, ECLAC Secretary Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs said that while current Latin American per capita GDP is slightly higher than it was 10 years ago, the pace of poverty reduction and the trend toward lower informal employment have stalled. Job creation also remains weak.

“More ambitious productive development policies are needed, especially today under new conditions of geoeconomic rivalry, combined with macroeconomic policies that mobilize more resources for growth, innovation, economic diversification, productive transformation and the creation of quality jobs,” he said.

#Venezuela 🇻🇪 The Great Constituent Congress of the Working Class is taking place, where thousands of workers are discussing productivity and the defense of national sovereignty, among other issues. pic.twitter.com/yYjpWfDgTl

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Authorities recommend the use of masks for those with symptoms and reducing contact with vulnerable individuals.

On Monday, the Peruvian Health Ministry reported that two children in Lima had been confirmed as the first cases of influenza A H3N2 subclade K, which activated national surveillance and monitoring protocols.

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A day after the declaration of a national epidemiological alert, Deputy Health Minister Leonardo Rojas confirmed that both cases involve children residing in the capital, home to a third of the population.

One of the influenza cases is a one-year-old child treated at the Villa El Salvador Emergency Hospital, and the other one is an eight-year-old child hospitalized at the Hipolito Unanue Hospital. Rojas stated that both patients were discharged without complications.

Cesar Munayco, the director of the National Center for Epidemiology, Prevention, and Disease Control (CDC Peru), explained that subclade K originated in the United States and Australia, and spread to 32 countries.

The influenza subclade K is a highly transmissible viral respiratory illness that provokes symptoms such as high fever, cough, severe body aches. It also poses a serious risk for older adults, pregnant women, young children, and people with chronic illnesses.

Nasty flu A season coming: H1N1 is a nasty virus but H3N2 has a new emerging subclade (K) that evades antibody based vaccine immunity. Your T cell immunity will help keep you out of the hospital. H5N1 is still out there & capable of making that leap to human to human transmission pic.twitter.com/NpmbUXcbJx

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Although Munayco indicated that the risk of an epidemic is low because Peru is entering summer, he urged the reinforcement of the vaccination campaign for children under five and the elderly.

Health authorities recommended handwashing, ventilation in homes, mask use for those with symptoms, and reducing contact with vulnerable individuals as preventive measures against respiratory infections.

National measures in Peru include epidemiological surveillance, laboratory testing, immunizations, and health promotion, which ensure a timely response to potential respiratory outbreaks in the country.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) called for strengthened vaccination in the Americas and emphasized that the genetic evolution of subclade K is part of natural viral variation. PAHO remarked on the importance of early diagnosis and the reporting of unusual respiratory events.

#FromTheSouth News Bits | Ecuador and Peru pledged to work together to combat organized crime and illegal mining, particularly along their shared border. pic.twitter.com/sfl1lJNysm

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The organization noted that adverse weather conditions are exacerbating the crisis in the territory and endangering displaced people living in the open and refugees among the ruins.

This week, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that people are dying from the cold and that assistance is being delayed because priority is being given to commercial goods as winter storms intensify.

According to the UN, an estimated 1.3 million people need aid and shelter, but humanitarian workers cannot meet the needs of Gazans, which are growing daily while the entry of supplies remains severely limited.

Tents, shelter materials, and other basic supplies remain blocked by Israel, despite having waited months to enter and potentially protecting hundreds of thousands of affected people, the multilateral agency indicated.

OCHA spokesperson Olga Cherevko explained that at entry points, humanitarian aid is often prioritized over commercial goods, causing long waits.

This is compounded by irregular crossing schedules, delays in loading and unloading, and restrictions on certain items considered “blocked.”

Furthermore, administrative requirements imposed on non-governmental organizations prevent some aid from even leaving warehouses, she added.

Cherevko warned that the risks of hypothermia are very high, especially for infants, and lamented the inability to deploy the full response capacity of aid teams on the ground.

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Cuban Tourism Counselor for Spain and Portugal, Niurka Perez Denis, announced this remark to Prensa Latina and added that another international sports icon, Cuban multi-champion and world high jump record holder, Javier Sotomayor, will also be participating.

“It will be an honor to have Mijain and Sotomayor at our stand, along with Isaac Delgado and his orchestra, who will contribute to the interest for Cuba at the most important Ibero-American tourism fair,” Perez Denis commented.

Lopez achieved a brilliant culmination to his career in Paris in 2024, where he was chosen, among an exclusive group of athletes, responsible for the symbolic extinguishing of the flame at the closing ceremony.

“They will be ambassadors of our culture, sports, and of course, representatives of different Cuban regions in the effort to provide updated information on the product portfolio for the 2025-2026 winter and summer seasons,” the Tourism counselor told Prensa Latina.

The fair will be opened on January 21 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by Cuban Tourism Minister Juan Carlos Garcia Granda, flanked by Mijain and Sotomayor.

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In his weekly address, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned that, despite democratic progress, nearly half of the country’s children live in poverty and face abuse, neglect, and health problems.

The National Strategy to Accelerate Action for Children (NSAAC) will be implemented through the fifth National Action Plan (2025-2030) and seeks to mobilize all sectors of society.

“The best way to ensure the future of our country is to invest in the health and well-being of its children,” the president stated. Although child poverty decreased from 69% in 2006 to 49% in 2023, children remain the most affected population group, with the highest rate compared to any other age group, the president added.

The new strategy identifies ten national priorities aligned with key developmental stages, focusing especially on adolescents and children with disabilities.

In his letter, Ramaphosa emphasized maternal and child malnutrition as a critical problem that undermines health, education, and long-term life prospects.

“We must break this domino effect,” he insisted.

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The rebels, who seized the city on December 10 amid international condemnation for violating the peace agreements, presented the decision as a confidence-building measure intended to support the Doha peace process, according to a statement.

“Given these events, and despite the persistent provocations and abuses by the DRC Armed Forces and their allies, the AFC/M23 has decided to initiate a unilateral confidence-building measure to give the Doha peace process every chance of success,” the statement said.

They added that the unilateral withdrawal from the city, which had served as the interim capital of South Kivu since last February, was in response to a request for US mediation.

On his social media account, AFC/M23 spokesman Lawrence Kanyuka posted several videos of Uvira residents in the streets, demonstrating peacefully, presumably in support of the rebels.

The insurgents’ statement indicated that the withdrawal is conditional on security guarantees and urged the peace process guarantors to commit to the demilitarization of the city, the protection of the civilian population and infrastructure, and the monitoring of the ceasefire through the deployment of a neutral force.

They also warned that they would not allow this situation to be exploited to retake territory or attack populations sympathetic to the AFC/M23, nor would they allow armed groups hostile to Burundi or other countries to use the “liberated zones” as a rear base for actions that would damage good neighborly relations.

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According to SANA reports, an Israeli unit of three vehicles advanced towards the village of Bariqa and patrolled a section of the road connecting this town with Koudna in the south of the province.

The same source stated that similar assaults were carried out by Israeli forces in various areas north and south of Quneitra, where they set up temporary checkpoints, searched passers-by and obstructed movement.

The Syrian authorities denounce that these actions constitute violations of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement and are part of what they describe as Israel’s aggressive policies in the governorates of Quneitra and Deraa.

Damascus reiterated its demand that Israel withdraw from the occupied territories and called on the international community to assume its responsibilities to put an end to these illegal practices.

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A report published on the website of the specialized publication Analisi Difesa, based on data provided by the cybersecurity company Telsy, indicates that a new phishing campaign has been detected, aimed at stealing confidential information, which uses fake Italian government websites for its purposes.

In this type of cyberattack, where criminals impersonate trusted entities to deceive the victim, the name and logo of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers are being used to steal banking data, the statement indicates.

The process begins with an email, subject line “Bank Details Verification – Italian Government,” requesting the recipient to update their administrative information. The email then redirects them to a portal displaying institutional graphics, where, after selecting their bank, they are required to enter their code and password.

Another operation was also detected using the name and logo of the Italian Tax Agency (ADE), also aimed at extracting personal and banking data.

The most recent report from the Italian Association for Cybersecurity (Clusit) indicates that one in ten cyber incidents worldwide occurs in Italy, with a 110% increase in such attacks between 2019 and 2024.

This serious situation is confirmed in the “State of Cybersecurity” report for the first half of 2025, prepared by Certego, which specifies that the industrial sector is the most affected, with 2,897 incidents in the first six months of this year, representing a 20% year-on-year increase.

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On his social network account X Modi thanks Ahmed’s welcome and acknowledged the great history and vibrant culture of the African nation.

“India and Ethiopia share deep bonds of civilization.

I look forward to working with Ethiopian leaders to further strengthen our collaboration in various areas,” the text said.

Images shared on the same digital platform show the Indian head of government participating in a traditional coffee ceremony, showcasing local cultural heritage.

Modi’s two-day agenda in the capital includes talks with his Ethiopian counterpart on investment, digital infrastructure and cybersecurity.

He will also speak tomorrow at a joint session of the House of People’s Representatives (Parliament) and the House of Federation (Upper House), which will mark one of the key commitments of the visit and reflect the growing diplomatic and bilateral ties between the two countries.

The Indian prime minister arrived in Ethiopia from Jordan and will continue his tour in Oman.

The tour highlights the efforts of the South Asian nation to improve partnerships in Africa and the Middle East.

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In the main hall of the PIT-CNT (National Confederation of Workers) headquarters in this capital, the hustle and bustle marks the pace of preparations for the trip, scheduled for January, as the culmination of a solidarity campaign involving many in this South American country.

There are 51 Uruguayan brigade members, including workers, students, and retirees, all united by the desire to help the people of Cuba.

Shipments of medicines and medical supplies continue to arrive at the headquarters of Uruguay’s unified labor union, and the amount of monetary aid to support the Cuban health system and create openings in the US embargo is also growing. One of the brigade members is Mariana Capurra, a member of the Union of Communist Youth of Uruguay, who, in an interview with Prensa Latina, shared details of the campaign promoted by the Coordinating Committee for Solidarity with Cuba, along with citizens and members of various political and social organizations.

She mentioned the sale of hundreds of raffle tickets at concerts by singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez, the March for Diversity, and other demonstrations and events held here in recent months.

She commended the donation from Crysol, an organization of former political prisoners, as well as the participation of unions, coordinating committees, and grassroots committees of the Broad Front, among others who contributed.

The 27th Uruguayan brigade to Cuba will be hosted by the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples.

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The UN specialized agency announced that the launch takes place at the House Museum of Africa in the historic district of Old Havana.

The Regional Office informed that African Diaspora is an “innovative educational resource that proposes competition and cooperation to learn, connect, and build new stories about Africa and its descendants in the Caribbean.”

Through illustrated cards, game boards, and creative activities, participants can situate episodes, characters, and Afro-descendant traditions from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela, all of them inspired by the history of the African continent.

This initiative aims at reframing African history from the perspective of the region’s citizens and their descendants in the three Latin American countries.

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“Our opportunities are truly immeasurably greater than the current level of trade,” Lavrov stated this Tuesday in an interview with the Iranian state news agency IRIB.

The Russian foreign minister also noted that to expand economic ties, it is necessary to encourage economic operators in both countries and create favorable conditions for them.

On January 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, signed an agreement on a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, valid for 20 years with automatic renewal every five years.

The document contains 47 articles covering bilateral cooperation in multiple areas, including defense, counterterrorism, cybersecurity, energy, medicine, the economy, trade, transportation, agriculture, and others.

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Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett emphasized the ideological beliefs of the suspects, a 50-year-old man and his 24-year-old son.

The two men opened fire on Sunday on Bondi Beach, Australia’s most popular resort, located in Sydney, during a Hanukkah celebration.

The father died during a confrontation with the police, while his son is hospitalized under police custody.

Australian authorities announced that Islamic State flags were found in the vehicle used by the attackers and seized by the police.

Australian media outlets describe the attack as the bloodiest in nearly 30 years in the country.

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The report will be presented at ECLAC headquarters in Chile by the executive secretary of the United Nations agency, Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.

Last October, ECLAC estimated GDP growth of 2.4% and 2.3% for this year and next, respectively, forecasts that will be reviewed in light of global uncertainty and weak domestic economic activity.

The commission’s successive projections reflect changes in international trade scenarios due to the contradictory tariff announcements made by the United States since April.

This edition of the report analyzes the economic and social dynamics of the past year and discusses the risks and challenges for 2026, with the aim of advancing towards inclusive and sustainable development, according to a statement from ECLAC.

In its periodic analyses, the United Nations agency has insisted that the region is mired in three major development traps: low growth capacity, high inequality, and poor institutional performance.

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In a press release, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development specified that the initiative, present in all 32 states of the country, served a total of 3.54 million hectares of strategic crops.

In 2025, the Ministry distributed 442,500 tons of DAP and 601,500 tons of urea, representing a 5.9 percent increase compared to the previous year, resulting from the opening of application windows for new beneficiaries.

The program’s vision, according to the institution, is based on principles of equality and social justice, with progress in reducing historical inequalities through support for more than 833,700 female farmers and 860,900 Indigenous people (493,200 men and 367,700 women).

The support provided focused on key crops for national food security, including corn, beans, coffee, and sugarcane.

“The direct and timely delivery of these inputs has been fundamental in boosting the production of staple grains and consolidating the path toward food self-sufficiency,” the Ministry of Agriculture emphasized, highlighting that the project translates into better conditions for thousands of families in rural areas.

“Fertilizers for Well-being,” considered a priority program, seeks to promote food sovereignty and self-sufficiency, as well as guarantee social justice in rural areas.

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Fifty-seven percent of large national companies anticipate this presence in the coming years, suggesting an accelerated transformation of the risk landscape, adds the Microsoft survey of companies in the country, “Cybersecurity 2025: Challenges and Strategies,” cited by CR Hoy.com.

Around 33 percent of these companies even report being moderately dependent on AI to address threats, while seven percent acknowledge their high dependence on this technology, the survey highlights.

For Marcelo Felman, Microsoft’s Director of Cybersecurity for Latin America, “the challenge is no longer investing in security, but how to scale it with AI and with responsible governance at every layer of the organization.”

The survey, administered to 100 Costa Rican IT and security professionals, determined that 60 percent of the aforementioned national companies perceive a high level of risk in their cybersecurity systems.

The Microsoft report indicates that, in general, although AI is still advancing at intermediate levels, its use “increases the speed and reach of defenses and, through specialized agents, helps close talent gaps, standardize processes, and enhance business resilience.”

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According to political analyst Pedro Venceslau of CNN Brasil, if there are modifications to the text to be debated in the Senate, compared to what was approved in the Chamber of Deputies, the recommendation from people close to the Executive branch amounts to a total veto.

Among those recommending such a stance is Marco Aurelio Carvalho, coordinator of the Prerogatives Group (progressive lawyers and intellectuals), which recently held an event honoring the former labor leader and other important figures of the current administration.

Lula’s advisors argue that if the bill’s content is softened to restrict benefits only to those involved in the January 8th events considered foot soldiers (participants without leadership roles), a total veto would be the best strategy.

This position is defended even knowing that the presidential veto would likely be overturned by the National Congress.

Venceslau maintains that this recommendation is related to the 2026 elections. He specifies that allies believe that if Lula does not veto the bill entirely, his political platform would be compromised in the next presidential race.

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The Bolivarian leader harshly criticized the anti-immigrant stance of Chile’s president-elect.

On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the activation of a special plan for legal and diplomatic support through the “Great Mission Return to the Homeland,” aimed at all Venezuelans who wish to leave Chile following the electoral victory of far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast.

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“To Venezuelans who are in Chile, I humbly tell you to return to your homeland. You can count on us… This is the homeland of opportunities and perpetual happiness,” he said during his television program “Con Maduro+.”

The Bolivarian leader rejected the threats against Venezuelans made by Kast, who promised to expel undocumented migrants and issued them an ultimatum to leave the country before March 11, 2026.

Venezuelans living in Chile “were betrayed and threatened despite being decent people who work, produce and contribute. Many are health professionals and are the best doctors in Chile,” Maduro said.

The Bolivarian leader also said that Venezuelan far-right activists Maria Corina Machado, Leopoldo Lopez and Edmundo Gonzalez have backed Kast’s threats against Venezuelan migrants.

“Don’t you dare touch a hair on the head of any Venezuelan. Venezuelan migrants have rights, and the Chilean Constitution must guarantee them. Whoever messes with Venezuela dries up!,” Maduro said, addressing Chile’s far-right president-elect.

Chile's far-right president-elect — the son of a Nazi who moved to the country after WWII — has won on his third attempt, after vowing to kick out illegal migrants and crack down on crime. pic.twitter.com/fScTUkqAtq

— DW News (@dwnews) December 15, 2025

Referring to Kast’s electoral victory, Maduro described Chile’s incoming leader as a “Nazi, raised in a Nazi family, and a convicted and confessed Pinochet supporter.”

Maduro attributed Kast’s rise to the weakening of progressive forces in Chile and said the supposed progressivism of current President Gabriel Boric “was no progressivism at all, because he gave the green light to pave the way for right-wing forces.”

“The setback of progressive movements put a confessed Pinochet supporter and fascist in the La Moneda Palace,” the Venezuelan president said, expressing solidarity with the Chilean people, who face “a great challenge ahead, with a Pinochet supporter in government.”

“They will return to the great avenues… defeating the Nazi-fascism that seeks to impose itself once again,” Maduro said, paraphrasing former Chilean President Salvador Allende, who died during the 1973 coup carried out by Gen. Augusto Pinochet.

Finally, the Venezuelan president reiterated his confidence in the resistance of the Chilean people and in Latin American unity, quoting singer-songwriter Ali Primera: “The day will come when our continent speaks with the voice of a united people.”

Despite being under constant threat and siege, the Venezuelan people remain a free people, says Venezuelan President #NicolasMaduro on his program Maduro + pic.twitter.com/hyrXfOsKdS

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In October, a U.S. warship docked in Port of Spain, as Trump boosted military pressure on Venezuela.

On Monday, Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign Affairs Ministry announced that its country has approved the transit of U.S. military aircraft through its airports in the coming weeks.

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The United States has advised that these movements are logistical in nature, facilitating supply replenishment and routine personnel rotations, said the Ministry in a statement.

The statement reaffirms the government’s “commitment to sustained cooperation with the United States of America in advancing regional safety, security, and stability.”

It noted that through this partnership, Trinidad and Tobago has benefited from joint military training exercises, enhanced surveillance capabilities, including the installation of an effective radar system, and collaborative efforts that have contributed to the interdiction of millions of dollars’ worth of illegal narcotics.

No one is surprised by this, it only further underscores the lies told by the Trinidad and Tobago government, under Kamla Persad-Bissessar.

FYI: the US Department of War contacts confirms the radar installed in Trinidad and Tobago can be used in US conflict with Venezuela: https://t.co/EXliGaVhpx

— Tamanisha J John (@TamanishaJohn) December 8, 2025

Since September, the Pentagon has carried out strikes on alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, killing more than 80 people aboard.

Washington has deployed a fleet of warships near Venezuela, including the world’s largest aircraft carrier, and about 15,000 troops to the Caribbean Sea.

In October, an American warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago’s capital, Port of Spain, as the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump boosted military pressure on Venezuela and its President Nicolas Maduro.

#FromTheSouth News Bits | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro denounced the military assault, kidnapping, and theft of an oil tanker by the United States in the north of Trinidad and Tobago. pic.twitter.com/Epc0j2V2TQ

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Jimmy Lai was found guilty on charges of conspiring to collude with external forces and to publish seditious materials.

On Monday, Chinese Ambassador to Britain Zheng Zeguang lodged solemn representations over the British foreign secretary’s remarks on the conviction of Jimmy Lai, an instigator of anti-China riots in Hong Kong.

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When meeting with a senior official of Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Zheng said that British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on Monday made irresponsible remarks regarding Lai’s conviction and smeared the National Security Law for Hong Kong.

Such remarks constitute a gross interference in China’s internal affairs, trample on the spirit of the rule of law, and seriously violate the basic norms governing international relations, he said.

Lai was found guilty on Monday on two charges of conspiring to collude with external forces and a charge of conspiracy to publish seditious materials.

This is who Jimmy Lai really is!

He urges the US to use nuclear weapons to kill 1.4 billion Chinese and finish China in a minute, because he and the US share the same "values and moral authority". pic.twitter.com/MBqNBjYLDN

— Dominic Lee 李梓敬 (@dominictsz) December 12, 2025

The verdict was handed down by the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on the national security case of Lai and three companies linked to the now-defunct Apple Daily.

Lai was the primary planner and participant in a series of anti-China riots in Hong Kong, and what he did was by no means “peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression” as claimed by the British side, said a read-out by the Chinese embassy in Britain.

Britain’s colonial rule over Hong Kong has long ended, Zheng said, adding that Britain is in no position and has no right to point fingers at or interfere in Hong Kong affairs.

Any attempt by Britain to interfere in Hong Kong’s judicial affairs will only further expose its malicious intent to destabilize Hong Kong, will only provoke society-wide indignation in Hong Kong, and will get nowhere, he added.

#FromTheSouth News Bits | China: The Foreign Ministry rejected the unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States against six of its oil tankers, following the seizure of the Venezuelan oil tanker. pic.twitter.com/6z8eaizdva

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According to a statement released on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website, the two deputy ministers also addressed cooperation with countries in Central Asia and the South Caucasus.

“The discussion took place in a friendly, constructive, and trusting atmosphere, characteristic of the comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction between Russia and China,” the statement added.

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Honduran President Xiomara Castro on Tuesday publicly denounced what she described as an ongoing attempt to overthrow her government, citing verified intelligence reports and warning of actions aimed at breaking the country’s constitutional and democratic order.

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In a statement published on her X account, Castro accused former president Juan Orlando Hernández, whom was pardoned by the United States, of planning to enter Honduras to illegally proclaim the winner of the general elections held on November 30, despite the absence of a full vote-by-vote count of all electoral records.

“To the Honduran people: I report with historical responsibility that, based on verified intelligence, Juan Orlando Hernández, pardoned in the United States, is planning his entry into the country to proclaim himself the winner of the elections, while an aggression aimed at breaking the constitutional and democratic order through a coup against my government is underway,” Castro wrote.

Honduran President Xiomara Castro denounced on her social media account in X an attempted coup against her government, headed by Juan Orlando Hernández.

In a post, the Honduran head of state stated:

To the Honduran people: I report with historical responsibility that, based on… pic.twitter.com/33g38wfoVm

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) December 16, 2025

The president warned that the alleged actions constitute “an aggression aimed at breaking the constitutional and democratic order, through a coup” against her administration, which is scheduled to complete its four-year mandate on January 27.

Castro linked the alleged plot to U.S. interference in Honduras’ electoral process. According to the president, the pardon granted to Hernández forms part of an interventionist plan by U.S. President Donald Trump, who she said openly supported National Party presidential candidate Nasry Asfura during the elections.

In #Honduras, the #LIBRE party takes to the streets in protest, rejecting the electoral #coup perpetrated in the presidential elections on November 30. pic.twitter.com/DRudWS8hoz

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) December 15, 2025

“Given this grave situation, I urgently request the conscious and peaceful support of the Honduran people,” Castro stated, calling for civic mobilization to defend constitutional order and the popular mandate.

She urged citizens, social movements, collectives, grassroots organizations, activists and the general public to gather urgently and peacefully in Tegucigalpa. The objective, she said, is to reject any coup attempt and to make clear to the international community that “a new coup is being orchestrated” in Honduras.

Castro’s denunciation places her government’s warning at the center of the political debate in Honduras, as she calls for peaceful civic support and international attention to what she describes as a serious threat to democratic order.

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