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Mexico and the U.S. Sign New Agreement to Address Tijuana River Wastewater
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It includes plans to ensure the operation and maintenance of critical sites.
On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Mexico and the United States signed a new agreement to address the Tijuana River wastewater crisis through joint actions carried out by the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC).
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The agreement was negotiated and signed in record time, surpassing the December 31 deadline, as stipulated in the Memorandum of Understanding signed in July by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Mexican Environment Secretary Alicia Barcena.
U.S. and Mexican sections of the IBWC carried out the signing and sought urgent and permanent solutions. Zeldin highlighted that the agreement is necessary to address the population growth of Tijuana and its surrounding areas.
The EPA explained that for decades, wastewater from Mexico “has affected Southern California,” which caused beach closures, foul odors, environmental degradation, economic losses, and illnesses in border communities.
Trump demands Mexico ‘take care of its water and sewage problem IMMEDIATELY,’ labeling it a ‘true threat’
In a somewhat ominous post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump accused Mexico of posing a cross-border sewage contamination issue hazardous to the United States, branding… pic.twitter.com/h7ggyXgZ8y— MaggieWise ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@maggiewise111) December 11, 2025
The plan includes infrastructure projects in Mexico, research programs, and planning to ensure the operation and maintenance of critical sites, aligned with international best practices in wastewater management.
Act 333 does not commit new U.S. taxpayer funds, but rather prioritizes the effective execution of projects previously agreed upon in the Memorandum of Understanding signed in July by both nations.
The plan initiatives will be developed between 2026 and 2027, with an additional project in 2028, which seeks to reopen beaches, eliminate odors, and reverse the environmental degradation of the Tijuana River Valley.
At her morning press conference, Mexican President #ClaudiaSheinbaum calls for reflection on the unity of popular movements in #LatinAmerica and cites #Mexico as an example, since its movement is committed to the people, delivers results, and thus gains popular support. pic.twitter.com/gy25fAqtkU
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) December 15, 2025
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China Advances Its Economic Presence in Argentina Despite Milei’s Alignment With Washington
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Despite Argentina’s political realignment toward the United States under President Javier Milei, China continues to consolidate its economic presence in the country, expanding investments in strategic sectors and maintaining its position as a long-term partner.
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According to U.S.-based outlet Bloomberg Línea, Chinese companies have continued to strengthen their footprint in Argentina even as Buenos Aires signals closer ties with Washington and former U.S. President Donald Trump. The developments highlight the persistence of bilateral economic relations despite shifting geopolitical rhetoric.
Chinese investment remains active in sectors considered central to Argentina’s development, including energy, infrastructure and mining. Chinese firms are involved in major projects such as hydroelectric dams, solar power plants, lithium mining and telecommunications, reinforcing Beijing’s role in Argentina’s productive and technological landscape.
Patricio Giusto @patriciogiusto, executive director of the Sino-Argentine Observatory, said Xi's remarks reaffirm China's role as "a staunch defender of an open economy and multilateralism to address global problems and resolve disputes, opposing unilateral impositions and…
— Xi's Moments (@XisMoments) November 3, 2025
From Beijing’s perspective, relations with Argentina are framed within a comprehensive strategic partnership aimed at mutual benefit and sustainable development. China has emphasized the use of yuan-denominated financing and technological cooperation as mechanisms to support Argentina’s economic sovereignty, offering alternatives to reliance on the U.S. dollar and to external financial pressures. Chinese authorities underline that their foreign policy is based on respect for national self-determination and cooperation oriented toward shared growth.
Within Argentina’s domestic political sphere, the Justicialist Party has rejected U.S. interference in Latin America and the Caribbean and has called for the defense of regional sovereignty, adding an internal political dimension to the broader international context.
While Washington seeks to reaffirm its influence across the region, Beijing maintains that its engagement in Argentina is guided by pragmatic and peaceful cooperation, without political conditions. Chinese officials argue that joint projects demonstrate that bilateral relations can advance beyond ideological differences, grounded instead in concrete economic interests and the need to diversify sources of investment.
The expansion of Chinese companies in Argentina reflects Beijing’s ability to sustain its broader economic strategy in Latin America, positioning itself as a reliable partner amid intensifying global geopolitical tensions.
Argentina continues to maintain close relations with the United States, but China has been a strategic partner in trade and investment since 1972. As global competition between major powers deepens, Buenos Aires navigates a delicate economic and diplomatic balance between both actors.
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has publicly defended Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, portraying him as a resilient political leader and dismissing speculation about any plans for Maduro to leave Venezuela under pressure from the United States.
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In an interview with the US outlet Newsmax, published on Monday, Lukashenko said Maduro has never been an adversary of Belarus and rejected rumors suggesting the Venezuelan president could relocate to Belarus. “Maduro never has been our enemy or adversary. Never,” Lukashenko said. “If he wanted to come to Belarus, our doors would always be open to him. But honestly, we have never talked about that.”
Lukashenko stressed that Maduro would not abandon his responsibilities, describing him as a determined leader comparable to the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez. “Maduro is not the kind of man who would leave everything and run away,” he said. “He is a strong person, like Hugo Chávez. He is a strong, decent and sensible man, someone you can talk to and reach agreements with.”
Belarus' Lukashenko says Venezuelan President Maduro is welcome to move to Belarus https://t.co/7QSYahkYJF https://t.co/7QSYahkYJF
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 16, 2025
Addressing reports about a possible resignation or relocation, the Belarusian president said such scenarios had never been discussed directly with Maduro. “We have never discussed this topic with Maduro,” Lukashenko stated. “To be honest, we have talked more about Venezuela with the Americans than with Maduro about his resignation or any actions related to it. He is a heroic man.”
Lukashenko also argued that tensions involving the United States could be resolved through peaceful means and said he expects to discuss the issue with US President Donald Trump in the future. “I would tell him many interesting things. A war would lead to nothing,” he said. He warned that a military confrontation with Venezuela would amount to “a second Vietnam” and questioned whether such a conflict would be in Washington’s interest. According to Lukashenko, any attack would only strengthen domestic support for Maduro.
In the same interview, Lukashenko rejected US claims of a sharp increase in drug trafficking originating from Venezuela and criticized Washington’s refusal to recognize Venezuelan elections. He said the elections “were held for Venezuelans, not for Americans,” while also questioning the legitimacy of the US electoral process, referring to allegations of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
His comments come amid an expanded US military presence in the Caribbean in recent weeks, described as the largest deployment in the region in decades and officially justified as part of anti-narcotics operations. Since September, US forces have destroyed more than twenty vessels allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean and the Pacific, killing more than 87 crew members in what Venezuelan authorities have described as extrajudicial actions.
Caracas has characterized US military movements near its coastline as an armed aggression aimed at imposing regime change and seizing the country’s strategic resources.
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Argentina’s Government managed in the early hours of this Thursday to give half sanction of Deputies to the Budget 2026, which would be the first Budget of the Milei Government, since during the last two years it resorted to extensions of the plan of expenses and revenues of 2023.
President Javier Milei’s administration secured parliamentary approval for its first 2026 national budget on Wednesday, a contentious adjustment package passed after years of governing by discretionary decree.
The budget, which critics argue deepens cuts to social programs and relies on economically dubious forecasts, passed the Chamber of Deputies with 132 votes in favor, 97 against, and 19 abstentions, but needs the approval of the National Senate.
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Este es un presupuesto de ajuste que deja afuera a la mayoria de la población y beneficia solo a unos pocos empresarios y al Fondo Montenario Internacional.
Se desprograman obras de infraestructura estratégicas como la del Canal Magdalena, que facilita nuestro transporte,… pic.twitter.com/VNXuFZQFHx
— Jorge Taiana (@JorgeTaiana) December 18, 2025
Text reads: “This is an adjustment budget that leaves out the majority of the population and benefits only a few entrepreneurs and the International Monetary Fund…”
The 2026 Budget
The budget incorporates significant structural modifications. These include:
- The elimination of the automatic indexation for family allowances and the Universal Child Allowance, effectively freezing these benefits despite ongoing inflation.
- The removal, via Article 30, of key national development pillars:
- Abandoning the legal target of spending 6% of GDP on education. Scrapping the progressive investment goal to reach 1% of GDP for science and technology.Defunding the National Fund for Technical Schools.
- Dismantling FONDEF, which guaranteed a minimum investment of 0.8% of current revenues for defense.
“You don’t have to camouflage yourselves anymore to harm people with disabilities, the university community, and technical schools,” deputy German Martinez commented.
A Victory Forged by Political Bargain
The government’s victory was engineered by a relentless lobbying effort from Interior Minister Guillermo Menem and Deputy Diego Santilli, who negotiated with governors until the final hours. The far-right administration distributed over 66.5 billion argentinean pesos (approximately $66.5 million) in National Treasury Contributions (ATNs).
The government also pledged to the city of Buenos Aires that it will transfer the co-participation funds established in the agreement before the Supreme Court.
Likewise, a reform of the Glacier Protection Law was submitted to Congress. This initiative enables provinces to advance mining projects on strategic water reserves. If approved, Catamarca, Mendoza, and San Juan would be among the primary beneficiaries for conducting business with U.S. multinational corporations.
The Center for Argentine Political Economy (CEPA, in Spanish) stated its macroeconomic projections are “severely out of sync” with reality, citing projected 5% growth and 10.1% annual inflation as unrealistic.
Furthermore, it does not allocate funds to restore retirees’ decimated purchasing power, reactivate paralyzed public works, or stimulate economic activity. “The libertarian budget that achieved half-sanction… consolidates an austerity framework,” the CEPA’s analysis concluded.
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Electoral Coup in Honduras: Prosecutor’s Office Presents Audios Revealing Conspiracy for Fraud
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The Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) confirmed on Tuesday the investigation of new audio recordings that suggest a conspiracy to sabotage the recent electoral process and possibly facilitate a coup against President Xiomara Castro.
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The revelation, contained in an official statement released by the Attorney General’s Office, comes just hours after the president alerted the country about a “coup plot” orchestrated by her predecessor, Juan Orlando Hernández (JOH), who was pardoned by US President Donald Trump from his 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking. According to Castro, JOH plans to return to Honduras to illegally proclaim a new president, without waiting for the official vote-by-vote recount of the electoral records.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office, through its Specialized Unit Against Electoral Crimes (UECDE), reported that it received several audio recordings linked to a criminal complaint related to the electoral process. Although it did not explicitly identify the former president in its transcripts, the contents suggest instructions to prevent a transparent vote count, which could invalidate the official results and open the door to a constitutional dispute.
One of the recordings, according to the published transcript, contains phrases such as: “In Honduras, this is already understood, no matter what anyone says, this is a done deal. […] Accept the count minus the vote-by-vote recount, because mathematically that has never been allowed.” Another recording mentions the need to “completely restructure the National Party” and refers to an alleged alliance between key political figures, including David Matamoros Batson, former secretary general of the Liberal Party.
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— Ministerio Público (@MP_Honduras) December 16, 2025
Previously, the Attorney General’s Office also referenced a conversation in which Nasry Asfura, the National Party candidate and presumed winner of the November 30 elections, is mentioned as a central figure in a possible scenario of political “unification” that would require a “qualified majority” in Congress. This comes in a context where the National Electoral Council (CNE) has not yet completed the scrutiny of the ballots challenged by various parties.
Attorney General Johel Zelaya reiterated his commitment to transparency: “The truth doesn’t need embellishment; it stands on its own, and lies have short legs. The Public Prosecutor’s Office will never lend itself to planting fabricated audio recordings.” His statement seeks to legitimize the investigation in the face of growing polarization and public distrust.
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
Meanwhile, President Castro has called for peaceful demonstrations in Tegucigalpa, requesting the people’s support to defend the constitutional order. In a direct message to the public, he asserted that “an attack aimed at breaking the constitutional and democratic order through a coup is underway,” and openly accused the United States of interference, citing the pardon of JOH as part of an international political plan.
The situation has intensified with the declaration by the Chief of the Joint Staff, Roosvelt Hernández, who affirmed that the Armed Forces remain loyal to the Constitution and to President Castro. “There will be no coup here… Come rain, shine, or storm, the Armed Forces will guarantee the stability of the country,” he stated, promising to punish any member of the military involved in destabilizing activities.
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This article originally appeared in the December 16, 2025 edition of El Universal.
Editor’s note: I’m not normally in the habit of re-publishing something from El Universal*, a corporate, right wing newspaper which approaches this issue by suggesting tax credits for corporations, already operating in extremely favourable conditions with very low wages, as a solution to this issue; but the figures are important.*
This Christmas, almost 14 million Mexicans will be without their Christmas bonus, even though it is a right established since 1970 in the Federal Labor Law (LFT).
By surveying more than 150,000 homes distributed throughout the country, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) counted 40.8 million subordinate and paid workers between July and September of last year.
Of this amount, 33.6% or 13.7 million lacked a Christmas bonus, paid vacation, or profit sharing.
It is the highest figure in a year and, to put it in perspective, it is equivalent to the combined population of Mexico City, Querétaro and Morelos. The 13.7 million without a Christmas bonus represent 22.3% of the Economically Active Population (EAP).
Humberto Calzada , chief economist for Rankia Latin America, explained that most workers without benefits operate in the informal sector, and that is why employers evade this obligation.
From their point of view, working conditions and the scarcity of formal job creation force Mexicans to seek informal options in order to have a source of income .
“Faced with precarious employment, workers are willing to sacrifice social benefits in order to have a better salary,” he said in an interview with El Universal.
Households with lower labor income lack the capacity to save resources and are the first to spend their Christmas bonus; they are even forced to acquire loans, explained the professor of Economics at UNAM .
“It is very difficult for informal employment to end in Mexico, because many times an informal worker has a higher income than a professional who operates in the formal sector,” he noted.
In his opinion, reducing informality requires more productive public and private investment. “Tax incentives are urgently needed to encourage companies to invest and foster economic growth,” he commented.
State of Mexico Leads
The largest number of employees who will not receive a Christmas bonus work in the State of Mexico , with 2.2 million. Puebla and Veracruz follow, with one million each, according to the results of the National Survey of Occupation and Employment (ENOE) by the institute headed by Graciela Márquez.
Mexico City and Michoacán continue to be affected, both with 0.8 million employees without access to this benefit, whose payment deadline is December 20 and which is prohibited from being paid in kind.
Of the 13.7 million workers without access to a Christmas bonus, 5.3 million are between 15 and 29 years old, that is, they belong to the so-called Generation Z or Centennial, while 5.2 million are in the 30 to 49 age range, and the rest are over 50 years old.
Clemente Ruiz Durán, a researcher at the Postgraduate Program in Economics at UNAM, pointed out that most young people are employed on a temporary basis, so employers do not carry out the formalization process.
The Federal Labor Defense Attorney’s Office explains that workers have the right to receive a Christmas bonus equivalent to at least 15 days of salary.
Workers who have not completed one year of service, regardless of whether they are working or not on the date of settlement of the Christmas bonus, must receive the proportional part of it, according to the time worked, whatever it may be.
The Christmas bonus payment is due to workers, whether they are base-level, trust-based, permanent, unionized, for a specific project or time, seasonal, for an indefinite period subject to probation or subject to initial training, among others who are governed by the LFT.
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Christmas Without a Bonus for 13.7 Million Workers
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Mexico’s Scrooge-like employers evade their legal obligation because most employees are informal workers.
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People’s Mañanera December 16
December 16, 2025
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on pharmaceuticals supply, social housing lottery, CDMX Congress fiasco, Ultra-right victory in Chile and H3N2 alert.
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In a series of interviews published Tuesday by Vanity Fair magazine, Susie Wiles, Donald Trump’s current chief of staff, offers a critical, though not confrontational, portrait of the former president and key figures in his political circle.
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The statements are part of a piece compiled from ten interviews with journalist Chris Whipple, in which Wiles breaks her usual low profile to address sensitive issues concerning the Trump administration and his inner circle.
The chief of staff describes Trump as having “the personality of an alcoholic,” despite not drinking alcohol herself. “Some clinical psychologist who knows a million times more than I do will probably disagree with what I’m about to say. But functional alcoholics, or alcoholics in general, have personalities that are exacerbated when they drink.
And in that sense, I’m somewhat of an expert on strong personalities (…) Trump has the personality of an alcoholic (…) and acts with the conviction that there is nothing he can’t do. Nothing, absolutely nothing,” she stated.
Although she doesn’t position herself as a counterweight to the former president, Wiles acknowledges errors in his administration’s management, such as the deportations of immigrants without adequate due process.
Wiles, now Trump’s chief of staff, breaks her silence with candid views on the former president, his allies, and the controversies shaping their legacy. (Photo: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images).
She also reveals that she advocated against pardoning the most violent assailants of the Capitol on January 6, but her position was ignored.
Her role, she explains, has been to facilitate Trump’s will, even when she unsuccessfully tried to get him to stop using his office to “settle scores” with his enemies.
“We reached an informal agreement for him to move on from his obsessions after three months in the White House, but it didn’t work,” she recounts. “It’s not that Trump is constantly thinking about revenge, but when the opportunity arises, he takes it.”
Susie Wiles, “The Ice Maiden”
That’s how Donald Trump introduced her during his election night speech in Palm Beach, Florida, referring to her as “The Ice Maiden” and noting that “she likes to stay a little bit in the background.”
In a statement, he highlighted Wiles’s crucial role in his 2024 election victory, calling her “tough, smart, innovative, and universally admired and respected.” He also expressed that it will be “a well-deserved honor to have Susie as the first female Chief of Staff in American history.”
Descriptive Adjectives Broaden Her Scope
The advisor, highly respected in Republican circles, especially in Florida, also speaks harshly of Vice President J.D. Vance, whom he calls a political opportunist.
Wiles recalls that Vance was a fierce critic of Trump before becoming his defender by running for Senate. He also describes him as “a conspiracy theorist for a decade,” in a negative context linked to the Epstein case.
In that context, he criticizes Trump for having insisted on linking Bill Clinton to visits to Jeffrey Epstein’s private island without evidence, calling the claim erroneous or false.
🚨🚨 BREAKING: Susie Wiles TRASHES President Trump, top individuals within his administration and MAGA in a new interview with radical left Vanity Fair. She compared Trump to an alcoholic, said that she urged him NOT to pardon the January 6th political prisoners, called JD Vance… pic.twitter.com/JKLifNAkWa
— Joshua Hall (@JoshHall2024) December 16, 2025
The target of his harshest criticism is Elon Musk, whom he calls “a completely lone actor” and compares to “a kind of hyperactive Nosferatu.” Wiles points out that Musk, at the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), dismantled agencies and fired thousands of employees without any criteria or coordination with the White House.
“The challenge with Elon is keeping up with him. He is an avowed ketamine user. And he sleeps in a sleeping bag in the Executive Office Building during the day,” he says.
Furthermore, she suggests that at certain times Musk may have been consuming microdoses of psychoactive substances, which would explain some of his most controversial tweets.
Regarding the handling of the Epstein case, Wiles directly blames Attorney General Pam Bondi, Trump’s former personal lawyer.
“I think she completely failed to appreciate that this was precisely the group that cared about this issue,” she comments, referring to the MAGA movement’s base.
“First, she handed them folders full of irrelevant information. And then she said that the witness list, or the client list, was on her desk. There is no such client list, and it certainly wasn’t on her desk,” she criticizes.
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A recent NBC News Decision Desk survey, powered by SurveyMonkey (a global leader in online surveys and questionnaires), reveals that most Americans plan to cut back on holiday spending this year due to persistent concerns about the economic situation. The results, published on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, indicate a climate of financial caution among consumers in the lead-up to the holidays.
According to the poll, 55 percent of respondents said they intend to spend less on gifts compared to last year. In contrast, only 9 percent plan to increase their spending, while the remaining 36 percent intend to maintain the same level of expenditure. This trend underscores the magnitude of the economic impact on households in the United States.
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The research also revealed significant demographic divisions in spending plans. The intention to cut budgets is significantly higher among lower-income households, where two-thirds of those earning less than $50,000 annually reported plans to reduce their spending.
Furthermore, 62 percent of women plan to cut their expenses, a figure higher than the 48 percent of men. Politically, more than 60 percent of Democrats and independents plan to spend less, compared to 41 percent of Republicans.
Beyond gifts, the economic impact extends to general holiday spending. Forty-three percent of Americans report having had to reduce their outlays in various areas due to financial concerns.
When asked about the most pressing economic problem they face, 44 percent of respondents cited inflation and the rising cost of living, a figure that significantly surpassed any other concern mentioned.
This complex economic context is reflected in a widespread perception that the country is headed down the wrong path, an opinion shared by 64 percent of those surveyed. While opinions on personal finance vary, the economy has consistently emerged as a top topic in this series of surveys throughout 2025, highlighting its centrality to the agenda and daily lives of Americans.
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The death toll will continue to rise due to dozens of people still missing.
On Tuesday, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) spokesman of the Kwilu province, David Obama, announced that authorities recovered 10 new bodies from the shipwreck on the Kwango River, which brings the total to 38 dead.
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The vessel was headed to Bandundu city with more than 700 sacks of corn, cassava, and charcoal. It had no official voyage registration, although it is estimated to have been carrying approximately 100 people.
The accident occurred on Sunday night near the village of Bolo, in the Bagata territory of Kwilu province. Initially, 28 bodies were recovered, but as rescue efforts continued, the total rose to 38 dead.
The death toll will continue to rise due to dozens of people still missing. The DRC government announced the closure of 240 illegal ports on rivers and lakes, used for transportation in a country with limited infrastructure and extensive rainforest.
#Burundi 🇧🇮 “Africa is under constant pressure from multiple global interests. To seize the continent’s vast resources, powerful nations fuel conflict and instability. They wage a shadow war invisible, yet ever-present, hidden behind diplomacy and false narratives. In this… pic.twitter.com/VenLvVbthJ
— Nadia MUGUNGA (@Nadia_MUGUNGA1) December 12, 2025
In April, a shipwreck on the Congo River left 148 dead after the vessel caught fire, and on September 11, 128 people died after a boat caught fire and sank in the west of the country. These incidents highlight the precarious state of transportation.
The vessels are often precarious, overloaded, and lack adequate signaling, which increases the risk of fatal accidents on the Congolese waterways.
Among the victims were several teachers traveling to Bandundu to collect their salaries. The cause of the accident remains unknown, while rescue teams continue working to recover missing bodies.
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Africa: In the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, at least 100 people died after the collapse of an artisanal copper mine in the town of Mulondo. Artisan miners' associations confirmed the death toll of 100 and reported dozens missing. pic.twitter.com/ZD0z8CP3pe
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) November 20, 2025
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President Sheinbaum is also monitoring Xiomara Castro’s complaints about a possible coup in Honduras.
On Tuesday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum made it clear that she does not agree with Maria Corina Machado, the far-right politician who is calling for foreign military intervention in Venezuela.
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Sheinbaum said she cannot support political destabilization actions in any form because they run counter to the Mexican Constitution, which promotes self-determination of peoples and the peaceful resolution of conflicts.
The Mexican president also clarified that while someone may seek international support to facilitate dialogue-based solutions to political disputes in a country, interventionism and foreign interference are not part of the historical stance of the Mexican state.
Sheinbaum also rejected a spurious comparison between Honduran President Xiomara Castro and far-right politician Machado, given that these two figures cannot be equated on the assumption that both are rejecting presidential elections in their respective countries.
“It is different. One of them is calling for foreign intervention. We, by conviction and by constitutional mandate, are against interventionism and interference,” Sheinbaum reiterated, emphasizing that she supports each people deciding its own destiny.
Previously, Sheinbaum had avoided speaking about Machado after she received the Nobel Peace Prize. When asked about that international recognition, Sheinbaum reiterated her position and Mexico’s willingness to continue defending the self-determination of peoples.
“The last time I said ‘no comment,’ and I continue to say ‘no comment’… Mexico will always defend the self-determination of peoples, noninvasion, noninterference and the decision of peoples to have the governments they decide to have,” Sheinbaum said conclusively.
Machado represents the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine, the polished spokesperson for sanctions, privatization, and foreign intervention dressed up as democracy. https://t.co/3ZYBcEOaUR pic.twitter.com/HymSNl6Qrm
— tim anderson (@timand2037) October 10, 2025
Regarding the Honduran political situation, the Mexican president said her administration is monitoring the complaints made by President Castro about a possible coup in her country. Sheinbaum also confirmed that her Foreign Relations Secretary is maintaining diplomatic communication on the issue.
These remarks come after Castro publicly denounced the existence of maneuvers aimed at destabilizing her administration following the Nov. 30 presidential elections, in which interference by U.S. President Donald Trump evidently favored one of the right-wing candidates.
On Monday, Castro said intelligence reports had determined that former President Juan Orlando Hernandez — a convicted drug trafficker sentenced to prison by a U.S. court but pardoned by Trump — was planning to return to Honduras to proclaim the winning candidate of the 2025 presidential elections.
“An aggression is underway aimed at breaking the constitutional and democratic order through a coup against my government,” the Honduran leader said, at a time when there is still no final official declaration of the election results.
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Nobel Peace Prize winner, Adolf Perez Esquivel, questioned the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Corina Machado, an extremist who calls for a military invasion of her own. pic.twitter.com/GS3P7KANNd
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) December 15, 2025
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