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A compromise has not yet been found on the issue of territories.

On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that national security advisors of Ukraine and European countries will jointly work on amendments to the latest version of a peace plan to end the Ukraine crisis.

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When answering journalists’ questions on WhatsApp, Zelensky said he thinks the plan will be ready around Tuesday evening. “We will look at it again and send it to the United States of America,” he added.

The plan was reduced to 20 points, openly non-pro-Ukrainian points were removed from it, but a compromise has not yet been found on the issue of territories, Zelensky said.

Zelensky highlighted the importance of the plan’s provisions regarding funding for Ukraine’s reconstruction and security guarantees.

⚡️The U.S. is pressing Zelensky to quickly accept a peace plan that would require major territorial concessions to Russia, including the full Donbas region.

Kyiv believes the plan favors Moscow and says Washington is applying more pressure on Ukraine than on Putin.

The push… pic.twitter.com/xzfaO3TdlX

— The Global Monitor (@theglobal4u) December 9, 2025

“The strongest security guarantees we can get are from the United States. Of course, if they are … not empty promises, but legally binding — voted in the US Congress,” he said.

Earlier in the day, Zelensky met in London with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to discuss diplomatic efforts and support for Ukraine.

Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s secretary of National Security and Defense Council and top Ukrainian peace negotiator, presented Zelensky with the peace plan developed by the U.S. and Ukrainian delegations during their meetings in Miami.

#FromTheSouth News Bits | Russia: The armed forces shot down more than 70 Ukrainian drones over the last week. pic.twitter.com/fj9c4M6lhZ

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) December 8, 2025

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Honduras’s top prosecutor has issued an arrest warrant for former president Hernández, who was freed from US federal prison last week after being pardoned by Trump.

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Doctors begin on Tuesday, December 9 their third strike of the year against the Health Statute.

Doctors across Spain are set to begin a four-day strike on Tuesday to protest the Health Ministry’s proposed a statute, which they say fails to address long-standing professional demands.

The Spanish Confederation of Medical Unions (CESM, in Spanish) called the strike through Friday, December 12.

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Medical professionals are pushing for a dedicated negotiation framework and their own statute to secure direct bargaining over working conditions, fair compensation, and recognition of specialized training and responsibilities.

Key demands include a maximum 35-hour workweek with voluntary and compensated overtime, flexible early retirement options without financial penalty, and stronger guarantees for rest and work-life balance.

Mejoras incluidas en el borrador del Estatuto Marco. pic.twitter.com/zeYCfi050K

— Ministerio de Sanidad (@sanidadgob) December 5, 2025

Healthcare Services Amid the Strike

Hospital minimum services will run at 50% of usual capacity for inpatient wards, hospital pharmacies, home hospitalization units, outpatient clinics, specialty centers, and blood transfusion centers.

Critical services—including dialysis, radiotherapy, ICUs, recovery units, transplant programs, day hospitals, priority surgeries, and oncology—will operate normally, while emergency services will function at reduced Sunday-level staffing.

Primary care emergency units will also maintain regular schedules.

Further Efforts

Other unions, including Satse and Intersindical Salut-IV, have unveiled a new series of demonstrations. A first rally is scheduled for December 16 outside the Health Ministry, targeting delays in implementing the 35-hour workweek and other reforms. The Medical Union plans ongoing biweekly gatherings.

The Health Ministry has urged restraint, warning that blocking the draft would squander a “historic opportunity” to modernize a law dormant for 20 years.

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The United Nations has submitted a request for an aid budget amounting to only half of what was expected for this year, conceding that donor contributions have plunged even as global humanitarian emergencies reach record levels.

UN leaders admit the scaled-back $23 billion appeal will exclude tens of millions of people in critical need. But with funding collapsing, they say they have no choice but to focus on those at immediate risk of death.

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According to UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher, the funding collapse is forcing the organization into extraordinarily painful decisions. He has emphasized that aid workers are stretched to the limit — under-resourced, exhausted, and facing growing threats in the field. Fletcher likened their situation to rushing toward disaster zones with barely the means to respond, expected not only to save lives but also to contain the crises themselves, all while lacking the tools and protection needed to do either safely.

The world spent $2.7 trillion on defence last year.

Just less than 1% of that could help people in crises across the world.

Let's choose solidarity over indifference. Million of lives depend on it.https://t.co/9gCQYLsvmN pic.twitter.com/E1gkqJOf3x

— UN Humanitarian (@UNOCHA) December 9, 2025

Just a year ago, the UN sought $47 billion for 2025. That target was slashed as sweeping aid reductions by President Donald Trump — alongside cutbacks from major European donors like Germany — came into view.

By November, the UN had secured only $12 billion, the smallest haul in a decade and enough to cover little more than 25% of its needs.

What’s at Stake

Next year’s pared-down plan centers on 87 million people deemed at highest risk. Yet the UN counts roughly 250 million requiring urgent help, and hopes to assist 135 million if additional funding materializes, at a cost of $33 billion.

The largest single request — $4 billion — is directed at the occupied Palestinian territories, primarily Gaza, ravaged after more than two years of an Israeli genocidal campaign that has displaced millions and left them dependent on aid. Sudan and Syria follow as the next biggest emergencies.

Despite deep funding cuts and growing risks, humanitarians continue working tirelessly to support the most vulnerable.

Greater global solidarity is crucial to deliver life-saving aid to the millions hardest hit by crises. https://t.co/OxsLbn2Afd — via @UNOCHA pic.twitter.com/fB0ag1HgvM

— United Nations (@UN) December 8, 2025

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The U.S. is set to revoke the 2019 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, according to the draft National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2026, effectively ending the sanctions that obstructed reconstruction efforts under the Bashar al-Assad administration since 2020.

The provision — still pending House approval — would unwind secondary sanctions in phases, contingent on verified progress by Syria’s new leadership.

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Ahmed al-Sharaa, who assumed power after ousting al-Assad, would be required to meet a series of U.S.-monitored benchmarks before sanctions relief becomes permanent.

A Conditional Rollback of Sanctions

The U.S. president must certify within 90 days, and then every 180 days for four years, that Damascus is taking measurable action in key areas:

• Dismantling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other extremist groups
• Protecting minority rights
• Refraining from hostile actions against neighboring states
• Combating money laundering and terrorist financing
• Prosecuting crimes against humanity allegedly committed under Assad
• Eliminating drug production networks

If any two consecutive reports find insufficient progress, sanctions could snap back immediately.

⚡️⭕️ Trump : We lifted sanctions on Ahmad Al Sharaa (Syria's president, he's a tough guy) based on the request of Israel and Turkey pic.twitter.com/UR0s7cpKu1

— Middle East Observer (@ME_Observer_) November 8, 2025

Diplomatic Overtures Already Underway

The legislative move follows a rapid series of diplomatic shifts over the past year. Washington began suspending sanctions in late 2025, using renewable 180-day waivers while negotiating with Syria’s transitional authorities. The process accelerated after a high-profile meeting between then-President Donald Trump and al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia last May, leading to an executive order that lifted comprehensive sanctions in June.

The U.S. later removed Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from its Foreign Terrorist Organization list and delisted al-Sharaa as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.

Al-Sharaa, previously known by the pseudonym al-Jolani, served as the head of the al-Nusra Front (Al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria) until its reported dissolution and the subsequent formation of HTS.

Trump on Ahmed al-Sharaa:

He is a very strong leader, he comes from a very tough place and he is a tough guy.

I liked him, I get along with him.

We will do everything we can to make Syria successful. pic.twitter.com/MG8gRfH6e3

— Clash Report (@clashreport) November 10, 2025

Security Landscape Remains Volatile

According to U.N. reports, the transitional period has been marred by massacres in coastal areas and Sweida, widespread lawlessness, institutional collapse, and continued human rights abuses.

Violations include extrajudicial killings, kidnappings, sexual violence, arbitrary detentions, and looting — with minority communities such as Alawites (which AL-Assad belonged to), Druze, Christians, and Bedouins particularly affected.

The U.N. warns that the integration of former armed factions into security forces, without adequate oversight, has fueled instability.

Repeated Israeli airstrikes have added to civilian casualties and infrastructure damage.

Since the fall of al-Assad, the Israeli government has been sending Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops into the demilitarized buffer zone of the Syrian Golan Heights, advancing its creeping annexation of the territory.

Addressing the @UN General Assembly in New York today, the UN #Syria Commission of Inquiry (@UNCoISyria) warned that renewed, brutal violence is jeopardizing the hard-won optimism that followed the fall of the former government last year. #UNGA80

👉 https://t.co/DkeYtPWoaW pic.twitter.com/ERXqzTci15

— UN Human Rights Council Investigative Bodies (@uninvhrc) October 30, 2025

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The Norwegian Peace Movement held a press conference in Oslo on Tuesday to voice its opposition to the decision to award the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, whom participants accused of advocating a military intervention in her own country.

Meanwhile, the press conference that Machado was scheduled to hold on Tuesday at the Nobel Institute in Oslo at 1:00 p.m. local time (12:00 GMT), on the eve of receiving the Peace Prize, has been postponed.

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Diosdado Cabello, secretary-general of Venezuela’s United Socialist Party (PSUV), criticized the award on Tuesday, calling it an “auction” handed out “to the highest bidder.” “Regarding Oslo, I don’t know. We have no involvement in that; we don’t participate in that auction,” he said.

#Cartoon | Norwegians to protest Nobel Peace Prize for Machado

The humanitarian organizations maintain that Corina Machado’s selection violates the original mandate of the prize’s creator, which stipulated that the award should go to people who promote disarmament, the peaceful… pic.twitter.com/soSdKFecgK

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Families and Human Rights groups in Ecuador marched through Guayaquil to demand justice for four children from Las Malvinas who were disappeared and killed by ecuadorian soldiers, turning grief into a collective call for truth, accountability, and an end to impunity.

On December 8, 2025, the streets of southern Guayaquil filled with grief and determination as families, Human Rights organizations, and Afro-descendant collectives marched to honor the memory of four children killed by members of the military forces, a case considered one of Ecuador’s most severe state crimes against children.

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The march, titled “For the Right to Memory”, marked the first anniversary of the disappearance and subsequent murder of Josue and Ismael Arroyo (14 and 15 years-old respectively), Nehemias Arboleda (15 years-old), and Steven Medina (11 years-old), all residents of the Las Malvinas ecuadorian neighborhood.

The symbolic procession began at the Casa Comunal de Las Malvinas and retraced the paths of the victims’ lives, stopping at their homes to hold readings, artistic performances, and community tributes. Participants carried banners with slogans such as “Neither forgiveness nor forgetfulness”, demanding justice, truth, and guarantees of non-repetition.

Inicia la romería en homenaje a los cuatro niños de Las Malvinas, asesinados hace un año.
Desde la memoria viva y la tradición andina, explican sus asistentes, este caminar colectivo no solo honra sus nombres y sus vidas arrebatadas, sino que siembra en la tierra y en la… pic.twitter.com/1513M1PzKA

— Elena Rodríguez Yánez (@ElenaDeQuito) December 8, 2025

Text reads: Begins the march in tribute to the four children of Las Malvinas, killed a year ago.
From living memory and the Andean tradition, explain their assistants, this collective walk not only honors their names and their lives taken away, but sows in the earth and in the conscience of the people a promise: that forgetfulness never has the last word.

Ronny Medina, Steven’s father, tearfully remembered his son as “a boy who loved football and studying.” He recounted the harrowing details of how the four adolescents were detained by a military patrol on 25 de Julio Avenue and subsequently transported to Taura. There, they were subjected to aggression, disappeared, and ultimately murdered. “I wish this were a dream,” Medina expressed, highlighting the initial discrimination they faced for being from a “low-income neighborhood.”

Similarly, Katy Bustos, the mother of Josue and Ismael, shared the poignant detail that her son Josue “dreamed of being a military man, of wearing the camouflage uniform of the Armed Forces.” She underscored the profound irony that “it was the uniformed men, whom he admired, who are the alleged perpetrators of his disappearance amidst a series of revelations of racist insults, beatings, and gunshots during their detention.” Bustos further shared the ongoing grief, explaining that her nine-year-old daughter cries every night, asking: “Mom, why did the military do all that to my brothers?”

The march culminated at La Coviem Park, which was symbolically renamed “The Four Children of Las Malvinas” as an act of reparation in the face of impunity, in a demand for justice and truth.

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Concurrently, on December 8, the trial against the accused military personnel entered its final phase. The Attorney General’s Office has requested a sentence of 34 years and eight months in prison for the 17 military members, in addition to fines equivalent to 800 basic salaries, and comprehensive non-repetition measures.

This deeply moving case has profoundly impacted the nation, unfolding within the broader context of an internal armed conflict declared in January 2024 by President Daniel Noboa. This declaration significantly expanded the operational role of the Armed Forces in efforts against organized crime, a policy framework that critics argue facilitated such abuses.

The families of Josue, Ismael, Nehemias, and Steven continue to demand justice, transforming their grief into collective resistance, with a powerful message: that memory must prevail over silence, and that the pursuit of justice is essential to ensure such atrocities are never repeated.

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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 5% tariff on all Mexican goods unless the country releases 200,000 acre-feet of water, which he says is owed under a decades-old treaty.

Posting on Truth Social, U.S. President Donald Trump accused Mexico of falling hundreds of thousands of acre-feet behind on its commitments outlined in the 1944 water-sharing pact, which regulates flows from the Colorado, Tijuana, and Rio Grande rivers.

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“As of now, Mexico is not responding, and it is very unfair to our US Farmers who deserve this much needed water,” Trump wrote.

The water shortfall, according to Trump, is affecting crops and livestock in Texas. Farmers in the state have long urged Washington to pressure Mexico into fulfilling the treaty’s terms. The 1944 agreement requires Mexico to deliver 1.75 million acre-feet of water to the US over a five-year cycle.

Politico reports that Trump’s post came after he met with farmers and lawmakers from agriculture-focused states.

“Mexico continues to violate our comprehensive Water Treaty, and this violation is seriously hurting our BEAUTIFUL TEXAS CROPS AND LIVESTOCK… Mexico has an obligation to FIX THIS NOW.” – President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/m4V1KEW0Lm

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 8, 2025

Mexico’s Stance

Mexican authorities admit they’re behind on required water deliveries, blaming an extended drought intensified by climate change for the setback. They’ve pledged to supply 420,000 acre-feet by October, though that still won’t meet the total obligation.

So far, the Mexican government has issued no public reply to Trump’s newest comments.

The U.S. currently imposes a 25% tariff on multiple Mexican imports — from steel and aluminum to cars and car parts.

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Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the purported discussions, which solely concern the Government of Venezuela, are fabricated attempts to involve Cuba in constructing false pretexts for U.S. aggression.

On December 8, 2025, Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) dismissed as “absurd and false” recent press reports alleging secret contacts with U.S. officials to discuss Venezuela’s internal matters, reaffirming its unwavering support for the Bolivarian Revolution.

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This response comes amid widespread international and internal U.S. rejection of threats of war against Venezuela, with bellicose sectors in the United States reportedly resorting to crude lies to undermine the unity of the Venezuelan Government and people against external aggression.

Furthermore, Cuba strongly rejects attempts to tarnish its unblemished record of fighting for peace in Latin America and the Caribbean and its consistent efforts against drug trafficking. U.S. specialized agencies are well aware of Cuba’s effectiveness in confronting drug trafficking, having directly benefited from cooperation until U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio unilaterally instructed to cut dialogue and collaboration on migration and law enforcement matters.

🇨🇺| Cuba desmiente falsedades sobre Venezuela en declaraciones de @JosefinaVidalF:

🗣️ Rechazamos las mentiras y agresiones de EE.UU.

✊Nuestro apoyo a la Revolución Bolivariana🇻🇪 es invariable.

🔗https://t.co/mPs91xrguZ… pic.twitter.com/OM59xEWtRk

— Cancillería de Cuba (@CubaMINREX) December 9, 2025

Text reads: Cuba denies falsehoods about Venezuela in statements by @JosefinaVidalF: We reject US lies and aggression. Our support for the Bolivarian Revolution is invariant.

In this sense, the statement affirmed that “any effort to leverage the current scenario against the Bolivarian Revolution to question the unwavering and firm support of the Cuban people and government in these dangerous circumstances for Latin America and the Caribbean will be futile.”

Cuba has criticized U.S. attacks in the Caribbean Sea and accuses it of seeking a violent overthrow of the Venezuelan Government amid the dramatic escalation of U.S. firepower in the Latin American region; reiterating its commitment to regional integration and solidarity, standing firm against any political interference.

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Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has rolled out an expansive five-year blueprint to channel 2.7 billion shekels (about $837 million USD) into enlarging and entrenching Israeli settlements throughout the occupied West Bank.

The initiative envisions the creation of 17 new settlement sites, the reinforcement of dozens more, and a sweeping upgrade of infrastructure in territories slated for deeper Israeli control.

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The funding covers everything from water, sewage, and electricity networks to public buildings, including synagogues, schools, and community centers.

The proposal also includes “absorption warehouses” stocked with roughly 20 caravans intended for incoming settler families, a tactic designed to accelerate demographic entrenchment and facilitate future expansion.

The settlement package is only one layer of a broader strategy to tighten Zionist authority beyond the 1948 line.

The plan pairs new road networks with the relocation of military bases and administrative restructuring—steps that effectively advance annexation under another name.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced Monday that he's allocating 2.7 billion shekels for the establishment of 17 new settlements in the West Bank over the next five years.

This decision comes as part of the government’s plan to strengthen settlement infrastructure… pic.twitter.com/Y4Z714DTms

— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 8, 2025

Zionist Pressure on Palestinian Communities

Alongside the settlement drive, Israeli authorities are tightening pressure on Palestinian communities in and around occupied East Jerusalem and the northern Jordan Valley. A mix of demolitions, land seizures, and movement restrictions has accelerated what Palestinian officials and rights groups describe as a systematic push toward de facto annexation.

Last week, demolition orders were delivered for more than ten residential and agricultural structures near the Arab al-Jahalin Bedouin community southeast of Jerusalem, according to the Jerusalem Governorate.

These notices fit into a mounting pattern: in November 2025 alone, officials recorded 27 demolitions and bulldozing operations—five of them carried out by residents under threat of steep fines, 21 executed by municipal crews, and one land plot razed entirely.

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The Venezuelan vessel Manuel Gual, dispatched by the Government of Venezuela and the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of America (ALBA-TCP, in Spanish), arrived Monday at Santiago de Cuba’s Guillermon Moncada port carrying heavy machinery and more than 7,110 tons of supplies for communities affected by Hurricane Melissa in eastern Cuba.

The equipment will be operated by Venezuelan technicians who are already on the island assisting local authorities in restoring damaged roads and infrastructure.

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The ship set sail on Friday night, December 5, from the port of La Guaira, Venezuela, transporting 76 containers of food, five backhoes, and materials for reconstruction efforts, ALBA-TCP Executive Secretary Rander Peña confirmed.

This latest shipment adds to more than 12,000 tons of aid delivered in recent weeks, including medicine, toys, windows, and construction materials for the rebuilding of homes.

“This new humanitarian shipment is meant to strengthen the restoration and recovery work underway on the island following the hurricane,” Peña said, emphasizing that assistance will continue “for as long as the brotherly people of Cuba need it.”

The aid is part of a broader solidarity effort launched by the Venezuelan government after learning of the extent of the storm’s damage. For weeks, Venezuelan technicians have been working alongside Cuban authorities to repair damaged infrastructure in Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Holguin, and Guantanamo.

Declarations from authorities

Misael Rodriguez Llanes, Secretary General of Cuba’s National Construction Workers Union (SNTC, in Spanish), said dozens of brigades have been working up to 15 hours a day “clearing debris, repairing damage, and rebuilding in multiple locations.”

Sergio Enrique Rodriguez Rojas, Director of Maintenance Policy and Project Execution at Venezuela’s Ministry of Public Works, stressed that “helping Cuba is a priority,” even “amid U.S. imperial threats and a tightened blockade.”

El buque "Manuel Gual", del ALBA-TCP, arribó al puerto Guillermón Moncada, en Santiago de Cuba, con un cargamento de ayuda solidaria, maquinaria e insumos, con el propósito de reforzar el trabajo de restauración y recuperación que se ejecuta en el oriente de #Cuba 🇨🇺 tras el paso… pic.twitter.com/0EmOt0AwD9

— teleSUR TV (@teleSURtv) December 8, 2025

Bethsalie Contreras Trujillo, a young Venezuelan member of the internationalist brigade, called the gesture “reciprocal,” noting that “millions of Venezuelans have received healthcare, education, culture, and sports thanks to Cuban internationalists.”

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Cubans residing in the United States are facing a migration policy that instills persecution and fear, marked by arbitrary deportations and threats of bank account closures or freezes, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla denounced.

According to various press reports, U.S. banks sent notifications to Cuban clients requiring them to comply with additional verification protocols, including updates to their immigration status.

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The measures are widely seen as tied both to the six-decade U.S. blockade and to the Trump administration’s renewed hard line on immigration. Within the Cuban-U.S. community, the prospect of frozen accounts or restricted access to savings has sparked growing alarm.

Rodriguez Parrilla further rebuked segments of the Cuban diaspora that fuel irregular migration for political leverage, favors, and financial gain. Havana argues that Washington has weaponized migration, using it as a political pressure tool that directly harms Cuban nationals living in the United States.

Los cubanos que viven en #EEUU sufren la persecución y el miedo que infunde la actual política migratoria del gobierno de ese país.

No sólo enfrentan el riesgo de ser deportados de forma arbitraria. Ahora encaran la amenaza de perder o ver congeladas sus cuentas bancarias.

Los… pic.twitter.com/sYoBUY2We9

— Bruno Rodríguez P (@BrunoRguezP) December 8, 2025

Trump’s Anti-Migrants Policies

Since Trump began his second term in January 2025, the administration has sharply slowed residency and naturalization cases while ramping up Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and deportation orders targeting undocumented migrants.

Videos circulating on social media show ICE officers using force during operations, and civil rights groups report human rights abuses inside detention centers, including deaths.

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Honduran Attorney General Johel Zelaya requested on Monday the enforcement of an international arrest warrant against former president Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was recently pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump as part of an interventionist push against the country’s sovereignty.

In a post on X, Honduran Attorney General Johel Zelaya announced that he had instructed the Technical Criminal Investigation Agency (ATIC, in Spanish) and urged national and international security bodies—including INTERPOL—to locate Hernandez, who faces charges of money laundering and fraud in the Pandora II case.

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“We have been scarred by the tentacles of corruption and by criminal networks that have profoundly shaped the life of our country”, Zelaya wrote, reaffirming that his fight is “direct and unwavering.”

Hemos sido lacerados por los tentáculos de la corrupción y por las redes criminales que han marcado profundamente la vida de nuestro país. Es por ello que en el marco del Día Internacional Contra la Corrupción que se conmemora mañana 9 de diciembre, informo al pueblo hondureño… pic.twitter.com/8V4cpyrKq2

— Johel Antonio Zelaya Alvarez (@jaza_hn) December 8, 2025

Text reads: We have been torn by the tentacles of corruption and criminal networks that have deeply marked the life of our country. (…) I also inform the population that the first line of investigation has been completed…

Juan Orlando Hernandez’ Crimes

The charges against Hernandez stem from a multimillion-dollar corruption scheme that also implicated former lawmakers, business leaders, and private individuals in the diversion of state funds to finance the 2013 political campaign.

Hernandez was released on December 1 after receiving a pardon from U.S. President Trump, overturning a 45-year sentence handed down in 2024 for drug trafficking and weapons charges. A U.S. federal court in New York had accused him of facilitating the entry of more than 400 tons of cocaine into the United States.

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Trump also congratulated Hernandez on Truth Social, hinting at the pardon days earlier by praising him on his upcoming exoneration. Meanwhile, the U.S. president has leveled unsubstantiated accusations against Latin American leaders—especially in Venezuela and Colombia—claiming they are tied to drug trafficking, despite lacking evidence comparable to the case built against Hernandez.

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On Sunday, a broad alliance of Norwegian groups dedicated to peace and solidarity announced a demonstration planned for Tuesday, December 9, in condemnation of the Nobel Committee’s decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan far-right politician María Corina Machado. Machado has publicly called for a US military intervention against Venezuela, supports the over one thousand unilateral coercive measures imposed on the country, has played a key role in orchestrating violent and destabilizing actions, and has links to criminal drug trafficking organizations.

The Norwegian organizations condemn the award, arguing that it contradicts the spirit of Alfred Nobel’s will and legitimizes a potential US military intervention in Latin America, which would be against international law. The protest is scheduled for 5 p.m. in front of the Norwegian Nobel Institute. It marks the first time in many years that so many Norwegian groups have come together to challenge a decision by the Nobel Committee.

Gro Standnes, president of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and a member of the Norwegian Peace Council, stated that an award intended to promote coexistence and dialogue cannot be given to political figures who support military actions or initiatives that violate international norms.

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“When the prize is awarded to a policy that supports military interference and actions contrary to international law, it breaks with the very purpose of the Nobel Peace Prize,” she added.

Lina Álvarez Reyes, communication advisor for the Norwegian Committee of Solidarity with Latin America, warned that US President Donald Trump openly threatened to launch a military offensive against Venezuela, violating Article 2.4 of the Charter of the United Nations, which prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity of other states.

Álvarez warned that these threats, along with the illegal extrajudicial executions carried out by Washington in the Caribbean, endanger the civilian population, violate Venezuelan sovereignty, and increase instability throughout the continent. The US strikes have already taken the lives of 86 civilians.

“It is unacceptable that the Peace Prize be used to legitimize Trump’s illegal use of force in Latin America. US military interventions have never brought peace or prosperity to the region,” she emphasized.

During the protest, slogans such as “No to the Nobel Prize for war promoters!” and “United States: Hands off Latin America!” are expected to be prominent.

The organizations claim that Machado’s selection violates the original mandate of the prize’s creator, which states that the award should go to those who promote disarmament, peaceful conflict resolution, and fraternity between nations, not to those who support increased military confrontation.

Among the characteristics questioned by the organizations, it is highlighted that Machado supports actions that violate international law. She dedicated the award to President Donald Trump while the United States is carrying out military operations that constitute extrajudicial executions and violations of international law.

They also pointed out that the Venezuelan far-right spreads bellicose propaganda by reproducing Trump’s statements that describe the Venezuelan government as a “drug cartel” and present it as a threat to the US. However, such accusations have been refuted by US intelligence agencies, specialized international organizations, and other representatives of the Venezuelan right wing.

Norwegian Peace Council Will Not Celebrate María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize

They also criticize her support for Israel’s military actions in Gaza. Just days after receiving the award, Machado praised the Zionist entity’s genocidal campaign in the Palestinian territory, which has left 70,365 Palestinians dead and 171,058 wounded since October 2023. Machado’s party had also previously signed a cooperation agreement with Likud, the political party led by Benjamin Netanyahu.

Machado has been heavily criticized in Venezuela, including by far-right supporters, for not questioning the xenophobic and racist migration policies promoted by the Trump administration. There is a video of an interview she gave to a US television network in which she bluntly applauded the deportation of 252 Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador’s CECOT prison.

The migrants deported to CECOT were accused by Washington of belonging to the Tren de Aragua criminal gang. Yet, after President Nicolás Maduro secured their safe return to Venezuela, none were found to have criminal records linking them to the criminal organization.

Venezuelan authorities reported in recent weeks that Machado has left the country with the intention of attending the award ceremony scheduled for December 10 in Oslo.

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Cotonou, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — Benin’s armed forces have foiled an attempted mutiny aimed at

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Caracas, December 8, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Thousands of people mobilized Saturday to oppose the US’ military threats against Venezuela. Grassroots organizations held street protests in 65 cities in the United States. The activities were organized jointly by the ANSWER Coalition, The People’s Forum, Black Alliance for Peace, CODEPINK, Palestinian Youth Movement, Party for Socialism and...

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President Sheinbaum's daily press conference, with comments on the 4th Transformation anniversary, employment stats, new high schools, water law, US relationship, & 2026 World Cup.

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Venezuela demonstrated remarkable economic resilience during 2025, defying the severe unilateral coercive measures—euphemistically referred to

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Tegucigalpa, Dec 8 (Prensa Latina) With a call to its members for permanent mobilization, the ruling Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre) of Honduras is determined to stand up against what it considers ongoing electoral fraud.

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They reaffirmed support for President Maduro and the Bolivarian Revolution. On Sunday, Venezuelan social leaders concluded the national plenary of the Constituent Process of Indigenous Peoples. From Diego Ibarra Square in Caracas, they raised their voices to the world, demanding peace and respect for Venezuela’s sovereignty. RELATED: Venezuela December celebrations: 5 joyful signs of hope […]

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For decades, the U.S.-led security apparatus ignored diplomatic off-ramps, leading directly to the current crisis point. The Ukraine war did not start in 2022; it is the result of a long struggle over Europe’s security order between the US-led NATO alliance and Russia. NATO’s continuous expansion eastward, combined with European Union pressure inside Ukraine, ignores […]

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An interview with Étienne von Bertrab, author of the new book Más allá: una historia del Tren Maya.

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The reform reinforces the right to defense and legal assistance for vulnerable populations. On Sunday, Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader enacted Law 97-25, which reforms the Code of Criminal Procedure. The text was published in the Official Gazette and will enter into force nationwide on Wednesday. RELATED: Dominican Republic Citizens Protest Over Nationwide Blackout The […]

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Mexico City, Dec. 8 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum described her recent meeting with her US counterpart, Donald Trump, as cordial and reiterated the importance of coordination without subordination in relations with the neighboring country.

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