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Tegucigalpa
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President Xiomara Castro
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President Xiomara Castro
Trump-backed businessman Nasry Asfura is leading TV personality Salvador Nasralla in the race. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

Trump favourite edges ahead in Honduras vote as opponent calls foul

Salvador Nasralla claimed ‘an algorithm changed the data’ after losing a lead held since Tuesday.

Americas and the Caribbean

Honduras TV host widens lead over Trump-backed rival for president

Americas and the Caribbean

Ex-Honduran president freed from US prison after Trump pardon for drug crimes

Donald Trump

Rivals in Honduras presidential race locked in a ‘technical tie’

Trump-backed Nasry Asfura leads Salvador Nasralla by a razor-thin margin as the election council begins a manual vote count.

Honduran presidential candidates Nasry Asfura and Salvador Nasralla were practically tied in the race. Photo: AFP
Taiwan

Will the St Vincent election cost Taiwan another Caribbean ally?

Taiwan downplays concerns that Kingstown could flip ties to Beijing while eyeing polls in Honduras, where Taipei-friendly candidates lead.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Trump interference in Honduran election stokes division, voters say

Trump endorsed the conservative candidate and then announced the pardon of an ex-president sentenced to 45 years in a US prison for cocaine smuggling.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Trump says he’ll pardon ex-Honduras president serving US prison sentence

Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted in 2024 on drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years behind bars.

Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez is taken in handcuffs to a waiting aircraft for extradition to the US at an Air Force base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in April 2022. Photo: AP
US-China trade war

Chinese media calls out Trump over ‘false’ ocean pollution accusations

Widely shared report tackles the US president head-on to counter claims that China dumped waste.

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United States

ICE deports 2-year-old US citizen and mother of 1-year-old infant

The cases come amid a court battle over whether Trump’s immigration crackdown has gone too far at the expense of fundamental rights.

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Americas and the Caribbean

13 die in Honduras plane crash off Caribbean coast

Jetstream plane crashed minutes after take-off from Roatan Island on Monday. Transport minister said authorities suspect mechanical failure.

Rescue teams carrying an injured man after a plane crash in Roatan, Honduras on Monday. Photo: Honduran Police / AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for deportees from US

Group of mostly Asian migrants deported from the US arrive in Costa Rica as part of a deal with Washington.

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Migrants deported from the United States look out the window of a plane upon their arrival at Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica. Photo: EPA-EFE
United States

Religious groups sue Trump over immigration raids, worship arrests policy

The suit argues a Trump policy allowing arrests of migrants at houses of worship spreads fear and discourages attendance, while infringing on religious freedom.

Donald Trump

Trump holds off on Colombia tariff, sanctions threat after deportations deal

Colombia backed down and agreed to the ‘unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens’, hours after Trump threat.

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Americas and the Caribbean

US jails ex-Honduras president for 45 years on drugs charges

Juan Orlando Hernandez, 55, will likely die behind bars for engaging in a drug-trafficking conspiracy that sent massive amounts of cocaine to the United States.

Former Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernandez is sentenced in US federal court in New York on Wednesday. Courtroom sketch: Jane Rosenberg via Reuters
Americas and the Caribbean

Honduras to build 20,000-capacity ‘megaprison’ in crackdown on gangs

Escalated police raids have driven up the inmate population to 19,500, crammed into a system designed for 13,000.

Members of the Military Police of Public Order check and frisk inmates of the National Penitentiary “Francisco Morazan” in Tamara, Honduras, in June 2023. Photo: AFP
Marine safety

US awards Maryland US$60 million to rebuild collapsed Baltimore bridge

Formal details of funding is expected on Thursday evening. The ‘quick release’ federal award comes after Maryland governor sought the funding, saying it would lay foundation for a rapid recovery.

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United States

Central American and Mexican families mourn missing workers in Baltimore

The governments of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras confirmed that their citizens were among the 6 still missing after cargo ship crashed into Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Ex-Honduras president Hernandez convicted in US drug trafficking trial

The US accused the former leader of abusing his power by accepting millions of dollars in bribes from traffickers to protect their US-bound cocaine shipments.

Former Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernandez (second from right) is escorted towards a plane for his extradition to the US at an air force base in Tegucigalpa in April 2022. Photo: AFP
Taiwan

Mainland China’s top Taiwan official pledges support for pro-unification forces

Wang Huning, the party’s No 4, tells a conference that officials must ‘advance the process of reunification’ this year.

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Wellness

Celeb biohacker’s visited for treatment – a longevity hub pushes the limits

A ‘start-up city’ in Central America created by US-based firm Próspera wants to attract entrepreneurs who aim to push the limits of human longevity; biohacker Bryan Johnson has visited for gene therapy.

Video | Honduras embraces “new possibilities” as China's first ambassador to Honduras presents credentials

China's first ambassador to Honduras presents credentials after country switches ties to Beijing
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Diplomacy

Honduras seeking Chinese investors for US$20 billion transoceanic rail line

Honduras’ economic development minister said officials in China have shown interest in projects developed using both public and private funds and the proposed train line could be ready in about 15 years.

Honduran foreign minister Eduardo Reina, left, and economic development minister Fredis Cerrato in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on Friday. Photo: AFP
Taiwan

Why Taiwan is watching to see who becomes Guatemala’s next president

Centre-left candidate Bernardo Arevalo, who will be facing former first lady Sandra Torres in the August 20 run-off, has promised closer ties with Beijing.

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US-China relations

Reports of Chinese spy base in Cuba met with shrugs in Latin America

Latin American nations are strengthening relations with China amid a belief that Washington’s focus turned to the Middle East and now the Indo-Pacific.

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Honduran president announces security measures after massacre of 11 in pool hall

The security measures announced by President Xiomara Castro include ‘raids, captures and checkpoints 24 hours a day,’ along with curfews for the cities of Choloma and San Pedro Sula.

Forensic staff remove the body of one of the 11 people killed in a pool hall in Choloma, Cortes province, Honduras on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

At least 41 women die in Honduras prison riot blamed on gangs

Honduras’ president vow to take ‘drastic measures’ after a grisly riot at a women’s prison left dozens of women dead, most burned to death, others shot or stabbed.

Prison guards watch inmates at the Women’s Centre for Social Adaptation prison in Honduras on Tuesday following a brawl between rival gangs. Photo: AFP
Taiwan

Beijing’s trade deals tempt Taipei’s allies in Latin America – but not Pacific

China and Honduras sealed their diplomatic relationship by signing a series of economic agreements and moves towards a free-trade pact.

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Sri Lanka

Asia has 14 of the world’s top 25 shortest countries – can you guess who’s No 1?

There’s around a 20cm difference between children in the tallest and shortest nations, studies have found. Genes are part of the reason, but environmental factors such as poor diet could be more important.

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