Honduras will seek to establish formal diplomatic relations with China, a move that would cut off Taiwan from one of its few remaining diplomatic allies, Bloomberg reported. Honduran President Xiomara Castro said the decision was part of an effort to diversify bilateral ties and a sign...
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Honduras imposed a “state of exception” this week in order to fight street gangs and rising crime, becoming the second Central American nation to do so, the Associated Press reported. The extraordinary move will suspend some constitutional rights, such as free movement and freedom of association,...
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A judge in Honduras recently sentenced Roberto David Castillo, a top business executive and graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, to 22.5 years in prison for his role in the 2016 murder of Berta Caceres, an indigenous leader and environmental activist. Castillo...
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Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández appeared virtually before a US court over the weekend, following his extradition to the United States where he faces multiple charges related to drug trafficking, CNN reported. Hernández was extradited to the US on Friday, a month after Honduras’ top...
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A Honduran judge approved the extradition of former President Juan Orlando Hernandez to the United States, where he is facing drug trafficking charges, Agence France-Presse reported. The decision comes a month after the Court of the Southern District of New York requested Hernandez’s extradition – he...
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