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Honduras leader suggests ending cooperation with U.S. military over Trump deportation threat
1 week ago

Honduras leader suggests ending cooperation with U.S. military over Trump deportation threat

LA Times  

U.S. soldiers carry an American flag in a memorial service for five U.S. soldiers at the Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras in 2002. Honduras President Xiomara Castro ’s threats to stop her country’s cooperation with the U.S. military if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on promised mass deportations have generated political heat at home, even as the U.S. government …

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If Trump goes ahead with mass deportation, we will... : Honduras President's threat to US
1 week ago

If Trump goes ahead with mass deportation, we will... : Honduras President's threat to US

India TV News  

In what comes as a strong response to US President-elect Donald Trump's promise of mass deportations, Honduras President Xiomara Castro has threatened to stop her country's cooperation with the US military. Trump's mass deportation plank seems to have generated political heat in Honduras resulting in a rebuttal from the President. In her statement, Castro said, "Faced with a hostile attitude …

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Honduras suggests ending US military cooperation over Trump mass deportation threat
1 week ago

Honduras suggests ending US military cooperation over Trump mass deportation threat

Associated Press  

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras President Xiomara Castro ’s comments earlier this week threatening to stop her country’s cooperation with the U.S. military if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on promised mass deportations have generated political heat at home, even as the U.S. government has remained silent. In a New Year’s Day speech on a national television channel, Castro said that …

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He fought to save jungles in Honduras. Now his killing haunts environmental defenders
3 weeks ago

He fought to save jungles in Honduras. Now his killing haunts environmental defenders

Associated Press  

TOCOA, Honduras — Seven bullets pounded into Juan López outside a small white church on a sunny September afternoon. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Two months after López’s killing, a pall hangs over the home where he and his wife, Thelma Peña, raised their daughters. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook …

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Attempted prison escape in Honduras leaves 2 inmates dead and 3 injured
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Attempted prison escape in Honduras leaves 2 inmates dead and 3 injured

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — An attempted prison break early Thursday in Honduras left two inmates dead and three injured, authorities said. According to officials, a total of 72 prisoners took part in the attempted escape from the men’s prison in the town of Tamara, about 19 miles from the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa. The carnage led to calls for change to …

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Honduras’ president is asked to resign after corruption scandal she says is a plot to oust her
4 months ago

Honduras’ president is asked to resign after corruption scandal she says is a plot to oust her

Associated Press  

TEGUCIGALPA — The head of an anti-corruption organization on Wednesday demanded that Honduran President Xiomara Castro resign after a video was released in which her brother-in-law allegedly received drug money. The day before the letter was sent, a video recorded in 2013 was released purportedly showing drug traffickers currently imprisoned in the United States offering more than $525,000 to the …

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Honduras to build 20,000-inmate ‘megaprison’ as part of gang crackdown
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Honduras to build 20,000-inmate ‘megaprison’ as part of gang crackdown

Al Jazeera  

President Xiomara Castro says new measures including ‘terrorist’ designations for gang members are in response to public complaints about rising violence. In a late-night televised address to the nation, President Xiomara Castro said on Friday the “plan of solutions against crime” was in response to a “security emergency” and public complaints about increasing violence. Flanked by members of Honduras’s National …

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Venezuela and Honduras announce actions to protest Ecuador’s embassy raid
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Venezuela and Honduras announce actions to protest Ecuador’s embassy raid

Al Jazeera  

Honduras has recalled its charge d’affaires while Venezuela plans to close its diplomatic offices in Ecuador in protest. Two Latin American countries — Venezuela and Honduras — announced diplomatic actions to signal displeasure at a recent police raid at Mexico’s embassy in Quito, Ecuador. On the social media platform X, Honduras’s Foreign Relations Minister Enrique Reina revealed that his country …

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How world reacted to Ecuador presidential candidate Villavicencio’s killing
1 year, 5 months ago

How world reacted to Ecuador presidential candidate Villavicencio’s killing

Al Jazeera  

The killing of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has sent shockwaves across the South American nation and the world, prompting an outpouring of grief and calls to tackle rising violence. Mexico Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it “regret the acts of violence that occurred in Quito” and expressed its “solidarity with the Ecuadorian government and people”. “We condemn any …

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Could El Salvador’s gang crackdown spread across Latin America?
1 year, 5 months ago

Could El Salvador’s gang crackdown spread across Latin America?

Al Jazeera  

A harsh crackdown on gangs has brought Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele popularity, but experts say the cost is steep. “When massive rights violations become commonplace, it’s very rare for this to result in lasting peace,” said Noah Bullock, executive director of the Salvadoran rights group Cristosal, which has monitored rights violations under the state of exception. “The magnitude of the …

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More than 40 women killed in Honduran prison riot
1 year, 6 months ago

More than 40 women killed in Honduran prison riot

Al Jazeera  

A grisly riot at a women’s prison in Honduras on Tuesday has left at least 41 women dead in an outburst of violence that the country’s president blamed on “mara” street gangs that often wield broad power inside penitentiaries. — Xiomara Castro de Zelaya June 20, 2023 Local media interviewed one injured inmate outside the hospital who said prisoners belonging …

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Anti-corruption advocate flees Honduras after receiving threats
1 year, 6 months ago

Anti-corruption advocate flees Honduras after receiving threats

Al Jazeera  

Gabriela Castellanos’s departure comes after her organisation published a report accusing the government of nepotism. Gabriela Castellanos, director of the National Anti-Corruption Council non-profit group, left Honduras at the recommendation of her security team after a “series of indications in recent days” signalled she was in danger, the council said. The wife of former President Manuel Zelaya, the left-wing Castro …

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Honduras opens embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan
1 year, 6 months ago

Honduras opens embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Honduras opened an embassy in Beijing on Sunday, Chinese state media reported, months after the Central American nation broke off relations with Taiwan to establish diplomatic ties with China. China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Honduran counterpart Enrique Reina took part in the inauguration of the embassy on Sunday morning, China’s official CCTV said. The president also …

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Honduras opens embassy in China after cutting ties with Taiwan
1 year, 7 months ago

Honduras opens embassy in China after cutting ties with Taiwan

Al Jazeera  

Honduras established formal ties with China in March, becoming the latest country to break ties with Taiwan. China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Honduran counterpart Enrique Reina took part in the inauguration of the embassy on Sunday morning, China’s official CCTV reported on Sunday. The symbol of the two sides’ strengthening diplomatic ties came during Honduran President Xiomara Castro’s …

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Honduran president begins first visit to China since breaking off ties with Taiwan
1 year, 7 months ago

Honduran president begins first visit to China since breaking off ties with Taiwan

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Honduran President Xiomara Castro arrived in Shanghai on Friday on her first visit since China established ties with her nation, pulling it away from former diplomatic ally Taiwan. Beijing has intensified its battle to win away Taiwan’s diplomatic allies since independence-leaning Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen took office in 2016. Beijing’s latest victory comes as tensions have risen …

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Honduran president set to visit China after establishing ties
1 year, 7 months ago

Honduran president set to visit China after establishing ties

Al Jazeera  

President Xiomara Castro continues to expand Honduras’s relations with Beijing as the Central American country seeks an economic boost. The administration of Honduran President Xiomara Castro has announced that she will travel to China later this week as the Latin American country seeks stronger ties with Beijing. “The refoundation of Honduras demands new political, scientific, technical, commercial and cultural horizons.” …

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Taiwan recalls ambassador as Honduras switches ties to China
1 year, 9 months ago

Taiwan recalls ambassador as Honduras switches ties to China

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan says it has recalled its ambassador to Honduras amid moves by the Central American country to establish formal diplomatic ties with China. Honduras President Xiomara Castro announced last week that her government will seek to establish diplomatic relations with China, which would imply severing relations with Taiwan. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin dismissed reports that …

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Taiwan recalls ambassador as Honduras switches ties to China
1 year, 9 months ago

Taiwan recalls ambassador as Honduras switches ties to China

The Independent  

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Taiwan recalls ambassador to Honduras over FM's China visit
1 year, 9 months ago

Taiwan recalls ambassador to Honduras over FM's China visit

Firstpost  

The announcement came as Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina was heading to China to hold talks on the establishment of diplomatic relations with Beijing, government officials said Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan recalled on Thursday its ambassador to Honduras over a visit by Tegucigalpa’s foreign minister to China, Taipei’s government said in a statement. “We have decided to immediately recall our …

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End to Taiwan ties nears as Honduras’ Foreign Minister visits China
1 year, 9 months ago

End to Taiwan ties nears as Honduras’ Foreign Minister visits China

The Hindu  

The Honduran Foreign Minister is travelling to China to "promote" the establishment of diplomatic ties, an official said, signalling the end is most likely near for the country's decades-long relations with Taiwan. "Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina on instructions from President Xiomara Castro travelled to China on Wednesday to promote efforts for the establishment of diplomatic relations," presidential press secretary …

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Honduras will seek to establish relations with China, implying end of ties with Taiwan – Firstpost
1 year, 9 months ago

Honduras will seek to establish relations with China, implying end of ties with Taiwan – Firstpost

Firstpost  

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras: Honduras President Xiomara Castro announced Tuesday that her government would seek to establish diplomatic relations with China, which would imply severing relations with Taiwan. Castro said on her Twitter account that she instructed Honduran Foreign Affairs Minister Eduardo Reina to start negotiations with China and that her intention is “to expand the borders with freedom.” Honduras is one …

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Honduras says plans to open diplomatic relations with China
1 year, 9 months ago

Honduras says plans to open diplomatic relations with China

Al Jazeera  

Diplomatic ties with Taiwan have become a flashpoint in Central America, where Beijing is looking to deepen links. Honduras President Xiomara Castro has said she wants her country to open official diplomatic ties with China, in a move that would end its official relationship with the self-ruled island of Taiwan. Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said it had expressed serious concern to …

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Honduran president ends ban on emergency contraception, making it widely available
1 year, 10 months ago

Honduran president ends ban on emergency contraception, making it widely available

NPR  

Honduran president ends ban on emergency contraception, making it widely available Enlarge this image toggle caption Office of the Honduran Presidency Office of the Honduran Presidency Women's rights activists in Honduras are celebrating a major victory, after President Xiomara Castro announced that her government will lift its near-total ban on the emergency contraception pill. The WHO's policy recommendation states, "All …

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Police presence ramps up in Honduras under state of emergency
2 years, 1 month ago

Police presence ramps up in Honduras under state of emergency

Al Jazeera  

Police have stepped up their presence on the streets of Honduras after President Xiomara Castro declared a state of emergency to quash a rise in gang activity in the Central American nation. Castro, who took office in January as Honduras’s first female president, declared a state of emergency on Thursday and urged police to recover public spaces “assaulted and controlled …

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