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Ex-president Hernandez returns to Honduras after Trump pardon

TEGUCIGALPA - Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez returned to his country on Sunday, almost eight months after US President Donald Trump controversially pardoned his 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking.

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Meet the Honduran-Born Architect Redefining What It Means to Design and Build Luxury Homes in Miami Beach

Luxury residential construction in Miami has long been defined by spectacle. Marble imported from three continents, sweeping ocean views, finishes that photograph beautifully and command premiums that make headlines.

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WATCH: Honduran Lawmaker Injured By An Explosive Device Inside Congress

Honduran opposition lawmaker Gladys Aurora López was injured in an explosive attack on Jan. 8, collapsing to the floor before being taken to a local hospital in Tegucigalpa.

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USCIS will open the first ever field office in South America

Quito, Ecuador, will become only the sixth city in Latin America to host a USCIS office after Guatemala City, Mexico City, Havana, San Salvador and Tegucigalpa

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Honduras Gang Violence Forces Thousands From Their Homes

After criminals recently forced a family to leave their home in the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa, the owner again tried to rent it out, this time, to a young couple.

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Ex-Honduran leader praised by Trump faces trial in US for running ‘narco-state’

Juan Orlando Hernández stands trial in a New York courtroom on Monday accused of taking millions in bribes from drug traffickers

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Gang members locked women in cells before Honduras prison riot fire

Armed people went into rival gang’s cell block, opened fire and used oil to set fire, police officer says after 46 women killed

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Dozens of women die in a grisly riot in Honduran prison the president blames on gangs

Twenty-six of the 41 known victims were burned to death and the remainder shot or stabbed at the prison in Tamara, about 30 miles northwest of the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, police said.

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China inaugurates embassy in Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA: The People's Republic of China officially inaugurated its embassy in the Republic of Honduras on Monday, following the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries on March 26.

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Taiwan told to 'pack up and leave' Honduras after ties severed

Taiwan must vacate its embassy in Honduras within 30 days, a senior Honduran official said on Monday, after President Xiomara Castro severed ties with Taiwan in favor of China in a bid for more investment and jobs from the Asian giant.

Reuters

Honduras extends, expands state of emergency meant to fight crime

The Honduran government on Saturday extended a state of emergency declaration for 45 days, expanding it to additional areas of the country in an effort to fight criminal gangs amid high levels of violence.

Reuters

Honduras declares war against gangs – and for control of popular narrative

Xiomara Castro’s crackdown on gangs is also an attempt to counter allegations the government hasn’t done enough to combat crime

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Analysis: Corruption in Central America frustrates U.S. plan to tackle migration 'root causes'

More than a year into U.S. President Joe Biden's sweeping effort to tackle the "root causes" of migration with aid to Central America, projects likely worth millions of dollars have been canceled or put on hold due to corruption and governance concerns, U.S. officials and others tracking the issue said.

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U.S. extradites former Honduran police chief on drug charges

A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) plane took off from the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa on Tuesday morning carrying the country's former police, Juan Carlos "El Tigre" Bonilla, who is being extradited to the United States on drug-trafficking charges.

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Honduran ex-police boss arrested after U.S. extradition request- spokesman

Honduran security forces arrested a former police chief Wednesday after he was on the run for several months, wanted by the United States on drug-trafficking charges, a judicial spokesman said.

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In handcuffs, former Honduran president attends boisterous extradition hearing

Handcuffed and shackled, former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez arrived at his first extradition hearing on Wednesday, where he was met by dozens of boisterous fans as well as emboldened critics who assailed what they called his narco-dictatorship.

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Once celebrated by American leaders, former Honduran president now sought on US drug charges

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — For years, U.S. officials faced an uncomfortable dilemma: The president of Honduras was one of Washington’s top allies in Central America — but evidence was mounting that he was also a drug trafficker.

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Ex-president arrested in Honduras as US requests extradition on drugs charges

Juan Orlando Hernández, once a key US ally in Central America, handcuffed and taken away in Tegucigalpa

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Honduras inaugurates first female president, Harris vows closer U.S. ties

Xiomara Castro was sworn in as Honduras' first woman president on Thursday in front of a cheering crowd including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, who pledged U.S. government support to stem migration and fight corruption.

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Rival Honduran lawmakers back different congressional heads in dispute with next president

Honduran lawmakers in rival alliances backed two different people as congressional president on Sunday amid disputes between President-elect Xiomara Castro and dissident members of her party, warning of a new political crisis in the poverty-stricken Central American nation.

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