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Tegucigalpa

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President Xiomara Castro

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President Xiomara Castro

Honduran soldiers near the plantation following the killings. Photo: AFP

Americas and the Caribbean

At least 19 killed in Honduras palm plantation massacre

The mass shooting came as the military prepares a sweeping domestic crackdown on drug cartels and gangs.

6 hours ago

China-Latin America relations

Beijing calls Paraguay leaders willing ‘chess pieces’ after disputed Taiwan trip

13 May 2026 - 4:08AMvideocam

Diplomacy

Opinion | Latin America is reassessing the benefits of warm ties with Beijing

11 May 2026 - 9:31PMvideocam

US immigration

At least 4 migrants have died in US ICE custody since start of 2026

Reported deaths occurred in the first 10 days of the year; two of them attributed to ‘heart-related issues’.

14 Jan 2026 - 2:05PM

Federal agents and police keep protesters back outside a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Oregon in October. Photo: AFP

Americas and the Caribbean

Honduras rejects ‘illegal’ recount order of vote won by Trump-backed candidate

Electoral body labels recount decree ‘unconstitutional’, confirming Trump-backed Nasry Asfura as winner despite outgoing president’s protests.

13 Jan 2026 - 5:39PM

US-China relations

My Take | The United States returns to gunboat diplomacy, 21st-century style

China’s consensual approach and win-win multilateralism will, in the long run, prevail in Latin America over US militant bullying.

5 Jan 2026 - 2:38AM

Americas and the Caribbean

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in custody at the offices of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in New York City. Photo: @RapidResponse47 via Reuters

Americas and the Caribbean

Trump-backed Asfura declared winner of Honduras presidential election

The vote count took weeks, fuelling international concern and doubts about the Latin American country’s fragile electoral system.

25 Dec 2025 - 9:22AM

Americas and the Caribbean

Honduras president alleges ‘electoral coup’ amid chaotic vote count

Fraud allegations, claims of US interference and disputed tally sheets mar vote count following Honduras’ November 30 presidential election.

10 Dec 2025 - 3:47PM

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.

5 Dec 2025 - 10:18AM

Trump-backed businessman Nasry Asfura is leading TV personality Salvador Nasralla in the race. Photo: AFP

Americas and the Caribbean

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

Donald Trump, who has backed Nasry Asfura, has alleged election fraud without evidence.

4 Dec 2025 - 12:29PM

Donald Trump has backed Nasry Asfura over Salvador Nasralla. Photo: AFP

Americas and the Caribbean

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

While in prison, Hernandez wrote to Trump calling him ‘Your Excellency’ and referring to their ‘shared values’.

3 Dec 2025 - 5:18PM

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.

2 Dec 2025 - 2:28PM

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.

1 Dec 2025 - 8:38PMvideocam

Godwin Friday (left), the new prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, leads the New Democratic Party, which has long advocated changing recognition from Taipei to Beijing. Photo: Handout

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.

30 Nov 2025 - 7:49PM

Honduran presidential candidates Nasry Asfura of the the conservative National Party (PN) endorsed by US President Donald Trump (left), Rixi Moncada of the left-wing LIBRE (centre), and Salvador Nasralla of the Liberal Party. Photo: Reuters

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.

29 Nov 2025 - 6:59AM

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.

28 Apr 2025 - 10:59AMvideocam

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.

27 Apr 2025 - 2:42AMvideocam

A deportation officer with Enforcement and Removal Operations in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office conducts a brief before an early morning operation in New York in December. Photo: AP

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.

19 Mar 2025 - 5:39AM

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.

21 Feb 2025 - 2:37PMvideocam

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.

12 Feb 2025 - 10:49PM

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.

27 Jan 2025 - 3:21PM

US security agents guide detained migrants to board a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for a removal flight at Fort Bliss, Texas. Photo: Department of Defence via Reuters

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.

27 Jun 2024 - 12:10PM

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.

16 Jun 2024 - 6:03AM

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.

29 Mar 2024 - 7:46AMvideocam

The Dali cargo ship following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, seen from Riviera Beach, Maryland on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

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.

28 Mar 2024 - 4:42AMvideocam

The collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

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.

9 Mar 2024 - 5:14AM

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.

24 Feb 2024 - 1:29AMvideocam

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Honduras

At least 19 killed in Honduras palm plantation massacre

The mass shooting came as the military prepares a sweeping domestic crackdown on drug cartels and gangs.

Beijing calls Paraguay leaders willing ‘chess pieces’ after disputed Taiwan trip

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | Latin America is reassessing the benefits of warm ties with Beijing

At least 4 migrants have died in US ICE custody since start of 2026

Reported deaths occurred in the first 10 days of the year; two of them attributed to ‘heart-related issues’.

Honduras rejects ‘illegal’ recount order of vote won by Trump-backed candidate

Electoral body labels recount decree ‘unconstitutional’, confirming Trump-backed Nasry Asfura as winner despite outgoing president’s protests.

My Take | The United States returns to gunboat diplomacy, 21st-century style

China’s consensual approach and win-win multilateralism will, in the long run, prevail in Latin America over US militant bullying.

.css-19im5qg{color:#c79a00;}Explainer | Was the US capture of Venezuela’s President Maduro legal?

Nicolas Maduro to face charges in New York - but experts question the legality of the US operation and plans to ‘run’ Venezuela.

Trump-backed Asfura declared winner of Honduras presidential election

The vote count took weeks, fuelling international concern and doubts about the Latin American country’s fragile electoral system.

Honduras president alleges ‘electoral coup’ amid chaotic vote count

Fraud allegations, claims of US interference and disputed tally sheets mar vote count following Honduras’ November 30 presidential election.

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.

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

Donald Trump, who has backed Nasry Asfura, has alleged election fraud without evidence.

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

While in prison, Hernandez wrote to Trump calling him ‘Your Excellency’ and referring to their ‘shared values’.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Opinion | Latin America is reassessing the benefits of warm ties with Beijing

Explainer | Was the US capture of Venezuela’s President Maduro legal?