Trump casts long shadow over Honduran politics ahead of vote
• Nov 29, 2025, 11:27 AM
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US President Donald Trump on Friday made a major intervention into Honduran politics days before the Central American nation votes, pardoning a convicted ex-leader and threatening to cut US support if his preferred candidate loses. Trump said he will pardon ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted last year in a US court of drug trafficking charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison.
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Trump casts long shadow over Honduran politics ahead of vote
• 11:27 AM
1 min
US President Donald Trump on Friday made a major intervention into Honduran politics days before the Central American nation votes, pardoning a convicted ex-leader and threatening to cut US support if his preferred candidate loses. Trump said he will par
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US Defense Secretary Hegseth issued kill order after strike on Caribbean boat, reports say
• 11:24 AM
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The US military conducted a follow-up strike on a boat in the Caribbean that it believed to be ferrying drugs, killing survivors of an initial missile attack, US media reported Friday. Prior to the operation, the troops had been given a directive from US
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Trump announces pardon of Honduran ex-president ahead of election
• 10:06 AM
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President Donald Trump on Friday said he will pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was extradited to the US and serving a drug trafficking sentence. The announcement came as Trump weighed into Honduran politics, with the US presid
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