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Honduras prosecutor: Ex-president's offices swept of papers

A federal prosecutor in Honduras says an anti-corruption team from the Attorney General’s Office visited presidential offices a week after President Juan Orlando Hernández stepped down and found paper shredders and none of the financial documents they were looking for

The Independent UK

Honduras repeals 'secrets law' in fight against corruption

Honduran lawmakers have repealed legislation that critics dubbed the "official secrets law" for classifying public documents on national security and defense, marking one of the first efforts under a new leftist administration to curb corruption.

Reuters

Honduras to cancel environmental permits for mining, ban open pits

Environmental permits for Honduran metal and non-metal mining will be cancelled, the country's government said in a brief statement on Monday, describing the industry as harmful and declaring it will specifically prohibit open-pit mining.

Reuters

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Honduras high court rejects house arrest for ex-president

Honduras’ Supreme Court of Justice has denied the appeal of former President Juan Orlando Hernández to be held under house arrest during his extradition process

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Ex-Honduras leader long in US prosecutors' sights

Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández was arrested at the request of the United States on drug trafficking charges Tuesday and a Honduran judge will decide if he is eventually extradited to stand trial in the U.S. While Hernández was president, he was untouchable for Honduras’ co-opted justice system and…

The Independent UK

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.

Reuters

A stunning fall for ex-Honduran president wanted in US

The arrest of former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández and the images that followed — a leader shackled and paraded before cameras like a common criminal — are a stunning reversal for a man who for years seemed impervious to growing allegations of corruption

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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.

Los Angeles Times

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

The Guardian - US

Ferns: the houseplants that reveal how tropical rainforests are responding to climate change

Ferns are at their most diverse and abundant in the world’s tropical rainforests. This warm and humid ecosystem is heaven for these plants, which unfurl their feather-like leaves in the damp and shaded understory. So how did they ever come to colonise British living rooms?

The Conversation

Split up at the US-Mexico border, a family finally reunites

A Honduran family separated by American immigration authorities finally have a touching reunion after returning to the United States – this time with the US government’s blessing

The Independent UK

U.S. asks Honduras to arrest and extradite former President Juan Orlando Hernández

Honduras police officers have surrounded his home, per Reuters.

Axios

US asks Honduras to arrest, extradite ex-President Hernández

After years of speculation in Honduras, the United States formally requested the arrest and extradition of former President Juan Orlando Hernández less than three weeks after he left office

The Independent UK

US asks Honduras to arrest, extradite ex-President Hernández

The United States has requested the arrest of former President Juan Orlando Hernández for his eventual extradition to the U.S. On Monday afternoon, Honduras’ foreign affairs ministry said via Twitter that it had notified the country’s Supreme Court of Justice that the U.S. Embassy had formally requested the arrest of…

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U.S. asks Honduras to extradite ex-president Hernandez

The United States requested the Honduran government to extradite former President Juan Orlando Hernandez, a senior Honduran government source said on Monday, as CNN published what appeared to be a government document about the move.

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UN rapporteur ‘appalled’ by convictions for Honduran environmentalists who opposed open-pit mine

Legal and human rights experts condemn decision to find six activists guilty of crimes against mining company

Reuters

Honduras political dispute resolved, paving way for president's anti-corruption agenda

A dispute over who would lead Honduras' newly elected Congress has been resolved, lawmakers said on Monday, paving the way for new President Xiomara Castro to pass anti-corruption reforms she promised on the campaign trail.

Reuters

U.S. declassifies inclusion of Honduras' Hernandez on U.S. corruption list

The United States is declassifying the inclusion of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on its Corrupt and UnDemocratic Actors List, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.

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Sports Illustrated

Concacaf World Cup Qualifying Scenarios: How Canada, USMNT, Mexico Can Reach Qatar

It's the 2026 tournament cohosts who are in the strongest shape to make it to Qatar later this year. Here's what lies ahead in the final qualifying window.

Sports Illustrated

Two Honduras Players Left Game vs. USMNT Due to Extreme Cold

Weather appeared to be a factor on Wednesday night.

Daily Mirror

USA play 'coldest game ever' as players treated for hypothermia after World Cup qualifier

The USA saw off Honduras in Minnesota on Wednesday night despite the game being played in minus temperatures with two players having to come off due to hypothermia

Daily Record

Two Honduras players taken off with hypothermia in -17C qualifier as manager rages at US national team

The US hosted their Central American opposition in Saint Paul, Minnesota instead of a warmer venue such as California or Florida.

Sports Illustrated

The Most Ridiculous Scenes From the USMNT’s Win in Sub-Zero Temperatures

The Americans defeated Honduras, 3–0, in Wednesday’s World Cup qualifying match, but the story of the night was the sub-zero temperatures in St. Paul.

Tribune News Service

U.S. men's national team inches closer to World Cup berth with 3-0 win over Honduras

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Until Wednesday's must-win 3-0 victory over Honduras, the U.S. men's national team had gotten little out of the first half, out of set pieces and out of star forward Christian Pulisic in its recent World Cup qualifiers.

Sports Illustrated

USMNT Conquers Cold, Honduras in Key World Cup Qualifying Win

The heat was on the U.S. to get a result in sub-zero conditions in Minnesota, and Weston McKennie, Walker Zimmerman and Christian Pulisic delivered just that.

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