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Honduras says economic factors fuelling pursuit of China ties

Minister says the decision to sever ties with Taiwan is rooted in ‘pragmatism, not ideology’ amid economic hardships.

Al Jazeera

Honduras ditching Taiwan raises larger geopolitical concerns

Honduras’ decision to cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of China is yet another sign of growing Chinese influence Latin America

The Independent UK

Honduras seeks to establish diplomatic relations with China in blow for Taiwan

President expresses intention to ‘expand frontiers freely’

The Independent UK

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Honduras switching ties to China from Taiwan

 Honduras will establish diplomatic relations with China, President Xiomara Castro said on Tuesday, a move that would result in the severing of longstanding official ties with Taiwan.

Bangkok Post

Honduras says it will seek ties with China, spurning Taiwan

China claims self-ruled, democratic Taiwan is part of its territory and refuses most contacts with countries that maintain formal ties with Taiwan.

WEKU

Taiwan’s isolation deepens as ally Honduras switches to China

Honduran President Xiomara Castro said her government will seek to establish formal diplomatic relations with China, which would effectively end ties with Taiwan and deprive the island of one of its few remaining allies.

The Times of India

Honduras will seek to establish diplomatic ties with China

Honduras President Xiomara Castro says her government will seek to establish diplomatic relations with China, which would imply severing relations with Taiwan

The Independent UK

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Honduras says plans to open diplomatic relations with China

Diplomatic ties with Taiwan have become a flashpoint in Central America, where Beijing is looking to deepen links.

Al Jazeera

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

President Xiomara Castro, the country's first female leader, announced the policy shift in the final hours of International Women's Day.

WEKU

Honduras extends, expands state of emergency for second time

The Honduran government extended its state of emergency for a second time on Tuesday, while also expanding it to cover a growing portion of the Central American country, as part of leftist President Xiomara Castro's crackdown on gangs.

Reuters

How US abortion organisers are learning from Honduran activists

As clandestine networks form to support women, they look to Central America for a road map – and a warning.

Al Jazeera

Ex-Honduras president bribed by prominent family, U.S. prosecutors say

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was bribed by the country's prominent Rosenthal family, which owned a "massive" group of businesses in the Central American country, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday.

Reuters

Huge $5million reward for violent gang leader and drug baron nicknamed El Porky

Archaga Carías, 40, is head of MS-13 who are one of the most violent criminal gangs in the world and import large amounts of cocaine into the US along with conducting murder and kidnappings

Daily Mirror

U.S. imposes sanctions on MS-13 gang members in Nicaragua, Honduras

The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Wednesday on two members of the international criminal gang MS-13, accusing them of involvement in drug trafficking and murder in Central America and the United States.

Reuters

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Earthquake felt on Honduran tourist island, no initial reports of damage

An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude was recorded off the coast off Honduras, near the popular tourist spot of Roatan island, on Wednesday morning, with a local fire chief saying there were no initial reports of damage.

Reuters

Honduras launches $280 million U.N.-backed humanitarian aid plan

Honduras and the United Nations launched on Thursday a humanitarian aid plan aiming to reach more than 2 million of the Central American country's most vulnerable people, the groups said.

Reuters

Peru recalls ambassador to Honduras for 'unacceptable interference' as diplomatic spat deepens

Peru withdrew its ambassador to Honduras, Jorge Raffo, due to Honduras' "unacceptable interference" in the internal affairs of Peru, the South American nation's foreign ministry said on Thursday.

Daily Record

Carlos Pena exits retirement but Rangers flop gets firm behaviour warning over colourful past

It comes after a story of obscurity in El Salvador and Guatemala before ending up in Honduras with CD Vida.

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Immigration influx tests newcomers and organizations in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. — He left Cuba seven months ago with his wife and three kids in a journey that took him from his native Guantanamo through Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala to the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Independent UK

Woman reveals lost suitcase travelled to different country before it was returned to her four years later

‘I started and graduated from college in that time,’ one viewer writes

Reuters

U.N. calls for investigation into killing of two environmentalists in Honduras

A U.N. special rapporteur on human rights defenders on Wednesday called for an independent investigation into the killing of two environmental activists in Honduras, who had opposed an illegal mine polluting water supplies in a national reserve.

Reuters

Ex-Honduras president says current government impeding U.S. defense case

A lawyer for Juan Orlando Hernandez, the former Honduran president who is facing U.S. drugs and weapons charges, on Tuesday accused the Central American country's current government of setting up obstacles to his defense.

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.

The Guardian - US

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

The National (Scotland)

Emilio Izaguirre reveals planned Celtic partnership with Honduran side Motagua

Izaguirre was announced as the new sports director of Motagua - his first club in Honduras.

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