Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, a onetime American ally, was convicted in a New York court Friday of helping drug traffickers send tons of cocaine to the United States in exchange for hefty bribes that fueled his political career. The verdict underscored the extent to which narcotics gangs have penetrated some Latin American governments. … Read more
Fox News host Neil Cavuto cut into his network’s broadcast of Donald Trump’s speech from the U.S. southern border on Thursday to remind viewers the former president “still lost” the 2020 election to President Joe Biden. “We were doing a great job and that’s where it stood and then we had an election that we … Read more
TUNIS, Tunisia — A court in Tunisia sentenced former president Moncef Marzouki to eight years in prison in absentia as part of the country’s crackdown on opponents of President Kais Saied. The charges against Marzouki, who lives in Paris, stemmed from remarks he made that authorities said violated laws against incitement and calling for the … Read more
A New York judge Friday ordered Donald Trump to pay more than $350 million in total penalties as part of his ruling in the former president’s civil business fraud trial. Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron also barred Trump from running a business in New York for three years. He also faces a three-year ban … Read more
SAO PAULO — Brazilian police said Thursday they have charged the youngest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro with alleged fraud, adding to the legal pressure on the family of the far-right leader who is himself facing several investigations. Police in Brazil’s Federal District region, which includes the capital city of Brasilia, said in a … Read more
PANAMA CITY — Panama’s former President Ricardo Martinelli has received political asylum from Nicaragua days after Panama’s Supreme Court denied his appeal over a money laundering conviction that carried a 10-year sentence. Martinelli’s attorney Shirley Castañeda said outside the Nicaraguan embassy Wednesday that “his political asylum had already been granted.” Asked why Martinelli had requested … Read more
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — For years, Juan Carlos Bonilla, better known as “El Tigre,” was a feared figure in Honduras. His roots were in the military and he brought that bearing to the National Police that he ultimately led. But Bonilla’s tenure was plagued by allegations of human rights violations, including running death squad s and … Read more
SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Nicaragua’s government said on Wednesday it has granted asylum to Panama’s former President Ricardo Martinelli, after the ex-leader currently facing a lengthy prison sentence at home requested the protection at Nicaragua’s embassy in Panama City. Martinelli, who had already announced another run for president in elections later this year, considers himself a … Read more
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyer Alina Habba cross examines E. Jean Carroll before Judge Lewis Kaplan during the second civil trial where Carroll accused Trump of raping her decades ago, at Manhattan Federal Court in New York City, U.S., January 18, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters A federal judge Thursday … Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Nominating Donald Trump would make the 2024 election about his legal troubles rather than the nation’s ills under President Joe Biden, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday, hours after Trump appeared in court to argue he’s immune from prosecution. DeSantis appealed directly to undecided Iowa Republicans, particularly those who like … Read more