Honduras
Trump pardons former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández
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President Donald Trump has pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was serving a 45-year U.S. prison sentence for a drug-trafficking conspiracy. The decision, confirmed by a White House official and the Federal Bureau of Prisons, led to Hernández's release from a federal facility in West Virginia on Monday and has drawn criticism amid ongoing U.S. efforts against narcotics trafficking in Latin America.
Chile's president-elect José Antonio Kast congratulated Nasry Asfura as Honduras's next leader, following the National Electoral Council's (CNE) confirmation of his victory after three weeks of uncertainty. Kast expressed his intent to enrich the diplomatic ties between the two nations, marking 160 years of relations. Meanwhile, the Chilean government and several regional countries backed the CNE's decision, though internal rejections persist in Honduras.
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The Cuban government criticized US authorities for granting a pardon to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of drug trafficking last year. The statement came from Havana on November 6.