The governments of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras confirmed that their citizens were among the 6 still missing after cargo ship crashed into Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday.

The US accused the former leader of abusing his power by accepting millions of dollars in bribes from traffickers to protect their US-bound cocaine shipments.

Wang Huning, the party’s No 4, tells a conference that officials must ‘advance the process of reunification’ this year.

A ‘start-up city’ in Central America created by US-based firm Próspera wants to attract entrepreneurs who aim to push the limits of human longevity; biohacker Bryan Johnson has visited for gene therapy.

Honduras’ economic development minister said officials in China have shown interest in projects developed using both public and private funds and the proposed train line could be ready in about 15 years.

Centre-left candidate Bernardo Arevalo, who will be facing former first lady Sandra Torres in the August 20 run-off, has promised closer ties with Beijing.

Latin American nations are strengthening relations with China amid a belief that Washington’s focus turned to the Middle East and now the Indo-Pacific.

The security measures announced by President Xiomara Castro include ‘raids, captures and checkpoints 24 hours a day,’ along with curfews for the cities of Choloma and San Pedro Sula.

Honduras’ president vow to take ‘drastic measures’ after a grisly riot at a women’s prison left dozens of women dead, most burned to death, others shot or stabbed.

China and Honduras sealed their diplomatic relationship by signing a series of economic agreements and moves towards a free-trade pact.

There’s around a 20cm difference between children in the tallest and shortest nations, studies have found. Genes are part of the reason, but environmental factors such as poor diet could be more important.

The Chinese president and his Honduran counterpart Xiomara Castro hold their first meeting since the Central American nation switched its allegiance from Taipei.

Diplomatic office launched ahead of Honduran president’s expected meeting with her Chinese counterpart next week.

President will spend two days in Shanghai before travelling to Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping.

Xiomara Castro’s trip – at President Xi Jinping’s invitation – marks another step in the new relationship, after her nation ditched ties with Taiwan in favour of Beijing.

China has recently bolstered its relations with the likes of Ecuador, El Salvador, Brazil, Argentina and Nicaragua, even as Latin America traditionally looks to the United States as its top source of business.

Angel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza’s is the first known death of an immigrant child in custody during the Biden administration.

Police said they were searching for suspect Francisco Oropeza following the overnight shooting in Cleveland, north of Houston. ‘Everyone that was shot was shot from the neck up, almost execution-style,’ police said.

US envoy Chris Dodd’s visit comes as Honduras seeks to establish diplomatic relations with China, in a blow to Taiwan.

Honduran President Xiomara Castro tells the country’s foreign minister to begin the process of establishing formal ties with mainland China.

Output from the world’s second-largest coffee producer is expected to drop next year, amid dwindling stockpiles and a poor harvest outlook at a time when global coffee consumption is increasing.