Under the Shadow Update 3 Honduras. Hernández, Convicted

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Mar 26, 202458:52News & Politics

A New York court has found former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández guilty of drug trafficking and weapons possession. It’s a huge verdict that will likely see the former president imprisoned for life. In the las...

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