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Epstein files reveal links to cash, women, power in Africa
AFP, Published on 26/02/2026
» PARIS - Jeffrey Epstein built close ties with powerful figures in Senegal and Ivory Coast, files released by the US government last month show, detailing the late sex offender’s influence network across Africa.
Venezuela parliament unanimously approves amnesty law
AFP, Published on 20/02/2026
» CARACAS — Venezuela's National Assembly on Thursday unanimously approved a long-awaited amnesty law that could free hundreds of political prisoners jailed for being government detractors.
Epstein accomplice Maxwell seeks Trump clemency before testimony
AFP, Published on 10/02/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell refused on Monday to answer questions from a congressional panel but said she was prepared to speak if granted clemency by President Donald Trump.
All eyes trained on coalition maths
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 07/02/2026
» As the election campaign enters its final stage, with more than 53 million eligible voters heading to the polls tomorrow, experts are making their final tea-leaf readings.
Trump-backed Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras presidency
AFP, Published on 25/12/2025
» TEGUCIGALPA - Nasry Asfura, a conservative businessman backed by US President Donald Trump, was declared winner of the Honduran presidential vote Wednesday, weeks after a razor-thin election marred by delays and allegations of fraud.
Honduran ex-president leaves US prison after Trump pardons drug crimes
AFP, Published on 03/12/2025
» WASHINGTON - A former Honduran president convicted of helping to smuggle 400 tons of cocaine into the United States has left prison after being pardoned by President Donald Trump, his wife said Tuesday.
Bibi's strategy to keep justice at arm's length
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 03/12/2025
» Israel's prime minister, Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, has just asked the country's president, Isaac Herzog, to "fully pardon" him of all three charges -- bribery, fraud and breach of trust -- that he has been on trial for since 2020. And the question is: Why did he only ask for it now?
Honduran ex-president walks free after Trump pardon
Published on 02/12/2025
» Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez was released from prison in the United States on Monday, where he was serving a 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking and firearms charges, a Federal Bureau of Prisons registry showed.
Netanyahu submits pardon request in Israel corruption cases
AFP, Published on 30/11/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on trial facing corruption charges, announced Sunday he had submitted a pardon request, saying the long-running cases were tearing the country apart.
Trump threats reverberate as Hondurans vote for president
AFP, Published on 30/11/2025
» TEGUCIGALPA - Hondurans go to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election dominated by US President Donald Trump's threats to cut aid to the country if his right-wing champion loses.