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Will the US benefit from the oil crisis sparked by the war on Iran?
Attacks on energy sites in the Gulf and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz give Western exporters a chance to profit.
Attacks on energy sites in the Gulf and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz give Western exporters a chance to profit.
The arrest warrant for the country’s former president comes amid a closely-fought election.
Central American nation on edge after voting plagued by fraud claims and a recent history of contested elections.
Centrist candidate Salvador Nasralla, 72, says the US president’s remarks may have cost him votes.
With 80 percent of votes counted, centrist candidate widens lead over his Trump-backed conservative rival.
Cossette Lopez-Osorio, a member of the right-wing National Party, denounced her left-wing colleague Marlon Ochoa.
US president backs right-wing presidential candidate Nasry Asfura; electoral council says vote a ‘technical tie’ so far.
US President Trump defends the pardon, calling Hernandez’s treatment ‘harsh’ and backing his political ally’s party.
Trump’s plan to pardon ex-Honduran President Hernandez, convicted in a drug case, raises concerns over US credibility.
The latest vote count has Trump’s favoured right-wing candidate Nasry Asfura just 515 ballots ahead of his rival.
Nasry Asfura holds a narrow lead over his rival Salvador Nasralla, with about 40 percent of the votes counted.
![Honduran centrist candidate Salvador Nasralla, during an interview in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on December 4, 2025 [Fredy Rodriguez/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-05T000449Z_684257873_RC2P9IA4INE8_RTRMADP_3_HONDURAS-ELECTION-NASRALLA-1764908073.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
