The Latest Breaking News from Honduras

Honduras is Just two days away from inaugurating its next president and it's mired in a legislative crisis bordering on the absurd

Tegucigalpa (AFP) - Honduras is looking to avert a political crisis after two lawmakers were named to lead the country's Congress, less than 48 hours before leftist Xiomara Castro assumes power with the United States watching closely.

Taiwan Vice President William Lai left on Tuesday to shore up a shaky relationship with Honduras and attend the swearing in of its new leader, an event U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is also going to, potentially giving the two a chance to meet.

Honduran lawmakers in rival alliances backed two different people as congressional president on Sunday amid disputes between President-elect Xiomara Castro and dissident members of her party, warning of a new political crisis in the poverty-stricken Central American nation.

The United States embassy in Honduras on Saturday called for calm and dialogue after lawmakers brawled in Congress a day earlier amid a dispute over who would head up the legislative body, just days before President-elect Xiomara Castro takes office.

Honduran president-elect Xiomara Castro on Friday accused some of her party's lawmakers of "betrayal" after they broke a pact with a key ally, potentially putting in jeopardy Castro's ability to pass a sweeping agenda through Congress.

The USMNT has opted not to select either of the Premiership players for the games against El Salvador, Canada and Honduras.

The U.S. calls on the group that will face El Salvador, Canada and Honduras, with an eye on inching ever closer to an automatic berth at the 2022 World Cup.

The prospects of Honduras President-elect Xiomara Castro governing with support of a solid congressional majority has taken a hit before she's even been inaugurated

Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan said Thursday its vice president will transit in the United States on his way to the inauguration of Honduras' president-elect, a stopover seen by China as an affront to Beijing's claim on the island.

Taiwan Vice President William Lai will transit through the United States on his way to Honduras next week, the presidential office said on Thursday, a travel plan that drew a complaint from China.