At least two American citizens were arrested for the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise earlier this week, officials said. Officials said in a news conference two Haitian-Americans allegedly involved in the plot were identified as James Solages, 35, and Joseph Vincent, 55. Four of the other men are from Colombia, authorities said. All six suspects were photographed…
Amid Pomp, Isaac Herzog Sworn in as Israel’s 11th President
JERUSALEM—Isaac Herzog, scion of a prominent Zionist family, took the oath of office on Wednesday and became Israel’s new president. With one hand on a Bible before the Knesset—Israel’s parliament—Herzog, 60, assumed the largely ceremonial position that is designed to forge national unity and serve as the country’s moral compass. The parliament chamber was festooned…
Official: Haiti President Jovenel Moïse Assassinated at Home
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in an attack on his private residence, according to a statement Wednesday from the country’s interim prime minister, who called the killing a “hateful, inhumane, and barbaric act.” First Lady Martine Moïse was shot in the overnight attack and hospitalized, interim Premier Claude Joseph said. Haiti was already…
Helicopter Carrying Colombia’s President Duque Struck by Bullets in Attack
BOGOTA—A helicopter carrying Colombia’s President Ivan Duque and others was struck by multiple bullets in an attack on Friday, he said in a video message. The incident took place while the president’s helicopter was flying through Colombia’s Catatumbo region toward the city of Cucuta, capital of the country’s Norte de Santander province, Duque said. “What’s…
Tucker Carlson Responds to Speculation He’s Running for President
Fox News host Tucker Carlson responded to speculation that he would run for president in 2024, saying he has no interest. “Oh God, come on! Yeah. I’ll be running,” Carlson said sarcastically when asked about the prospect on the “Ruthless” podcast. The Fox commentator then listed the reasons why he wouldn’t embark on a political…
Taiwan Will Never Forget China’s Tiananmen Crackdown, Says President
June 4, 2021
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TAIPEI—Taiwan’s people will never forget China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square 32 years ago and will stick with their faith in democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday. Taiwan is criticizing China and urging it to face up to what it did, to Beijing’s repeated annoyance. China claims Taiwan as…
Pierre ‘Pete’ Du Pont IV Dies; Ran for President in 1988
WILMINGTON, Del.—Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont IV, a former Delaware governor and congressman who sought the Republican presidential nomination in 1988, has died. He was 86. Du Pont, a scion of the family that established the DuPont Co., died at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday after a long illness, his former chief of…
Somalia’s Parliament Votes to Cancel Presidential Term Extension
MOGADISHU—Somali lawmakers voted unanimously on Saturday to cancel a two-year presidential term extension they had approved last month, after clashes in the capital Mogadishu between factions of the security forces, which are divided over the issue. In a speech following the vote in the lower house of parliament, Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble ordered the…
Ecuador Picks Conservative for President; Peru Sets Runoff
QUITO, Ecuador—Ecuador will be led for the next four years by a conservative businessman after voters rebuffed a left-leaning movement started by former President Rafael Correa more than a decade ago. That election certainty, however, did not extend to neighboring Peru, where the presidential contest is headed to a runoff after none of the 18…
Honduran President’s Brother Sentenced to Life in Prison in US for Drug Trafficking
NEW YORK—Tony Hernandez, a former Honduran congressman and brother of the sitting president, was sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years for drug trafficking by a U.S. judge on Tuesday. Hernandez, 42, was convicted on the drug charges and related weapons charges in October 2019. Hernandez will also be forced to pay $138.5 million…
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