Benjamin Alvarez
@benjalvarez1.bsky.social
US Correspondent for DW
President Trump said he is pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was sentenced to 45 years in prison for drug trafficking, because it was a "Biden setup."
Reporter: You have made so clear how you want to keep drugs out of the US—
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
November 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
President Trump said he is pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was sentenced to 45 years in prison for drug trafficking, because it was a "Biden setup."
POTUS and FLOTUS return from Mar-a-Lago
November 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
POTUS and FLOTUS return from Mar-a-Lago
On Air Force One just now, President Trump said not to read anything into his warning about Venezuelan airspace. Trump also confirmed a recent phone call with Maduro: "I wouldn't say it went well or badly, it was a phone call."
November 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
On Air Force One just now, President Trump said not to read anything into his warning about Venezuelan airspace. Trump also confirmed a recent phone call with Maduro: "I wouldn't say it went well or badly, it was a phone call."
Former US military lawyers speak out on media reports of Pentagon "No Quarter" orders in Caribbean boat strikes: "The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both"
November 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out on media reports of Pentagon "No Quarter" orders in Caribbean boat strikes: "The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both"
Spotted on the National Mall in D.C.
November 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Spotted on the National Mall in D.C.
President Trump says airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered "closed in its entirety" after threatening land strikes "very soon."
The United States does not legally have the authority to close another country's airspace.
The United States does not legally have the authority to close another country's airspace.
November 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
President Trump says airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered "closed in its entirety" after threatening land strikes "very soon."
The United States does not legally have the authority to close another country's airspace.
The United States does not legally have the authority to close another country's airspace.
Department of Defense Law of War Manual:
"Unprivileged belligerents are generally subject to the same liabilities to which combatants are subject in the conduct of hostilities (....) Unprivileged belligerents placed hors de combat, however, may not be made the object of attack"
"Unprivileged belligerents are generally subject to the same liabilities to which combatants are subject in the conduct of hostilities (....) Unprivileged belligerents placed hors de combat, however, may not be made the object of attack"
November 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual:
"Unprivileged belligerents are generally subject to the same liabilities to which combatants are subject in the conduct of hostilities (....) Unprivileged belligerents placed hors de combat, however, may not be made the object of attack"
"Unprivileged belligerents are generally subject to the same liabilities to which combatants are subject in the conduct of hostilities (....) Unprivileged belligerents placed hors de combat, however, may not be made the object of attack"
Trump says he is granting Juan Orlando Hernandez, the former President of Honduras who was convicted of drug trafficking in the US and subsequently sentenced to 45 years in prison, a full pardon.
November 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Trump says he is granting Juan Orlando Hernandez, the former President of Honduras who was convicted of drug trafficking in the US and subsequently sentenced to 45 years in prison, a full pardon.
The New York Times reports Trump and Maduro spoke last week. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Trump, Maduro spoke last week, New York Times reports
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro last week and discussed a possible meeting between them in the United States, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing multiple p...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The New York Times reports Trump and Maduro spoke last week. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
President Trump just posted an AI-photo of himself holding a “Trump 2028, YES” sign. The U.S. Constitution's 22nd amendment does not allow for a third presidential term.
November 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
President Trump just posted an AI-photo of himself holding a “Trump 2028, YES” sign. The U.S. Constitution's 22nd amendment does not allow for a third presidential term.
Defense Secretary Hegseth gave an order to "kill everybody" in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean, WaPo reports. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, sources say. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Defense Secretary Hegseth gave an order to "kill everybody" in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean, WaPo reports. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, sources say. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
A vigil of flowers and US flags as well as a bullet and evidence marker at the reopened crime scene at the site of a shooting outside the Farragut West metro station in Washington, D.C. that killed a West Virginia National Guard member and left another in critical condition.
November 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A vigil of flowers and US flags as well as a bullet and evidence marker at the reopened crime scene at the site of a shooting outside the Farragut West metro station in Washington, D.C. that killed a West Virginia National Guard member and left another in critical condition.
Michelle Bachelet: "A lo largo de mi vida pública he trabajado con personas comprometidas con el país y con un profundo sentido de servicio. Jeannette Jara es una de ellas: una mujer seria, responsable y dedicada a las políticas públicas que impactan la vida de las familias."
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Michelle Bachelet: "A lo largo de mi vida pública he trabajado con personas comprometidas con el país y con un profundo sentido de servicio. Jeannette Jara es una de ellas: una mujer seria, responsable y dedicada a las políticas públicas que impactan la vida de las familias."
Israeli security forces killed two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank, reportedly after they had surrendered. Footage on social media shows the unarmed men exiting a building in Jenin, lifting their shirts and lying down in apparent surrender, before Israeli forces opened fire at close range.
November 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Israeli security forces killed two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank, reportedly after they had surrendered. Footage on social media shows the unarmed men exiting a building in Jenin, lifting their shirts and lying down in apparent surrender, before Israeli forces opened fire at close range.
"Chile's gradual expansion of abortion access is at risk of a dramatic reversal as far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast, a staunch Catholic who opposes even morning-after contraception, surges toward a likely presidential runoff victory in December." www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Kast, the favorite to win Chile's presidential runoff, could limit abortion access
Chile's gradual expansion of abortion access is at risk of a dramatic reversal as far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast, a staunch Catholic who opposes even morning-after contraception, surges toward ...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"Chile's gradual expansion of abortion access is at risk of a dramatic reversal as far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast, a staunch Catholic who opposes even morning-after contraception, surges toward a likely presidential runoff victory in December." www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Breaking News: The suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., had worked with CIA-backed units during the war in Afghanistan, officials said. www.dw.com/en/national-...
US: Two National Guard members shot in Washington DC – DW – 11/26/2025
A suspect has been arrested after the shooting near the White House left two soldiers in a critical condition. US President Donald Trump called the incident an "act of terror."
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November 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Breaking News: The suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., had worked with CIA-backed units during the war in Afghanistan, officials said. www.dw.com/en/national-...
Two National Guard membera are in critical condition after they were shot near the White House in Washington DC. Police said one suspect is in custody. On DW News earlier today:
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Two National Guard membera are in critical condition after they were shot near the White House in Washington DC. Police said one suspect is in custody. On DW News earlier today:
#AfghanEvac statement: "None of us want to be defined by the actions of another person, so we encourage the media, elected leaders, decision-makers, and other people of influence not to demonize the Afghan community for the deranged choice this person made."
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 AM
#AfghanEvac statement: "None of us want to be defined by the actions of another person, so we encourage the media, elected leaders, decision-makers, and other people of influence not to demonize the Afghan community for the deranged choice this person made."
"Based on the best available information, the DHS is confident that the suspect in custody is a foreigner, who entered our country from Afghanistan, a hellhole on Earth," President Trump says. "He was flown in by the Biden administration in September 2021," he adds.
November 27, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"Based on the best available information, the DHS is confident that the suspect in custody is a foreigner, who entered our country from Afghanistan, a hellhole on Earth," President Trump says. "He was flown in by the Biden administration in September 2021," he adds.
FBI Director Patel and Mayor Bowser arrived at the scene to brief media in Washington, D.C.
November 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
FBI Director Patel and Mayor Bowser arrived at the scene to brief media in Washington, D.C.
Two National Guard members have been shot in downtown Washington, D.C., DHS secretary Kristi Noem confirmed. Huge police presence near the White House (17th and I Street, NW).
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Two National Guard members have been shot in downtown Washington, D.C., DHS secretary Kristi Noem confirmed. Huge police presence near the White House (17th and I Street, NW).
The U.S.-backed 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, which became public last week, drew from a Russian-authored paper submitted to the Trump administration in October, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The U.S.-backed 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, which became public last week, drew from a Russian-authored paper submitted to the Trump administration in October, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
A Brazilian woman who is the mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew has been detained by ICE and is in deportation proceedings after her Nov. 12 arrest near Boston, CNN reported Wednesday. www.huffpost.com/entry/karoli...
Mother Of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew Is Detained By ICE
The Brazilian overstayed a tourist visa and is in “removal proceedings,” Homeland Security told CNN.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A Brazilian woman who is the mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew has been detained by ICE and is in deportation proceedings after her Nov. 12 arrest near Boston, CNN reported Wednesday. www.huffpost.com/entry/karoli...
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
En su discurso de despedida el año 1970, el entonces Presidente de Chile, Eduardo Frei Montalva, se refirió a la consecuencia de los extremismos. Además, Frei llamó al Partido Demócrata Cristiano a no "dar margen nunca a confusiones en sus posiciones ideológicas."
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
En su discurso de despedida el año 1970, el entonces Presidente de Chile, Eduardo Frei Montalva, se refirió a la consecuencia de los extremismos. Además, Frei llamó al Partido Demócrata Cristiano a no "dar margen nunca a confusiones en sus posiciones ideológicas."