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Former Honduras Mayor Arrested for Allegedly Plotting Environmental Activist's Murder

Adan Funez, former mayor of Tocoa, was arrested for allegedly orchestrating the 2024 murder of environmental activist Juan Lopez. The killing drew international condemnation from Pope Francis, the UN, and the US, highlighting rampant impunity in Honduras.

May 12, 2026

World

Former Los Angeles suburb mayor admits to acting as illegal agent for China

Eileen Wang, former mayor of Arcadia, California, has pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent of China between 2020 and 2022. She ran a pro-Beijing website and failed to register as a foreign agent, the U.S. Justice Department said.

May 12, 2026