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Hernandez, who was serving a 45-year sentence for drug conspiracy, received a “full and unconditional pardon,” his lawyer said.U.S. authorities have released former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was serving a long prison sentence for drug trafficking, after receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump.Hernandez’s lawyer, Renato Stabile, confirmed that the former Honduran president was released on Tuesday, the day after the pardon.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list“President Trump has issued a complete and unconditional pardon signed on December 1, 2025. President Hernandez was released from prison early this morning,” Stabile told Al Jazeera in an email.Hernandez…

Red Bull have confirmed Isack Hadjar will replace Yuki Tsunoda as Max Verstappen’s team-mate for the 2026 season, while British teenager Arvid Lindblad will make his Formula 1 debut with Racing Bulls.Tsunoda will stay in the Red Bull fold as test and reserve driver. Hadjar’s impressive rookie campaign at Racing Bulls, which included a podium at the Dutch Grand Prix, has earned him a seat alongside Verstappen, who is aiming to win a record-equalling fifth consecutive drivers’ title at Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Current Formula 2 driver Lindblad, who has a Swedish father and a mother of Indian…

The Trump administration is currently deciding what the future of Ukraine, and by extension Europe, will be in terms of territorial integrity, sovereignty, and security. Washington is aiming to strike a deal to end the all-out war that Russia launched in February 2022 and waged by Russian President Vladimir Putin against Ukraine, even if it means abandoning long-standing international principles that prohibit recognition of territory acquired through military occupation.But for broader Europe, and the European Union in particular, there is much more at stake than these principles, which Washington has rarely prioritized in its own foreign policy.Deterring President Putin’s further…

re:Invent 2025, Amazon Web Services’ massive annual event, begins in earnest today in Las Vegas. Last year’s event primarily focused on the company’s AI efforts, including new foundational models, services to tackle AI hallucinations, and new security measures. And based on what Amazon has announced so far, and the lineup of speakers and programs that you can explore further below, we’re likely to see similar results this year. The event officially begins this morning, December 2nd at 8am PT. Expect editorial coverage of keynotes, interviews with AWS executives, and a roundup of news as the week’s programs unfold. You can…

Artificial intelligence startup Mistral released a new model suite on Tuesday to keep pace with major AI labs. googleOpenAI and DeepSeek. The French company’s announcement follows model releases from the likes of DeepSeek and Google in recent weeks, as AI labs around the world struggle to stay at the forefront of research while also building commercial operations. Mistral’s release includes a larger model that it claims is “the world’s best free-weight multimodal and multilingual.” It also announced the release of a smaller model that the company claims can be used in robotics, devices, and drones.Founded in 2023, Mistral has emerged…

Ben Seri (CTO), Sanaz Yashar (CEO), and Snir Havdala (CPO) of Zafran Security;Provided by: Eric Sultan | ZaffranZafran Security, the cybersecurity startup founded by an Iranian-born spy whose story inspired a hit movie apple The company announced Tuesday that its TV series “Tehran” has raised $60 million.Sanaz Yashar, a former spy and CEO of Zafran, told CNBC that the latest funding round comes as a result of the ongoing AI boom that has accelerated the speed and pace of cyberattacks. Zafran uses artificial intelligence and automation technology to manage threat exposure.”It’s much more serious than it was a year ago,”…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday that Belarus’s representative in Brussels had been summoned and that Belarus’ violation of Lithuanian airspace was a “hybrid attack” by Lukashenko’s government. “The situation on the Belarusian border is deteriorating, with increasing numbers of smuggled balloons entering Lithuanian airspace,” von der Leyen said after a meeting with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda. Her comments came after Lithuania’s Vilnius Airport announced on Monday that “temporary airspace restrictions” had been introduced over the airport over the weekend due to “characteristic navigation signals of balloons moving in the direction of Vilnius Airport.” European airports…

Mongo DB Shares rose more than 25% on Tuesday after the company beat Wall Street expectations for the third quarter and revised its forecasts upward after its cloud database platform gained traction with customers. The database software provider posted adjusted earnings of $1.32 per share on revenue of $628 million. This beat the adjusted estimates of analysts surveyed by LSEG of 80 cents per share and revenue of $592 million. Revenue increased 19% year over year.MongoDB announced that its Atlas platform grew 30% year over year and accounted for 75% of total revenue in the quarter. The company announced that…

As the United States continues its military operations in the Caribbean against what the Trump administration calls “narco-terrorists,” President Donald Trump announced he would pardon a former Honduran president notorious for his involvement in the U.S. drug trade.Juan Orlando Hernandez was sentenced to 45 years in prison in 2024 after being found guilty of conspiracy to distribute more than 400 tons of cocaine into the United States.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listIn an exchange with reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump said Hernandez had been “framed” by former US President Joe Biden’s administration. “Just because someone…

Hiking along Poland’s Lower Beskid Mountains, Barbara Olpinski looks up at the peak and sighs with contentment, as if she has finally found her place. Barbara, a New Jersey native, moved to Europe five years ago with her Polish-born husband, Marian, and has become more active than ever. The couple spends much of their time exploring the country’s trails and old churches. When I’m not hiking, I often explore by car. They recently managed to cross three countries in one day, heading to Romania for breakfast, stopping in Hungary, then having dinner in Slovakia before returning to Poland. “There are…