The Panama Canal celebrated its 25th anniversary of being handed over to Panama this Tuesday, with a solemn ceremony honoring the late former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, while disregarding Donald Trump’s threats to reclaim the interoceanic route.

The ceremony, held in the garden of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) headquarters near the waterway, was attended by Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino and hundreds of guests, including former President Mireya Moscoso, who symbolically received the canal from Carter on December 31, 1999. “Today we feel the same emotion” as 25 years ago, Moscoso told AFP, recalling that after signing the transfer documents, Carter said to her, “it’s yours,” and she began to cry.

Mulino stated in his speech that he felt joy for the 25 years of Panamanian sovereignty over the Canal, but added, “a sadness… fills us due to the death of Jimmy Carter,” who passed away on Sunday at the age of 100. A moment of silence was observed during the ceremony in memory of the former president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Interpol issued an international red alert on Friday for the extradition of Johathan Emmanuel Cardona Castillo, the alleged leader of the orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor, who also faces a warrant for his arrest in Guatemala.

The alert was confirmed by the Guatemalan Public Ministry and the National Civil Police, which accuse Cardona of human trafficking, including forced pregnancy, rape, and child abuse charges.

In the Interpol notice, Cardona is described as a 23-year-old man, born in La Libertad, El Salvador, in April 2001. He holds both Salvadoran and Guatemalan nationality. He is 1.7 meters (5.5 feet) tall, weighs approximately 85 kilograms (187 pounds), with black hair and eyes. He speaks both Spanish and Hebrew.

The Lev Tahor community arrived in Guatemala in 2013, settling in the country after fleeing Canadian authorities. The following year, residents of San Juan La Laguna, in the Sololá department, expelled them. Since then, rumors about alleged abuse of minors have been circulating.

Honduras received two Airbus H-145 D3 helicopters on Friday, purchased from Germany, which join the two delivered in October. These helicopters will be used for humanitarian missions, rescue operations, environmental protection, and combating drug trafficking.

The European-made aircraft were received by the Honduran Secretary of Defense, Rixi Moncada; the head of the Armed Forces, General Roosevelt Hernández; and the Commander of the Air Force, Guillermo Rosales.

“This event is historic, as it has been since 1985 that such a fleet of helicopters has been acquired as part of the Social Investment Program of President Xiomara Castro’s government,” said Moncada at a public ceremony.

The helicopters were purchased due to the “urgency” expressed by the Honduran Armed Forces to “address emergency situations caused by natural disasters and combat environmental crimes. The versatility of the helicopters will also allow their use in combating drug trafficking,” stated the Ministry of Defense.