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Ian Fernando Caballero, a 6-year-old Honduran with a congenital heart defect, will undergo open-heart surgery at a San Salvador hospital after his family appealed to El Salvador's government for help; the family is seeking funds for transport and living expenses.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano traveled to El Salvador with members of the legislative security commission to tour the Cecot terrorism prison and explore legal reforms and security cooperation between the two countries to combat organized crime.

A 56-year-old Honduran woman was sought by El Salvadoran authorities after allegedly lending her cellphone to a prisoner under police watch at a San Salvador hospital; her family says she was unaware it was illegal and meant only to help him contact relatives.

Two Central American researchers documented the historical trail of remains attributed to General Francisco Morazán, revealing that El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele previously claimed the remains had disappeared after a 19th-century grave robbery—contradicting his recent announcement that he relocated them to a new mausoleum.

Honduras Undersecretary of State Pamela Handal Rivera and El Salvador's Deputy Foreign Minister Adriana Mira signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between their countries' diplomatic institutes.

Honduras formally responded to a diplomatic note from El Salvador demanding that Honduras cease sovereign acts on Conejo Island in the Pacific, reaffirming Honduran sovereignty over the disputed territory.

Foreign Minister Mireya Agüero said she will meet El Salvador's foreign minister in coming days to discuss Isla Conejo, a long-disputed islet in the Gulf of Fonseca, while affirming bilateral ties remain constructive.

President Nasry Asfura led a symbolic visit to Conejo Island in the Pacific with top civilian and military officials to reaffirm Honduras's sovereignty after El Salvador sent a diplomatic note demanding Honduras cease exercising jurisdiction over the territory, citing a 1992 International Court of Justice ruling.