Sunday 30 June Army Day in Guatemala
From 1865, Guatemala had been under the dictatorship of Vicente Cerna. Cerna's persecution of liberal party members, eventually resulted in the Liberal Revolution, which began…
From 1865, Guatemala had been under the dictatorship of Vicente Cerna. Cerna's persecution of liberal party members, eventually resulted in the Liberal Revolution, which began…
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed Bernardo Arévalo, the newly elected president of Guatemala, to the White House on Monday to praise his battle against…
A Guatemalan court on Wednesday convicted seven soldiers for their roles in the killing of six Indigenous protesters in 2012, while a colonel and another…
WASHINGTON — President Biden, facing a political crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border in the early days of his administration, tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead…
The Mexico City International Airport has acknowledged in a statement that a man opened an emergency exit and walked out on a wing of a…
Guatemala City, Guatemala – Growing up, Joaquina Perez says her mother always told her that Juan Jose Arevalo was the country’s best president, as he…
Guatemala City, Guatemala – Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arevalo is poised to assume office on Sunday, following his landslide victory in the 2023 presidential elections. But…
Tapachula, Mexico – Luis Alfredo Rodriguez held his young son’s hand as he walked along a busy street near Tapachula’s central plaza, asking for money…
Buenos Aires, Argentina – Poverty through the roof. Out-of-control inflation. Overwhelming debt. Javier Milei painted the grimmest of pictures when he delivered his inaugural address…
In October, shortly after the start of the Israeli war on Gaza that has now killed nearly 20,000 Palestinians, Israel pledged to wipe Hamas “off…
UN human rights chief calls ‘persistent and systematic’ attempts to undermine poll outcome ‘extremely disturbing’. The United Nations high commissioner for human rights deplored “persistent…
Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has declared the results of this year’s presidential race “unalterable”, after public prosecutors openly questioned whether to annul the vote.…
Guatemala City, Guatemala – Blockades were set up around campus. Banners were unfurled. And key buildings at the University of San Carlos (USAC), Guatemala’s sole…
WASHINGTON — Two months out, Bernardo Arevalo says he is confident he will be sworn in as president of Guatemala, on time and peacefully, despite powerful…
Guatemala City, Guatemala – Every day, they gather at the gates of the public prosecutor’s office: Indigenous leaders, protesting against threats to Guatemala’s election integrity.…
Six homes have been swept away by the swollen Naranjo River in Guatemala City, with nine children among the missing. At least six people are…
Guatemala’s outgoing president vows to hand over power but condemns foreign meddling at the UN General Debate. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has…
Thousands of protesters have flooded the streets of Guatemala, answering a call issued by President-elect Bernardo Arevalo to defend the integrity of the country’s recent…
The former head of Guatemala’s anticorruption office has been granted asylum in the United States, more than two years after he was forced to flee…
Guatemala City, Guatemala – Guatemala continues to be roiled by political turmoil following last month’s election run-off, with rallies picking up again in cities and…