The Central American country is under a state of emergency after a massacre of police officers that calls into question the ...

GUATEMALA CITY(AP) — Guatemala passed a new anti-gang law on Tuesday aimed at giving the government more resources to fight the groups, which are now considered terrorist organizations. The law ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guatemala has declared a state of emergency over an outbreak of gang violence, in which nine police officers were killed (JOHAN ...

As gang violence escalates, the U.S. Embassy has issued a security alert for Americans in Guatemala. Travelers have been ...

Security forces enter the Renovation maximum-security prison to free guards taken hostage and retake control of the facility, which houses gang leaders, in Escuintla, Guatemala, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026.

El Salvador-style crackdown and mega-prison not the answer to organised crime and violence in his country, says interior minister ...

Guatemala's president on Sunday declared a 30-day nationwide state of emergency to combat criminal gangs after authorities accused the groups of killing eight police officers and holding hostages at ...

Guatemala's interior minister accused gangs of killing seven police on Sunday in retaliation for the government's refusal to transfer gang leaders to a lower-security prison. The killings occurred a ...

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo declared a 30-day state of siege Sunday after suspected gang members in Guatemala’s capital killed seven police officers in apparent ...