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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guatemala's minister of the interior, Marco Antonio Villeda presents a flag to the family member of a slain police officer at the ...

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

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 ...

The worsening gang warfare in Guatemala has piled pressure on President Bernardo Arevalo to crack down on crime and root out corrupt officials accused of links to organized crime. The murder of 10 ...

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

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 ...