Guatemala has ended its monthlong state of emergency after deadly attacks on police pushed President Bernardo Arévalo to seek ...

In attempting to target gang leadership, Guatemala's government instead exposed its limited capacity to do so.

Guatemala lifted its state of emergency Monday, one month after President Bernardo Arévalo sought special powers following the killing of 10 police officers by suspected gang members.

President Bernardo Arévalo ended the nationwide state of siege in Guatemala on Monday, while maintaining joint military and police operations to combat organized crime and gangs. The move comes ...

President Bernardo Arevalo replaces a month-long emergency decree with a “state of prevention” after 11 police officers were killed in gang-linked violence.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An inmate looks out from a security tower at the Renovacion 1 prison in Escuintla, Guatemala [Josue Decavele/Reuters] Seven police ...

Guatemala has ended its state of emergency, initiated when President Bernardo Arévalo exercised special powers following the murder of 10 police officers by suspected gang members. Restrictions, such ...

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 ...

Guatemala lifted its state of emergency Monday, one month after President Bernardo Arevalo sought special powers following the killing of 10 police officers by suspected gang members.

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.