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

UN experts released a statement on Monday expressing concern over historic illegal intercountry child adoptions in Guatemala and allegations that Attorney General María Consuelo Porras had handled ...

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

UN experts on Monday called for an investigation into Guatemala's Attorney General Maria Consuelo Porras for possible involvement in illegal adoptions of Indigenous children in the 1980s, during the ...

Guatemala has become a focal point in the broader strategic competition between China and democratic states for influence in the Western Hemisphere.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes the release of journalist Jose Rubén Zamora on 12 February 2026, after more than three years of arbitrary detention in Guatemala. While hailing this ...

Ancient cities and enduring Indigenous traditions offer hands-on ways to experience this country’s rich culture and history.

Guatemalan prosecutors have raided two voting locations as a process got underway to fill top justice jobs that could shape the rule of law and test its democracy.

Despite a lack of diplomatic relations, Beijing has been remarkably successful in expanding its economic and even political influence in Guatemala.

On the day before the Atitlán Christmas Bird Count (CBC) in western Guatemala, the group chat created to coordinate the event ...

A passenger bus plunged into a ravine on the Inter-American Highway in western Guatemala, killing at least 15 people. At least 15 people were killed and 19 injured on Saturday when a passenger bus ...

At least 12 bodies were found in three days in a wooded area on the outskirts of Guatemala City, authorities said Sunday, linking the discovery to gang violence. The bodies had been dumped in an area ...