Heavily armed Guatemalan troops and military police deployed to the country's capital Tuesday, challenging street gangs ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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.

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.

GUATEMALA CITY — 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 retaliation ...