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The assassination at the weekend of anti-graft lawyer Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa, who made powerful enemies by taking on Guatemala's elite, marks one of the most significant political killings in ...
News Guatemala » Guatemala » People: Guatemala volcanic eruption deemed over after spewing lava, evacuations
Guatemalan authorities evacuated around 1,000 people Monday after Central America's most active volcano erupted, spewing lava, ash and rocks. By night, however, the eruption was declared over, and ...
News Guatemala » Guatemala » People: Guatemala Geopolitics Explained 2026
US trade and migration ties, the Taiwan and China contest, the EU, Russia, Gulf and the Belize claim, as of October 2026.
News Guatemala » Guatemala » People: Guatemalan network welcomes those fleeing gang violence
EL CEIBO, Guatemala – For nearly a decade, Andrés Toribio and his wife opened their home on the Guatemala-Mexico border to provide shelter and protection for people fleeing violence in Central America ...
News Guatemala » Guatemala » People: A Guatemalan genocide trial echoes among South Florida's Ixil Maya
A genocide trial has been underway in Guatemala since April 5 — and although Pedro Brito Matom says it's too dangerous now for him to attend it, he takes consolation in knowing he helped bring the ...
News Guatemala » Guatemala » People: Santis: Guatemala will party like crazy if we qualify
Guatemala striker Oscar Santis discusses his team's World Cup qualifying campaign and the excitement brewing in the Central American nation. It is a six-day stretch that could forever change a country ...
News Guatemala » Guatemala » People: Guatemala: Council renews EU restrictive measures for a year
The Council today renewed for one year, until 13 January 2026, the targeted restrictive measures imposed by the EU against those responsible for actions undermining democracy, the rule of law and the ...
News Guatemala » Guatemala » People: China's expanding Guatemala footprint: Competition in Central America
Feb. 16 (UPI) --In June 2025, Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo traveled to Taipei for a five-day state visit. It was his first trip to Taiwan since serving as deputy foreign minister more than ...