Guatemala: Heavy Rains, Landslide Kill at Least 6 A flash flood and a landslide in Guatemala's capital early Monday caused a river to burst its banks, killing at least six people. Initial reports suggest 15 others, including minors, could be missing.... Weather
Guatemala Elects Center-Left Bernardo Arévalo as President Center-left Seed Movement candidate Bernardo Arévalo, who ran on an anti-corruption platform, won Guatemala’s presidential run-off election on Sunday, defeating former first lady Sandra Torres by a wide margin. Guatemala
Guatemala: Arévalo Advances to Runoff Against Frontrunner Torre On Monday, Guatemala's Supreme Electoral Tribunal announced that the conservative former First Lady Sandra Torres and the leftist congressman Bernardo Arévalo will head to a presidential runoff election on August 20 — neither came close to the 50% threshold needed to win in the first round. Politics
Guatemala: Prominent Journalist Jailed for 6 Years On Wednesday, José Rubén Zamora, a veteran journalist and the founder of one of Guatemala's oldest newspapers, El Periódico, was sentenced to six years in jail on money laundering charges. Media
Guatemala: Frontrunner Presidential Candidate Disqualified Ahead of Race The Constitutional Court of Guatemala on Friday blocked the presidential candidacy of dark-horse conservative businessman Carlos Pineda, less than a month ahead of the first round of voting. Politics
US to Open Migrant Centers in Latin America, Expedite Deportations As the Title 42 COVID restrictions on immigration are set to expire next month, the US will establish regional processing centers for migrants in Colombia and Guatemala to reduce arrivals at the southern border. Social issues
US Charges El Chapo's Sons, Chinese Businessmen with Fentanyl Trafficking The US Justice Dept. (DOJ) announced Friday that it had charged dozens of defendants throughout Mexico, China, and Guatemala in connection to the Sinaloa Cartel's fentanyl trafficking operation allegedly fueled by Chinese chemical and pharmaceutical companies.... Mexico
China Launches Three-Day Military Drills Around Taiwan On Saturday, China's Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army announced that it had launched combat readiness patrols and military drills around Taiwan. The exercises — codenamed United Sharp Sword — are scheduled to last until Monday.... Taiwan
Foxconn Founder Terry Gou to Run for Taiwan Presidency Again On Wednesday, Terry Gou, founder of major Apple supplier Foxconn, announced he will run to be nominated by Taiwan's traditionally more pro-China and main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT) in the island's 2024 presidential election.... Artificial Intelligence
US House Speaker Meets With Taiwan's President On Wednesday, US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other Republican and Democratic lawmakers met with Taiwanese Pres. Tsai Ing-wen at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. McCarthy, the third-highest ranking US leader, became the most senior US figure to meet with a lead... Politics
Mexico Opens Homicide Probe into Migrant Center Fire On Wednesday, Mexican authorities announced a probe into the deadly blaze at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juárez earlier this week, as public servants and private security guards allegedly took no action to help detainees escape.... Illegal aliens
Taiwan Pres. Tsai Ing-wen Visits New York During a stop on her way to Central America, Taiwanese Pres. Tsai Ing-wen visited New York City. At a closed-door speech on Wednesday night, she reportedly said US-Taipei relations were 'closer than ever' and touted 'significant progress' in economic and security cooperation.... Taiwan
Kamala Harris Unveils $4.2B in Central America Investments On Monday, US Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled $950M in new private sector commitments in the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras — building on her plan to reduce mass migration to the US by creating economic opportunities in the home countries of many migrants Guatemala
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