Guatemala

On Wednesday progressive presidential runoff candidate Bernardo Arevalo was suspended by the country's anti-graft prosecutor. The man, who is under US sanctions, had alleged document fraud. Issued on:…

Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russia and Belarus will not get a formal invitation to the 2024 Paris Olympics when more than 200 national teams receive their traditional invites later…

Presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo appealed to Guatemala's top court on Sunday, asking it to clear the path toward an August runoff election. Issued on: 10/07/2023 - 00:20…

A former first lady and the son of an ex-president – both social democrats – will go head-to-head in Guatemala's August runoff after no candidate secured enough votes to win Sunday's first round of presidential elections.…

Guatemalans headed to the polls on Sunday in a hotly contested presidential election dominated by concerns over corruption, the exclusion of a leading candidate and the cost of living, with the vote set to result in a second…

© Reuters. A combination picture shows Guatemalan presidential candidates Zury Rios of the coalition of Valor and Unionista political parties, in Guatemala City, Guatemala April 16, 2023; Edmond Mulet of the CABAL party, in San Juan…

Guatemalans go to the polls Sunday with two popular candidates disqualified and several prosecutors and journalists detained or in exile amid a government pushback on anti-corruption efforts.…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Journalist Jose Ruben Zamora Marroquin, founder and president of El Periodico newspaper, talks with the media as he attends a court hearing in Guatemala City, Guatemala December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Josue Decavele/File…

A Guatemalan court on Wednesday convicted one of the country’s best-known journalists of money laundering and sentenced him to six years in prison in a case that press freedom groups said had sent a chilling message to the country’s…

Indian American Ajay Banga on Friday took over as the President of the World Bank, making him the first person of colour to head either of the two global financial institutions, the World Bank and the International Monetary…