GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – The death toll from suspected gangsters’ attacks on Guatemalan police rose to nine Monday, as Guatemalans awoke to heavier security and curtailed rights after President Bernardo Arévalo declared a state of emergency.
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rebounded after oil prices stopped spiking and reports gave encouraging updates on the economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.8%. The Dow added 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.3%. The strength followed a scary start to the day, when South Korea's Kospi stock index plunged 12.1% for its worst loss in history.
ESCUINTLA, Guatemala (AP) – Hundreds of anti-riot police entered a maximum security prison in Guatemala early Sunday to free guards who had been taken hostage and retake control of the facility that houses gang leaders.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged Wednesday that some Iranian air attacks may still hit their targets even as he asserted that U.S. military superiority is quickly giving it control of the Islamic Republic’s airspace.
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo on Thursday said that after the United States’ removal of Venezuela’s president, his country, which has also felt the sting of U.S. intervention, is focused on maintaining what he described as a “good” relationship with the U.S., while working to support international law and peaceful dispute resolution.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Explosions sounded in Iran’s capital city Wednesday as its war with the U.S. and Israel entered a fifth day following earlier strikes on an Iranian nuclear site and retaliatory strikes by the Islamic Republic across the Gulf region.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday it’s still searching for people in the eastern Pacific Ocean who had jumped off alleged drug-smuggling boats when the U.S. military attacked the vessels days earlier, diminishing the likelihood that anyone survived.
March 2 – The Washington Post says DHS remains unfunded despite heightened terror threat. As America’s conflict with Iran continues, the Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement about the heightened risk of lone wolf attacks. Yet the agency tasked with keeping Americans safe – remains unfunded.
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AP) – Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo on Sunday said he had declared a state of emergency in two municipalities in western Guatemala a day after armed men attacked a military post and a police station, cut off roads and hijacked buses, killing at least five people.
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