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- Oct 21
El Salvador launches military rescue for four technicians abducted by Haitian gangs
Bukele says a rescue operation is under way and warns that a harsher attack will follow if the men are not freed alive. Haiti's government calls the rescue an absolute priority.
- Oct 21
Guatemalan man sentenced to 30 years for 2022 San Antonio truck deaths of 53 migrants
A US judge sentenced Rigoberto Ramón Miranda Orozco on Tuesday, 20 October, to 30 years in prison for his part in a smuggling operation that left 53 migrants dead inside a truck trailer in Texas in June 2022.
- Oct 12
Guatemalan 15-year-old presumed dead by her father wakes in coffin at wake
A 15-year-old girl in El Jocote, Guatemala, was presumed dead by her father after she lost consciousness in the family car, then sat up in her coffin while relatives held her wake.
- Oct 9
Panama declares state of emergency after magnitude 7.7 quake and over 100 aftershocks
Panama's government declared a national state of emergency on Saturday, with up to USD 100 million for repairs, after a 7.7 quake and a 6.6 quake on Friday damaged all 10 provinces and left 27 people injured.
- Oct 1
El Niño warming disrupts Pacific fisheries and exposes 25.8 million Latin American children to crisis
Ocean warming of up to 6°C has emptied fishing nets from Ecuador to Guatemala, while regional droughts and floods leave nearly 26 million children at risk as El Niño intensifies.
- Aug 24
US military kills two in Pacific boat strike as maritime campaign expands
U.S. Southern Command conducted a kinetic strike on a low-profile vessel along eastern Pacific trafficking routes on 23 August 2026, bringing the campaign toll past 200 deaths.
- Aug 21
Mexican Navy rescues two fishermen found drifting in a cooler five days after boat sank
Two fishermen from Chiapas survived five days adrift without food or fresh water inside an insulated fish cooler before Mexican naval crews located them 240 kilometres offshore.
- Aug 21
Guatemala reports 2,284 deported Mexicans arrived in transit from United States
President Bernardo Arévalo said 2,284 Mexican nationals deported from the U.S. entered Guatemala on transit flights in 2026 before being returned to Mexico within 24 hours.
- Aug 20
USS George Washington arrives in Middle East to relieve carrier Abraham Lincoln
The aircraft carrier USS George Washington has arrived in the Arabian Sea to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, ending a 272-day deployment marked by supply strains and crew fatigue.
- Aug 13
Colombia joins US-led anti-cartel coalition, authorizes joint military operations
Colombia's new right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella has authorized joint military operations with the United States against drug trafficking groups, joining the US-led Americas Counter Cartel Coalition as its 19th member during a summit in Panama City.
- Aug 4
Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts, red alert issued as 1,400 flee
The Volcán de Fuego, 40 km southwest of Guatemala City, began erupting Monday morning, sending an ash column 5 km high. Authorities declared the highest alert level red for three districts and evacuated more than 1,400 people.
