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News Guatemala Guatemala: Construction begins on Guatemala’s fifth Latter-day Saint temple

Published on: Tuesday 17 March 2026
Construction begins on Guatemala’s fifth Latter-day Saint temple
News source: https://www.deseret.com/faith/2026/03/17/huehuetenango-guatemala-temple-begins-construction-with-groundbreaking-ceremony/

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has officially broke ground on Guatemala's fifth Latter-day Saint temple — the Huehuetenango Guatemala Temple.

News Guatemala Guatemala: International News: Guatemala’s Foreign Affairs Ministry announces ICJ’s decision; reaffirms commitment to defending territory

Published on: Thursday 19 March 2026
International News: Guatemala’s Foreign Affairs Ministry announces ICJ’s decision; reaffirms commitment to defending territory
News source: https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2026/03/19/international-news-guatemalas-foreign-affairs-ministry-announces-icjs-decision-reaffirms-commitment-to-defending-territory/

Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled unanimously in favor of Guatemala’s application to intervene in the case between Belize and Honduras.

News Guatemala Guatemala: Guatemala’s migrant pact with the U.S. threatens to unleash a political crisis

Published on: Saturday 27 July 2019
Guatemala’s migrant pact with the U.S. threatens to unleash a political crisis
News source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/guatemalas-migrant-pact-with-the-us-threatens-to-unleash-a-political-crisis/2019/07/27/8a68940c-b080-11e9-9411-a608f9d0c2d3_story.html

MEXICO CITY — In pressuring Guatemala to accept a deal to absorb vast numbers of asylum seekers, the Trump administration has embarked on a dramatic and risky strategy to slash the number of Central ...

News Guatemala Guatemala: Guatemalan activists protest migrant asylum pact with US

Published on: Saturday 27 July 2019
Guatemalan activists protest migrant asylum pact with US
News source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/guatemalan-activists-protest-migrant-asylum-pact-with-us/2019/07/27/d3a2c356-b0d8-11e9-9411-a608f9d0c2d3_story.html

Hundreds of Guatemalans have gathered to protest an agreement that President Jimmy Morales’ government signed with Washington to require migrants passing through the Central American country to seek asylum there, rather than pushing on to the U.S.

News Guatemala Guatemala: Julián Castro says migrants may "end up dead" because of U.S.-Guatemala asylum deal

Published on: Sunday 28 July 2019
Julián Castro says migrants may "end up dead" because of U.S.-Guatemala asylum deal
News source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/julian-castro-on-face-the-nation-migrants-may-end-up-dead-because-of-us-guatemala-asylum-deal/

Julián Castro, the only Latino in the crowded field of Democrats running for president, denounced the Trump administration's recent asylum agreement with the Guatemalan government, saying the proposal ...

News Guatemala Guatemala: US compliments Guatemala for security cooperation

Published on: Wednesday 24 July 2019
US compliments Guatemala for security cooperation
News source: https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/US-compliments-Guatemala-for-security-cooperation-14119637.php

WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting head of the Homeland Security Department is complimenting what he says is cooperation with Guatemala to tighten immigration security. Kevin McAleenan's statement comes a ...

News Guatemala Guatemala: Trump threatens Guatemala after its court blocks asylum deal

Published on: Tuesday 23 July 2019
Trump threatens Guatemala after its court blocks asylum deal
News source: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-07-23/trump-guatemala-asylum-deal

President Trump is threatening Guatemala over immigration after its high court blocked its government from signing an asylum deal with the United States. Trump tweeted Tuesday that Guatemala has ...

News Guatemala Guatemala: Trump threatens Guatemala over delay in 'safe third country' asylum deal

Published on: Tuesday 23 July 2019
Trump threatens Guatemala over delay in 'safe third country' asylum deal
News source: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Trump-threatens-Guatemala-over-delay-in-safe-14116008.php

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened Guatemala with tariffs and other retaliation for stalled talks on its potential designation as a "safe third country" for asylum seekers. ...

News Guatemala Guatemala: Guatemala’s Magnetized Sculptures Studied

Published on: Wednesday 24 April 2019
News source: https://www.archaeology.org/news/7609-190424-guatemala-magnetized-potbelly

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS—Science News reports that geoscientist Roger Fu of Harvard University and his colleagues analyzed the magnetized areas of 11 of Guatemala’s 2,000-year-old potbelly sculptures. ...