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Rising crude and diesel costs tied to Middle East conflict trigger protests and roadblocks in multiple countries, from Syria to Guatemala and France, with demonstrations across dozens of cities as fuel prices spike and subsidies/ policies are contested.
The United States has deported about 2,284 Mexican nationals to Guatemala this year, despite Mexico’s protests, as part of a broader third-country deportation pattern under President Trump. The transfers occur in transit with repatriation to Mexican territory within 24 hours of arrival, and some Mexicans have also been sent to Honduras. DHS calls it the largest deportation operation in history, while critics say the policy uses deterrence and punishment and rights groups point to human rights concerns. Mexico has filed complaints over the practice and condemned ICE detention conditions; since Trump’s return to office, at least 15 Mexican nationals have died in ICE custody, with three more dying during enforcement operations, highlighting ongoing tensions in US-Mexico migration policy.
Guatemala evacuated several villages around the Fuego volcano after an eruption sent lava flows and ash plumes toward nearby towns, with residents taking shelter in San Juan Alotenango while authorities monitor ongoing activity.
Guatemala’s Fuego volcano remains dangerous in a days-long eruption, with activity gradually reducing but ongoing risks from collapsing summit material that could trigger pyroclastic flows. Ashfall has affected about 29,000 people, and more than 1,700 have been evacuated. Authorities warn lahars could form if rain arrives, three regions are under red alerts, and roads and schools are being affected, while the main airport stays open and monitoring continues for roughly 72 hours.
A eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala prompted evacuations of nearby communities, with a photo gallery capturing ash plumes, displaced residents, and ongoing concerns about further activity and safety.
Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted, triggering the evacuation of two nearby villages as lava flows and ash plumes rose to about 6 km high; authorities raised the emergency alert to the second-highest level and warned of hot debris moving down the slopes.
The Fuego volcano in Guatemala increased activity, prompting an orange alert and the evacuation of roughly 400 people from nearby communities, with schools closed due to risk of ash fall ahead of potential further eruptions near Antigua.
Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted for about a day, sending lava flows and ash up to six kilometres high and prompting hundreds of residents on its slopes to evacuate to shelters; authorities issued a high alert, warned of hot debris flows, closed a road around the range, suspended nearby school classes, and cautioned air traffic, though Guatemala City’s airport remained unaffected.
Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted, spewing lava and ash and prompting the evacuation of at least two villages on its slopes; pyroclastic currents continued as authorities issued an orange alert and urged residents and visitors near Antigua to stay away and take precautions, including keeping windows closed and heeding school closures.
NBC News reports that a Guatemalan man in Georgia was arrested by ICE after attempting to flee; his family says the man was assaulted with a taser, sustaining a broken nose, a missing tooth, a chipped tooth, and other head and hand injuries, was hospitalized, and, while detained, has faced breathing difficulties and alleged lack of adequate medical care.
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast near Chiapas, with its epicenter about 30 miles southwest of Aquiles Serdan at a depth of roughly 9 miles. The tremor was felt from Mexico City to Central America; officials report no fatalities or major damage so far, though two people were injured in southern Mexico and a migrant in Tapachula was affected. Tsunami warnings were issued for up to about 1 meter of wave height off parts of Mexico and Guatemala, and beach access was advised for several hours. Guatemala reported no damage and Mexico City noted the energy release did not trigger a tsunami alert there; aftershocks followed as residents continued to feel the shaking. The region remains prone to earthquakes, with past events causing significant casualties.
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Mexican coast near the Guatemala border, felt from Mexico City to El Salvador; no major damage reported, with two injuries in southern Mexico, several aftershocks, and tsunami warnings issued but no confirmed waves.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico, at about 9.4 miles depth, triggering a tsunami warning for coasts in Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador; aftershocks followed and authorities reported no immediate damage.
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck offshore from Chiapas, Mexico, rattling Guatemala and El Salvador and triggering a tsunami warning; authorities later said the risk was low, with no major damage reported in Mexico, a few injuries in Oaxaca, and ongoing monitoring of a developing situation.
Seven officers from Guatemala's National Civil Police were killed in attacks blamed on gangs in retaliation for the government's refusal to transfer gang leaders to lower-security prisons after inmates held hostages in three facilities; authorities retook one prison as gangs, including Barrio 18 and MS-13, press for concessions amid ongoing violence.