Scuffles briefly broke out on the Guatemala-Mexico border on Saturday (January 18) morning as a group of several hundred mostly Honduran migrants pressed forward to cross, only to be pushed back by Mexican security forces.

Guatemala's newly-elected President Alejandro Giammattei has severed diplomatic relations with Venezuela, a move that was swiftly censured by the government in Caracas for being an act of subservience to the US administration.

Central American countries are teaming up to protect the region’s five great forests.

The US government says it has no plans to send asylum seekers to remote regions in Guatemala.

Guatemalan President-elect Alejandro Giammattei says he plans to cut all diplomatic ties with Venezuela on assuming office in January 2020.

A massive blackout hits at least four Central American countries, leaving millions of people in dark.

The Arab Parliament urges Honduras and Nauru to reconsider their decisions on recognizing occupied Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of Israel.

Palestine will file a complaint at the United Nations against Honduras after it recognized occupied Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel's capital.

Alejandro Giammattei says he will "remove from this deal the things that are not right."

Guatemalans vote for a new president who will face a major challenge after the country agreed with US to act as a buffer against illegal immigration.