Guatemala has reportedly agreed to conduct joint military operations with the United States against drug trafficking groups inside its territory. The agreement would allow U.S. involvement in airstrikes and other actions led by Guatemalan security forces, with operations potentially beginning as soon as next month. The arrangement would make Guatemala the second country in the region, after Ecuador, to permit this kind of joint military action against criminal organizations.

Ghana has begun evacuating hundreds of its citizens from South Africa as anti immigrant protests intensify across the country. Ghanaian officials chartered flights to bring home citizens who say they no longer feel safe amid rising hostility and reports of attacks targeting foreign nationals. About 300 people returned on the first flight, with additional evacuations planned. Many protesters in South Africa accuse undocumented immigrants of taking jobs and contributing to cri