Police fight gangs in Haiti and Guatemala, and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean
A police officer in an armored vehicle patrols a gang-controlled area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File)
Jan. 16-22, 2026
Police patrolled a gang-controlled area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where violence has displaced 1.4 million. Guatemalan police and soldiers used new powers under a state of emergency. And police in Venezuela watched the relatives of prisoners kneel before them in Caracas, as some political prisoners are released. A cat survived devastating wildfires in Chile.
This gallery was curated by photo editor Leslie Mazoch, based in Mexico City.
Relatives of people they consider to be detained for political reasons kneel in front of police guarding the Zona 7 Bolivarian National Police detention center in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
Relatives of people they consider to be detained for political reasons kneel in front of police guarding the Zona 7 Bolivarian National Police detention center in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
BYD hybrid and electric vehicles shipped from China are parked at Terminal Zarate in Argentina’s Buenos Aires province, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)
BYD hybrid and electric vehicles shipped from China are parked at Terminal Zarate in Argentina’s Buenos Aires province, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)
Sofia cools off in an inflatable pool with her brothers while their horses drink from it in Tigre, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
Sofia cools off in an inflatable pool with her brothers while their horses drink from it in Tigre, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
A Venezuelan deported from the U.S. shows his hands in handcuffs and chains after landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport on a plane of deportees in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
A Venezuelan deported from the U.S. shows his hands in handcuffs and chains after landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport on a plane of deportees in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
Soldiers patrol an area next to a piece of graffiti referring to the Mara Salvatrucha gang during the country’s state of emergency, following an escalation of gang-related violence, on the outskirts of Guatemala City, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
Soldiers patrol an area next to a piece of graffiti referring to the Mara Salvatrucha gang during the country’s state of emergency, following an escalation of gang-related violence, on the outskirts of Guatemala City, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
Presidential honor guards stand at the National Palace during a prayer breakfast hosted by President Nayib Bukele, attended by a couple U.S. lawmakers, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)
Presidential honor guards stand at the National Palace during a prayer breakfast hosted by President Nayib Bukele, attended by a couple U.S. lawmakers, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)
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