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U.S. rejects Iran ceasefire demands. Iran has sent its response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators, but U.S. President Donald Trump quickly rejected it as 鈥淭OTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!鈥�, offering no details. Sunday鈥檚 development is the latest setback to resolve the standoff in the Persian Gulf that has throttled shipping and sent energy prices soaring. Iran鈥檚 state media said that Tehran rejected the proposal from the United States as amounting to surrender, insisting instead on 鈥渨ar reparations by the U.S, full Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, an end to sanctions, and the release of seized Iranian assets.鈥� 鈥� The Associated Press

Hungary鈥檚 P茅ter Magyar sworn in as prime minister. Mr. Magyar鈥檚 center-right Tisza party defeated Viktor Orb谩n鈥檚 nationalist-populist Fidesz last month, gaining more votes and seats in Parliament than any other party in Hungary鈥檚 post-Communist history. Tisza鈥檚 two-thirds parliamentary majority will allow it to roll back many of the policies that gave Mr. Orb谩n a reputation among his critics as a far-right authoritarian over his 16 years in the role. In a speech to lawmakers after being sworn in, Mr. Magyar said he would not use his office to 鈥渞ule鈥� Hungary, 鈥渂ut to serve my homeland.鈥� 鈥� AP

Surge of cartel violence in central Mexico forced 800 to 1,000 families to flee homes. The wave of violence in the conflict-torn state of Guerrero started on Wednesday when a criminal group known as Los Ardillos began to attack the communities in a rural mountainous region. Videos show families fleeing their homes early in the morning Sunday 鈥� on Mother鈥檚 Day 鈥� with nothing more than backpacks. Other images shared with The Associated Press show heavy gunfire echoing over farms and drones rigged with explosives lying in the brush. 鈥� AP

Trump announced a three-day truce in Ukraine. The American president said Friday that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire Saturday through Monday and an exchange of prisoners, adding that such a halt to hostilities could be the 鈥渂eginning of the end鈥� of the long war between them. 鈥� AP

Moscow marked Victory Day with a scaled-down parade under tight security. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday voiced confidence of victory in Ukraine as he oversaw a military parade on Red Square commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II 鈥� an event that didn鈥檛 include heavy weapons, for the first time in nearly two decades. 鈥� AP

An education app was back online after a major hack. High school and college students experienced a temporary disruption Thursday on the learning platform Canvas, used to access course materials and to communicate. A hacking group claimed responsibility for the security breach. Canvas is owned by Instructure, which said on Friday that access had been restored. The Wall Street Journal reported that intruders accessed some customer data, including names, email addresses, student ID numbers, and messages. The incident delayed final exams on some campuses.

California will provide free diapers to families with newborns. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced 鈥淕olden State Start,鈥� a new California initiative in partnership with Baby2Baby to provide 400 diapers to families with newborns upon hospital discharge, beginning with 65 to 75 hospitals before expanding. Following 2024 initiatives by Tennessee and Delaware to cover diapers via Medicaid, California鈥檚 plan is the first to directly implement a hospital-based, public-private, large-scale direct distribution initiative of this size at birth.

The Iran war has degraded Iran鈥檚 military capabilities, but the conflict has also imposed high economic costs on the U.S. While the global fallout is worse elsewhere, American consumers are feeling squeezed.

Venezuela鈥檚 socialist revolution was built on a number of principles 鈥� including anti-imperialism. What does interim President Delcy Rodr铆guez鈥檚 cozying up to the U.S. mean for the future of the Chavismo movement?

Just over halfway into the term of Guatemala鈥檚 reformist leader, the 鈥渄emocratic spring鈥� that he and his Movimiento Semilla (Seed Movement) sought to nurture is sending up fresh shoots of hope for lawful governance.

President Bernardo Ar茅valo has appointed a new attorney general, marking what he calls a 鈥渘ew chapter鈥� for the small Central American nation. The outgoing attorney general, Mar铆a Consuelo Porras, had tried to derail Mr. Ar茅valo鈥檚 2024 inauguration, and has since obstructed multiple efforts to promote judicial impartiality and transparency.

To many Guatemalans, Ms. Porras鈥� tenure symbolized entrenched political impunity and corruption that used the power of the state to settle scores with perceived enemies and make allowances for allies. In 2022, the United States cited her for repeatedly undermining anti-corruption efforts to 鈥済ain undue political favor.鈥�

鈥淛ustice has all too often been a tool of revenge. It is time to leave that past behind,鈥� the president said on May 5, when naming Gabriel Garc铆a Luna to the post. An attorney general, Dr. Ar茅valo affirmed, should uphold 鈥渁n independent and impartial justice system dedicated to the [Guatemalan] people鈥� rather than serve an incumbent president or 鈥減articular ... political interests.鈥�

Mr. Garc铆a, who was on a six-person shortlist nominated by an independent commission, has expressed similar sentiments. 鈥淭he Public Prosecutor鈥檚 Office ... must act free from political and any other kind of pressure,鈥� he said during his interview process, emphasizing the need for 鈥渢ransparency in all actions鈥� and restoring public confidence.

According to Prensa Libre, local analysts believe Mr. Garc铆a鈥檚 25-year record of experience will help bring 鈥済reater independence and stability ... in the Public Prosecutor鈥檚 Office.鈥� He is expected to prioritize criminal investigations, invest in technology and modernization, and support merit and teamwork, the paper reported.

Such moves are especially encouraging in a region that has continued to see democratic backsliding and increased narco-trafficking, trends that helped fuel high migration to the United States in the recent past. (In 2023, Guatemalans made up nearly 9% of total migrants.)聽

As Mr. Ar茅valo鈥檚 58% vote tally in the 2023 election showed, his anti-corruption message struck a chord with citizens. So did his demonstrated humility and willingness to seek the input of citizens, especially the often-neglected Indigenous population. His government has scored gains in education and healthcare and subdued gang violence to some extent. The economy grew at close to 4% in 2025 (well above the projected 2.4% rate for the region), and he has negotiated favorable trade terms with the Trump administration.

鈥淎r茅valo鈥檚 mere survival as president has been an achievement of its own,鈥� one expert on the region observed in America鈥檚 Quarterly in March.

With honest and impartial leadership of its judicial system, Guatemala moves one step closer to reaping the harvest of that promised democratic spring.