Paraguay

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:20:00 GMT
Peña says the Milei-Lula crisis has not affected how Mercosur functions
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña said on Friday that the differences between his Argentine and Brazilian counterparts, Javier Milei and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, have had no consequences for Mercosur, despite the diplomati...

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:40:00 GMT
Lula says Paraguay chose to invade Brazil; Paraguayan Congress accuses him of distorting history
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invoked the War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870) to defend increased defense spending, in remarks that drew formal rejection this week from both chambers of Paraguay's Congress.

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:48:00 GMT
Family of murdered journalist urges Paraguay to comply with Inter-American Court ruling
The widow and children of Paraguayan journalist Santiago Leguizamón, murdered in 1991, have called on the state to fully comply with the ruling in which the Inter-American Court of Human Rights found Paraguay responsible for f...

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:03:00 GMT
Argentina's polar spell eases as Patagonia faces rain, snow and 90 km/h gusts
The intense polar air mass that affected much of Argentina during the first days of July has begun to ease, with a gradual rise in temperatures across the center and north of the country, while Patagonia now concentrates the mo...

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:35:00 GMT
French football federation to file complaint over Paraguayan senator's racist attack on Mbappé
The French Football Federation (FFF) announced on Monday that it will file a complaint with prosecutors over racist posts by Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla directed at France captain Kylian Mbappé, and called for judicial...

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:28:00 GMT
Mercosur leaders push for a regional security architecture against organized crime
The fight against transnational organized crime emerged as one of the central themes of Mercosur's 68th summit of heads of state, held on Tuesday in the Paraguayan city of Luque, where several leaders called for building a regi...

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:26:00 GMT
Uruguay takes over the Mercosur presidency vowing to modernize and open the bloc
Uruguay's President Yamandú Orsi on Tuesday assumed the pro tempore presidency of Mercosur and set as a priority of his term to "keep modernizing" the bloc and consolidate its trade opening, following the provisional entry int...

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:22:00 GMT
Mercosur turns to Asia with Japan talks as the EU quota split stays unresolved
Mercosur on Tuesday announced the start of trade negotiations with Japan and reaffirmed its intention to diversify alliances toward Asia during its biannual summit in Asunción, where Paraguay handed over the bloc's pro tempore...

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:33:00 GMT
Paraguay declares a holiday after reaching the World Cup's last 16 by beating Germany
Paraguay's President Santiago Peña declared a national holiday for Tuesday, June 30, to celebrate the national team's qualification for the round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup, after eliminating Germany in a penalty shootout. "T...

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:13:00 GMT
The EU deal's quota split will dominate the Mercosur summit as Uruguay takes the helm
The internal distribution of export quotas under the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union will dominate much of the debate at the bloc's summit of heads of state, to be held on June 30 in Asunción, where Par...

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