The Latest Breaking News from Paraguay

Panama secure final 2023 Women’s World Cup spot after defeating Paraguay

All 32 teams are confirmed with five months to go before Australia and New Zealand host the tournament

The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 2023

Man in A&E terrified blue hands were fatal disease only to discover it's dye from jeans

The patient had gone to an A&E department in Paraguay saying he thought he was watching himself slowly die as the colour drained from his extremities

Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2023

Paraguay president seeks to calm China jitters on Taiwan trip

Paraguayan President Mario Abdo on Saturday sought to calm jitters that an election in April could see his country ditch long-standing ties with Taiwan in favour of China, saying at the end of a Taipei trip that nobody would dare to end relations.

Reuters · Feb 18, 2023

Paraguay president to visit Taiwan ahead of election that could end ties

Paraguay's president, Mario Abdo, will visit Taiwan next week as the island seeks to shore up ties with one of its oldest allies ahead of an election in April that could see the Latin American country ditch Taipei in favour of Beijing.

Reuters · Feb 9, 2023

Deforestation piles pressure on South America’s elusive Chacoan peccary

With just 3,000 of the pig-like animals still roaming the Gran Chaco region, a community conservation effort in Argentina is fighting for its future

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

US Sanctions Paraguay VP, Former President for Links to Hezbollah

The United States issued sanctions against Paraguay’s former President Horacio Cartes Jara and current Vice President Hugo Velázquez Moreno on Thursday, unveiling explosive accusations that they participated in widespread schemes of corruption and have ties to members of a terrorist organization. Cartes and Velázquez have been involved “in systemic corruption…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2023

U.S. sanctions Paraguay VP, former president for corruption

The United States is sanctioning Paraguay’s former President Horacio Cartes Jara and current Vice President Hugo Velázquez Moreno, unveiling explosive accusations on Thursday that the two participated in widespread schemes of corruption and have ties to members of a terrorist organization

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023

U.S. slaps sanctions on Paraguay's VP and former president, citing corruption

The U.S. Treasury on Thursday imposed sanctions on Paraguay's former President Horacio Cartes and current Vice President Hugo Velazquez, citing "rampant corruption that undermines democratic institutions."

Reuters · Jan 26, 2023

El Salvador arrests Colombian linked to Paraguayan prosecutor's murder

A Colombian suspect in the murder of a Paraguayan prosecutor last year was arrested in El Salvador and will be handed over to Colombian authorities, El Salvador's government said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Jan 18, 2023

Colombia arrests two more suspects in Paraguayan prosecutor's murder

Two more people suspected of participating in the May murder of a Paraguayan prosecutor have been arrested, the Colombian prosecutor's office said on Sunday.

Reuters · Jan 16, 2023