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From Bolsonaro and Bukele to Fujimori and De la Espriella: Trump and Latin America's rightward turn

Soon after the US president first moved into the White House, his policies and outspoken backing for certain candidates inspired a new wave of Latin American leaders now shaping the continent’s future.

Euronews

Will President Donald Trump Be at the USMNT’s Opening World Cup Game?

Mauricio Pochettino’s side host Paraguay on Friday night in Los Angeles to open the 2026 World Cup on U.S. soil.

Sports Illustrated

Paraguay’s president visits Taiwan as pressure from China grows

Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña arrives in Taiwan on his first visit to the self-ruled island

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Donald Trump's 'Humiliating' Handshake: Why Paraguay's Santiago Peña Is Going Viral For Standing Firm

A brief handshake between Donald Trump and Paraguay's Santiago Peña at a Florida summit went viral after Peña refused to move during Trump's familiar pulling grip. The moment overshadowed the event's policy discussions and sparked global commentary.

International Business Times UK

Paraguay President tells Euronews ‘Mercosur must be applied without delay’

In an interview with Euronews, Santiago Peña warned that delaying the implementation of the hard-won trade deal would be a "mistake".

Euronews

How Paraguay became a bastion of conservatism in Latin America

Paraguay hosted the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), a gathering of the global right, for the first time in mid-September. In attendance were members of US president Donald Trump’s inner circle, including his long-term foreign policy advisor Richard Grenell, and President Javier Milei of Argentina.

The Conversation

Paraguay's disappeared: A dictator's shadow is a roadblock for justice, but a few keep up the fight

Paraguayans’ mission to search for loved ones feels less visible and more challenging than others in Latin America

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Alarm over new law giving Paraguay powers to crack down on NGOs

Activists condemn law and liken it to civil society crackdowns in Venezuela, Nicaragua, Hungary and Russia

The Guardian - US

Full List of Latin American Leaders Backing Hamas, Iran One Year After Terror Groups' Oct. 7 Attack

The leaders of Venezuela and Cuba have close ties with Teheran and have focused on criticizing Israel's actions. Colombia , Bolivia and Nicaragua have taken similar positions

Latin Times

Paraguay Seizes Record 4 Tons Of Cocaine In Sugar Shipment

Paraguay authorities seize 4 tons of cocaine in 'Operation Sweetness,' largest bust in history, signaling a strong stance against drug trafficking.

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Biggest ever drugs bust in Paraguay finds four tonnes of cocaine stashed in sugar on way to Europe

The record discovery, code-named ‘Operation Sweetness’, was valued at roughly $240 million

The Independent UK

With Argentina's president skipping Mercosur, the future of the trade alliance looks doubtful

The most notable thing about the annual Mercosur summit kicking off in Paraguay is an absence — that of Argentine President Javier Milei

The Independent UK

WRC adds Paraguay to 2025 calendar in multi-year deal

The 2025 World Rally Championship calendar is edging closer to completion following the news Paraguay is set to make its debut next season.

Motorsport

Hopes for a Mercosur-EU trade deal fade yet again as leaders meet in Brazil

The heads of state from South America’s Mercosur trade bloc are in Rio de Janeiro for a meeting that is expected to disappoint members hoping to finalize a deal with the European Union

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Argentina's outgoing government rejects EU-Mercosur trade deal, but incoming administration backs it

Argentina’s outgoing government says it will not support the signing of a long-delayed trade deal between the European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur during a summit this week in Brazil even though the incoming Argentine government has expressed support for the deal

Zenger

Paraguay Joins Latin American Support For Israel With Jerusalem Embassy Opening

Paraguay to Open Jerusalem Embassy in November, Joining Latin American Support for Israel

Zenger

Jewish Organizations Forge Alliances At UNGA, Discuss Antisemitism And Iran

US Jewish groups hold sideline meetings with world leaders at UN General Assembly

Al Jazeera

Taiwan VP says China military action to US stopover would be interference

Self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own is due to go to the polls in January with VP Lai the frontrunner.

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Al Jazeera

Santiago Peña takes office as Paraguay’s president with pro-Taiwan message

The conservative politician’s election continued a nearly unbroken streak for the Colorado Party, in power since 1947.

The Independent UK

New Paraguay president stresses South American country's ties with Taiwan at swearing-in ceremony

President Santiago Peña said Paraguay and Taiwan are “not just allies, but also brothers” when he was sworn in as the South American country’s new president on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Taiwan's vice president leaves on Paraguay trip amid Chinese efforts to isolate the island

Taiwan’s vice president has left on a trip to Paraguay to reinforce relations with his government’s last diplomatic partner in South America at a time when China is stepping up efforts to isolate the self-ruled island democracy

Zenger

Paraguay Poised To Return Embassy To Jerusalem

As a show of growing Latin American support for Israel, Paraguay will relocate its embassy back to Jerusalem.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan presidential candidate plans US stop, drawing China’s ire

China decries plans of ‘separatist’ Taiwanese presidential frontrunner William Lai to stop in US during a Paraguay trip.

Al Jazeera

Paraguay president-elect says will strengthen ties with Taiwan

Relations with the island loomed large in the election, after other countries in Latin America moved to cut ties.

Reuters

Paraguay president-elect commits to 'strengthen' ties with Taiwan

Paraguay's president-elect, Santiago Pena, said on Friday that he would continue to strengthen his country's "historic ties" with Taiwan following a call with his counterpart there after winning Sunday's election.

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