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EU, Mercosur bloc sign free trade deal after 25 years of negotiations
European and South American leaders say pact sends ‘clear signal’ amid concerns over global tariffs, isolationism.
Key Bolsonaro ally arrested in Paraguay while trying to flee to El Salvador
Ex-Brazilian police chief caught using fake Paraguay passport in attempt to board flight to Panama, sent back to Brazil.
EU delays trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc as farmers protest
EU delays Mercosur trade deal until January amid farmer protests and opposition from France and Italy.
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A timeline of CIA operations in Latin America
The recent strikes on boats in the Caribbean are an extension of a long US tradition of interference in the region.
From: 101 East
Is China using an alleged criminal to get Paraguay to ditch Taiwan?
101 East investigates whether China is using alleged criminals to win over Taiwan’s sole South American ally, Paraguay.
Published On 25 Sep 2025
Paraguay expels visiting Chinese envoy who urged lawmakers to reject Taiwan
China has made diplomatic inroads in Latin America where trade concerns have led countries to end relations with Taiwan.
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Remembering the ‘Stronismo’: How ghost of a brutal dictator haunts Paraguay
Seventy years since Alfredo Stroessner seized power, memories of his bloody legacy and a massacre in 2012 live on.
![Farmers protest in June 2012 holding pictures of people who died when they were fired upon by police evicting them from a reserve on the outskirts of Curuguaty, Paraguay. The events of that day have come to be known as the Curuguaty massacre [Jorge Saenz/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AP120621132063-1719656301.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Five grassroots climate justice movements COP28 could learn from
From Pakistan to Paraguay, these campaigns are trying to bring out changes in communities at front line of the crisis
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What we know: The number of foreigners killed, missing, abducted in Israel
Citizens and dual nationals from more than 20 countries were killed or remain missing following violence in Israel.
Morocco-Spain-Portugal to host 2030 World Cup, Saudi Arabia to bid for 2034
The first three games of the 2030 tournament will be held in South America to mark its 100th anniversary.
