Evo Morales
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- Oct 16
Kast becomes first Chilean president to visit Bolivia in 71 years, signs energy and security deals
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz hosted Chilean President José Antonio Kast in La Paz on Friday, 16 October 2026. The talks produced accords on mining, electricity, fibre optics and fuel, but restoring diplomatic relations was not on the agenda.
- Oct 13
Bolivia opens probe into Evo Morales over 2009 Santa Cruz hotel raid deaths
Bolivia's acting attorney general has opened a preliminary investigation into former president Evo Morales and ex-vice president Álvaro García Linera over a 2009 police raid that killed three men. Any formal trial of responsibilities would need approval from two-thirds of Parliament.
- Sep 19
Bolivia approves $1.9 billion IMF loan and scraps diesel subsidies to combat shortages
Bolivia's Congress approved a $1.9 billion loan program with the International Monetary Fund on Friday, prompting President Rodrigo Paz to eliminate state diesel subsidies that cost $2.6 billion annually.
- Sep 9
Police arrest 21 suspects and freeze €20 million in Dubai Bank cartel bust
Spanish police and international partners dismantled a clandestine banking network that financed cocaine shipments and laundered proceeds for global drug traffickers.
- Aug 24
Maradona Hand of God match ball sells for $3.355 million at Heritage Auctions
The Adidas Azteca ball from Argentina's 1986 World Cup victory over England was bought in Dallas below its $10 million estimate after four decades of custody by referee Ali Bin Nasser.
- Aug 15
Granada inspects 580 buildings as seismic swarm reaches 621 tremors
Municipal technicians in Granada have evaluated more than 580 buildings following a series of 621 tremors that began on 14 August, barring entry to 14 structures while public services and the Alhambra remain open.
- Jul 30
Bolivia orders arrest of former president Evo Morales on terrorism and armed uprising charges
Prosecutors accuse the former president of armed uprising and terrorism over road blockades that paralysed the country for 50 days in May and June, causing shortages and at least 16 deaths.
- Jul 24
NYPD investigates double stabbing near Central Park as possible hate crime; suspect yelled 'Allahu Akbar'
A 51-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stabbing an Asian man and a Jewish man on Manhattan's Upper West Side, yelling 'Allahu Akbar' before both attacks, police said.
- Jul 11
Rajoy's 'no Frenchmen' column on France's World Cup team ignites cross-border political storm before Spain-France semifinal
Former Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy's column saying France's World Cup squad plays 'without Frenchmen' has been condemned as racist by both French and Spanish officials, overshadowing tonight's Spain-France semifinal.
