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- 5d ago
Paraguay says almost 95% of Ueno Bank savers are repaid as Peña stays in custody
President Pedro Alliana says payments have reached almost 95% of the 1.74 million savers affected by the Ueno Bank collapse, which led the Senate to remove Santiago Peña from office.
- Nov 4
Paraguay's Senate removes President Peña over Ueno Bank crisis; Alliana takes office
Paraguay's Senate removed Santiago Peña on Friday, 6 November, by 44 votes out of 45, and prosecutors ordered him held at home over the Ueno Bank collapse.
- Oct 19
Portugal beats Spain 5-3 for bronze at roller hockey world championship in Paraguay
Portugal beat Spain 5-3 in a match with three turnarounds, while France won the final the same day, its first world title.
- Oct 13
Portugal routs Switzerland 10-0 in roller hockey World Championship opener with Miguel Rocha hat-trick
Miguel Rocha scored three times between the 27th and 31st minutes as Portugal opened the men's roller hockey World Championship in Asunción with a 10-0 win over Switzerland at the COP Arena on Monday, 12 October.
- Oct 13
China sanctions Paraguay and Belize ministers over Taiwan ties, US objects
China sanctioned Paraguay's communications minister and Belize's foreign minister on Monday, 12 October, over their support for diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The US State Department said it opposes Chinese coercion of countries in the Western Hemisphere.
- Jul 6
Senator's racist insults against Mbappé draw global condemnation and French investigation
Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla called French captain Kylian Mbappé a 'colonized Cameroonian' after France beat Paraguay in the World Cup, triggering a French prosecution and a diplomatic row.
- Jul 5
France survive Paraguay's physical onslaught to reach World Cup quarter-finals
Kylian Mbappe's 70th-minute penalty settled a contentious last-16 tie in Philadelphia, where Paraguay's aggressive tactics and a lenient referee pushed France to the limit.
- Jul 1
Paraguay president slams EU trade deal 'asymmetries' at Mercosur summit
At the 68th Mercosur summit in Paraguay, President Santiago Peña opened with a sharp critique of the bloc's implementation of its trade agreement with the European Union, calling for 'concrete results' to correct internal imbalances.
- Jul 1
Mercosur kicks off free trade talks with Japan as EU deal quarrels dominate Asunción summit
South America’s Mercosur bloc formally launched negotiations with Japan for an economic partnership deal, while longstanding internal friction over EU trade quotas overshadowed the leaders’ gathering in Paraguay.
- Jun 30
Germany crashes out of World Cup on penalties for the first time, Paraguay advances to round of 16
Paraguay eliminated Germany 4-3 on penalties in the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup in Foxborough, inflicting the four-time champion's first-ever shootout defeat at a World Cup. The South Americans rallied after a 1-1 draw through extra time, sparking scathing criticism of the German team and coach Julian Nagelsmann.
