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- 2d ago
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 1
Bolivia arrests attorney-general Roger Mariaca over drug trafficking ties
Bolivian authorities detained attorney-general Roger Mariaca and 13 others in Santa Cruz, following US drug trafficking accusations and the seizure of cash from an ambulance.
- 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 17
Scientists identify Leopardus tilcayo as new wildcat species in Bolivia
Researchers have formally described Leopardus tilcayo, a 1.4-kilogram feline native to the Yungas cloud forests, marking the first newly named wildcat species since 1923.
- Sep 5
Explosions at Bolivian military base in Viacha leave up to 10 dead and 81 injured
Two explosions at a military maintenance facility in Viacha, Bolivia, killed up to 10 people and injured 81 others on Friday, triggering evacuations and structural damage across nearby neighborhoods.
- Aug 22
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz removes Economy Minister Jose Gabriel Espinoza after censure
President Rodrigo Paz dismissed Economy Minister Jose Gabriel Espinoza on Friday after 91 lawmakers voted to censure him, naming Environment Minister Oscar Mario Justiniano Pinto as interim replacement while the constitutional court reviews the case.
- Aug 18
Bolivian Police Arrest Presidential Adviser Fernando Cerimedo After Shooting of Lawyer Nadia Beller
Police in Bolivia arrested political consultant Fernando Cerimedo at Viru Viru airport on Tuesday following the shooting of 33-year-old lawyer Nadia Beller outside a Santa Cruz hotel.
- Aug 5
Pope Leo XIV will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November in his first Latin American trip as pontiff
Pope Leo XIV will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from November 6 to 17, 2026, in his first Latin American trip as pontiff, returning to Peru where he served as bishop of Chiclayo and marking the first papal visit to Argentina in nearly four decades.
- 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 6
Police motorcycle strikes three pedestrians during Madrid Pride, one seriously injured
A municipal police officer on a motorcycle struck three young women crossing Gran Vía during Madrid's LGTBI Pride celebrations on Saturday night, leaving one with a possible femur fracture. The vice-mayor said the rest of the week-long event passed without major incidents.
- Jul 2
Israel marks 1,000 days since October 7 attack as protesters demand state inquiry into security failure
Israelis gathered at more than 50 sites nationwide on Thursday to mark 1,000 days since the Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023, demanding a state commission of inquiry into the country's worst security failure.
- Jun 30
Opposition leader and Nobel laureate Machado says Venezuela blocked her flight home after deadly earthquakes
Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, said the Venezuelan government closed commercial airspace to prevent her from returning after twin earthquakes that killed more than 1,700 people. The United States declined to support her travel plans, exposing divisions in Washington.
- Jun 29
Three Madrid house fires in ten hours leave four injured and 13 treated, one man in serious condition
A series of three house fires across Madrid within ten hours left four people injured and 13 others treated for smoke inhalation, with the most serious blaze destroying a third-floor flat in the Latina district.
- Jun 21
Bolivian military plane crashes, killing six as president declares state of emergency
A Cessna FAB-409 military aircraft crashed in central Bolivia on Saturday, killing all six people on board, as the country grapples with weeks of protests and roadblocks.
- Jun 20
Bolivia declares state of exception after 51 days of road blockades, 14 dead and $2.7 billion in losses
President Rodrigo Paz imposed a 90-day state of exception early Saturday, deploying the military to clear highways blocked by supporters of ex-president Evo Morales after an agreement with the main union failed to end the crisis.
- Jun 20
Bolivia's president declares state of emergency as road blockades choke fuel and food supplies
Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency Saturday, authorizing the military to remove road blockades that have disrupted fuel and food supplies and paralysed the country for 50 days.
- Jun 14
Man, 34, stable after six-metre fall inside Madrid warehouse during family party
A 34-year-old man is stable and awaiting surgery after accidentally falling from a height of six metres during a family celebration inside a warehouse in the Villaverde district of Madrid.
- Jun 5
Russia and US to sign design agreement for Bering Strait tunnel linking Siberia and Alaska
Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev announced that Russia and the United States will sign an agreement on 5 June to continue designing a tunnel under the Bering Strait, a project he first proposed last autumn.
- May 26
Bolivian President Slashes Salary by 50% as Protester Death and Economic Crisis Fuel Fourth Week of Unrest
President Rodrigo Paz announced a 50% salary cut for himself and his ministers on Monday, a largely symbolic concession as Bolivia's political crisis deepens with a protester's death and widespread unrest entering its fourth week.
