The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into claims that wealthy Italian citizens paid fees to act as “weekend snipers,” targeting and shooting civilians besieged in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War (1992-1996). The investigation has been bolstered by
California Governor Gavin Newsom has emerged as an unexpected focal point and "anti-Trump" figure at the COP30 climate conference in Belém, capitalizing on the absence of the self-proclaimed climate change skeptic US President Donald Trump.
Following a powerful extratropical cyclone that swept across south-central Brazil last week —bringing heavy storms and a tornado that devastated parts of Paraná and Santa Catarina— meteorologists are warning that the country faces a continued risk of similar weather events
Formal employment in Paraguay has reached a new historic record, with the country adding nearly 64,000 new formal jobs so far in 2025, according to the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security (MTESS).
Argentina's Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 2.3% in October, accelerating from the 2.1% recorded in September, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) reported Wednesday. The new data brings the total accumulated inflation for the first ten months of 2025
Paraguayan authorities activated this week the first phase of a massive deployment of its Armed Forces along its borders with Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia, launching Operation "Guarani Shield" to contain transnational criminal organizations.
The bus was carrying 60 passengers when it collided with a truck and careered off the road in the Arequipa region.
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The air strike comes after the US accused the Colombian president of allowing the drugs trade to expand.
