Sources: BBC News
One person is dead after a fire breaks out at an election agency in Asunción, Paraguay. 2022-09-29
Paraguay reports its first cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in three people who travelled outside the country earlier this month. 2021-12-27
Pope Francis expresses his concerns over the tense situation in Paraguay due to a deepening health and political crisis in the South American nation which have led to protests and instances of violence in recent days. In his message, the Pope appeals for dialogue to prevail over violence. 2021-03-17
Paraguay announces that it will move its embassy in Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, reversing a May decision to move it from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, citing efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders the closure of Israel's embassy in Paraguay. 2018-09-5
Paraguay opens its embassy in Jerusalem, making Paraguay the third country, after the United States and Guatemala, to transfer its diplomatic mission in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. 2018-05-21
Pope Francis begans his tri-nation visit to Latin America arriving in Ecuador. Next he travels to Bolivia from July 8–10 and Paraguay from July 10–12, and returning to Rome on July 13. 2015-07-5
The Paraguayan People's Army kills a German couple who lived on a ranch near Yby Yaú in northern Paraguay. 2015-01-29
Ousted President of Paraguay Fernando Lugo condemns the "coup against the citizenry and democracy" that ousted him from his office. 2012-06-24
The Brazilian Senate approves a plan to triple payments to Paraguay for the use of excess electricity generated at the jointly-run Itaipu Dam. 2011-05-12