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Paraguay and Colombia strengthen cooperation against drug trafficking and transnational organized crime in meeting led by SENAD.

International political analyst Héctor Sosa Gennaro stated that Paraguay is falling behind in strategy, training, and technology to confront transnational criminal factions such as the PCC and the Comando Vermelho, both designated by the United States as global terrorist organizations, and criticized the lack of concrete results from the cooperation agreement signed in March between Presidents Santiago Peña and Donald Trump.

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña will travel to Los Angeles from June 11 to 15 to attend Albirroja's debut at the 2026 FIFA World Cup and meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Economist Sergio Sapena warns that Paraguay’s actual fiscal deficit, estimated at 4% with accumulated debt of around 2 billion dollars, threatens the country’s investment grade. He recommends transparency in the figures and increasing the deficit to 6% to stimulate strategic sectors.

United States President Donald Trump announced on Monday, the 1st, the nomination of businessman Paul Kalmbach, CEO of Kalmbach Feeds, Inc., as the next U.S. ambassador to Paraguay, submitting the proposal to the U.S. Senate for confirmation.

Paraguayan and Ecuadorian authorities carried out operations to rescue minors living on the streets and victims of exploitation. In Paraguay, 42 children and adolescents were taken off the streets in Ciudad del Este. In Ecuador, six foreign minors were rescued from a trafficking network linked to the Lev Tahor sect.

Researcher Ronald Maidana, a specialist in UFOs (now called UAPs), said that most sightings have a rational explanation, but a small percentage remains unsolved. He also mentioned historical records in Paraguay, including a 1991 case involving a Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas plane.

The Frente Guasú, a Paraguayan leftist coalition, accused President Santiago Peña of maintaining an outdated foreign policy by continuing to recognize Taiwan as a country, while the US moves closer to China. The group demands the government establish diplomatic relations with Beijing before a possible Chinese reunification.

President Santiago Peña traveled to Taiwan with 50 business leaders to strengthen commercial and political ties, at the same time Donald Trump and Xi Jinping discussed the island's future in Beijing. Paraguay, the only South American country with full relations with Taiwan, sees its position gain strategic weight amid tensions between the powers.