This Saturday, August 29, Paraguay will experience a warm to hot day with persistent north winds and instability that could bring rain and storms, especially in the south. In Asunción, temperatures will range between 18.3°C and 30.3°C, with a 25% chance of rain during the day.

Peñarol will honor Rubén Rada, who died Wednesday at 83, with a special shirt in the clásico against Nacional on Sunday. The club confirmed the tribute on social media, where it also announced that all its graphic material will be a homage to the beloved 'Negro'.

Chile's migration service has embargoed JetSmart's current accounts after the airline accumulated 42 fines for bringing foreigners into the country without proper documentation. The sanctions, totaling over 781 million pesos, stem from violations between 2023 and 2025.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' in US federal records, escalating tensions with Canada amid a trade war. The move follows his earlier renaming of the Gulf of Mexico and comes as both nations impose retaliatory tariffs.

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to temporarily expand tariff-free imports of lean beef by 300,000 tons over 90 days starting September 1, 2026. Argentina, which already has its own quota, is excluded. Brazil is among the main beneficiaries.

Franco Colapinto will continue as an Alpine driver in Formula 1 for the 2027 season, the team announced. The 23-year-old Argentine will race alongside Pierre Gasly for a second full season, following a strong 2026 campaign.

The legendary Uruguayan musician Rubén Rada has died at the age of 83, his family confirmed on Wednesday, August 26. He had been battling pneumonia for a month. A pioneer of rioplatense music, Rada was a singer, percussionist, and composer who famously blended traditional candombe with rock, jazz, and pop. Over a career spanning decades, he rose from Montevideo's carnival scene to become an influential figure across Latin America, with plans to perform with his 1970s band Totem this October.

Argentina's government will use $2 trillion pesos from the ANSES fund to boost mortgage lending. The plan involves banks bidding for long-term deposits to finance home loans, aiming to address a structural gap in the housing credit market.

Julián Álvarez missed Atlético Madrid's training on Wednesday due to a stomach issue, intensifying speculation about his future. The Argentine forward wants to join Barcelona, but the club rejected a €100 million offer and demands his €500 million release clause. Arsenal has also shown interest as the transfer window nears its close.

Vicente Adrián Pérez, secretary general of the UOM metalworkers' union for Quilmes, Florencio Varela and Berazategui, was arrested Tuesday in Buenos Aires' Mataderos neighborhood after police found two pistols, knives, a baseball bat and an extendable metal baton in his vehicle.

Emile Maxim St. Patrick Higgins, the Jamaican who in 2007 promised to build a 'Disney argentino' in San Pedro, was found dead on a street in Libertad, Merlo. He had been homeless for about 20 days. An autopsy will determine the cause.

A 24-year-old woman was rescued in Brazil after being kidnapped and held for five days. Emiliane Tamara Nunes Carvalho was found chained to a bed, with her hands and feet bound and a gas mask on her face. Her ex-partner, Ailton Rodrigues de Souza, was arrested.

Chile's Foreign Ministry will deliver a formal protest to Argentina after Air Force chief Gustavo Javier Valverde said the Strait of Magallanes and surrounding areas are Argentine sovereignty. Chilean officials insist the strait is indisputably Chilean under treaties from 1881 and 1984.

More than 400 passengers on a Plus Ultra flight from Buenos Aires to Madrid remain stranded in Natal, Brazil, after an emergency landing due to a technical failure. They report hours of uncertainty, lack of official information, and problems with accommodation.

A 60-year-old woman was run over by a Sarmiento line train at the Cuzco street level crossing in Liniers early Monday. She was taken to Santojanni hospital with multiple injuries. The service was disrupted for over an hour, with trains not stopping at Liniers station.

Ferran Torres came off the bench at halftime with PSG trailing 2-0 and scored twice, including a header, to secure a 2-2 draw at Rennes in his Ligue 1 debut.

Julián Álvarez was loudly booed by Atlético Madrid fans before and during the 2-2 draw with Villarreal, as his desire to leave for Barcelona continues to strain relations. He walked off alone after the match.

Ethiopian runner Yomif Kejelcha won the Buenos Aires Half Marathon on Sunday with a time of 56 minutes and 51 seconds, setting a new world record for the 21-kilometer distance. He surpassed the previous mark of 57:20 set by Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo in Lisbon in March. The race drew over 31,000 participants.

Las Leonas defeated Spain 3-0 in their opening match of the second phase of the 2026 Hockey World Cup, securing a direct spot in the semifinals. The team, coached by Fernando Ferrara, scored all three goals in the first quarter and controlled the rest of the game. They will play Belgium on Monday to decide the group winner.

Romina Rivera Cruz, the nine-year-old Venezuelan violinist who performed before Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, died last Sunday after ten days in a hospital in Acarigua. Her mother, Claribeth Cruz, publicly denounced the medical care, saying her daughter died from a lack of medical knowledge about her cystic fibrosis.