Aug 2, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC

A small tourist aircraft has crashed near Peru's historic Nazca Lines archaeological site, killing all 13 people on board. Police commissioner Jorge Andrade confirmed that "we have information that 11 passengers and two crew members have died." The flight was conducting an aerial tour over the UNESCO World Heritage site in southern Peru when the crash occurred on Saturday.

Peruvian authorities stated that the identities of the victims and the underlying cause of the incident remain unclear as official investigations proceed.

Sources: BBC News, Sweden Herald.

A 21-year-old Swedish gang member listed on Europol's most wanted register has been arrested in Sitges, Spain, according to reports from Swedish media.

The suspect was being held in absentia in Sweden, where he faces charges involving instigation of murder, attempted murder, weapons offenses, and involvement in explosions. European law enforcement added him to the Europol list last spring as part of several preliminary investigations targeting high-level figures in Swedish organized crime.

Sources: Sweden Herald

A federal court in California has sentenced a Swedish national to 48 months in prison for committing investor fraud. Prosecutors revealed that the individual exploited the name of infamous drug kingpin Pablo Escobar to market various consumer items, including smartphones and flamethrowers.

In addition to the four-year prison term, the defendant was ordered to pay a $25,000 fine and approximately $1.3 million in restitution to victims. The businessman had been held in federal custody since March 2025 following his arrest and subsequent extradition. European reports indicate he was previously detained in Marbella, Spain, before being transferred to face federal charges in the United States.

Sources: Sweden Herald.

Norwegian Football Federation president Lise Klaveness stated that FIFA President Gianni Infantino faces a more challenging re-election path after abandoning proposals to sell stakes in major assets, including the World Cup, to private investors.

Speaking to Norwegian broadcaster NRK, Klaveness indicated that the decision represents a significant shift in leadership dynamics within global football governing bodies. She noted that while Infantino previously enjoyed broad international support outside of Norway during recent meetings in the United States, opposition has materialized following the controversial financial strategy.

Infantino remains the sole official candidate in the upcoming FIFA presidential election despite the friction generated by the discarded investment plans.

Sources: Sweden Herald

Archaeologists using advanced LIDAR laser scanning have uncovered hundreds of ancient earthworks hidden beneath the dense canopy of the Amazon rainforest. The technology, which transmits laser pulses to measure distance and generate three-dimensional terrain maps, revealed complex earthen structures created by an ancient civilization roughly 2,500 years ago.

The findings offer fresh insights into the scale and complexity of pre-Columbian societies in South America, contradicting traditional assumptions that the Amazonian interior was sparsely inhabited prior to European arrival. The newly identified geoglyphs demonstrate significant landscape modification and spatial planning by a mysterious society that thrived in the tropical forest over two millennia ago. Researchers anticipate that continued aerial mapping will help clarify the function and social structure associated with these vast earthworks.

Sources: Digi24