Paraguay’s Senate voted to remove President Santiago Peña over alleged misconduct after regulators seized Ueno Bank, leaving customers unable to access their accounts. Peña was placed under house arrest pending a court appearance on charges he denies, while the bank’s collapse has disrupted businesses and shaken markets.
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The Senate voted to impeach Peña, making him the second Paraguayan president removed since the end of Alfredo Stroessner’s dictatorship in 1989.
Regulators seized Ueno Bank three days before the Senate vote.
Lawmakers accuse Peña of directing public funds to Ueno and allowing risky insider lending; Peña denies wrongdoing.
Prosecutors are investigating Peña for breach of trust, influence peddling, and using public office for personal gain.
More than 1 million Paraguayans reportedly opened their first bank account at Ueno, whose customers lost access to withdrawals, savings, and card payments after the seizure.
The bank’s collapse shut down a ride-hailing app, leaving 3,000 drivers without work, and trapped $21 million in loans for public works.
Some depositors began recovering funds on Thursday; deposits are insured up to about $35,000, which the central bank says covers 97% of Ueno customers.
Paraguay’s bonds fell sharply and the guaraní weakened against the dollar amid the crisis.
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The article says President Donald Trump may pursue renewed talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a foreign-policy legacy project. It reports that Trump has spoken warmly about Kim, while Kim has said talks could resume if Washington drops its demand for denuclearization and ends what Pyongyang calls a hostile policy.
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The article says Democrats gained control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections.
Trump has publicly described Kim as a friend and praised their relationship.
Trump said he was unsure whether anyone was seeking a meeting, but did not rule one out.
Kim said in September 2025 that he had a good memory of Trump.
Kim has said he would consider talks if the United States abandoned its pursuit of denuclearization and sought peaceful coexistence.
Kim also said North Korea could get along with the United States if Washington respected its constitution and ended its hostile policy.
Victor Cha of the Center for Strategic and International Studies said Trump might seek a deal to formally end the Korean War, though denuclearization would remain uncertain.
The article says South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is preparing new overtures toward North Korea.
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Arab parties won a record 19 seats in Israel’s October 27 election after strong turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel. The article reports that politicians and media figures accused Arab parties of election fraud, while Israel’s Central Elections Committee and police said they found no evidence of organized tampering.
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Palestinian citizens of Israel turned out in large numbers in the October 27 election.
Arab parties won 19 seats in the Knesset, a record for them.
The article says the 19 seats could help the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot cross the 61-seat threshold needed to form a governing coalition.
Israeli politicians, including Likud figures and Itamar Ben-Gvir, accused Arab parties of election fraud and other wrongdoing.
The Central Elections Committee and Israeli police said they found no sign of organized election tampering.
Lama Yassin, a resident of Arrabeh, said she felt hope as she watched families go to the polls.
Omar Siksik said Palestinian residents of Jaffa have long struggled for basic existence; before 1948, the city had about 100,000 Palestinians, and fewer than 4,000 remained after the Nakba.
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Pope Francis began a three-country tour of Latin America with a visit to Uruguay. Three weeks after lung cancer surgery, he said he felt better than he looked and urged healthcare for all.
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The trip is a three-country tour of Latin America.
Uruguay is the first stop on the tour.
The report describes Uruguay as the continent’s most secular country.
Francis underwent surgery for lung cancer three weeks before the trip.
Francis said he felt better than he looked.
The article says he urged healthcare for all.
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At least 30 people were reportedly killed in an attack on a market in Yemen’s Taiz province. Houthi rebels blamed Saudi airstrikes, while government forces and local authorities accused the Houthis of firing indiscriminately.
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The reported attack took place at a market in Taiz province, Yemen.
At least 30 people were reportedly killed.
Houthi rebels blamed Saudi airstrikes for the attack.
Government forces and local authorities disputed the Houthi account.
Government forces and local authorities accused the Houthis of indiscriminate fire.
Taiz province has seen intense clashes in recent weeks.
Around half of the more than 300,000 people displaced by the latest fighting are in Taiz province.
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Jeddah Tower is expected to reach 500 meters and its 125th floor around Thanksgiving, then continue toward a planned height of 1,000 meters. The project team projects it will surpass Dubai’s Burj Khalifa around the third quarter of 2028, though strong winds associated with a forecast El Niño could slow construction.
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The planned Jeddah Tower height is 1,000 meters, or about 3,281 feet.
The Burj Khalifa is 828 meters tall and is currently the world’s tallest building.
The project team expects Jeddah Tower to reach its 500-meter halfway mark around Thanksgiving.
The tower’s planned sky terrace is at about 630 meters.
Project director Ian Norman Miller said wind slowed construction during part of the summer, but work accelerated when winds eased in mid-August.
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center said a strong-to-very-strong El Niño was likely through January–March 2027, with odds above 83 percent.
The team projects Jeddah Tower will surpass the Burj Khalifa around the third quarter of 2028, while noting that weather and construction work make exact timing uncertain.
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The3million has filed a High Court claim against the UK Home Office, alleging that its policy of revoking pre-settled status from nearly 1,500 EU citizens breaches protections in the Brexit withdrawal agreement. The group says affected people should receive a fair assessment and a right of appeal before losing rights, while the Home Office has reversed some decisions involving Italian citizens who acquired citizenship by descent.
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The3million lodged its legal claim at the High Court on Friday.
The group says the Home Office told nearly 1,500 EU citizens that their pre-settled status had been granted in error.
The claim argues that removing rights without an appeal or an assessment of proportionality breaches the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
One affected person is a Brazilian-Italian engineer who has lived in London since 2018; the Home Office recently reversed a decision concerning his status and his Brazilian wife.
Another person who raised her case with the3million works for the NHS and is studying for a PhD in dentistry.
In October 2026, the Home Office said it would accept evidence of Italian citizenship acquired by descent as proof that a person was Italian from birth.
The group is asking the court to declare the Home Office's grant-in-error policy unlawful and to require changes to the published policy.
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UK officials are assessing how the Democrats’ midterm gains and control of Congress could affect President Donald Trump’s actions and the UK. They see possible constraints on Trump but warn that he retains wide authority over foreign policy, tariffs and military action; the article says the Iran conflict and resulting energy-price shock have weighed on economies worldwide.
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Democrats took control of Congress in the midterm elections, according to the article.
Andy Burnham said he wanted countries to unite around the cost-of-living issue and called for de-escalation in the Middle East conflict.
The article links the Iran war to an energy-price shock and higher interest rates that have affected economies worldwide.
UK officials are also examining possible effects on Russia and Ukraine, tariffs and broader political shifts.
A UK government insider said Trump’s interpretation of the election results could matter more than how other world capitals view them.
Sarah Elliott said a Democratic-run Congress could occupy Trump with domestic issues and accountability efforts.
David Miliband said a bipartisan congressional majority supporting Ukraine might gain influence, but warned that the presidency retains broad foreign-policy power.
Kim Darroch said Trump can engage in conflict without a formal declaration of war, impose tariffs and affect relations with allies and other leaders.
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Diana Karabegovich studied at Kim Il-Sung University in North Korea as part of an exchange program while studying Korean and international economic relations in Russia. She described classes and social activities in Pyongyang, while the article notes the country’s tight controls and severe human rights abuses.
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Karabegovich received scholarships to study at Kim Il-Sung University in North Korea and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in South Korea.
Her Russian college paid her tuition and travel costs, while Kim Il-Sung University covered her dormitory and food.
She said she had classes six days a week, with Sunday off.
She recalled visiting cafés and restaurants, playing volleyball and table tennis, swimming, and ice-skating.
She said students could move around more freely than tourists, who generally must travel with a group and guide.
The article describes North Korea as tightly controlling information and expression and cites human rights organizations’ reports of severe abuses.
A Seoul-based NGO report cited in the article documented death sentences for offenses that included consuming foreign cultural content such as K-pop.
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President Donald Trump has alternated between threatening further action against Iran and saying talks are making progress, after U.S. forces struck Iranian air-defence systems on Qeshm Island. The article reports that Iran is preparing communities near nuclear sites for possible attacks, while evidence about any U.S. plan to strike those sites remains attributed to media reports and unnamed sources.
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Trump said Thursday that the United States might have to “destroy” the rest of Iran and that people would soon know whether he would act.
Trump said Friday that U.S. forces carried out what he called “minor strikes” against Iranian air-defence systems on Qeshm Island.
Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported that two missiles struck the Suza area of Qeshm Island.
Trump said the U.S. administration was talking with Iranian representatives and that it had made progress.
Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari rejected online claims that U.S.-Iran negotiations had failed.
Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported that Iran’s army said its air defences intercepted and destroyed a U.S. MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island.
The Times reported that Iran was distributing iodine tablets near nuclear facilities and that a U.S. strike on the Pickaxe Mountain site was reportedly under serious consideration.
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A four-year-old boy died after a black Range Rover crashed on Drumcross Road near Bathgate in West Lothian at about 16:30 on Friday. The 28-year-old driver was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment, and police inquiries are ongoing.
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The crash involved one vehicle, a black Range Rover.
The crash happened on Drumcross Road near Bathgate.
The boy was a passenger in the car.
He was taken to St John's Hospital in Livingston and died a short time later.
The 28-year-old driver was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment.
Police asked witnesses and drivers with dash-cam footage from the area to contact them.
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French unions and student groups planned another nationwide protest on Saturday, November 7, over the cost of living and issues facing young people. The Yellow Vests movement called a separate rally in central Paris despite an official ban, while the interior minister said 70,000 police and security forces would be deployed nationwide.
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Unions and student groups called for an authorised march in central Paris against the high cost of living and in support of young people.
Yellow Vests activists planned a separate rally at Place de la Concorde, near parliament and the presidential palace, despite a ban by authorities.
The Yellow Vests movement urged supporters to engage in what it called “mass disobedience.”
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said 70,000 police officers and security forces would be deployed across France.
The planned protests followed weeks of youth-led unrest and strikes over rising living costs.
On Thursday, hundreds of thousands of workers joined protests across France, which were mostly orderly but included clashes in several cities.
The article says protests have generally been peaceful, though some have involved clashes with police or vandalism.
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Russian missile strikes hit Kyiv early Saturday, damaging energy facilities, homes and businesses and injuring at least five people. Ukraine, Russia and the United States are scheduled to hold another round of talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, while key territorial and security issues remain unresolved.
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The strikes damaged energy infrastructure in Kyiv and the Zhytomyr region, officials said.
The attack caused power and water outages and disrupted heating in Kyiv.
Traffic was closed on a bridge over the Dnipro River.
At least five people were injured in the strikes.
Russia, Ukraine and the United States are scheduled to meet Tuesday in Abu Dhabi.
The talks are described as the fourth round brokered by the Trump administration; the previous round took place in Geneva in February.
Recovery work continued in Komyshuvakha after a Russian attack on a former school used as an aid distribution center; the article says 55 people were killed and dozens remained missing.
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Qatar’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said the United States remains willing to seek a solution to its conflict with Iran. His remarks came after the U.S. midterm elections changed the political landscape in Washington.
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Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is Qatar’s prime minister.
Al Thani said the United States remains willing to seek a solution to the conflict with Iran.
The article describes the conflict as a war with Iran.
Al Thani made the statement after the U.S. midterm elections.
The article says the midterm elections changed Washington’s political landscape.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States carried out what he called “minor strikes” on Iran’s Qeshm Island. He described the conflict as “not a war.”
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Trump said the United States carried out strikes on Qeshm Island in Iran.
Trump characterized the strikes as “minor.”
Trump said the conflict was “not a war.”
The article says the strikes were the first attacks since the November 3 midterm elections.
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Probation staff and charities warn that people released early from prison in England and Wales may become homeless because housing options are scarce. They say rough sleeping could increase as another group of prisoners is due for release on 10 November, while people without stable housing may struggle to meet probation and electronic-tagging requirements.
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James, 37, was released from prison in August and says his temporary probation accommodation in Somerset is about to end.
James says Somerset council and probation housing have both denied him temporary accommodation, despite his medical conditions.
Probation staff union Napo says most housing options were already full after an October release, raising concerns about the next release group due on 10 November.
Pact chief executive Andy Keen-Downs says some people return to prison after missing probation appointments because they were sleeping rough.
Pact analysis says recorded releases into rough sleeping rose from 6,040 in 2022–23 to 14,360 in 2025–26, an increase of 130%.
Pact says rough sleeping is recorded in about one in seven prison releases, up from around one in 10 three years earlier.
The share of releases recorded as having no fixed abode rose from 11.3% to 15.9%, according to Pact.
The article says the government has introduced a presumption of electronic tagging for offenders released early, while probation staff warn homelessness can make compliance difficult.
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Qatar is proposing a deal in which Iran would allow UN nuclear inspectors to visit bombed nuclear sites, while the United States lifts its naval blockade and releases some frozen Iranian assets. Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the second day of the proposed arrangement, but the plan remains under discussion and Iran has raised other conditions.
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Qatar is mediating between the United States and Iran over the conflict.
The proposal calls for International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to visit Iran’s bombed nuclear facilities, including sites holding highly enriched uranium.
Iran would not have to agree to remove its uranium stockpile from the country; reducing its enrichment level is one option mentioned.
The United States would lift its naval blockade and release part of Iran’s $8 billion in frozen assets under the proposed terms.
Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the second day using a route negotiated with Oman and to be registered with the International Maritime Organization.
Iran has also demanded steps including an end to the war in Lebanon, a US troop withdrawal from Iran’s coastline, sanctions relief and war reparations.
Iran has resisted the return of UN inspectors, citing distrust of IAEA chief Rafael Grossi and concerns that inspection findings could aid US or Israeli targeting.
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Pope Leo XIV said he is in “pretty good health” as he began a 12-day tour of Latin America, three weeks after surgery to remove a lung cancer tumour. His first stop is Uruguay, followed by Argentina and Peru; he also called for universal healthcare to be accessible to everyone.
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Pope Leo XIV, 71, told reporters travelling with him that he was in “quite good health.”
The Pope began his tour in Uruguay, where crowds greeted him in Montevideo.
The 12-day trip will also take him to Argentina and Peru.
Doctors found a tumour during a routine scan last month and removed it in an operation the Vatican described as successful.
The Pope’s doctors said the cancer had not spread.
In a speech in Montevideo, he said healthcare should be accessible to everyone and spoke about people who cannot get timely diagnosis or treatment.
The tour covers more than 20,000 miles.
The Pope described his Peru visit as a homecoming, after years there as a missionary and bishop.
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Metal-detecting hobbyist Mustapha Harmouch searches beaches near Agadir, Morocco, and has found jewellery, foreign currency and old Moroccan coins. Moroccan law requires authorisation for searches aimed at finding archaeological or historically important objects, and accidental discoveries must be reported to authorities.
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Harmouch bought a metal detector about four years ago and sometimes features his searches in videos on his YouTube travel and spearfishing channel, Stofishing.
He says he searches about four times a month, often with members of the Moroccan Association for Research and Exploration Enthusiasts.
His finds have included jewellery, Moroccan coins and foreign currency, including a French 20-franc silver coin.
In Sidi Ouassay, south of Agadir, Harmouch says he found 14 old Moroccan falus coins in one spot.
Harmouch says the oldest coin in that group dates to 1289 in the Hijri calendar, though some coins were too damaged for their markings to be easily read.
He says he once found a small gold ring in Taghazout and tries to return valuable lost items to their owners.
Morocco’s Law 22-80 regulates archaeological prospecting and the handling of historical discoveries.
Searches intended to uncover historically or archaeologically important objects require authorisation; accidental discoveries must be reported and should not be damaged or moved except to protect them.
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New Zealand’s 2026 general election count is under way after a closely fought campaign. With 8% of votes counted, National leads Labour, while smaller parties could affect which bloc forms a government.
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With 8% of the vote counted, National had 31.2% and Labour had 28.4%.
The Greens had 12.9%, Act 11.2%, NZ First 9.6%, Opportunity 5.7% and Te Pāti Māori 0.4%.
The early results suggested a possible right-bloc coalition, though most votes remained uncounted.
Pre-election polls showed no clear path to government for either a left- or right-led coalition.
Opportunity had drawn attention as a possible kingmaker if it won enough votes to enter parliament.
The article identified Hutt South, Nelson, Banks Peninsula, Wigram, Whanganui and Kāpiti as electorates to watch.
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