The Carney government's budget proposes about $5 billion over five years for initiatives promoting Canadian culture, including new recreational facilities and ice rinks, support for national museums, and permanently free admission for visitors aged 25 and under.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 21:06
A US-based clergy abuse watchdog called on Thursday for Peru to establish a truth commission to investigate sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. The appeal came ahead of Pope Leo’s South America visit; the Vatican says he will meet abuse survivors.
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ReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 21:05
Canada’s 2026 budget raises payments under the Groceries and Essentials Benefit and expands a tax credit for low-wage workers. But most affordability measures are short-term, while investment-boosting initiatives take priority.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 21:04
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Western countries recognize the Ukrainian “anti-Russia” project as a dead end and are reducing funding for the Kiev regime. She also alleged that Kiev panicked and tried to cover up reports of a secret torture prison near the capital, and accused Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of verbal gymnastics over Armenia’s EAEU membership.
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TASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 21:02
Türkiye’s parliament has ratified the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, a defence pact involving Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★★★☆2026-11-05 21:00
Herzog said he will announce on Sunday who will form Israel’s new government. He stood before members of the Central Elections Committee on the day he received the official election results.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 21:00
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he plans to replace every death sentence in the state with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
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The Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 21:00
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has commuted all death sentences in the state, saying he opposes “state-sanctioned killing.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom commuted the sentences of all 548 prisoners on the state’s death row, describing the punishment as “morally objectionable.”
California’s governor will commute the sentences of all 548 people on death row. The state has historically had the largest death-row population in the US.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said Thursday he would commute the death sentences of all 548 people currently condemned to execution in the state, which has the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said he will change the death sentences of all 548 people on the state’s death row to life in prison without parole. He cited his longstanding opposition to capital punishment; some commutations still require approval from the state’s high court.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has commuted the sentences of every prisoner on the state’s death row to life in prison without parole.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he plans to replace every death sentence in the state with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said Thursday he would commute all 548 death sentences in the state to life imprisonment without parole. The move marks a major shift away from capital punishment as he prepares to leave office after eight years.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted all death sentences in the state on Thursday, saying state-sanctioned killing conflicts with the values of America’s most populous state.
California governor Gavin Newsom commuted the death sentences of more than 500 people on the state’s death row on Thursday, changing them to life without parole and preventing future administrations from executing them. The move followed the failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee.
A new study finds that more US parents are declining the once-routine vitamin K shot for newborns, while cases of the potentially deadly bleeding it is meant to prevent are rising.
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Bloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 21:00
Poland’s Internal Security Agency detained six people suspected of working for Russian intelligence, including five Polish citizens and a 37-year-old Russian woman. Authorities say the group illegally supplied Russia with components used to make weapons. Four suspects were placed in custody and charged with espionage; the other two were released under court-ordered restrictions.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★★☆2026-11-05 20:56
Sergey Mulivanov, a 59-year-old Latvian Russian Union activist who moved to Russia two years ago, was charged with fraud. His relatives say he was tricked into signing a military contract in pretrial detention, then taken to Rostov-on-Don despite submitting a statement withdrawing from it. They have been unable to contact him for six days and say he has serious health problems.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:52
Zelensky says $16 billion in aid promised under earlier agreements and decisions was halted and not disbursed. He said Ukraine must fight for the funds and that he would seek a new aid package from Washington. The United States has not provided Ukraine direct financial assistance since late 2024.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:50
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis towards the Medina region. The group denied targeting the area. Saudi civil defence had warned of possible danger near Yanbu port shortly beforehand, then said the threat had passed.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-11-05 20:48
Blue Origin reportedly plans to launch its next New Glenn rocket in January 2027, later than its previous target of December. A May launchpad explosion damaged the pad, and bad weather reportedly affected reconstruction.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 20:47
Blue Origin has pushed the New Glenn rocket launch back to January 2027 after a major explosion earlier this year caused delays, the Financial Times reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The Trump administration told a hearing it had been planning to send Iranian migrants back to Iran during the war, drawing a rebuke from a federal judge.
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ABC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:46
Ars Technica reviews BMW’s 2027 i7 60 xDrive, describing the shift to more energy-dense cylindrical battery cells, silicon carbide inverters and more compact drive units. The car also uses powerful domain controllers intended to improve capabilities and make updates easier.
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Ars TechnicaOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 20:45
A UN Environment Programme report warns that global climate adaptation is not keeping pace with the rising human and economic costs of the climate crisis. It says wealthy countries, responsible for most carbon emissions, have failed to meet financial pledges to developing nations; only a fraction of funds earmarked at successive COP meetings has been paid out.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:45
Shares of companies led by Elon Musk fell sharply on Thursday, extending a selloff that began after Democrats performed better than expected in the US midterm elections. Investors fear the billionaire may face obstacles to expanding his business empire.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 20:45
US First Lady Melania Trump convened Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House to mark a six-day ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky, which she helped broker. The meeting precedes planned trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi as Washington presses for a deal to end the war.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-11-05 20:43
US first lady Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House and urged both sides to build on a recent local ceasefire in Oleshky and pursue a more enduring peace. She said written agreements named her as an “exclusive intermediary” and that she took part in every stage of planning.
US first lady Melania Trump called for a durable truce in Ukraine as she hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials. All sides credited her with playing a key role in the ceasefire, though what that role involved was not specified.
Vladimir Putin’s envoy appeared with first lady Melania Trump at the White House on Thursday, where she gathered Russian and Ukrainian officials to mark the localized ceasefire she brokered between the two countries.
Melania Trump urged Ukraine and Russia to build on the humanitarian cooperation achieved in Oleshky.
Ukrainian and Russian officials attended Melania Trump’s White House event marking the Oleshky humanitarian operation. Ukraine’s delegation urged her to pursue more missions, while the Kremlin has publicly ruled out similar efforts in the foreseeable future.
Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev said Vladimir Putin highly values Donald Trump’s peacemaking efforts over Ukraine. Putin backed Trump’s initiatives on prisoner exchanges, the release of US prisoners and humanitarian work, Dmitriev said at a White House ceremony attended by Melania Trump.
U.S. first lady Melania Trump met Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House. Both sides said she played a key mediating role in arranging a humanitarian evacuation in Oleshky, Kherson region, during which a temporary ceasefire held for several days.
First lady Melania Trump welcomed Russian and Ukrainian delegations to highlight the humanitarian ceasefire she helped broker in Oleshky. She praised both countries for honoring the agreement and choosing “humanity over war.”
First lady Melania Trump convenes Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House to discuss the humanitarian ceasefire she helped broker between the two countries, and delivers remarks.
First Lady Melania Trump is set to receive representatives from Russia and Ukraine at the White House on Thursday. The meeting is her latest diplomatic effort, following an unprecedented humanitarian ceasefire between the warring sides that she helped broker.
As Donald Trump and fellow Republicans assess a devastating midterm result in which Democrats took control of Congress, Melania Trump is preparing to host representatives from Russia and Ukraine. They are almost certain to praise Washington’s actions.
Melania Trump’s office said she would bring Russian and Ukrainian officials together at the White House before talks in Abu Dhabi.
US First Lady Melania Trump is set to receive officials from Moscow and Kyiv at the White House on Thursday, before talks in Abu Dhabi intended to end the war in Ukraine.
Unsealed court records show the Trump administration maintained contacts with Iranian officials over deporting Iranians, including plans to send them through an unnamed third country. A judge ordered advance notice to the court and written notice before any deportations. A legal group representing detainees said at least 12 had recently been told they faced removal to Iran.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★★★☆2026-11-05 20:43
The midterms showed that Donald Trump’s war with Iran is unpopular, giving Gulf states caught in the conflict reason for optimism. But it remains unclear whether the US will resume major attacks, how Iran might respond, or whether Tehran will negotiate. Gulf countries are seeking a political way out and reassessing defense ties with Washington.
Court documents indicate that President Donald Trump’s administration secretly discussed deporting Iranians with Iran during the ongoing war.
Police and masked people without identifying insignia entered the Nora venue in St. Petersburg’s Kolomna neighborhood and disrupted a letter-writing event organized by the Lyudi i Pisma project for political prisoners, Ostorozhno, Peterburg reported. The reason for the raid is unknown. Memorial lists 1,368 political prisoners and has a separate database of more than 5,800 people whose detentions appear politically motivated and unlawful; Russian authorities categorically deny the country has political prisoners.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:43
Deribit’s Friday options expiry comes five and a half hours before payrolls. Later-dated puts cover different risks and carry higher quoted prices.
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CryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 20:40
Northumbria University lecturer Ariane Bogain says repression will not erase public grievances. She and French politics editor Marc Perelman discuss how protests that began over purchasing power, fuel prices and education have widened into a broader challenge to the French government. Perelman calls Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon “objective allies” because both have an electoral interest in weakening the political centre, despite their opposing ideologies.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:39
Hundreds of thousands protested across France on Thursday after five unions called a nationwide day of strikes. More than 70,000 police were deployed, but violent clashes broke out.
As France faces another wave of strikes and protests, Solidaires national secretary Gaëlle Martinez describes the general strike as a struggle over economic dignity, public services and the democratic right to collective protest—not only wages, spending or living costs. She calls for a new budget without cuts and higher taxes on the biggest, most profitable companies.
Tens of thousands of union members joined strikes and demonstrations across France on Thursday, calling for higher wages and supporting a growing high school protest movement. Unions said about 260 protests were planned nationwide. Student blockades and teacher walkouts disrupted roughly a third of high schools, public transport was heavily affected, and the Eiffel Tower closed for the day.
France is facing fresh protests, with the government seeking to prevent a repeat of October’s unrest. Demonstrators are demanding better public services, including education, and criticizing the cost of living.
France saw another round of nationwide protests on Thursday, following weeks of unrest over living costs and public services. Trade unions and student groups mobilised demonstrators across the country.
Thousands are joining strikes and demonstrations across France, calling for higher wages and stronger public services. Authorities have restricted protest routes in Paris, Lyon and at least half a dozen other major cities.
Google, Meta and TikTok filed separate lawsuits seeking to stop California from enforcing a law intended to reduce social media addiction risks for children under 16. The law bars features such as autoplay that could encourage compulsive use and requires accounts with those features to be deleted. The companies argue it violates free-speech protections, while the state attorney general’s office says it is reviewing the suits.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:39
Google, Meta Platforms and TikTok have sued California to stop enforcement of a new state law aimed at reducing the risk of children under 16 becoming addicted to online platforms.
An Innsbruck court sentenced businessman Rene Benko to two years in prison for defrauding €5 million from industrialist Hans Peter Haselsteiner’s private foundation. Benko was acquitted of hiding an €80,000 luxury rifle from creditors and had already been convicted in two earlier cases.
DDWOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:38
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has transformed the space-based internet business. He is now targeting another established industry with plans for a terrestrial wireless network to compete with Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 20:30
A British doctor who tested positive for Ebola while helping respond to an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been flown to the UK for specialist care. The patient is in a high-level isolation unit at London’s Royal Free hospital; the UK Health Security Agency said the risk to the public remains low.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:30
A British doctor who tested positive for Ebola while working on the epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been brought to Britain, where the doctor is receiving specialist care in an isolation unit in London, the UK government said Thursday.
Canada’s federal government has released draft regulations that would prevent banks from charging clients to move investment accounts to another financial institution.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:22
The US administration rejected reports that Secretary of State and presidential national security advisor Marco Rubio may soon leave government to prepare for a presidential run. Assistant Secretary of State Dylan Johnson called the claims baseless fake news and described The Independent’s report as fabricated. The paper linked a possible departure to Republicans’ midterm defeat and Rubio’s prospects for the 2028 nomination.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 20:19
Democratic winners and progressive lawmakers are calling for tougher limits on AI and data centers following the 2026 midterm elections, including an immediate nationwide moratorium on data center construction.
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CNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:17
LIV Golf will liquidate and wind down after a deal to restructure and restart the league fell through, likely bringing the upstart PGA Tour challenger to an end.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:15
LIV Golf, the tour backed by Saudi royalty and featuring prominent names in sports, is planning to close. The report looks at the decision and what may come next for its players.
Little-known Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman defeated embattled Mayor Karen Bass and will lead the nation’s second most populous city.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:11
Urban planner and political outsider Nithya Raman defeated Karen Bass in a close race to become Los Angeles mayor. She has close ties to Hollywood progressives but a complicated relationship with the local Democratic Socialists of America chapter. Her priorities include housing, homelessness and tenants’ rights.
Los Angeles councilmember Nithya Raman narrowly defeated incumbent Karen Bass to become mayor, in a major local political upset. Once seen as a long shot, Raman’s victory reflects growing dissatisfaction with the direction of the city.
NBC News projects that City Council member Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race. The progressive challenger’s rapid rise culminated in a campaign railing against the “broken status quo” in the country’s second-largest metropolis.
A Nasdaq selloff hit crypto, sending bitcoin down 6% to $75,700 and ether down 7%. The moves triggered $1.03 billion in liquidations.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 20:11
French luxury group Kering said on Thursday that Balenciaga creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli is departing after less than 16 months. The move is the latest leadership change at the Gucci owner, which is trying to reverse years of falling sales.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 20:10
In a 1993 investigation, Novaya Gazeta reporters posed as representatives of a foreign businessman and explored a network trading radioactive materials and rare earths across the Commonwealth of Independent States. Sellers offered them uranium pellets, plutonium plates, and a Soviet SS-20 warhead. The report also describes radioactive materials being stolen and shipped as scrap metal.
MMeduzaOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 20:08
After Novaya Gazeta announced it was closing, RIMA and Kronika said they would make the newspaper’s complete archive available. The story revisits an early investigation, published when the paper was called Novaya Yezhednevnaya Gazeta, into Russia’s nuclear-arms black market. Co-author Kirill Belyaninov recounts how he, Dmitry Muratov, and columnist Vladimir Filin tried to buy the makings of a nuclear bomb from Moscow middlemen.
The Republican midterm rout is affecting who may lead Israel next, as Netanyahu’s relationship with Washington turns toxic. The opposition blames him for damaging US-Israel ties and says he should not form the next government. No bloc has a majority after the election, and President Isaac Herzog has yet to nominate someone to form a government.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:07
Wisconsin health officials announced that measles killed a baby in the state. The case brings the U.S. count of measles-associated deaths reported this week to three.
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NBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:05
Health officials say an infant in Wisconsin has died from measles, the state's first measles death since 1990.
Ecuador's prosecutors on Thursday called seven people, including three leaders of a dangerous criminal gang, to stand trial for plotting to kill former presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in 2023.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:00
Rising bills, tariffs and the war in Iran have fueled economic frustration in rural Kansas. Democrat Adam Hamilton’s surprise Senate victory flipped six counties that backed Trump in 2024, suggesting some conservative voters are tiring of Trump and the Republican party.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:00
Republicans weighing a presidential bid assessed how their party performed in the midterm elections.
AABC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 20:00
Parents in North Carolina sued Google, alleging their 13-year-old daughter spent months discussing suicidal thoughts with the company’s AI tools on a school-issued Chromebook. The case highlights potential risks as parents and educators debate AI’s role in schools.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 20:00
An outside research group says Anthropic is developing its AI systems twice as quickly as last year, despite CEO Dario Amodei’s calls to slow the growth of model capabilities.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 20:00
The Republican Party’s major losses in this week’s elections have weakened Trump in Washington, leaving him facing tougher legislative oversight and scrutiny of his agenda.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 19:59
Researchers have developed software that optimizes a physical model of the telescope to account for subtle changes in its configuration and pointing between observations. The approach reduces noise and improves imaging of exoplanets, whose light is difficult to distinguish from their much brighter stars.
AArs TechnicaOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 19:59
A series of hoax bomb threats this week affected more than 20 flights across Europe, disrupting travel plans and prompting some countries to scramble fighter jets.
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CNNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 19:59
Flights across Europe were targeted by fake bomb threats in the second such incident this week. BBC Verify analysed messages to trace how the threat was passed on by air traffic control.
At least 21 flights across Europe have been affected. The UK government described the incident as a “malicious hoax threat”.
So far, no solid evidence connects bomb threats against airlines to Russia, Iran or any proxy groups.
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BBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 19:58
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said a 14-year-old boy reportedly detained and beaten near Kyiv, along with his parents, was added to the Mirotvorets database and effectively branded an enemy of Ukraine. She accused Western advocates of focusing on claims about Russia and Ukrainian children while showing little concern for the boy’s case.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 19:57
Home Depot has started its Black Friday sale, offering discounts of up to 65% on home appliances, power tools, storage items, furniture and more.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 19:50
Italian tyre maker Pirelli said on Thursday that third-quarter operating income rose 2.1%. Sales of higher-priced products and cost cuts offset inflationary pressure and lower sales volumes.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 19:50
Meta says people in the US can now speak with Muse over video, with the AI agent appearing as an animated figure users can tailor. A virtual-pet-style wearable intended to make Muse come alive is due to launch afterward.
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TechCrunchOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 19:48
Harmeet Dhillon, the US Justice Department’s assistant attorney general for civil rights, has resigned. Her departure comes as Democrats are expected to investigate the Trump Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files and shootings by immigration agents.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 19:48
Harmeet Dhillon, a Republican lawyer who oversaw a sweeping overhaul of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, submitted her resignation Thursday in Washington.
Harmeet Dhillon has resigned as head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. She is the first senior official to leave the Trump administration after the midterms.
Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that Harmeet Dhillon, a longtime Trump ally, has resigned from her post leading the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.
Harmeet Dhillon, a Donald Trump ally who led the Justice Department’s civil rights division, is reportedly leaving. She is the first senior department official to depart after the 2026 midterms, which gave Democrats control of Congress and are expected to prompt aggressive investigations of executive agencies, including the department.
Harmeet Dhillon, a senior US Justice Department official who led the Civil Rights Division and oversaw investigations involving universities, voting and religious liberty, plans to resign imminently, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Two federal appeals courts rejected Kalshi’s latest efforts to block gambling laws in Connecticut, New York and Nevada. Arkansas’s attorney general has also sued the prediction-market operator. The disputes concern whether state gambling laws cover prediction markets, which Kalshi says offer swaps regulated only by the CFTC.
AArs TechnicaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 19:46
Three-quarters of voters described the economy as not good or poor, according to voter polls.
AABC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 19:46
Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña resigned on Thursday after the collapse of prominent commercial bank Ueno, which had ties to his government.
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Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigned amid the Ueno Bank crisis and was later impeached over an alleged conflict of interest. Vice President Pedro Alliana is set to take office as millions await access to their deposits.
Santiago Peña resigned as president amid political pressure after Ueno Bank’s insolvency led the central bank to freeze deposits belonging to 3 million customers. Opposition lawmakers and members of Peña’s own Colorado party had sought to impeach him over the collapse.
Paraguay’s lower house unanimously voted to impeach President Santiago Peña on Thursday, minutes after he announced his resignation on X. Protests have continued since the takeover of a bank linked to Peña left millions, including pensioners, unable to access their money.
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigned hours after the central bank seized Ueno Bank. The bank said it served more than 60 per cent of the country’s adults, as customers feared their savings had disappeared.
Paraguay’s president has resigned amid a crisis triggered by a bank collapse, leaving millions of customers unable to access their funds.
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigns as pressure mounts over a bank collapse.
President Santiago Peña resigned after the collapse of digital lender ueno left millions of customers unable to access their accounts. He faced an impeachment motion and protests, while lawmakers accused him of conflicts of interest, misuse of pension funds and covering up the bank’s condition. Vice President Pedro Alliana is set to replace him.
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña said he was resigning after Ueno Bank collapsed, freezing the accounts of nearly 3 million customers. Opposition senators had earlier complained to the Prosecutor General’s Office, accusing Peña of illicit enrichment tied to the digital bank scandal.
Paraguay President Santiago Peña has resigned after a bank collapse and a vote in the lower house of Congress supporting an impeachment trial against him.
Opposition senators have lodged a complaint with the prosecutor general accusing President Santiago Peña of illicit enrichment over the Ueno Bank scandal, in which accounts belonging to about 3 million clients were frozen. The complaint also names Economy Minister Oscar Lovera and central bank leaders. The lower house is already considering a request to begin impeachment proceedings against Peña over an alleged conflict of interest.
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has resigned, days after the country’s central bank took over Ueno Bank following its collapse.
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has resigned following the collapse of a bank.
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigned on Thursday as demands for his removal grew after digital lender ueno collapsed, leaving millions of customers unable to access their accounts.
Santiago Pena resigned as Paraguay's president amid pressure over his ties to collapsed digital lender Ueno. The bank's frozen accounts have left about 2.94 million customers without access to their money, with pension and health care funds also affected. Lawmakers had been considering his impeachment.
Paraguay’s Congress began proceedings on Thursday to seek President Santiago Peña’s removal, after the collapse of digital lender ueno triggered protests and calls for his resignation.
A massive hole in Ueno Bank’s accounts is draining public funds, leaving thousands unable to access their deposits and driving Paraguay into its worst institutional crisis in years.
An accounting shortfall at Ueno Bank has wiped out public funds, left thousands unable to access their deposits and plunged Paraguay into its worst institutional crisis in years.
A huge accounting shortfall at Ueno Bank has drained public funds, left thousands unable to access their deposits and pushed Paraguay into its worst institutional crisis in years. President Santiago Peña has resigned as a result.
Sony has unveiled an inexpensive pair of wired headphones, joining a growing trend. The company described them as a nod to both the 1980s Walkman era and today’s revival of retro technology.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 19:45
President Vladimir Putin told Jerusalem Patriarch Theophilos III and Moscow Patriarch Kirill that Russia has long paid special attention to Christians in the Middle East. He said the Jerusalem Orthodox Church is functioning smoothly with local authorities’ support and that Russia will work to develop relations. Putin presented Theophilos III with the Order of Friendship for his contribution to ties with Russia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting with Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. Theophilos arrived in Moscow at Kirill’s invitation and is expected to stay until November 6.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said officials would announce in due time if Vladimir Putin meets visiting Jerusalem Patriarch Theophilos III and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. Theophilos III is visiting Moscow until November 6 and is expected to hold talks with Kirill.
Fu Shuang, whose rounded, fluffy forehead inspired the nickname “Fuluffy,” and Ping Ping, once nicknamed “Hot Dry Noodles,” are in Atlanta under a new agreement between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and Zoo Atlanta. The zoo’s Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove is scheduled to open on November 6, 2026. Pandas have served as envoys of friendship between China and the United States.
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CGTNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 19:41
Chinese officials, U.S. scholars and students met in Washington, D.C., for a China Media Group dialogue on China’s governance, development and international cooperation. Ambassador Xie Feng stressed the value of U.S.-China cooperation. The event also featured an American educator’s friendship with a farmer in Inner Mongolia and its role in supporting reforestation.
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The Kuwait edition of the China’s Governance and Worldwide Development Global Dialogue, co-hosted by China Media Group, the Chinese Embassy in Kuwait and the Kuwait-China Friendship Club, brought together more than 100 guests and students to discuss China’s governance, development-strategy alignment and prospects for practical cooperation.
Cristiano Ronaldo says he is retiring from Portugal’s national team, bringing his 23-year international career to an end. He said it was time to hand the iconic No. 7 shirt to the next generation. The announcement follows tensions with coach Jorge Jesus and Ronaldo’s departure from camp after being benched, which led to a fine and suspension.
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Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo said in a video posted on X that he would no longer play for his country. He said he had the privilege and responsibility of wearing Portugal’s No. 7 shirt for 23 years.
Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo announced on Thursday that he would retire from international football at the age of 41.
Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has retired from international football, ending a record-breaking 23-year national-team career. The announcement follows a public dispute with coach Jorge Jesus. Ronaldo said Jesus twice broke his word, prompting him to leave the team’s training camp.
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from international football after a 23-year career spanning six World Cups and six European Championships. He leaves with records of 234 appearances and 146 goals for Portugal.
As Cristiano Ronaldo steps away from international football, Guillem Balague examines why and what may come next for the Portugal legend.
Cristiano Ronaldo says he will no longer play for Portugal.
Cristiano Ronaldo says he is retiring from international football, ending a 23-year career with Portugal. He scored a record 146 goals and made 234 appearances.
Cristiano Ronaldo announced that he has played his last game for Portugal, ending a national-team career in which he made 234 appearances and scored 146 goals. He thanked fans, family and teammates, and plans to continue his club career with Al-Nassr. The announcement follows a public dispute with coach Jorge Jesus over playing time.
Cristiano Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner and the first player to score at six men’s World Cups, will retire from international football after Portugal’s November fixtures.
Cristiano Ronaldo said Thursday that he will no longer play for Portugal, bringing to a close an international career spanning six World Cups. He won a European title and holds the men’s record for international goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo says he will no longer play for Portugal, ending an international career spanning six World Cups, a European title and the men’s all-time international scoring record.
In a lengthy video message on social media, 41-year-old Ronaldo told the Portuguese people that the time had come for him to hand back his national team’s No. 7 shirt.
Cristiano Ronaldo says he will retire from Portugal duty and “hand back the number 7 shirt”. He made 234 appearances and scored 146 goals for the national team, captaining Portugal to the 2016 European Championship and helping it win the Nations League in 2019 and 2025.
Portugal football legend Cristiano Ronaldo says he is stepping away from international football.
Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from international football.
Cristiano Ronaldo is retiring from international soccer after a record-breaking career with Portugal.
Frozen pipes can burst and cause costly water damage. Plumbers explain ways to prevent freezing and what to do if a pipe bursts.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 19:40
Shares in Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Tesla fell on Thursday, extending the previous session’s losses. Investors were concerned that Democratic victories in the US midterm elections could slow data center construction.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio is considering whether to leave the Trump administration and weighing his next steps after Republicans suffered a midterm-election wipeout this week, according to people familiar with the matter.
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South Korea's November 4 request cited the need for preparation time. Tax guidance still lists January 1, 2027, while no replacement date has been settled.
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A 2,800-year-old burial mound from Siberia’s ancient Scythian culture has yielded what scientists describe as the oldest-known evidence of cannabis use for its mind-altering effects. They found cannabis seeds among the grave goods and human hair bearing chemical traces of the plant inside the tomb.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 19:30
Rogaine is benefiting from a surge in GLP-1 weight-loss drug use: the decades-old hair-loss treatment has unexpectedly gained popularity, driving sales up 30% this year.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-05 19:30
CNN voter poll data indicates that the coalition that helped Donald Trump return to the presidency two years ago is beginning to fracture. In this election cycle, Democratic Senate candidates have peeled away voters to win seats in deeply Republican territory.
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The Minutes Reader extension turns the original page into a focused reading view and translates articles and video subtitles on demand. It is in limited beta.