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Paraguay's president, Santiago Peña, resigned after the collapse of digital bank Ueno froze millions of accounts and Congress moved to impeach him.
Peña had ties to the bank's parent company and faced accusations of conflicts of interest and misuse of pension funds. He lost support from his own party, and the vice president takes over. The lower house also approved the impeachment motion, which goes to the senate.
A second wave of bomb threats hit at least a dozen European flights, causing diversions and military escorts, though no explosives were found.
Planes landed in France, Bulgaria, Austria and elsewhere after threats, and authorities treated them as hoaxes. Officials say it is too early to say whether the incidents are linked. Experts note concern about hybrid attacks on European infrastructure.
Hundreds of thousands of people marched across France as unions staged a strike over wages and the cost of living, joined by students.
Five unions called the action, demanding a higher minimum wage and tax reforms, after weeks of student protests. About 70,000 police were deployed, and the interior minister said around 600,000 took part. Most marches were peaceful, with some clashes in several cities.
A London jury found comedian Russell Brand guilty of one rape and three sexual assaults, and he will be sentenced on Monday.
The charges involved six women and covered the years 1999 to 2009. Brand was cleared of two rape counts and one attempted indecent assault charge. He denied the allegations and was remanded in custody. Police said more women may come forward.
Israel's president is meeting party leaders to decide who gets the first chance to form a government after an election with no clear winner.
Netanyahu's coalition lost its majority, and the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot also lacks one. Arab parties, with a record 19 seats, could decide the outcome. Netanyahu remains in a caretaker role meanwhile.
Democrats won both the US House and Senate in the midterm elections, raising questions about what they can change with Trump still in office.
Voters named the economy and cost of living as top concerns, and many criticised tariffs. Analysts expect gridlock because Trump can veto bills. Democrats may use oversight and investigations to press him.
Also: A comedian convicted of rape in London; coalition talks after Israel's inconclusive election; US midterm results and their economic effects.
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Economy
US tech shares fell sharply, with the Nasdaq entering a correction, as investors feared tougher rules on AI and data centres after the Democrats' midterm wins.
Chip makers led the drop, and Tesla and SpaceX also fell heavily. Investors worry that Democratic gains could slow data centre building. Analysts also cited doubts over the scale of AI spending. European markets slipped as well.
The Bank of England raised its main interest rate by a quarter point to 4%, its first rise in over three years, citing inflation driven by the Iran war.
Eight of nine policymakers backed the rise, and one wanted a half-point increase. The Bank expects UK inflation to reach about 4.9% by mid-2027 and says more rises are possible unless the Middle East conflict is settled. Mortgage costs will rise for some borrowers.
The Czech National Bank raised its main interest rate by a quarter point to 4%, its second increase this year, after a narrow vote.
Four board members backed the rise and three wanted no change. The bank cited persistent core inflation and fast wage growth. It also cut its economic growth forecast and raised its inflation outlook for next year. Markets had expected the move.
Rheinmetall shares fell by about 17% after the German defence group cut its sales forecast for the second time this year.
The company expects sales of about 13.2 billion euros, down from an earlier range, because a large armoured vehicle order was delayed to next year. It also lowered its margin forecast. Other European defence stocks fell in sympathy.
Poland's central bank governor said inflation may rise again, even though October inflation fell to 3.5% and rates were held at 3.75%.
Adam Glapiński said the fall was helped by a fuel price programme and that commodity prices linked to the Middle East war pose a risk. The bank's new projections show higher inflation in 2026 and 2027. The council is ready to act if risks grow.
Bosch plans to cut another 750 jobs at its Abstatt site by 2029, adding to a wave of job losses in the German car industry.
The company cites weak vehicle output, lower demand in Europe and growing competition from Asian rivals, especially China. Schaeffler also announced cuts this week. Bosch says it cannot rule out further cuts.
Also: Rheinmetall shares dropping after a forecast cut; job cuts at German car suppliers.
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Politics
Nigel Farage said he fears Trump will escalate the war with Iran after the midterm defeat, and called the war a mistake that broke a promise to voters.
The Reform UK leader said he worries more attacks would push up oil prices and inflation. Trump has said the war partly hurt Republicans but that he does not regret it. Farage also introduced Reform's first defence spokesperson.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Vladimir Putin will not be invited to the 2027 G20 summit in Manchester because of sanctions.
Burnham contrasted this with Trump's invitation to Putin for this year's G20 in Miami. He also said the summit could be a chance to work with China's Xi Jinping on AI safety rules, though he admitted that looks hard.
Vice President JD Vance blamed the war with Iran for the Republican midterm losses, and a senior Iranian official mocked his analysis.
Vance set out in a long post on X what the party must do to win voters back. Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf replied that Trump was preparing the next phase of the war.
Melania Trump was set to host Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi on ending the Ukraine war.
Ukraine's president gave her a national honour for helping broker a partial ceasefire that let civilians leave the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky. The Abu Dhabi meeting would be the first three-sided talks since February.
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Sport
Jessica Pegula was picked up on a livestream microphone calling Mirra Andreeva a diva, and the WTA apologised for not telling players the microphones were live.
The remarks were made during a practice session at Indian Wells before the WTA Finals. The WTA took full responsibility and said practice streams will continue without audio. Pegula also praised Andreeva's game.
LIV Golf said in a US bankruptcy court that it will wind down its operations after a new backer withdrew its planned financing.
BC Partners pulled out of a possible $300m deal because too few players committed to a relaunched league. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund had ended its funding in April. The players now face uncertain routes back to other tours.
Liverpool lost 3-2 at Fenerbahce in the Champions League after leading twice, conceding three goals from set pieces.
Fenerbahce, led by interim coach Dirk Kuyt, scored late through Archie Brown and Vedat Muriqi. Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola called the goals cheap and blamed the noise for poor communication. It was his side's second defeat in four days.
Kozo Tashima, a Japanese football official, says he will stand against Gianni Infantino in the next FIFA presidential election.
Tashima is a FIFA Council member backed by the Japan Football Association. He needs the support of five member associations before the 18 November deadline. Infantino has faced criticism over a dropped plan to sell World Cup stakes.
British tennis player Jodie Burrage says social media platforms must hold people to account after she received abuse and death threats following a loss in India.
She believes many messages come from gamblers who lost money. A WTA report found angry gamblers were behind 42 percent of verified abuse in 2025. Burrage suggests linking accounts to a verified identity.
Also: A challenger for the FIFA presidency; online abuse aimed at a tennis player.
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Tech
Motorola announced the Signature 27, a non-folding flagship phone priced at $1,599 in the US, with pre-sales starting November 19 and sales on November 26.
The phone has a 6.8-inch tandem OLED screen, a Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip, 12GB of RAM, 512GB of storage and a 7,000mAh battery. It promises seven years of OS upgrades and supports GrapheneOS. Its high price faces doubts in a market led by Apple and Samsung.
Anthropic is launching a Personal Finance tool in beta that lets Claude read users' bank and card data through Plaid to answer questions about spending.
Access is read-only, so Claude cannot move or invest money. It is rolling out to Pro, Max and Ultra subscribers in the US. OpenAI added a similar feature to ChatGPT in May. Anthropic says chats in the finance hub are not used for model training.
TikTok has quietly released a standalone TikTok Shop app in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.
The app offers personalized recommendations, shopping through live streams and short videos, app-only deals, checkout and order tracking. It is not yet available in the US or UK. The launch suggests TikTok may push harder into e-commerce against Amazon and Temu.
ElevenLabs users can now publish music made with ElevenMusic directly to SoundCloud, where such tracks are labeled as AI-generated.
SoundCloud Artist Pro subscribers also get three months of ElevenMusic Pro. SoundCloud has been more open to AI music than other services, some of which are adding filters, labels or bans.
Instagram has brought its Edits video editing app to Mac desktops, aiming to compete with ByteDance's CapCut.
The desktop version has a multi-track timeline, keyframes, automatic captions and 4K exports without watermarks. It also supports connecting AI agents to edit videos. It is not available on Windows or Linux, and projects cannot yet be edited across mobile and desktop.
Reviews of Apple's new MacBook Pro line praise an OLED touchscreen model that is lighter and brighter, and a cheaper M6 model in the older design.
The OLED model starts at $2,899 for 14 inches and is praised for its display, lower weight and speakers, though reviewers note the price. The M6 model keeps the 2021 chassis and starts at $1,999. Both go on sale November 6.
Also: AI music publishing on SoundCloud; Instagram's video editor reaching Mac.
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Science
Researchers found that natural killer cells in patients with a certain blood disorder are held back by the TIGIT signal, and blocking it improved their activity in lab tests.
The work focused on patients with a CALR mutation in chronic blood disorders called myeloproliferative neoplasms. Blocking TIGIT with an antibody made the cells more effective in the lab and showed a trend in an animal model. The findings are preclinical and need confirmation in larger studies.
UK researchers built an AI-assisted framework that links soil, ground shaking and structural strength to assess how a building would cope with an earthquake.
They tested a model of a five-story concrete building using records from the Northridge and Kobe earthquakes. Stronger shaking did not produce proportionally larger building movement. The approach needs more testing and keeps human engineers in charge.
A European consortium launched a free public database to help assess the environmental risks of human pharmaceuticals.
The database holds data on more than 450 active ingredients. It aims to help regulators, water managers, industry and scientists. Many medicines sold before 2006 were never assessed for environmental risk, and testing each one is costly.
Researchers used machine learning and molecular docking to pick 92 sugar substitute candidates from more than 50 million compounds.
The models predicted which compounds taste sweet and which taste bitter, then checked binding to the sweet-taste receptor. Many candidates differ structurally from known sweeteners. The results are predictions only and still need lab tests for taste and safety.
Also: AI screening for new sugar substitutes.
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