Barbara Angopa

Barbara Angopa is a journalist based in the UK

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President Santiago Pena is under fire over links to parent company of collapsed bank.

Demonstrators protest near the Paraguayan Congress following an extraordinary session by lawmakers to debate President Santiago Pena's resignation and to consider impeachment proceedings against him, who the opposition blame for the crisis triggered by the collapse of the digital lender ueno, which left millions of customers unable to access their accounts, in Asuncion, Paraguay, November 5, 2026. The sign reads "One does not play with the people's hunger". REUTERS/Cesar Olmedo

Iran launches diplomatic offensive as US mulls resumption of war.

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, ahead of their talks in Moscow on November 5, 2026. (Photo by Alexey BABUSHKIN / POOL / AFP)

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Thursday, November 5, 2026.

A giant banner depicting, from left, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Vice President JD Vance burns during an organized, symbolic denunciation of the United States and Israel by Iranian government supporters in Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Candidates, donors and super PACs are spending more than ever on political campaigns.

A light up vote sign is displayed outside of a rally for Democratic candidate for US Senate from Texas James Talarico at The Espee ahead of the midterm elections in San Antonio, Texas, US, November 1, 2026. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Monday, November 2, 2026.

TOPSHOT - A member of the Iranian military demonstrates his skills during the inauguration of the Jan-Fada ("Self-Sacrificed for Iran") training camp at Tajrish Square, in front of the Emamzadeh Saleh shrine, in Tehran on November 2, 2026. (Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP) / ISRAEL OUT / NO ACCESS ISRAEL MEDIA/PERSIAN LANGUAGE TV STATIONS OUTSIDE IRAN / STRICTLY NO ACCESS BBC PERSIAN / VOA PERSIAN/MANOTO TV / IRAN INTERNATIONAL / RADIO FARDA -- ATTENTION EDITORS: AFP COVERS THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH ITS EXTENSIVE REGIONAL NETWORK, INCLUDING BUREAUS IN TEHRAN, JERUSALEM, AND SEVERAL NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES. SINCE THE START OF THE CONFLICT, JOURNALISTS HAVE BEEN WORKING UNDER INCREASINGLY RESTRICTIVE CONDITIONS. AUTHORITIES IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES HAVE LIMITED REPORTERS' MOVEMENTS, PHOTO AND LIVE VIDEO COVERAGE FROM SENSITIVE LOCATIONS. SOME GOVERNMENTS AND ARMED GROUPS HAVE BANNED IMAGES OF MISSILE OR DRONE STRIKES AND OTHER SECURITY-RELATED SITES.

Obama and Trump campaign in key battleground state ahead of next week’s midterm elections.

People hold up signs showing their support for former US President Barack Obama, Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms at a rally ahead of the midterm elections in Morrow, Georgia, US October 28, 2026. REUTERS/Edgar Su

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Thursday, October 29, 2026.

People fill jerrycans with drinking water from a charity tank in the southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen October 21, 2026. REUTERS/Anees Mahyoub

The two Nordic leaders are attempting to influence US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi to end the war in Ukraine.

A woman looks at residential house destroyed in a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Authorities scrambled fighter jets to escort a plane from Corfu to Nuremberg after a pilot sent a hijack alert.

Albrecht Duerer airport in Nuremberg, Germany

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Friday, October 9, 2026.

Supporters of the Houthi authorities brandish their weapons during a protest against Saudi intervention in Yemen, in Sanaa, on October 9, 2026.

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