Paraguay’s Pena under military protection in bank collapse chaos
Paraguay moves ex-President Santiago Pena to military base for protection after dramatic day in Asuncion.

Paraguay moves ex-President Santiago Pena to military base for protection after dramatic day in Asuncion.






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Democrat James Talarico wins the Texas Senate race in a historic midterm upset.

Top US Democratic politician Hakeem Jeffries has called the midterm results the start of a ‘great American comeback’.
Pivotal Texas race for US Senate breaks spending records, with $573.2m poured into Paxton and Talarico campaigns.

Al Jazeera journalist Montaser Nassar was detained in raids near Hebron.
Opposition figures arrested and disappeared since President Hakainde Hichilema claimed August victory.
Election body says deadlocked result won’t be undermined even if foreign interference claims are found to be true.
Alina Habba Mildon signed lucrative contract while working at the Justice Department, before Trump pardoned the banker.
Belgrade’s chief prosecutor says arrest of Marko Kricak ‘has no link’ to elections that saw Aleksandar Vucic step down.

Russia’s most prominent investigative newspaper is closing, with staff accusing the government of killing it off.
Elias Antonio Saca confessed to diverting more than $300m in public funds during his presidency and accepted a plea barg