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Paraguay President Impeached After Banking Collapse

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Paraguay's President Santiago Peña was impeached and is under house arrest following a banking collapse, according to the BBC. The crisis left millions of people unable to access their money.

The impeachment is tied directly to the bank collapse; the BBC headline does not specify the bank or the exact cause of its failure.

Two skydivers at an organized event in Lake Elsinore, California, were killed Friday after colliding midair; their parachutes opened but became entangled.

The figures match World Bank manufacturing value-added data for 2023: China $4.66 trillion, US $2.50 trillion, Germany $838.89 billion, India $461.38 billion, South Korea $416.39 billion, Mexico $358.92 billion, Italy $353.62 billion, France $297.00 billion.

Russian strikes wounded nine people and damaged Ukraine's power network ahead of Ukrainian-Russian delegations' trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi next week.

The BBC reports that Democrats made significant gains in Congress in the 2026 midterms, shaping the run-up to the 2028 presidential race.

Paraguay's President Santiago Peña was impeached and placed under house arrest after a banking collapse that left millions unable to access their money.

Pope Leo is reported to be in “pretty good health” as he starts a Latin America tour in Uruguay, three weeks after lung cancer surgery.

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Two skydivers at an organized event in Lake Elsinore, California, were killed Friday after colliding midair; their parachutes opened but became entangled.

Two skydivers who were taking part in an organized skydiving event in California were killed after colliding midair and plummeting to the ground. https://t.co/p1GQYMu9lQ https://t.co/qJypCyHBVD

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The figures match World Bank manufacturing value-added data for 2023: China $4.66 trillion, US $2.50 trillion, Germany $838.89 billion, India $461.38 billion, South Korea $416.39 billion, Mexico $358.92 billion, Italy $353.62 billion, France $297.00 billion.

📊🌏 World leaders in manufacturing output – 2023 ✓ 🇨🇳China – $4.66 Trillion ✓ 🇺🇸USA – $2.50 Trillion ✓ 🇩🇪Germany – $838.89 Billion ✓ 🇮🇳India – $461.38 Billion ✓ 🇰🇷South Korea – $416.39 Billion ✓ 🇲🇽Mexico – $358.92 Billion ✓ 🇮🇹Italy – $353.62 Billion ✓ 🇫🇷France –

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Russian strikes wounded nine people and damaged Ukraine's power network ahead of Ukrainian-Russian delegations' trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi next week.

Russian strikes wound nine and damage Ukraine's power network ahead of talks - The attacks come before Ukrainian and Russian delegations are due to take part in trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi next week.

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The BBC reports that Democrats made significant gains in Congress in the 2026 midterms, shaping the run-up to the 2028 presidential race.

Four things we learned this week about 2028 White House race - The seismic Democratic gains in Congress could shape the presidential election, so who had a good night and who's making moves?

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Paraguay's President Santiago Peña was impeached and placed under house arrest after a banking collapse that left millions unable to access their money.

Paraguay's president impeached and under house arrest after bank collapse - Santiago Peña was ousted due to a banking crisis which left millions of people unable to access their money.

Original post · the BBC

[bbc.co.uk](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c68jzzvjgdy9o?atmedium=RSS&atcampaign=rss) NAMES: Santiago Peña = President of Paraguay.

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BA president's out, under house arrest, and millions can't get to their money.
BParaguay?
BThe BBC reports President Santiago Peña was impeached after a banking collapse left millions locked out.
BImpeached and under house arrest? That's moving fast.
BThe legislators didn't wait. The crisis already locked people out of their money.
BBut hold on. Did he cause the collapse?
BDoes it matter? He was in charge while it happened.
BYes it matters! If this was an external panic, you've just removed a leader for bad luck.
BNo, you've removed him because the system failed on his watch.
BAnd if the real problem was the central bank or global markets?
BThen he needed to say so before millions lost access to their money.
BThat's punishing the messenger, not finding the culprit.
BHe wasn't a messenger. He was the president.
BOkay, but we still don't know the bank or the exact cause— BBC hasn't named one.
BRight. So maybe we're both getting ahead of the facts.
BThen let's say what we know: the country's in a crisis, the president's out, and millions are scared.
BThat's fair. We'll keep following it.
BNext, the BBC reports Russian strikes wounded nine people and hit the power network ahead of the Abu Dhabi talks.
BSo even with talks coming, the strikes didn't stop.
BThat's not exactly a sign of de-escalation.
BNo, it isn't.
BDifferent kind of awful now: CNN just posted on X— two skydivers at an organized event in Lake Elsinore died after colliding midair.
BTheir parachutes opened but got entangled after the collision.
BThat's the detail that gets me. Both chutes worked, and still not enough.
BNo names yet. It happened Friday.
BSo families are waking up to this today.
BThat's just brutal.
BDifferent world entirely: one data account on X posted world manufacturing output for 2023.
BIs this the part where you read me a spreadsheet?
BJust the headline: China made four point six six trillion dollars in manufacturing.
BAnd the U.S. was second at two and a half trillion.
BThat gap— more than two trillion— is why every trade argument comes back to factories.
BBut total output doesn't tell you what they make or how much value each dollar has.
BNo, but it tells you where the world's factory floor is.
BStill, the U.S. makes a lot with far fewer workers, and Germany, India, and Korea are right there.
BThe World Bank numbers are real. The question is what we do with them.
BThat's a debate worth having, not just a list.
BChanging tone entirely— Pope Leo is starting a Latin America tour.
BJust after lung cancer surgery?
BThe BBC says he's in "pretty good health" as he lands in Uruguay.
BThat's fast. Lung surgery isn't a small thing.
BHe's clearly not letting the surgery slow him down.
BOr he genuinely wants to go. Either way, it's a lift.
BIt's his first major trip since the operation, and he chose the region many have ignored.
BAnd The World is up next with more on that tour.

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