The day

Friday 6 November 2026

20 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   Politics2026 Paraguay banking crisis

   The Paraguayan Senate unanimously removes Santiago Peña as country's president over alleged conflicts of interest involving Ueno Bank, whose accounts the central bank froze. Congress postpones consideration of Peña's resignation to allow impeachment proceedings.

   

2. 2

   Politics

   King Philippe of Belgium refuses Bart De Wever's resignation as the prime minister, telling him to continue with budget negotiations.

   

3. 3

   Crime2026 European unrest

   Between 100 and 200 people are arrested by Dutch police after protesters break into and temporarily occupy a construction site for a Microsoft data center in Sloterdijk, Amsterdam, during an anti-data-center rally.

   

4. 4

   Crime

   American cinematographer Thomas Markle is arrested in Tampa, Florida, over allegations of possessing child sexual abuse material.

   

5. 5

   News

   Two people are killed and 16 injured in a bus crash in Lent, Ain, France.

   

6. 6

   NewsAllied Democratic Forces insurgency

   The death toll from an armed attack yesterday by suspected Allied Democratic Forces militants on several villages in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has risen to 33.

   

7. 7

   Crime1MDB scandal

   Malaysia's UMNO party pays a RM50-million (US$12 million) fine for imprisoned former prime minister Najib Razak, fulfilling a condition of his royal pardon. The Attorney-General's Chambers subsequently seeks to delay his transfer to house arrest.

   

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   News2026 Indonesia wildfires

   Australia deploys a C-130 Hercules aircraft, a Cessna Citation aircraft, and 20 personnel to help extinguish wildfires in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

   

9. 9

   Politics2026 Paraguay banking crisis

   Vice President Pedro Alliana is sworn in as the interim president of Paraguay.

   

10. 10

    News

    Politician Julio Portillo and three police officers are killed in an assassination shooting in Rio Hondo, Zacapa Department, Guatemala, by unknown gunmen.

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    NewsHouthi–Saudi conflict

    Saudi Arabia launches an airstrike against a market in Taiz Governorate, Yemen, killing 30 people and wounding eight more.

12. 12

    Crime

    Au Kam San, a former pro-democracy legislator of Macau, is convicted in a closed-door trial of "subversion against the political power of the state" and sentenced to 12 years and 6 months in prison. It is the first conviction under the Macau National Security Law, which was revised by lawmakers in 2023 to broaden its scope and to allow for closed-door trials.

    

13. 13

    Crime

    The High Court of Tanzania acquits Chadema chairperson Tundu Lissu of treason but sentences him to four years in prison for incitement related to statements opposing the 2025 general election results.

14. 14

    Crime

    A court in Istanbul, Turkey, orders the detention of legislator and former family minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya pending trial on charges of violating capital markets legislation and membership in a criminal organization amid an investigation into investment fund manipulation.

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    Politics2026 Paraguay banking crisis

    The Public Prosecutor's Office orders the arrest of Santiago Peña, who is placed under house arrest.

16. 16

    ScienceMeasles resurgence in the United States

    The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 5,182 measles cases in 2026, the country's highest annual total since 1991. State health agencies report at least eight measles-related deaths.

17. 17

    CrimeShakahola Forest incident

    Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie is sentenced to 200 years in prison for the mass murder of children.

18. 18

    Science

    The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China adopts a law regulating Chinese research, tourism, shipping, and other activities in Antarctica, requiring environmental safeguards, waste management, and permits subject to safety conditions.

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    Crime

    Colombia Migration expel 80 Venezuelan nationals suspected of criminal activity, including theft, drug trafficking, and extortion.

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    Money

    Tesla announces that it will end its production of the Cybertruck.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 6 November 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.