<?php
    $paged = (get_query_var('paged'))? get_query_var('paged') : '1';

    $args = array(
        'post_type'         => 'post',
        'post_status'       => 'publish',
        'paged'             => $paged,
        'posts_per_page'    => 2
    );
    $the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
    while ($the_query -> have_posts()) : $the_query -> the_post();

        include(locate_template('content-post.php' ));

    endwhile;
?>

<?php the_posts_pagination( array('mid_size' => 3) ); ?>

<?php
    if ( get_query_var('paged') ) { $paged = get_query_var('paged'); } else if ( get_query_var('page') ) {$paged = get_query_var('page'); } else {$paged = 1; }

    $args = array(
        'post_type'         => 'post',
        'post_status'       => 'publish',
        'paged'             => $paged,
        'posts_per_page'    => 2
    );
    $temp = $wp_query;
    $wp_query= null;
    $wp_query = new WP_Query($args);
    while ($wp_query -> have_posts()) : $wp_query -> the_post();
        include(locate_template('content-post.php' ));
    endwhile;


    the_posts_pagination( array('mid_size' => 3) );

    $wp_query = null;
    $wp_query = $temp;
    wp_reset_query();
?>

<?php
$paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
$args= array(
 'cat' => '',
 'orderby'=> 'date',
 'order'=> 'DESC',
 'paged' => $paged ,
 'posts_per_page' => 3
);
query_posts($args);
if (have_posts()) :
  while (have_posts()):
    the_post();
  endwhile;
endif;
?>

<?php

if ( get_query_var('paged') )
    {
        $paged = get_query_var('paged');
    }
else if ( get_query_var('page') )
    {
        $paged = get_query_var('page');
    }
    else
    {
        $paged = 1;
    }