FBI blames North Korea for $6 billion Binance heist, urges crypto firms to freeze stolen funds
The bureau said North Korea’s TraderTraitor hackers were laundering the record haul through Ether and published more than 100 wallet addresses to block.
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Sunday 1 November 2026
Israelis rally for Arab parties to join opposition and oust Netanyahu as his supporters cry ‘Hamas’
Protesters in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa urged Gadi Eisenkot to build a 67-seat majority with Ra’am and the Joint List.
Tear gas in Paris, water cannon in Cologne as Gen Z cost-of-living protests sweep France and Germany
Hundreds of thousands marched in a third weekend of protests in France as a youth movement spread to more than 30 German cities.
Saturday 31 October 2026
‘We don’t want Pakistan to be targeted for terrorism’: Rubio backs Islamabad on Taliban, offers US ‘productive role’
The US secretary of state said Pakistan was right to feel the Taliban had not done enough to stop attacks launched from Afghanistan.
Three Kuki-Zo men killed in Manipur gunfight hours after Meitei-Naga rally in Imphal
Kuki groups blamed Naga armed outfits for the killings in Noney district as violence spreads across new ethnic fault lines.
Iran has no plans for talks with US, Araghchi says, as aide heads to Doha and Hormuz reopening plan is cut to two days
The foreign minister confirmed Tehran received the US vice president’s message and said it had been discussed at the highest level.
Yemen fighting has displaced 290,000 since August, UN says, as Houthis tighten grip on Taiz
The UN warned that 6,100 pregnant women are among the displaced as the Houthis fire missiles at Aden and drones at Saudi Arabia.
Iranian lawmakers push to quit nuclear treaty as Trump says war will be ‘wrapped up soon’
Ten proposals to leave the NPT have been registered in Iran’s parliament as Qatari and Pakistani mediators try to stop the war resuming.
India’s opposition stages ‘public impeachment’ of election chief, accusing him of deleting 132 million voters
Mallikarjun Kharge moved six charges against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at a symbolic hearing, a day before the INDIA bloc’s Ramlila Maidan rally.
Thousands of Meitei and Naga protesters rally in Imphal demanding an end to India’s ‘proxy war’ in Manipur
In a rare joint march, Meitei and Naga groups demanded the end of the ceasefire pact with Kuki armed groups and the withdrawal of the Assam Rifles from Manipur.
Syria weighs joining Makkah defence pact with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye
Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani told the Manama Dialogue that talks are under way on Syria’s entry into the alliance, which treats an attack on one member as an attack on all.
Iran’s supreme leader orders ‘geographically unrestricted response’ to any US or Israeli attack
Mojtaba Khamenei told commanders to update target lists to reach US and Israeli assets, as Iran’s army warned war would spread if Trump resumes strikes after the midterms.
US to deport Afghans via Pakistan from Monday as it has no ties with Taliban, official says
More than 150 Afghans are expected to be removed in one of the largest such expulsions, with a US official saying flights would be routed through Pakistan.
Second cyclone in a week to hit India’s Andhra Pradesh on Monday as Arnab recovery continues
The IMD says a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal will strengthen into a cyclone, likely named Murasu, and cross the Andhra coast on November 2.
Trump may order major Iran strike if Republicans lose in midterms, US officials say, as Qatar presses talks in Tehran
A US official said Trump could ‘do something bold’ if embarrassed at the polls, as Qatari mediators reported ‘positive progress’ after 12 hours of talks in Tehran; the White House denied any link.
Ebola deaths in DR Congo pass 5,000 as outbreak spreads to Nigeria and Saudi Arabia bars Kenya travellers
More than 10,000 people have been infected by the Bundibugyo strain, which has no approved treatment or vaccine, in the DRC’s deadliest Ebola outbreak on record.
Pakistan tells UN rights council Taliban let terrorists operate from Afghanistan, 4,700 Pakistanis killed in three years
Pakistan accused the Taliban regime of complicity with terrorist groups targeting it, as a UN rapporteur urged states not to normalise ties with Kabul until it reverses its repression of women.
Brazil summons Argentine diplomat over Flávio Bolsonaro’s flight to the US
Brasília called in Argentina’s chargé d’affaires over how the defeated candidate crossed Argentina in defiance of a court order, straining ties between Lula and Milei.
US approves $2.1bn sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, paid for by European and Canadian allies
The State Department cleared 500 PAC-3 interceptors for Ukraine, funded by Canada, Germany, Norway and an EU loan, after Kyiv warned it was critically short of air defence missiles.
Revolt in Omar Abdullah’s party as 17 National Conference legislators issue 15-day ultimatum over ‘coterie culture’
Seventeen ruling-party legislators in Indian-administered Kashmir demanded an end to ‘unilateral decisions’ after a cabinet expansion left them out, as MP Aga Ruhullah prepares to quit.
Polish president turns plane around as constitutional court calls its chief’s suspension a ‘coup d’état’
Karol Nawrocki abandoned a flight to Senegal after police entered the Constitutional Tribunal and its president was suspended, as the government moved to strip him and his deputy of immunity.
Israel-linked influence campaign spent $11m painting Qatar as force behind Muslim migration to Europe, report finds
Researchers found 533 million ad exposures across 30 countries pushing racist, Islamophobic and anti-Qatar messaging, with metadata pointing to an operation run from Israel.
Friday 30 October 2026
Scottish police open investigation into Andrew’s Balmoral stays with Epstein and Maxwell
Police Scotland said its inquiry, reportedly linked to claims women were trafficked to the King’s Highland estate, is at a very early stage; several English forces are also examining the Epstein files.
Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election, casting mail-in ballot in midterms
The Chicago-born pope voted by post from the Vatican in Illinois, days before midterms that will decide control of Congress, after clashing with Trump over Iran and immigration.
Israel treating Gaza’s ‘Yellow Line’ as a kill zone, UN says, warning of ethnic cleansing
The UN human rights office says Israeli forces are pushing west past the Yellow Line, attacking displacement camps and squeezing Palestinians into a shrinking share of Gaza.
‘My body hurts’: US prisoner Christa Pike speaks out a month after surviving botched execution
Christa Pike, who survived a lethal injection in Tennessee on September 30, said she is in constant pain and blamed ‘incompetence’, as the state’s governor said her death sentence should stand.
Iran says three tankers exploded in Hormuz and a US drone boat destroyed as Qatari mediators arrive in Tehran
The IRGC navy said three tankers using ‘unauthorised routes’ caught fire, one after hitting a mine, as a Qatari delegation working with Washington arrived in Tehran to revive a ceasefire.
India’s Supreme Court orders action on bulk voter deletion forms in Uttar Pradesh after claims one community was targeted
The court told the Election Commission to take ‘corrective steps’ and file a compliance report after petitioners said 32 Form 7 deletion requests targeted one community in a single constituency.
India clears Rs40,000 crore plan for eight stealth corvettes as navy expands fleet
The Cabinet Committee on Security approved eight next-generation corvettes, to be built by GRSE and Goa Shipyard, with deliveries expected from 2030.
Russia’s Novaya Gazeta, the Nobel-winning independent newspaper, says it has been forced to close
The paper said Russian authorities and intelligence services forced it to shut, weeks after its editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov was questioned and his home searched; it will go dark on November 9.
Amit Shah promises Uniform Civil Code for Uttar Pradesh if BJP wins 2027 election
India’s home minister told BJP workers in Lucknow the party would bring a Uniform Civil Code to Uttar Pradesh if it retains power, after Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Assam adopted one.
Six killed as helicopter carrying Badrinath pilgrims crashes near Joshimath in Uttarakhand
All five pilgrims from Bengaluru and the pilot were killed when a Trans Bharat Aviation helicopter crashed near Chai village in Chamoli; the operator’s fleet has been grounded.
Gujarat court jails three Muslim men for life over beef, quoting Manusmriti to call the cow ‘mother of the universe’
A Kalol sessions judge sentenced Vasim Kureshi, Mahmad Rafiq Kureshi and Asfak Bahelim to rigorous life imprisonment over 277kg of beef, citing the Manusmriti and the Vedas in his ruling.
Wildfire smoke killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September, study finds
A CREA study found air pollution deaths in Indonesia jumped 42% in September, with forest fire smoke blamed for 3,560 deaths and a record 58 million people breathing unhealthy air.
Australia’s ‘mushroom murderer’ Erin Patterson loses appeal and will die in prison without parole
Victoria’s Court of Appeal threw out Erin Patterson’s challenge to her death cap murder convictions and removed her 33-year non-parole period, meaning she will never be released.
Glacial lake burst in Bhutan puts Bengal and Assam on flood alert along the Sankosh
A glacial lake outburst in Bhutan’s Gasa district released about 7.4 million cubic metres of water into the Sankosh, prompting evacuation calls in Cooch Behar and alerts in Assam’s Dhubri and Kokrajhar.
CENTCOM chief briefs Trump on Iran strike options as US transport planes land in Israel
More than 10 US military cargo flights reached Israel’s Nevatim and Ovda bases in a week, as Washington and Israel reportedly weigh renewed strikes after the midterms and Vance rules out a “forever war”.
Iran says four tankers on fire after hitting mines in Strait of Hormuz, a day after US said routes were cleared
The IRGC says the vessels ignored warnings and used an “unauthorised” route, while US Central Command insists the main shipping lanes have been cleared of mines.
Sir Patrick Stewart, Star Trek’s Captain Picard and X-Men’s Professor X, dies at 86
The Royal Shakespeare Company actor, who found global fame in his late forties as Jean-Luc Picard, died at his Los Angeles home after a short illness with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.
French gunman admits targeting Muslims and Africans in Trappes attack, charged with terrorism
The 39-year-old who killed one person and wounded seven near Paris said he chose the area as “a hotbed for Islamists”, prosecutors say, as Macron calls it a “racist terrorist attack”.
