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November 1: Iran-Linked Strikes and Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack
In the Middle East
An Associated Press investigation found that more than 115 drone and missile strikes linked to Iran damaged or destroyed U.S. military infrastructure across the Middle East. The investigation says the attacks forced Washington to withdraw significant military assets from the Persian Gulf.
Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance has reportedly sent a letter to Iran’s security chief in an effort to revive talks. The Iranian official described the letter as a sign of a positive shift.
Cost-of-living protests
Bangladesh has formed a wage board as garment workers demonstrate in industrial cities, demanding higher pay as living costs rise.
In Germany, cost-of-living protests turned violent, with shops looted. Demonstrations took place in Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt on the same day hundreds of thousands of people also protested in France.
In Britain
A Stonewall survey found that 58 percent of trans respondents feel less accepted by society than a decade ago, rising to 75 percent among trans women. Almost half said they avoid certain bars and restaurants where they do not feel safe. Thirty-seven percent avoid single-sex spaces, including toilets and changing rooms. Eighty percent said they are pessimistic about the future of equality.
In U.S. courts
A federal judge in Miami permanently dismissed Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over its reporting on a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein. The judge ruled that Trump failed to show the paper acted with actual malice.
In a separate case, a judge temporarily barred federal officials from threatening election workers, pressuring ballot processing or demanding last-minute voter-roll purges ahead of the 2026 midterms. The judge found that officials had likely violated voting rights protections.
The Binance hack
The FBI attributes a $6.3 billion theft from Binance to TraderTraitor, a North Korean state-sponsored hacking group. Binance says it has replaced 90 percent of the stolen funds and that withdrawals are starting to resume Sunday. Co-CEO Richard Teng pledged to cover the remaining losses, saying users would not bear them.
In India
Security forces surrounded the site of a planned opposition protest in Delhi. Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi is set to lead a march demanding the election chief’s resignation over controversial voter-list changes.
In Bolivia
Bolivia has declared an emergency as El Niño intensifies. President Rodrigo Paz warned of severe droughts and flooding, with at least 78,000 families already affected by drought.
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