World briefing · 2026-10-31
G20 foreign ministers end Atlanta meeting without consensus on key issues
- Breaking FBI blames North Korea for stolen billions from Binance in biggest hack in history 4 outlets · first seen 118 min ago
- Breaking Brent crude up 1.06% in 5 minutes 7.2x its normal 5-minute move today · now 113.4
- Breaking Brent crude up 1.06% in 5 minutes 7.2x its normal 5-minute move today · now 113.4
- Breaking Brent crude up 1.06% in 5 minutes 7.2x its normal 5-minute move today · now 113.4
- Breaking Brent crude up 1.06% in 5 minutes 7.2x its normal 5-minute move today · now 113.4
- Breaking Brent crude up 1.06% in 5 minutes 7.2x its normal 5-minute move today · now 113.4
- Breaking Brent crude up 1.06% in 5 minutes 7.2x its normal 5-minute move today · now 113.4
- Top story G20 foreign ministers end Atlanta meeting without consensus on key issues 3 outlets
- World Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive in Ukraine amid localised truce between Kyiv and Moscow 7 outlets · 14 stories
- World FBI blames North Korea for stolen billions from Binance in biggest hack in history 4 outlets · 15 stories
- World Clashes break out at France’s Halloween protests, as hundreds of thousands take to streets 12 outlets
- Watch Coverage rising around Israel, Europe, Canada last 10 h
- Markets VIX (fear gauge) ▲ 12.9% · Gold ▼ 3.3% on the day
- Disaster Red alert: tropical cyclone ARNAB-26 UN GDACS
- Earthquake Magnitude 6.0, 58 km SSE of Shima, Japan USGS
- Trending The world is searching “v” 9 countries
- Coming up CEC row LIVE updates: INDIA bloc's 'public impeachment' of CEC postponed to Oct. 31 due to rain, Rahul Gandhi says today
- Coming up Distribution reforms: IRDAI extends deadline for feedback till October 31 today
World
- Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive in Ukraine amid localised truce between Kyiv and Moscow 7 outlets
- FBI blames North Korea for stolen billions from Binance in biggest hack in history 4 outlets
- Clashes break out at France’s Halloween protests, as hundreds of thousands take to streets 12 outlets
- France sees third weekend of protests as youth-led rallies sweep Europe 8 outlets
- Judge Again Tosses Out Donald Trump’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Against The Wall Street Journal Over Its Reporting On Jeffrey Epstein Birthday Letter 6 outlets
- US, South Korea and Japan reaffirm North Korea denuclearisation stance 6 outlets
Conflict & Defence
- U.S. State Department approves potential $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine 7 outlets
- Iran's supreme leader orders "maximum" response to any U.S. attack 7 outlets
- Supertanker hits mine, catches fire east of Hormuz: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 1 outlets
- U.S., Canada see growing interest in limited ceasefire in Black Sea 2 outlets
- Drone debris falls on shopping mall premises in Kyiv's Obolonskyi district, woman injured 2 outlets
- Bukele Sends 2,000 Troops to Haiti in an Unprecedented Rescue Mission 1 outlets
Geopolitics
- U.S. Embassy warns of ‘mass casualty’ threat at Moscow’s Tsaritsyno museum. FSB confirms receiving the warning. 10 outlets
- Almost 140 arrested at protest against Palestine Action ban outside US embassy in London 6 outlets
- UN Ends Its Political Mission in Somalia After Three Decades 3 outlets
- UN Human Rights staff member dies in Houthi custody after arbitrary detention of two years 3 outlets
- Türkiye says Feridun Sinirlioglu's UN chief bid aims to 'overcome impasse' in selection process 1 outlets
- Trump holds off overcapacity tariffs as US midterms near 1 outlets
Politics & Decisions
- UK PM Burnham says 'open' to slavery apology but rules out financial reparations 12 outlets
- District of Columbia and Virginia sue to block Trump’s triumphal arch plans 4 outlets
- Poland's president holds crisis talks after dramatic showdown at the constitutional court 3 outlets
- Iran envoys meet Qatar mediators as threat looms of US strikes after midterm elections 2 outlets
- Some 320,000 demonstrators take part in largely peaceful protests across France 2 outlets
- Federal judge bars DoJ from threatening election workers to stop processing ballots 2 outlets
Markets & Economy
- Intel shares sink more than 20% as PC slowdown stretches into 2027 1 outlets
- Muthoot Finance posts 27% rise in PAT at ₹2,977 crore in Q2 FY27 1 outlets
- Atlanta Dream v Golden State Valkyries: WNBA finals 2026 Game 7 – live buildup 1 outlets
- SEBI chairman says market regulator keeping eye on Tata Group developments 1 outlets
- Michael Douglas Shares Update on Jack Nicholson: “He’s Well. He Has Disappeared” 2 outlets
- Windfall gains tax on diesel, ATF exports up; petrol cut to nil 2 outlets
Tech & AI
- OpenAI’s Altman Meets Samsung Executives as Chip Crunch Deepens 3 outlets
- Publisher with 25m Facebook followers loses key claim over Meta's 2020 shutdown 1 outlets
- Memory chip makers outearn Alphabet, other tech giants on AI demand 1 outlets
- Japan's Murata to invest $6.3bn in capacitor production for AI over 5 years 1 outlets
- Toyota and Waymo to roll out driverless robotaxis in Japan in 2027 1 outlets
- Japan asks Anthropic, OpenAI for more access to advanced models 1 outlets
India
- India News Highlights, 31 October 2026: Gyanesh Kumar is not going to survive as CEC, says Rahul Gandhi at ‘public impeachment’ meeting 3 outlets
- चक्रवात अर्नब: ओडिशा के गंजम-गजपति में बाढ़ के हालात सुधरे, आंध्र प्रदेश में 4,764 करोड़ के नुकसान का अनुमान 1 outlets
- After ‘Arnab’, Andhra Pradesh may face another severe cyclonic storm 1 outlets
- November to be slightly warmer than usual, predicts IMD 1 outlets
- Rajasthan IPS officer removed after ACB probe ordered against IAS husband 2 outlets
- सोमालिया में समुद्री लुटेरों ने ईरानी नाव को हाइजैक किया 1 outlets
Canada
- Late TD pass earns Winnipeg Blue Bombers 25-22 East semifinal win over Argos 1 outlets
- Protesters stage ‘die-in’ against pesticides in Montreal 1 outlets
- 4 dead, 2 injured following collision near Guelph, Ont. 1 outlets
- Evacuees reunite with family at the Ukrainian-Belarusian border 1 outlets
- 18-year-old cyclist killed in midday hit-and-run in Montreal 1 outlets
- The Curator: Best air purifiers to improve air quality in your home 1 outlets
Sports
- Papers: Carrick to be given at least two more games in charge at Man Utd 6 outlets
- COP17 on biodiversity: Nations agree on push to get nature goals back on track 4 outlets
- Hamilton takes first pole for Ferrari at Mexico City Grand Prix 4 outlets
- Canelo returns to beat Mbilli and reclaim world title in Riyadh 2 outlets
- Zaman century propels Pakistan to 3-wicket win against Sri Lanka in tri-series cricket final 4 outlets
- Breeders’ Cup 2026 day one: Haffner wins Juvenile Turf to complete O’Brien double – as it happened 1 outlets
Movies, Music & Culture
- Australia collapse on final day as Simon Harmer spins South Africa to series win 3 outlets
- Taika Waititi Slams ‘Klara and the Sun’ Critics as ‘Irrelevant,’ ‘Sad Lost Souls’ and Says He Hasn’t ‘Read a Review’ in 15 Years: ‘But I Do Listen to the People’ 3 outlets
- Boy George arrives in Israel ahead of two Tel Aviv concerts 2 outlets
- Video shows tranquilliser failing to subdue bear in Japan factory rampage 2 outlets
- Sanjay Gupta Funeral: Final Rites to be held at Mumbai’s Pawan Hans crematorium on October 31 1 outlets
- 'It's the best day this city has ever had': Uecker magic was in the air throughout the Brewers' World Series parade 1 outlets
Science & Health
- Residents burn Ebola treatment center in north-central DR Congo 5 outlets
- 'Fascinating' rare beetle found in Wales again after 60 years 1 outlets
- NASA’s Swift space telescope set to crash back to Earth after failed rescue 2 outlets
- NASA’s Begging the Commercial Space Industry to Save the Doomed Hubble Telescope 1 outlets
- Jeff Bezos commits $100m to alliance targeting 31,000 endangered species 1 outlets
- El Niño, climate change and the new reality for Indian farmers 1 outlets
From the source
- 'See it. Say it. Sorted.' marks a decade of keeping Britain's railways safe 1 outlets
- Government Stock - Auction Results: Cut-off 1 outlets
- This mandate will strengthen UNSMIL’s ability to advance a Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process: UK statement at the UN Security Council 1 outlets
- We urge those who did not support the US’ resolution to seek to find a solution on the basis of that draft: UK statement at the UN Security Council 1 outlets
- Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit – September 2026 1 outlets
- Reserve Bank of India – Bulletin Weekly Statistical Supplement – Extract 1 outlets
Claims circulating
- Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots amid criminal probe over Senate candidate 3 outlets
- Did Patrick Stewart say Trump put America on edge of 'very bad flu infection'? 1 outlets
- Texas showdown: 12 claims involving Talarico and Paxton, fact-checked 1 outlets
- Did Ian McKellen write heartfelt tribute to Patrick Stewart? 1 outlets
- Video doesn't show attack on Netanyahu. Here's what it actually captures 1 outlets
- Katie Couric wrote open letter criticizing Trump, but edited version is circulating 1 outlets
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