A resolution by the Communist Party of China Central Committee on major issues in pursuing full and rigorous Party self-governance was made public on Sunday. It was adopted on October 29 in Beijing at the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee.

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An explanation of the CPC Central Committee resolution on major issues in pursuing full and rigorous party self-governance was published on Sunday. Xi Jinping delivered it at the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee in Beijing.

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The explanation of a resolution by the Communist Party of China Central Committee on major issues concerning full and rigorous Party self-governance was made public on Sunday. Xi Jinping delivered it at the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee.

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A resolution on major issues concerning the Communist Party of China’s full and rigorous self-governance was made public on Sunday. The document was adopted at the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee on Oct. 29.

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Hospital sources said Israeli attacks killed at least eight Palestinians in Gaza, including a four-year-old boy. Five people died in a drone strike in al-Mawasi near Khan Younis, while at least three were killed in Gaza City’s Rimal neighbourhood. Hamas condemned the attacks as a “deliberate war crime.”

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Israel has again killed Palestinians in Gaza as what the headline calls Israel’s genocide of Palestinians continues.

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As Democrats try to retake control of Congress, divisions are opening over the party’s future. A new cohort of progressive candidates is pressing for a further shift left, challenging corporate money in politics and advocating universal healthcare, climate action and an end to police violence.

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The longest ceasefire of the war in Ukraine was limited to the Kherson region and was due to end on Sunday evening, with neither Russia nor Ukraine agreeing to extend it.

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The European Commission reaffirmed that Poland’s parliament has the constitutional authority to appoint eight new members to the Constitutional Tribunal, aligning with Donald Tusk’s government. President Karol Nawrocki has refused to hear the judges’ oaths, prolonging the standoff over their taking office.

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The legendary Route du Rhum is set to begin in Saint-Malo, in France’s Brittany region. Billed as the world’s largest solo transatlantic race, it sends skippers alone from France’s northern coast to Guadeloupe in the Caribbean. The high-speed, high-risk event takes place every four years.

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The FBI attributed the theft of more than $6 billion from Binance to North Korea’s TraderTraitor operation. In an Oct. 31 alert, it said North Korean cyber actors carried out the Oct. 29 attack and urged THORChain to block the stolen funds.

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Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, was hacked on Thursday, with more than $6 billion drained from its system. Evidence pointed to North Korean hackers, who emptied accounts within minutes.

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The FBI blamed North Korea for a cryptocurrency hack targeting Binance and involving $6.3 billion. CISA says TraderTraitor, a North Korean state-sponsored hacking group, has been linked to cryptocurrency thefts and cyberattack tactics since at least 2020.

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The FBI linked North Korea’s TraderTraitor group to the theft of a record $6.3bn in virtual assets from Binance and said the stolen funds were being laundered mainly through conversion into Ethereum. Binance says it has replaced 90 percent of the losses with company funds and expects to resume withdrawals on Sunday.

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The FBI said North Korea stole more than $6 billion in virtual assets from Binance around October 29, attributing the activity to an entity called TraderTraitor. It urged exchanges and others to block transactions tied to listed addresses. Binance said it would use more than $6.34 billion in company funds to buy tokens and replenish about 90% of the stolen assets.

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The FBI confirmed North Korea’s role in a $6 billion hack of Binance and asked the DeFi community to block Bitcoin, Ether and Solana addresses. Chainalysis said the attackers have already used thousands of addresses, a figure it expects to keep growing.

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The Youth Olympic Games officially opened on Saturday in Senegal’s Dakar region, with 30,000 people attending the ceremony. It is the first Olympic competition held on African soil. A total of 2,700 athletes aged 14 to 17 will compete across three Senegalese cities in 25 sports.

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Senegal’s president opened the Youth Olympics in Dakar, the first Olympic event held in Africa in more than 130 years. A total of 136 Senegalese athletes are competing, with support from 6,000 local volunteers.

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The 2026 Youth Olympic Games have opened in Senegal, with hundreds of drummers and dancers celebrating Senegalese and wider African culture at Saturday’s ceremony. Nearly 3,000 teenagers from more than 200 countries are competing in around a dozen sports. The Games take place amid Senegal’s economic crisis and a government crackdown on LGBTQ+ people.

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The Youth Olympic Games have opened in Senegal, the first Olympic event held in Africa. Tens of thousands of spectators gathered Saturday at Diamniadio Olympic Stadium near Dakar.

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