Cambridge University scientist Marta Shahbazi was among those killed in the Spanish train crash. She had been travelling to receive the 2026 José Luis Gómez-Skarmeta prize for her outstanding contributions to research on the early stages of human development.

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Dr Marta Shahbazi, a University of Cambridge scientist, died in Wednesday’s train collision near Urda in Toledo province, which killed at least 69 people. She was travelling to receive an award for scientific excellence in developmental biology. Colleagues and research institutions praised her as an inspiring and talented scientist. Spain observed three days of national mourning, and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez promised an investigation.

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Ukraine says it struck a major Russian oil refinery near Moscow. A satellite image shows a refinery in Moscow, after reports of an attack on the Kstovo oil refinery.

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Russia said a “massive” drone attack targeted an industrial enterprise. Telegram war-monitoring channels reported that the Kstovo oil refinery, also known as the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery and thought to be one of Russia’s largest, was the target.

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Russian state media reported on Sunday that the Federal Security Service had announced the detention of a minor in connection with a threat of a mass-casualty event.

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French media, citing Interior Ministry figures, reported that 779 people were arrested across France during a new round of protests on Saturday against the rising cost of living.

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Demonstrations over rising living costs and deteriorating school conditions took place across France for a third straight weekend. In Paris, riot police fired tear gas and small fires broke out, while similar scenes were reported in Bordeaux, Toulouse and Marseille. The protests were generally less violent than the unrest on October 17.

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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called an apology for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade a “navel-gazing distraction” and warned it could be used to press for financial compensation. She also questioned the value of future leaders attending a Commonwealth summit dominated by reparations demands. Andy Burnham is considering a formal apology but rules out cash reparations; Chancellor John Healey said discussing an apology would not make current Britons financially liable.

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Ahead of a Commonwealth leaders’ meeting in the Caribbean, Andy Burnham said Britain should acknowledge its complicated history but rejected financial reparations. Cabinet minister Emma Reynolds said a formal apology would carry symbolic weight without leading to payments. Kemi Badenoch also criticised the prime minister’s consideration of an apology.

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Thousands protested in New Delhi, calling for the election chief to resign over voter-list revisions that opposition parties say benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. The Election Commission denied favouring any party. Hundreds of police were deployed around the rally site.

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Members of the opposition INDIA bloc gathered in New Delhi on November 1 to protest the voter roll revision and demand the election chief’s resignation.

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Indian law enforcement officers carrying batons and shields surrounded the planned rally site in New Delhi on Sunday. Major opposition parties and the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party are calling for the election chief to resign over voter-list revisions that critics say benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party.

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Security personnel and riot-control vehicles surrounded the planned protest site in Delhi as opposition parties prepared a march demanding the election chief’s resignation over voter-list revisions. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will lead the march, and the opposition says hundreds of thousands are expected. The Election Commission denies favouring any party.

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India’s opposition parties are set to rally at New Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan against a nationwide revision of voter lists, alleged irregularities and the country’s chief election official. The parties also staged a mock impeachment of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

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Binance has begun restoring customer withdrawals in stages after about $6.3bn in cryptocurrency was stolen. The FBI blamed North Korean hackers for the record theft. Binance said it would absorb the financial impact and that its investigation and efforts to trace the assets were continuing.

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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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