Authorities said two helicopters collided while preparing to land in Nepal’s Mount Everest region on Tuesday, killing an Indian national and injuring a New Zealander.

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North Korea rejected U.S. allegations tying it to the Binance hack, while blockchain researchers followed billions of dollars in stolen cryptocurrency across networks.

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North Korea denied involvement in the recent cryptocurrency theft at Binance, calling a U.S. announcement that North Korean hackers were behind it “a trite provocation.”

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North Korea said on Tuesday that US allegations it was behind the cryptocurrency theft from Binance amounted to “absurd rhetoric” and were nothing new, state news agency KCNA reported.

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North Korea is reportedly denying responsibility for the hack, despite the FBI’s finding that North Korean hackers carried out the heist, which involved a record $6 billion.

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Voters head to the polls in the US midterm elections today, which are widely viewed as a referendum on the US president.

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Israeli soldiers raided Al Jazeera correspondent Montaser Nassar’s home in Dura, south of Hebron in the Occupied West Bank, then blindfolded, handcuffed and arrested him.

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Haley Stevens’ decision to withdraw her post-primary endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed and support Republican Mike Rogers stirred simmering Democratic anger at her fiancé, Jason Turkish. He told reporters he would vote for Rogers days before Stevens made her decision.

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Donald Trump presented the delayed $14m renovation of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in what was expected to be his final press conference before the midterms. The work had faced an algae bloom and peeling coating. Trump blamed predecessors for overspending and vandals for damage, then turned to the election and Republican prospects.

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As Republicans and Democrats made their final appeals to voters on the eve of Election Day, Trump spent the day discussing his Reflecting Pool makeover far from many people his party is trying to persuade.

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The US Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s request to block California mail-in ballots. Federal authorities had identified more than 20,000 registered voters in the state whom they suspected of being noncitizens.

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On the eve of the midterms, the Supreme Court quickly turned down the Trump administration’s request to temporarily prevent California from counting mail-in ballots cast by more than 20,000 registered voters. Federal officials allege the voters are likely noncitizens.

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The supreme court ruled against the Trump administration’s effort to make California officials segregate and withhold ballots linked to about 20,000 people the justice department claims are non-citizens. California officials refused the order, arguing the federal government was interfering in state elections.

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The US Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s request to set aside thousands of California ballots in the midterm election. The decision dealt the president a high-profile setback as he promotes unproven claims of widespread illegal voting by noncitizens.

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As Trump delivers his final midterm pitch at the reflecting pool, his administration appeals to the Supreme Court to sideline thousands of disputed California mail ballots. The court rejects the push.

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The Trump administration alleges that about 20,000 noncitizens may be registered to vote in California, a claim disputed by local officials. The Supreme Court swiftly rejected the administration’s effort.

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North Korea denied orchestrating a record $6.3bn hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Kim Yo-jong called the allegations a US attempt to damage the country’s international image, while US law enforcement and cybersecurity analysts blamed Pyongyang. Binance said attackers gained access through an engineer’s laptop and that it has reimbursed about 95% of the stolen assets.

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For most crypto investors, the $6.3 billion theft from Binance underscored the risks still facing digital assets. A small group of nimble trading firms and skilled investors, however, saw a chance to make quick money.

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Kim Yo-jong denied North Korea was behind the $6.3bn theft from Binance, calling US accusations an attempt to damage the country’s image. US agencies and analysts blame the attack on state-backed group TraderTraitor. Binance says it has covered about 95% of the stolen assets and will meet all losses.

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North Korea on Tuesday dismissed US claims that it was behind a $6 billion cryptocurrency theft from Binance as “absurd rhetoric.” It accused Washington of trying to cast the country as a cybercriminal state and warned that US hostility could affect future diplomatic engagement.

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Industry leaders at Hong Kong’s Fintech Week are seeking ways to tackle crypto crime after Binance’s historic hack. More than US$3 billion in stolen assets remain with hackers alleged to be from North Korea. Fireblocks global head of banking initiatives Tim Way said every endpoint and server must be treated as potentially compromised.

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The $6.3bn Binance hack highlights how centralised crypto has become. Blockchains are not the problem; technological vulnerabilities have been introduced by the ecosystem around them.

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North Korea said on Tuesday that it had tested a strategic cruise missile carrying a dispersal warhead on Monday, and assessed its flight characteristics for a vertical strike, state news agency KCNA reported.

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North Korea tested a strategic cruise missile fitted with a cluster warhead that developers say can strike targets across 5–6 hectares, KCNA reported. The November 2 tests also assessed the missile’s performance during a vertical approach to its target.

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