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EUFOR says an Italian military CH-47 Chinook crashed during routine training in Bosnia’s Brcko region on Thursday, killing four Italian nationals and injuring 11 people, all in stable condition. The victims included two soldiers and two Red Cross volunteers. EUFOR is investigating.

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At least 69 people died when two trains collided near Urda, Spain. Survivors of the Angrois, Adamuz and Urda crashes say more must be done to prevent further tragedies, while experts call for greater investment in high-speed rail maintenance and safety.

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A preliminary Spanish investigation estimates that a Renfe high-speed train was traveling at 160 to 200 km/h when it hit a stationary Iryo train. Investigators documented a failure in the line’s train protection system and a possible chain of failures, but said it is too early to establish the cause. The crash killed 69 people, and 50 injured people remain hospitalized.

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A large convoy has left Armyansk in the Republic of Crimea for Alyoshki, carrying food, hygiene products, medicines and fuel for civilians. Russian forces began observing a ceasefire in the Kherson sector on October 27. Russia and Ukraine agreed, with Melania Trump’s assistance, to halt hostilities there to enable aid deliveries and prepare civilian evacuations through a designated safe corridor.

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says four tankers struck naval mines after taking what it called “unauthorised” routes through the Strait of Hormuz.

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A TRM Labs investigation published on Oct. 29 says the attacker prepared for at least 36 hours before carrying out coordinated transfers across 10 blockchains. The hack of the crypto exchange, estimated at $6.36 billion, began with $296 million in XRP being drained.

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Binance is investigating a security breach estimated to involve US$6.3 billion, potentially the largest crypto heist on record. Ari Redbord of TRM Labs says he has high confidence the attack can be attributed to North Korea, citing blockchain tracing data and other intelligence. He warns that hackers are increasingly outpacing law enforcement.

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Binance management put the estimated impact of the security breach at about $6.3 billion and said roughly $3 billion in affected assets had been frozen on-chain with partners. Its initial investigation suggests an attacker may have used a compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop to submit unauthorized withdrawals.

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The Republican National Committee said Thursday evening that Trump canceled appearances in Kansas and Iowa during the final days of the midterm election season and would instead hold “a large number” of tele-rallies.

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Trump said Thursday he was canceling weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas, where he had planned to campaign for GOP candidates in competitive races, and would hold numerous telerallies instead.

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Trump’s Saturday trip to Kansas and Sunday visit to Iowa have been called off and replaced with televised remote appearances. CNN Chief White House Correspondent and The Source anchor Kaitlan Collins discusses the White House’s decision. The program also examines the Michigan Senate race and polling in three other key states, which suggests Democrats have several possible paths to controlling the Senate.

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Erin Patterson, convicted of killing three people with a meal containing poisonous mushrooms, has failed in her appeal to overturn the conviction. The appeals court said her original sentence was too light for crimes it described as “cold and calculated.”

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An Australian appeals court ruled Friday that Erin Patterson must never be released from prison, citing the “shocking criminality” of poisoning four relatives of her estranged husband with death cap mushrooms.

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Erin Patterson failed to overturn her murder convictions. Victoria's Court of Appeal rejected all seven grounds of challenge and ruled that she should never be released, after she was convicted of killing three relatives and trying to kill another with a toxic mushroom meal.

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Bayer prevailed in a US trial on Thursday involving claims by three women that Roundup caused their cancers.

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