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World
From 30 October, individuals buying cars registered for private-hire use in Singapore face the same financing limits as ordinary private-car buyers. Depending on open-market value, borrowing is capped at 60% or 70% of the purchase price, with a maximum seven-year term.
World
Singapore gazetted new taxi registration and licensing rules on 30 October, taking effect on 1 November 2026. They permit approved conversions of eligible used cars into taxis and create a route for taxis to be re-registered for other passenger uses.
World · Developing
Slovakia's Prosecutor General Maroš Žilinka ordered renewed investigation on 30 October into the previous government's donation of MiG-29 fighter jets and KUB air-defence systems to Ukraine. An earlier investigation had been closed. Former defence minister Jaroslav Naď denies wrongdoing.
Economy
Tokyo Electron authorised repurchases of up to ¥150 billion on 30 October and issued a forecast of ¥3.7 trillion in sales for the year ending March 2027. The planned buyback covers up to 25 million ordinary shares and has not been reported as completed.
Security · Developing
Trezor warned customers on 30 October to move funds from wallets supplied by CryptoBilis after a reported implant in one Safe 5. It has not examined that device and says no customer has reported a related loss to it.
World
Ukraine announced sanctions on 10 companies and 19 Russian nationals linked to the Rassvet satellite project, and on 39 vessels it identifies as part of Russia's shadow fleet, on 30 October. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees implementing the measures, Hromadske and UNN reported.
World · Developing
The US State Department approved a potential US$2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptors to Ukraine on October 30, according to Reuters and CNN. Allied funding is planned. Approval does not establish completed delivery, a final contract or an immediate transfer from US stockpiles.
World · Developing
All six people aboard a helicopter flying from Badrinath to Dehradun died in a crash near Joshimath on 30 October, Chamoli police chief Surjit Singh Panwar told The New Indian Express. Independent regional reports corroborate the toll.
Economy
The Bank of Japan held its short-term policy rate at around 1.25% on 30 October by an 8–1 vote. It will raise annual sales of exchange-traded funds from about ¥330 billion to ¥860 billion on a book-value basis starting in January 2027, and raised its fiscal-2027 inflation forecast.
Economy
Sanofi raised its full-year outlook on 30 October after third-quarter sales reached €14.444 billion and business earnings per share rose to €3.55. Dupixent sales grew strongly while vaccine sales declined.
World
Victoria's Court of Appeal rejected Erin Patterson's murder-conviction appeal on 30 October and upheld prosecutors' appeal against her sentence. It removed her 33-year non-parole period, leaving her serving life without parole.
Security · Developing
Binance’s 3 November incident report describes attackers using fake job interviews, social engineering and compromised internal AI tools and credentials in the exchange breach. The company estimated the impact at about US$6.34 billion, said US$2.85 billion was frozen or intercepted subject to reconciliation and volatility, and claimed 98% of affected tokens had been replenished as of 31 October. These are company figures, not an independent audit or final loss/repayment total. The FBI attributes the theft to North Korean actors; North Korea has denied the allegation.
Economy · Developing
Poundland filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators on 29 October, giving it temporary protection from creditors while it seeks a rescue; stores remain open. The owner, Gordon Brothers, says breaking up the chain may now be its best chance, although it is discussing offers covering a significant number of stores and jobs, Sky News reports. The Guardian says a solvent offer from Martin Property Group was rejected and government talks were planned. No administrator appointment, closure or job-loss total is confirmed.
World · Developing
Sweden’s Riksdag rejected Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist’s bid to become prime minister by 324 votes to 25, with no abstentions, the parliament said. The caretaker government remains in office. Reuters reported the Speaker’s next step is to ask caretaker Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to try to form a government; no governing majority has been established.
Security · Developing
The Philippines' National Privacy Commission is reviewing St. Luke's Medical Center's notification of a data-security incident detected on 29 October. The hospital said unauthorised access occurred on a third-party platform supporting its mobile app and that some patients' and employees' personal information may have been affected. It said containment measures were taken and hospital operations were unaffected. The number of people or types of information involved, and whether data was taken, have not been disclosed.
World · Developing
On 2 November, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said reports of separate attacks on civilians in Amhara and Tigray were deeply disturbing and warned that violence was pushing the fragile health system closer to collapse. The reports described children, including a newborn, among those reportedly killed at Jaari 2 and people killed while seeking food at Rama. Tedros gave no incident dates or casualty totals and did not identify those responsible. Earlier, Reuters reported at least 15 deaths at Jaari 2 and AFP reported 11 at Rama; these remain separate accounts, not a reconciled total.
World · Developing
An Alaska federal lawsuit filed 29 October alleges at least 18 state-listed rural absentee-in-person sites were not operating as advertised during the week of 19 October. The state director’s letter, quoted in the filing and by local and national media, says 12 flagged sites told officials they opened, three were no longer planned and three had not replied; plaintiffs say they could not match these reports to locations. A second lawsuit challenges rural access. A hearing was scheduled for 2 November; no ruling was reported. These are disputed claims, not a finding of disenfranchisement.
Security · Developing
Hong Kong’s Examinations and Assessment Authority said personal data belonging to 16,900 mainland residents applying for two international examinations had been leaked. It discovered the incident on 29 October and reported it to police and the privacy commissioner. The leaked fields included names, dates of birth and email addresses. The authority said there was no evidence at the time that the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education or other exams were affected, and that it was arranging to notify the applicants. The cause, exposure period and any access beyond the affected records were not established in the reports reviewed.
World
Moldova’s parliament approved amendments to its renewable-energy law in a second reading on 29 October. The Energy Ministry says they create a unified digital authorization route, with maximum periods of 24 months for large projects, 12 months in designated acceleration zones and one month for self-consumption projects. The changes also establish renewable-energy acceleration zones and new biofuel-market rules. An independent local energy outlet reported on 30 October that the measure still required promulgation and publication in the Official Gazette; it is not reported as in force.
Security · Developing
Russia’s Federal State Statistics Service, Rosstat, said targeted destructive cyberattacks hit its information resources from 29 October through 1 November. It said monitoring systems flagged suspicious activity and that it found no database compromise or leak of legally protected information. Interfax and Vedomosti reported Rosstat said public access to its official website would be restored soon, while specialists and law enforcement worked to identify the attack vector and threat source. Those reports describe site availability at the time they were published on 1 November; the later recovery status was not established.
World · Developing
On 29 October, the U.S. government and Commodity Futures Trading Commission asked a federal judge to halt Utah's civil and criminal cases against prediction-market operator Kalshi. The dispute concerns federal authority over CFTC-regulated event contracts. A court order set a 6 November conference; the requested injunction had not been granted in the checked docket. Utah's charges are allegations, not convictions.
Sports
Kate Douglass swam 49.64 seconds in the women’s 100m freestyle on 31 October as the US short-course trials ended. Official results also mark Claire Curzan’s 53.92 in the 100m backstroke and Jack Alexy’s 44.64 in the men’s 100m freestyle on 30 October as world-record performances. The races used a 25-metre pool.
Economy
Rusal and Ghana’s integrated aluminium development corporation agreed on 29 October to develop a mine and refinery in Ghana. Rusal describes planned annual capacities of up to five million tonnes of bauxite and 1.2 million tonnes of alumina; these are future project targets.
Security
A federal court in Virginia sentenced Ahmad Umar Agha to 42 months in prison on 29 October for a wide-ranging hacking conspiracy, the US Justice Department announced. His targets included Western news organizations and government-related systems.
Security · Developing
Archive of Our Own's operator says the fanworks site will remain offline while it investigates a security incident. The Organization for Transformative Works estimates two to four weeks of disruption, with a possible earlier partial return. It has not ruled out theft of account information.
Economy
Bunge reported third-quarter adjusted diluted earnings of US$2.56 per share on 29 October, compared with US$2.27 a year earlier and the US$2.44 LSEG analyst average reported by Reuters. It maintained its 2026 adjusted earnings forecast of US$9.25–9.75 per share.
Sports
CAF's executive committee unanimously decided on 29 October to restore the Africa Cup of Nations' two-year plan. Its announced transition calendar includes editions in 2027, 2028, 2031 and 2033, with no tournament in the 2030 World Cup year.
Economy
Canada committed on 29 October to an equity investment of up to C$1.6 billion in Cohere. The AI company announced an initial close of a Series E round targeting up to C$7 billion, at a proposed C$35.7 billion valuation. The government investment will be made in stages.
World
China's Communist Party confirmed 33 earlier expulsion decisions and elected Zhang Shengmin to the Politburo at its 26–29 October plenum. The decisions include former top general Zhang Youxia. Party disciplinary findings are distinct from criminal-court judgments.
Security · Developing
Cursor says up to 5,000 users were affected by a maliciously modified Claude Code extension distributed through its marketplace on 29 October. It removed the package and disabled the attacker's server. Affected machines may still require cleanup.
World · Developing
Nine governments said on 29 October that they would meet in Luxembourg on 30 November to sign the founding agreement for a Defence, Security and Resilience Bank. They aim for operations to begin in 2027. The announcement does not establish that the agreement has already been signed or lending has begun.
Health · Developing
The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air estimated that fire-related fine-particle pollution contributed to 3,560 acute deaths in Indonesia during September. Its October 29 assessment also estimated 1,750 deaths associated with other air pollution. These are modelled health estimates, not a count of death certificates or deaths occurring in October.
Notable deaths
June Jones, the former Atlanta Falcons, Hawaiʻi, SMU and Hamilton Tiger-Cats coach known for his run-and-shoot offences, died on the morning of 29 October in Oregon. He was 73, the University of Hawaiʻi said.
World · Developing
Kenya says Russia agreed to stop recruiting Kenyan nationals into its military after President William Ruto met Vladimir Putin in Moscow on 29 October. Ruto also announced a defence attaché to coordinate returns and compensation. The announcement does not establish that recruitment has stopped or compensation has been paid.
Notable deaths
CBS News announced on 29 October that Linda Mason, its first female Evening News producer and a longtime executive, had died at 84. Her 47-year career included work with Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather and leadership of CBS Sunday Morning and CBS Reports.
World
The Michigan Supreme Court declined on 29 October to hear a Republican appeal over absentee ballots with missing or mismatched numbered stubs. That leaves the appeals court's June ruling in place, allowing those ballots to be processed as challenged ballots and counted under the secretary of state's guidance.
Culture
Cinco Anos, Quatro Meses, by Esteban Hoyos García and Juan Miguel Gelacio, won the best-fiction jury award at the 50th São Paulo International Film Festival. The winners were announced at the closing ceremony at Teatro Cultura Artística on 29 October.
Security
TeamViewer has fixed a screen-processing flaw that can let a malicious or compromised remote host crash the connecting client and potentially execute code on it. CVE-2026-111585 requires the user to start a remote-control session to that host. The fix was released in version 15.83 on 27 October; detailed research followed on 29 October.
Security
CrowdStrike reported on 29 October that a China-linked group it calls VAPOR PANDA used the ARTEX AI framework against more than 200 organisations. It confirmed post-exploitation activity at nine. The larger targeting figure does not mean 200 confirmed breaches.
Economy
Walmart and Symbotic announced an expanded automation agreement on 29 October with an initial spending commitment of about US$6 billion. The companies plan additional capabilities at 25 US regional distribution centres, with work spread over several years.