The day

Sunday 1 November 2026

13 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   Crime2026 Binance hack

   The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation says North Korea orchestrated the hack and theft of over $6 billion of cryptocurrency from exchange Binance, facilitated through the Lazarus Group, which also hacked Dubai-based exchange Bybit last year.

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   Politics2026 Bulgarian presidential election

   Bulgarians vote in the second round of presidential elections between incumbent Iliana Iotova and former acting prime minister Andrey Gyurov. Gyurov concedes to Iotova after polls close.

   

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   Sport2026 Formula One World Championship

   In open-wheel racing, Italian driver Kimi Antonelli, driving for Mercedes, wins the Formula One World Drivers' Championship after finishing third at the Mexico City Grand Prix, becoming the youngest Drivers' Champion at the age of 20 years, 68 days.

   

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   Politics2026 anti-CEC protests

   Thousands of people protest in New Delhi, India, to call for chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign due to changes to voter lists that allegedly disproportionately affect opposition parties.

   

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   Sport2026 Skate Canada International

   In figure skating, Japan's Mao Shimada wins the women's singles title at Skate Canada in her senior Grand Prix debut, finishing ahead of South Korea's Kim Chae-yeon and Japan's Rion Sumiyoshi.

   

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   News2026–2027 El Niño event

   Bolivian president Rodrigo Paz declares a national state of emergency to mobilize resources before the super El Niño event peaks in November or December.

   

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   Crime2026 Portuguese housing protests

   Portuguese riot police dismantle protest camps in Lisbon's Rossio Square and Porto, arresting 13 people for refusing orders to disperse. Thirteen officers are injured, while activists say more than 30 protesters are also injured.

   

8. 8

   Crime

   Garment workers clash with police in Dhaka, Bangladesh, over low pay and the rising cost of living. In response, the government forms a wage board.

   

9. 9

   NewsIsraeli bombing of the Gaza Strip

   Five civil police officers are killed in an Israeli airstrike in al-Mawasi, Rafah, Gaza Strip. Separately, three more Palestinians, including a four-year-old child, are killed in an airstrike on a building in Gaza City.

   

10. 10

    News2026 Palm Beach County Learjet 60 crash

    Nine people are killed after a Learjet 60 business jet bound for The Bahamas crashes in Greenacres, Florida, United States.

    

11. 11

    News

    Four workers are killed after entering a food waste tank at a hotel in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India.

    

12. 12

    ScienceAir pollution in Delhi

    The government of Delhi, India, introduces stricter pollution controls, including double parking fees, remote work arrangements, restrictions on high-emission vehicles, and bans on dust-producing construction, as PM2.5 levels reach 201 micrograms per cubic metre.

    

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    Sport2026 MotoGP World Championship

    In motorcycle racing, Yamaha withdraws from the Qatar Grand Prix next week, citing company-wide travel restrictions following its assessment of the Middle Eastern crisis.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 1 November 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.