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TechBinance hack: about $6.4bn stolen and $2.7bn frozen, analysts say MarketsChristine Lagarde to step down as ECB president on 7 February 2027 UNUN Security Council holds its seventh straw poll for the next Secretary-General IsraelIsrael: near-final count gives Netanyahu’s bloc 53 seats and Eisenkot’s 48; official results on 4 November ClimateCOP31 climate talks open in Antalya, Türkiye, on 9 November USAmericans vote in the midterm elections on 3 November TechnologyNorth Korea-linked hackers steal about $6.4 billion from Binance in the biggest crypto theft on record, analysts say WorldSpain mourns after a high-speed train ploughs into a stationary train near Toledo, killing at least 68 WorldIsrael’s election ends without a clear winner as exit polls leave both blocs short of a majority WorldSaudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missiles and drones as Egypt’s parliament backs military support PoliticsLula wins Brazil’s presidential runoff as Flávio Bolsonaro concedes
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November 20261 event

18Nov–19 Nov Diplomacy & summits · APEC leaders’ meetingLeaders of the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economies meet in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, for the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting. in 16 days

December 20262 events

14Dec–15 Dec Diplomacy & summits · G20 leaders’ summitThe United States hosts the summit of the Group of Twenty at the Trump National Doral resort. in 42 days 31Dec Diplomacy & summits António Guterres’s term as UN Secretary-General endsHis second five-year term ends. The Security Council is choosing a successor through straw polls before recommending one candidate to the General Assembly. in 59 days