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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 EuropeSpain observes three days of mourning after the Toledo high-speed train crash 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
10 questions

The news quiz: the week to 30 October 2026

Ten questions on the week’s biggest stories, from Israel’s count to the Binance hack. Every answer links to our reporting.

1. How many seats does a government need for a majority in Israel’s Knesset?
2. Which two US Federal Reserve officials voted to raise interest rates on 28 October?
3. When will Christine Lagarde step down as president of the European Central Bank?
4. According to TRM Labs, roughly how much cryptocurrency was stolen from Binance?
5. What was the average concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in 2025, according to the WMO?
6. Who won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature?
7. Who hit 107 off 49 balls as New Zealand beat India by 87 runs at Eden Park?
8. Harry Kane is the first Englishman to win the Ballon d’Or since whom?
9. The 28 October high-speed train crash in Spain happened in which province?
10. To what level did the Reserve Bank of India raise its repo rate in October 2026?