Iran warns of ‘earth-shattering blow’ if attacked; drone targets Riyadh; US, South Korea, Japan call for ‘complete...
News and markets
- Global headlines: Iran warns of ‘earth-shattering blow’ if attacked; drone targets Riyadh (IRGC says four tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz, as Trump says war on Iran will 'get wrapped up soon'); US, South Korea, Japan call for ‘complete denuclearisation’ of North Korea (The joint statement comes as US President Donald Trump seeks a new meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un); and Germany and France brace for protests on Halloween weekend (A wave of youth-led protests has swept Europe, with demonstrators denouncing rising prices and a lack of prospects).
- Markets leaned lower, with 5 of 7 tracked indexes down; NASDAQ Composite down 2.86% was the largest move.
- Benchmarks tracked: S&P 500, NASDAQ Composite, Euronext 100 Index, and Public Joint-Stock Company Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS plus 3 more indexes.
Hacker News and Product Hunt
- Hacker News: My favourite PowerMac is a Nintendo Wii (virtuallyfun.com: My favourite PowerMac is a Nintendo Wii); The $6.3B Binance hack was pulled off in just 20 minutes (Multiple crypto-tracing firms say notorious North Korean hackers TraderTraitor may be behind the largest digital heist in history—with...); and Northflank Breached (Northflank Status).
- Product Hunt features Knucklebop (tap your palm rest to control your Mac), Coding Wrapped (See how you really vibe code with Claude Code & Codex), and Hemmed (Hide Mac menu bar clutter and pin individual actions).
Global Headlines
Top stories across selected outlets, presented in a fast daily brief format.
Iran warns of ‘earth-shattering blow’ if attacked; drone targets Riyadh
IRGC says four tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz, as Trump says war on Iran will 'get wrapped up soon'.
US, South Korea, Japan call for ‘complete denuclearisation’ of North Korea
The joint statement comes as US President Donald Trump seeks a new meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Germany and France brace for protests on Halloween weekend
A wave of youth-led protests has swept Europe, with demonstrators denouncing rising prices and a lack of prospects.
US greenlights $2.1bn Patriot missile sale to Ukraine
Deal would be one of the most significant steps to supply defensive weapons to Kyiv since Trump took office in 2025.
Pakistan army ‘cautiously optimistic’ about US-Iran mediation efforts
Pakistan's military spokesman warns of 'powerful spoilers and detractors' who still believe the conflict serves them.
Despite concerns, the Trump administration still sends pregnant migrant minors to south Texas
Several children have had to leave the state to receive medical care, including abortions, that is unavailable in Texas.
Judge orders an inquiry into potential DOJ misconduct in Trump's golf course case
A federal judge is opening an formal inquiry into Trump officials' conduct in the East Potomac case, including whether they misled the court about their plans for the municipal golf course.
ICE activity is surging ahead of midterms. So is voter turnout.
Across the country, there are reports of heightened ICE activity. Advocates worry about how close it is to midterms, but so far voter turnout is surging.
NPR special: 5 takeaways from a year of listening to swing voters
Every election, there is a crucial sliver of voters who help determine which candidates win. Here are five takeaways from a year of listening to voters who backed Biden in 2020 and then Trump in 2024.
Blockchain intelligence firms link North Korea to $6.3B hack on Binance
The world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange reported Thursday that approximately $6.3 billion was impacted in an apparent hack.
Chinese audiovisual exhibitors take center stage at African event
CAPE TOWN — The China Pavilion took center stage on Wednesday at MIP Africa 2026, a major film and television industry event in Africa, showcasing a diverse range of Chinese audiovisual content and promoting cultural exchange and industry cooperation between China and the continent.
Iran pushes 7-day peace plan
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran remained in close contact with intermediaries about its seven-day plan, which would involve reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while the United States is reportedly mulling fresh strikes against Iran after US midterm elections.
ECB leaves interest rates unchanged
FRANKFURT -- The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on Thursday that it would leave its key interest rates unchanged.
UK budget offers relief but outlook 'grim'
Pledging relief from "global economic storms", the United Kingdom's finance minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey, unveiled measures on Wednesday to ease living costs for households in the first budget under UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
Wang Yi meets with Iceland's foreign minister
Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with his Icelandic counterpart Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir in Beijing on Thursday and called for bilateral ties to be elevated to new heights as the two countries mark the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
Jaishankar, Anita Anand agree that Modi’s Canada visit in December will be ‘another building block’
Jaishankar and Anand note Modi’s Canada December visit as a new building block in growing India-Canada ties, amid broader G20 talks.
INDIA bloc’s ‘public impeachment’ of CEC postponed by a day; Chalo Dilli march on November 1
INDIA bloc postpones the public impeachment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar to Oct 31 due to muddy lawns from rain in New Delhi.
PM Modi offers floral tributes to Sardar Patel at Statue of Unity
PM Modi pays floral tributes to Sardar Patel at the Statue of Unity on National Unity Day, praising Patel’s role in India’s unity and development.
Supreme Court asks Centre to take measures against online misuse of court feeds
Supreme Court asks MeitY to curb online misuse of live court feeds, considering watermarks and authenticated releases to prevent commercial exploitation.
India slams global energy disruptions through sanctions, chokepoints
India warns against energy market disruption via sanctions and chokepoints, urging G20 leadership for predictable, open energy supplies.
Gen Z protests reach Germany as over 160,000 expected at Halloween rallies
Reuters: Gen Z protests reach Germany as over 160,000 expected at Halloween rallies.
China willing to import more German goods, Premier Li says
Reuters: China willing to import more German goods, Premier Li says.
Poland's Sikorski calls for rapid ceasefire in Black Sea to allow food shipments
Reuters: Poland's Sikorski calls for rapid ceasefire in Black Sea to allow food shipments.
France braces for fresh unrest, government vows tough response
Reuters: France braces for fresh unrest, government vows tough response.
Russia's Lavrov says inviting Poland to attend G20 meeting breaks diplomatic rules
Reuters: Russia's Lavrov says inviting Poland to attend G20 meeting breaks diplomatic rules.
Market Snapshot
Latest completed sessions across the selected benchmark indexes.
| Index | Region | Session Date | Value | Change | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S&P 500 | US | 2026-10-31 | 7580.07 | -140.32 (-1.82%) | Down |
NASDAQ Composite | US | 2026-10-31 | 25437.00 | -747.73 (-2.86%) | Down |
Euronext 100 Index | Europe | 2026-10-31 | 1874.07 | -15.58 (-0.82%) | Down |
Public Joint-Stock Company Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS | Europe | 2026-10-31 | 85.20 | -0.11 (-0.13%) | Down |
HANG SENG INDEX | Asia | 2026-10-31 | 23294.42 | 335.77 (1.46%) | Up |
Nikkei 225 | Asia | 2026-10-31 | 63290.11 | -1369.36 (-2.12%) | Down |
S&P BSE SENSEX | India | 2026-10-31 | 74459.53 | 308.49 (0.42%) | Up |
Hacker News
Ten notable links from the last day in the Hacker News ecosystem.
My favourite PowerMac is a Nintendo Wii
virtuallyfun.com: My favourite PowerMac is a Nintendo Wii.
The $6.3B Binance hack was pulled off in just 20 minutes
Multiple crypto-tracing firms say notorious North Korean hackers TraderTraitor may be behind the largest digital heist in history—with billions of crypto likely gone for good.
Show HN: A working Nintendo in ~1GB of Qwen weights
An NES CPU compiled into the weights of a stock Qwen3.5 model - dbreunig/nesformer
The oldest ice disappears and the Stone Age emerges from it
'We have been at the edge of the ice. We have seen it happening. And we are witnesses to a rapidly changing archaeological landscape,' write the glacial archaeologists. Finds from the Viking Age are becoming scarce, while 6,000-year-old arrowheads are now emerging from the melting ice.
Show HN: To Honor Sir Patrick Stewart, Enjoy the TNG Episode Guessing Game
tng.episodle.com: Show HN: To Honor Sir Patrick Stewart, Enjoy the TNG Episode Guessing Game.
Sanstun: A sans-IO, parallel-friendly WireGuard implementation in Rust
Our sans-IO WireGuard implementation in Rust, optimized for ease of use, security and performance through a parallel-friendly and idiomatic API.
Infinite Mac: BeOS
tl;dr: You can now run many BeOS versions in the browser at Infinite Mac , my site where you can experience the Macintosh Cinematic Universe from 1984 to 2005. The installs are full peers to their Mac cousins: you can boot them instantly (large disks are streamed in), play around with pre-installed software from Infinite HD, insert CD-ROMs from the Internet Archive, and save your work on the “Saved HD” drive.
Florilegium: Procedural Flowers in LaTeX
Procedurally generated Delft-blue floral page margins for LuaLaTeX, drawn in Lua - kevinraymond/florilegium
Backdoor in Claude Code for VS Code extension on the Cursor Marketplace
Phorion has detected a backdoor in the official Claude Code for VS Code extension bundle on the Cursor Marketplace that drops a persistent SSH backdoor across macOS, Linux, and Windows. This write-up …
Product Hunt
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Source Notes
Generation details, data coverage, and any partial-source warnings for this edition.
- Washington Post: HTTP 502 for https://feeds.washingtonpost.com/rss/world