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Binance Targets Full Withdrawal Restoration After $6.3bn Security Breach
Binance says withdrawals have reopened across 87 networks and it aims to restore remaining services by the end of next week after a reported $6.3bn theft.
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ASEAN Keeps Myanmar Peace Plan in Focus as Manila Summit Opens
ASEAN leaders have reaffirmed engagement with Myanmar and the bloc’s five-point peace framework, while divisions over the military government’s role remain unresolved.
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COP31 Fossil-Fuel Transition Coalition Presses Ahead After Colombia Withdrawal
A 57-country coalition plans new national road maps to cut fossil-fuel dependence as Ireland and Tuvalu prepare to take over its leadership at COP31.
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SpaceX’s Starship Upper Stage Completes First Tower Catch in Reusability Milestone
SpaceX caught Starship’s upper stage with its launch tower for the first time, although the booster was not recovered and exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.
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Zelenskyy Says US Raised Donbas Withdrawal in Talks Over NATO Membership
Ukraine’s president says US negotiators asked whether Kyiv would leave Donbas in exchange for NATO membership, a reported idea he says Ukraine will not accept.
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Philippines and Australia Sign Defence Pact to Deepen Indo-Pacific Security
Manila and Canberra signed a defence cooperation arrangement to streamline joint military activities, deepen maritime awareness and strengthen regional security ties.
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Bahrain Issues Threat Alerts as Iran Claims Strike on US Base
Bahrain issued two potential-threat alerts after Iran claimed a drone strike on a US base. Washington and Manama had not confirmed the reported attack.
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IEA Sees Oil Market Moving Into Surplus as Gulf Exports Recover
The International Energy Agency expects global oil supply to exceed demand by 1.7 million barrels a day in the fourth quarter, while warning that shipping risks still cloud…
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US Extends Jones Act Waiver for 90 Days as Energy Supply Pressures Persist
US Customs and Border Protection says the latest extension begins on 16 November and allows eligible cargo to move between US ports on foreign-flagged vessels under the waiver.
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US Aviation System Faces Fresh Scrutiny After Nationwide FAA Ground Stop
A communications failure affecting multiple air-traffic control centres forced a nationwide halt to US departures on 13 November and disrupted thousands of journeys.
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EU Outlines Ukraine Peace Team as Trump, Xi and Putin Plan Trilateral Meeting
The EU says France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the UK will coordinate Europe’s role in Ukraine diplomacy as Trump, Xi and Putin prepare for a planned three-way meeting…
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Canada Advances ASEAN and Philippines Trade Pacts as It Diversifies Exports
Ottawa says it has substantially concluded negotiations on a Canada–ASEAN free-trade pact and completed talks with the Philippines, widening access to fast-growing Asian markets.