Hackers drained about $6.3 billion from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in about 20 minutes on Thursday — the biggest crypto theft on record — with roughly half the stolen assets since frozen and US law enforcement now involved.
Hackers drained about $6.3 billion from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in about 20 minutes on Thursday — the biggest crypto theft on record — with roughly half the stolen assets since frozen and US law enforcement now involved.
US stock futures fell and the dollar softened in early Wednesday trading as results pointed to Democratic gains in Congress, though analysts urged calm, noting the Senate outcome was still uncertain and much of the move may already have been priced in.
Afghanistan’s opium poppy cultivation jumped by about a third of a thousand per cent in 2026, the first major increase since the Taliban banned the crop in 2022, according to a new United Nations survey.
CNN and Decision Desk HQ project that Democrats will win back the House of Representatives, handing the party control of at least one chamber of Congress and new oversight powers over President Donald Trump’s administration.
The former Atlanta mayor defeated Republican businessman Rick Jackson on Tuesday, ending more than two decades of Republican control of Georgia’s governor’s office and becoming the first woman and first Black governor of the state.
Democrat Chris Pappas has won New Hampshire’s open US Senate seat, defeating former Republican senator John Sununu and becoming the first openly gay man elected to the Senate.
Democrat Roy Cooper has won North Carolina’s US Senate race, defeating Donald Trump’s chosen candidate Michael Whatley and handing Democrats a crucial pickup in their battle for control of the Senate.
Advanced Micro Devices has forecast revenue growth of more than 80% in 2027 after a record third quarter in which data centre sales nearly doubled, in a result that eased some of the market’s doubts about the artificial intelligence boom.
Democrat Jon Ossoff has won re-election to the US Senate in Georgia, defeating Republican Mike Collins in the first major call of midterm night, according to projections by NBC News and Decision Desk HQ.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has promised Ukraine more aid and help with energy supplies for the coming winter, and warned that Russian attacks in the Black Sea risk further escalation and a global food crisis.
Óscar Puente announced his resignation on Tuesday, six days after the Madrid–Seville high-speed collision near Urda, saying a transport minister cannot stay in office after two disasters of such severity in less than a year.
