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Florida Learjet crash

The National Transportation Safety Board says a Learjet 60 may have begun breaking apart in midair before crashing in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people aboard. The plane was flying from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas when it crashed near Greenacres just before 1 p.m. Sunday. Those killed included a Texas family of four, their nanny, two friends and two pilots.

Cybersecurity threats

Supermarkets in several European countries have discarded large quantities of meat, dairy products and frozen food after suspected hackers remotely interfered with refrigeration systems overnight. The incidents, reported Monday, November second, affected major grocery chains and left some retailers facing significant losses.

Separately, storage-device maker Synology is urging customers to update DiskStation Manager. The company says attackers are exploiting a vulnerability patched in December 2024 to target devices still running older software. Synology says the attacks aim to encrypt stored data and demand ransom.

U.S. strikes in Iran

The United States launched limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island late Monday, hours after Vice President JD Vance said he was optimistic about diplomatic efforts to end the war. The Wall Street Journal first reported the operation. The strikes reportedly targeted surface-to-air missiles being used against U.S. assets, and came on the eve of U.S. midterm elections.

Europe’s heating costs

European Union energy ministers met in Luxembourg on October 29 to address winter heating affordability, with 50 million Europeans unable to heat their homes. Wholesale gas prices have climbed to nearly 100 euros per megawatt-hour, driven by conflicts in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine.

Flooding on Rhodes

Torrential rain sent floodwaters, vehicles and debris through Archangelos on the Greek island of Rhodes. Dozens of homes and businesses were damaged, and more storms remain possible.

Madrid housing protest

Madrid city authorities say police have dismantled a housing-cost protest camp in the city center. The camp began on September 26 after police evicted an 87-year-old pensioner from her lifelong home, following a sharp rent increase by the real estate company that owned the apartment.

In U.S. news

A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking to force Harvard University to turn over admissions records.

The Supreme Court also rejected the administration’s request to keep more than twenty thousand California mail-in ballots separate ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections. The administration claims the ballots came from noncitizens. Separately, the Justice Department has charged six lawful permanent residents in California with unlawfully registering to vote and casting fraudulent ballots, following similar charges against twenty-eight people last month.

The Washington Sun reports that the administration released some long-withheld disaster aid for California and Minnesota four days before the elections. According to the report, most of the money is going to projects in areas represented by two Republican members of Congress.

Ebola in Central and East Africa

An Ebola outbreak has killed more than fifty-three hundred people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Bundibugyo strain has spread to Kenya and Uganda. Two tests in Nigeria came back negative.

In cybersecurity

Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre is working with retailers after hackers targeted supermarket refrigeration systems across Europe, spoiling food. Forty Delhaize stores in Belgium were affected, along with systems at thirteen SuperValu stores in Ireland. Belgium’s cybersecurity center says those responsible have not been identified.

Google says it disrupted a botnet operated by Chinese manufacturer Videostrong, which it says preinstalled persistent malware in Android device firmware. According to Google, the company sold criminal affiliates access to more than a million compromised devices, including TV boxes and telehealth equipment, for advertising fraud, proxy abuse and data theft.

The FBI blames North Korea’s TraderTraitor hackers for stealing more than six billion dollars from Binance. The bureau has asked crypto services to block hundreds of linked addresses. The stolen funds are still moving.

Florida Learjet crash

Nine people died when a Learjet crashed Sunday near Cresthaven in Palm Beach County. Relatives say those aboard included a Texas technology entrepreneur, his wife and children, their nanny and family friends. Investigators say the aircraft may have been breaking apart before impact. The National Transportation Safety Board says weather could also have been a factor, but it is too early to determine the cause.

Australia’s social media ban

A rights group is preparing a High Court challenge to Australia’s social media ban for children under sixteen. The group will argue that the policy denies young people their right to free communication.

Florida jet crash

National Transportation Safety Board officials say there is some evidence that a business jet began breaking apart before it crashed in Florida, killing all nine people aboard. The stepfather of co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras says the 20-year-old texted her boyfriend shortly before the crash, reporting turbulence and ice.

Western Sahara peacekeeping

The United Nations is ending its peacekeeping mission in the disputed territory of Western Sahara after the United States and Russia blocked an extension.

U.S. trade with Africa

The United States is set to suspend duty-free trade access for South Africa and Rwanda. For South Africa, the change would affect 1.7 billion dollars in annual exports, including cars and farm products.

U.S. elections

The top Senate Republican super PAC has nearly tripled its spending on streaming and social media this election cycle to more than 200 million dollars, Axios reports.

Meanwhile, the New York Times reports that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will be largely absent from election security work on Tuesday. In previous federal election cycles, CISA coordinated with state and local officials and briefed the public on disruptions. The Times reports that the pullback will weaken federal help for states confronting voting-machine problems, online hoaxes, and efforts to undermine confidence in the vote.

European supermarket cyberattacks

Hackers remotely manipulated supermarket refrigeration controls across six European countries on Monday, disrupting dozens of stores and destroying perishable food. Similar attacks hit hundreds of French stores in October. Some affected equipment used Danfoss controllers with previously reported security flaws that the company patched. Investigators have not established whether the two waves involved the same vulnerabilities or attackers. No group has claimed responsibility.

Attack on a Ukrainian aid center

Kyiv says Russian bombing killed 26 people at an aid center in southern Ukraine. Local officials say at least nine aerial bombs, each weighing three thousand kilograms, struck the village. They also reported people missing after the attack.

Iran negotiations

Iran has offered to open the Strait of Hormuz on conditions including the lifting of U.S. sanctions and the release of billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets. President Trump has warned that he is open to authorizing major combat operations against Tehran after the November midterm elections.

British Gas prepayment meters

British Gas has resumed forcibly installing prepayment meters in customers’ homes after the energy regulator lifted an almost four-year block. The move comes months after the supplier paid a record 112 million pound settlement over sending debt collectors into vulnerable customers’ homes during the Russian gas crisis.

In cybersecurity

AI workflow platform Trigger.dev says an attacker accessed environment variables belonging to some customer organizations. Those variables can contain credentials for connected services. The company says it blocked the exploit and notified affected customers, but has not publicly identified them.

Separately, researchers found nearly thirteen thousand refrigeration control services openly reachable online across ninety-nine countries, in settings including supermarkets, hospitals, and farms.

In U.S. courts

A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to separate ballots and delay certification of Alaska’s Senate race. Judge Sharon Gleason ruled that the government lacked standing, that separating ballots would violate voter secrecy, and that major election changes came too late. The department, which argued that a candidate’s name could be confused with Senator Dan Sullivan’s, has appealed.

Another judge dismissed a criminal complaint against former FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides over their testimony to Congress about Hunter Biden’s laptop. Judge Zia Faruqui said prosecutors failed to establish probable cause that they made false statements and called the investigation “weaponization.” The department could still seek a grand jury indictment.

In British phone service

Rural residents and members of Parliament warn that replacing Britain’s analogue phone network could disrupt emergency calls during prolonged power outages. Openreach plans to shut down the network on January thirty-first, twenty twenty-seven. Replacement internet-based landlines stop working during extended outages.

On Iran diplomacy

Crude oil prices fell Monday as a draft peace agreement circulated and the Trump administration discussed a peaceful resolution to the war with Iran. China is also urging dialogue and sending an envoy to the Gulf. Xi Jinping is hosting the first visit by an Omani head of state since nineteen seventy-eight.

In business

Payments company OPay withdrew its three-hundred-four-million-dollar U.S. stock offering before trading began, following a foreign regulatory inquiry. The company, which operates primarily in Nigeria, did not identify the regulator or the inquiry’s subject.

Anthropic reported nearly seventeen billion dollars in quarterly revenue, more than twelve times its year-earlier figure. Its amended IPO prospectus also disclosed about eight hundred ninety-five billion dollars in commitments to pay for computing power.

In British immigration

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says her settlement reforms would impose a twenty-year wait after immigration breaches, rising to thirty years for people who do not enter work or study. Following cabinet and Labour opposition, she softened a separate proposal affecting low-paid workers. A care-worker exception would allow up to three hundred thousand people to apply for permanent residency after five years.

In cybersecurity

Store freezers across six European countries reportedly reached temperatures as high as 50 degrees Celsius in suspected cyberattacks. Reports include dozens of cooling systems in Sweden and Belgium, following a similar attack in France weeks earlier.

Separately, hacked air alert apps in Ukraine and Russia issued fake nuclear warnings Sunday evening. Neither government has confirmed who was responsible.

A breach at travel technology provider Amadeus has exposed tens of thousands of airline reservations across Asia. Japan Airlines confirmed that customer data was accessed. Qantas is investigating whether its bookings were also affected.

In Colombia

Four people, including a baby, were killed in a bombing in western Colombia, an official says. The attack appears to have targeted a military base. Responsibility has not been established.

Financing the AI buildout

Blackstone-backed data center operator QTS is seeking debt financing at 2.2 to 2.5 percentage points above comparable Treasury yields, according to people familiar with the matter. Six months ago, it considered a nearly identical $800 million deal at a narrower spread, but that borrowing never went through. Blackstone declined to comment.

Google parent Alphabet has also launched its second euro bond sale this year. Morgan Stanley says AI-related borrowing reached almost $500 billion through September, compared with $100 billion over the same period last year, even as investors grow more cautious about that debt.

Florida jet crash

A Learjet crashed into a mobile home park in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday, killing everyone on board.

Toddler food recall

Once Upon a Farm is voluntarily recalling its Tractor Wheels soft-baked bars because of a potential choking hazard for toddlers.

China's manufacturing slowdown

China's manufacturing growth slowed in October. Intense domestic competition has pushed producers to cut prices, while trading partners say Chinese imports are undermining their industries. The Financial Times reports that China has doubled chemical production in five years and now accounts for roughly half of global output.

Venezuela's oil workforce

A shortage of skilled workers is holding up oil investment in Venezuela, where major companies are looking again with encouragement from the Trump administration. Decades of mismanagement, corruption and emigration have depleted the industry's workforce. An estimated 5,000 Venezuelan oil and gas workers are in the United States alone. Many are wary of returning because they fear renewed authoritarianism.

In Britain

A parliamentary committee warns that Labour’s inconsistent China policy is exposing Britain to economic and national security risks. Lawmakers cite the last-minute blocking of Chinese firm Ming Yang’s planned wind turbine factory in Scotland. They want clear limits on Chinese investment, stronger supply chains and a ban on imports made with forced labor. They also recommend preparing tariffs if China continues unfair subsidies or fails to provide reciprocal market access.

Separately, the ban on Palestine Action faces a Supreme Court challenge this week. London’s Metropolitan Police say officers arrested 325 people at Saturday’s protest outside the U.S. embassy.

In Australia

Author Craig Silvey, who wrote Jasper Jones, has been sentenced to seven months in jail after pleading guilty earlier this year to distributing and possessing child exploitation material. The Western Australian District Court heard that he had sent multiple messages expressing sexual desire for young boys.

Spain’s train crash

Officials say four Americans and one Czech citizen are among those killed in a train crash in Spain. It was the country’s second high-speed train collision this year. A January crash in the southern region of Andalusia killed 46 people.

Florida’s plane crash

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed that all nine people aboard a Learjet 60 died when it crashed beside homes in Palm Beach County on Sunday. Officials said they had received no reports at that point of deaths or injuries on the ground.

In Yemen

Rights experts are calling for international accountability after a United Nations staff member died in custody in Yemen. They describe systematic abuses linked to the Houthis.

Belgium’s budget crisis

Belgium’s prime minister is at the royal palace to offer to resign after budget talks failed. The country’s national debt exceeds 735 billion euros, more than 110 percent of its gross domestic product, compared with the European Union’s 60 percent limit.

Hungary’s informant files

Hungary’s new government is set to release communist-era informant files on Wednesday, revealing tens of thousands of names. State-security services used informants to monitor society and suppress dissent. Some were blackmailed or coerced into reporting on people close to them; others were recruited with promises of benefits.

Bangladesh’s garment workers

Protests have disrupted garment factories in Bangladesh for a third day as workers demand a higher minimum wage amid rising inflation. The garment industry is the country’s largest export sector.

India’s AI data plan

India’s technology ministry has proposed data exchanges that would let developers train artificial intelligence models on local data while providers retain control over its use. Hospitals, banks and government agencies would share anonymized, encrypted information through secure computing environments. The ministry says those systems would keep data encrypted during processing, enforce usage rules and record activity for audits. India already operates data exchanges, but how much work remains to implement this framework is unclear.

Bird flu in Washington state

Local health officials say a resident of south-central Washington state has died after being hospitalized with bird flu. It is the first U.S. bird flu death of 2026.

Senate races

Two polls put Democrats ahead in New England Senate contests. A University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll of likely Maine voters gives Troy Jackson 54 percent to Republican Susan Collins’s 45 percent. In New Hampshire, a 7 News and University of New Hampshire poll puts Chris Pappas at 54 percent, Republican John E. Sununu at 42 percent and conservative Edmond Laplante at 2 percent.

In Michigan, Democratic Representative Haley Stevens has endorsed Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. Eight House Democrats privately told Politico they want Stevens removed from their caucus or otherwise punished by leadership. Politico also reports she was removed from several Democratic member text chats.

Ukraine and Russia

report cyberattacks on apps used to warn the public of air raids. Ukrainian users received false warnings of nuclear threats, while Moscow reported false information on its app. Separately, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine will stop strikes on refineries if the United States sends Patriot missiles.

Binance withdrawals

Binance says it recorded $3.64 billion in net outflows after reopening withdrawals Sunday following a $6.3 billion security breach last week. The cryptocurrency exchange says it has replenished 90 percent of the stolen assets and that withdrawals were stabilizing after an initial spike. Withdrawals resumed in phases, with testing continuing for remaining networks and assets.

Missing Utah teenager found

Authorities say Kylie Arellano, a 17-year-old from Utah who had been missing for more than 500 days, was found safe in Oregon on Sunday. Officers working with the FBI and the Rich County Sheriff’s Office found her with a 39-year-old man, who was taken into custody without incident. The FBI says the investigation is ongoing.

In Florida

All nine people aboard a Learjet 60 died when it crashed in a Palm Beach County neighborhood on Sunday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. The plane was traveling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas. Governor Ron DeSantis told reporters there appeared to be no casualties on the ground.

In Israel

Israel’s election body says the deadlocked election result will stand even if allegations of foreign interference prove true. Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed the election was stolen.

In artificial intelligence

Anthropic has restricted Claude Code from recreating specific existing video games. Independent developers also report refusals for projects they describe as legitimate, including commissioned game-related work.

In Michigan

Democratic Representative Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for the Senate after losing the Democratic primary to Abdul El-Sayed. Representative Jamie Raskin said Stevens had assured him the night before that she would support El-Sayed. State Democratic Party chair Curtis Hertel Jr. said Stevens was expelled from the party, while national Democratic leaders reaffirmed their support for El-Sayed. El-Sayed’s campaign says it raised $1.2 million in four hours after the endorsement reversal.

On climate

A United Nations-backed report warns that even temporarily exceeding the Paris agreement’s target of one-point-five degrees Celsius could cause permanent, widespread losses of snow and ice, including glaciers and polar ice sheets. The report says warming should be brought back below one degree after an overshoot. It challenges the idea that warming of two or three degrees could be a manageable alternative to urgent emissions cuts.

In U.S. shootings

Six people, including a student, were shot near the University of Delaware. In Sussex County, one person was killed and eight others were injured at an outdoor party. Police say their preliminary investigation indicates an unidentified suspect fired into the crowd from a neighboring property.

In Western Sahara

The United Nations is warning of security risks as its peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends. The mission, known as MINURSO, has operated in the disputed region since a ceasefire in 1991.

On voting records

The Justice Department is seeking sanctions over a database analysis challenging its claims about noncitizen voting. In court papers filed Saturday, attorneys for an immigrant rights group said more than 40 percent of the people on the list they examined do not appear in the state’s voter file.

In Bulgaria

Exit polls put acting President Iliana Iotova ahead in Bulgaria’s presidential runoff. If results confirm her victory on Monday, she would become the country’s first elected female president.

In U.S. news

Congresswoman Haley Stevens has endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race after losing the Democratic primary to Abdul El-Sayed. Her announcement followed an escalating feud with El-Sayed, primarily over support for Israel, and drew backlash within her party. Stevens released the endorsement after appearing with Rogers at a Detroit church.

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy is awake and alert after being hospitalized with a stroke, his office said Sunday. The 53-year-old Democrat experienced arm numbness at his son’s hockey game Saturday and was taken to a local hospital.

In the Middle East

Israeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, including a four-year-old boy, according to hospital officials and Gaza’s Hamas-run interior ministry. Three people died in Gaza City, and five police officers were reported killed in Al-Mawasi. The deaths followed the start of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.

Separately, Axios reports that President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed negotiations with Iran and a possible return to combat. Sources told Axios that Netanyahu wants strikes immediately after Tuesday’s midterm elections, while Trump wants negotiations to continue for now.

In corporate taxes

More than 100 profitable U.S. corporations paid no current federal income tax in 2025, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Its report names Tesla, Walt Disney and United Airlines among them.

In Ukraine

Russian strikes have cut power to thousands as a humanitarian ceasefire in Kherson approaches its end. The pause has allowed civilians to evacuate the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky.

On British immigration

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is due to announce settlement rules Monday that would likely make most legal migrants wait 10 years, and some 15. Ministers have raised concerns about care workers already in Britain. Members of Parliament warn the changes risk staffing shortages in health and social care.

Spain’s train collision

Cambridge scientist Dr. Marta Shahbazi was among at least 69 people killed in Wednesday’s train collision near Urda, in Toledo province. The 41-year-old developmental biologist was traveling to a conference to receive an award for scientific excellence.

Florida jet crash

A private jet carrying nine people crashed Sunday in a residential area near Cresthaven, Florida, the FAA says. It was flying from Austin to North Eleuthera in the Bahamas. The National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation.

China’s experimental warship

China is testing an unusual three-hull warship at Huludao on the Bohai Sea. Analysis of imagery suggests it could travel submerged, then surface and raise concealed missile launchers. Analysts estimate it may carry sixteen to eighteen missiles and could operate without a permanent crew. China has not disclosed specifications, and the reporting includes no demonstrated missile launch.

The Binance hack

The FBI says North Korea was behind a six-point-three-billion-dollar hack of Binance, the largest cryptocurrency hack on record. The bureau attributes the attack to TraderTraitor, the group it also identified as responsible for last year’s one-point-five-billion-dollar Bybit hack.

London’s disputed speeding fines

The Telegraph reports that London Mayor Sadiq Khan refused an independent inquiry into a temporary A20 speed limit that resulted in tens of thousands of fines. A court acquitted one driver after a document showed the official who signed the order lacked authority. The mayor’s office says the orders were lawful and denies misleading anyone. Lawyers caution that the ruling does not automatically overturn other convictions because Crown Court judgments do not set binding precedents.

In U.S. courts

ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales faces an assault charge for allegedly hitting a fleeing man with an unmarked SUV in Houston on October tenth. His attorney says he will surrender. Morales was pursuing Miguel Parra Hernandez, a forty-eight-year-old construction worker, through a parking lot.

In Alaska, Democrats have sued election officials, alleging failures to properly operate at least eighteen rural polling locations, according to the New York Times.

Broadband funding records

An internal watchdog found that NTIA, the federal agency overseeing broadband funding, failed to retain the original data used to decide how forty-two billion dollars would be distributed.

Shootings in Birmingham and Delaware

One person was killed and eight others were wounded near vendors outside Birmingham’s Legion Field after the Magic City Classic football game.

In Newark, Delaware, police say at least six people were shot near the University of Delaware late Saturday and taken to a hospital. Their conditions were not yet known. Police say there does not appear to be an ongoing threat to the public.

Air defenses at Mar-a-Lago

The Secret Service has deployed Avenger short-range air defense systems near President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence amid heightened concerns about his safety. The Humvee-mounted systems carry Stinger missiles. Media reports say NORAD has also deployed counter-drone capabilities to support the Secret Service.