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Until today, the record for the biggest heist in history was held by Saddam Hussein who stole $1bn from his own central bank. But that was oldschool.
- Binance: UK cyber security expert analyses motives behind $6.3bn crypto hack After the world record Binance heist, we spoke to Ciaran Martin, the founder and former CEO of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre.
- Oleshky: First evacuations from Russian-occupied Ukrainian city after Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire A convoy carrying evacuees from the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky has arrived in the Russian town of Anapa, in a rare joint humanitarian operation agreed between the two warring nations.
- Police investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Jeffrey Epstein visits to Balmoral estate Detectives are investigating the time Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell spent at the King’s private estate.
- Could Texas vote Democrat after 30 years of Republican reign? Texas is the beating heart of the US election battle this evening, where history could be made in a state the size of France – with an economy to match.
- US midterms: Texas Republican and Democrat rallies intensify in crunch Senate battle Both Democrats and Republican parties have been campaigning frantically across the vast state of Texas.
- US midterms: Why James Talarico Vs Ken Paxton is the ‘marquis race’ of election We spoke to David Satterfield, who served as assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs during the first Trump administration.
- MAGA: Why tide is now turning for Donald Trump among young men The mood in the MAGA movement is a far cry from what it was like in 2024, when young people, and particularly young men, firmly supported Donald Trump and got him back into the White House.
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- Spain train crash: Calls for country’s Transport Minister Oscar Puente to quit after 69 killed The identities of the 69 people killed in Wednesday’s rail crash in Spain are being confirmed after agonising waits for their families.
- Man on trial accused of sexually abusing woman drugged by her ex-husband A court has heard that one of four men on trial for sexually abusing a woman who’d been drugged by her husband, told police that he was “just a young guy trying out new things”.
- The dark side of Britain’s gamebird shooting industry The government is now calling for evidence about the impact of the gamebird shooting industry on biodiversity and biosecurity.
- Serbia election: How Gen Z brought down Vučić We look at how a youth movement in Serbia that started as a democratic experiment managed to achieve very real success,
- New UAE candidate for UN leader sparks controversy Even at the best of times, the race to become UN secretary general is a somewhat strange and secretive process.
- Debate: Could religion sway Michigan’s US midterms elections? We spoke to Mehdi Hasan, founder of the left-wing digital news platform Zeteo, and Bryan Posthumus, a Republican State Representative and Michigan House Majority leader.
- Meet the Christians turning away from Trump in Kansas There are just five days to go until Donald Trump faces the most consequential test of his presidency.
- Russian train strike kills 14 despite Melania Trump’s negotiated ceasefire in Ukraine The ceasefire in the besieged town of Oleshky to allow starving civilians to leave was expected to dominate the news in Ukraine today.
- Russell Brand’s wife tells court he is a ‘wonderful father’ Russell Brand’s wife has given evidence at his trial, saying he is an ‘amazing’ husband and a ‘wonderful father’.
- Shocks in global economy as Google company crashes and ECB President steps down In an exclusive interview the chancellor spoke about global economic storms, and we’ve seen real signs of that today.
- What we know about Spain’s fatal high-speed train crash The number of people killed in yesterday’s train crash in Spain has risen to 69.
- What people in a ‘forgotten’ English town think of the budget In this corner of the north east of England, where half the shops lie empty, the Chancellor’s promises of “fresh hope” in his budget proved a hard sell, writes Kathryn Samson.
- Chancellor challenged on when he will cut welfare bill and Rosebank decision We spoke to the Chancellor at the Rolls-Royce factory in Derby and asked him whether or not the welfare bill would come down before the next election.
- Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
- Why Americans fell out of love with Israel – explained
- Caught by Snapchat: How police tracked the E-bike shooters
- FactCheck: Double-decker buses and hearses among vehicles targeted by thieves
- Anthropic co-founder: AI impact ‘10x larger and 10x faster than industrial revolution’