Hundreds of residents were evacuated from Russian-occupied Oleshky in southern Ukraine during a local ceasefire, BBC News, Al Jazeera and France 24 reported. The joint relief operation was described as the first of its kind in more than four years of war, though hundreds of people were believed to remain in the front-line town.
Intel shares closed about 29% lower on Friday, their worst session since the 1970s, after the chipmaker issued weaker-than-expected guidance, CNBC, TechCrunch and Techmeme reported. The fall erased roughly $12 billion from the US government's stake as investors questioned heavy artificial-intelligence spending and rising component costs.
Anthropic may receive a high-yield rather than investment-grade credit rating after its planned initial public offering, Blackstone said, according to the supplied Financial Times and Business Insider items. The private-capital group revised earlier guidance on the AI company's likely standing, signalling that public-market access would not remove concerns about its credit risk.
Wales defeated Japan 29-5 in Kumagaya City to complete a WXV double and finish the competition on a high, BBC Sport and Yahoo Sports reported. The supplied summaries described a comfortable victory but did not list the try scorers or final standings, leaving the result as the central confirmed development.
The United States approved a possible $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles to Ukraine, Al Jazeera, The Guardian and BBC News reported. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the decision but warned that deliveries could take years. The interceptors are designed to defend against Russian ballistic missiles.
Hackers stole about $6.3 billion from Binance in roughly 20 minutes, prompting the exchange to suspend withdrawals and seek to freeze affected assets, according to several supplied reports. Crypto-tracing firms said a North Korean group may be responsible, while Binance said it would cover customer losses. Some reports gave a lower $5.6 billion estimate.
Britain's Your First Home equity-loan scheme may struggle to provide the properties many first-time buyers want, the Financial Times reported. Price caps mean that mostly flats will qualify in large parts of the country, while many prospective purchasers are looking for three-bedroom houses, limiting how far the programme can expand access to ownership.
New Zealand number eight Kaipo Olsen-Baker was named World Rugby's Women's Player of the Year, BBC Sport and Yahoo Sports reported. The supplied items did not list the other nominees or voting breakdown. The award recognises Olsen-Baker's performances at the highest level of the women's game during the season.
Riot police faced protesters outside Poland's Constitutional Tribunal after the government suspended two senior judges and moved toward criminal charges, The Guardian and BBC News reported. President Karol Nawrocki was seen struggling to enter the Warsaw building amid the long-running dispute over the court's authority and political legitimacy.
Apple said the first iOS 27.3 developer beta will arrive on November 4 and enable selected Apple Intelligence features in China, according to The Verge, 9to5Mac and MacRumors. Listed tools include Writing Tools, Genmoji, Clean Up, notification features, Visual Intelligence and AirPods live translation, while some capabilities will remain unavailable.