World · Newsline Posthttps://newslinepost.com/en/world/The latest current affairs news in the world, told with context and rigour.enIran says it could reopen Hormuz in two days if the US meets demandshttps://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/iran-reopen-hormuz-two-days-conditions/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/iran-reopen-hormuz-two-days-conditions/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:50:00 GMTIt is an offer from Tehran, not a deal: the reports we read do not say Washington has accepted it or that Iran has changed its conditions.SocietyBinance heist nears everything credited to North Korea up to 2025https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/binance-heist-north-korea-crypto-haul/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/binance-heist-north-korea-crypto-haul/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:45:30 GMTIf the attribution holds, one $6.3 billion attack equals more than 90% of what Chainalysis had tallied over years. Pyongyang denies such claims in general, and the US links the money to its weapons.Science & techPatrick Stewart's Shakespeare: what he leaves beyond Picardhttps://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/patrick-stewart-shakespeare-stage-legacy/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/patrick-stewart-shakespeare-stage-legacy/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:45:30 GMTHe died on 28 October aged 86. Before the Enterprise came 16 years at the Royal Shakespeare Company and, afterwards, three Olivier Awards and a steady return to the stage.CultureJapan launches MMX, the probe set to bring Phobos soil home in 2031https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/japan-launches-mmx-probe-phobos/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/japan-launches-mmx-probe-phobos/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:50:23 GMTJAXA's mission lifted off on 20 October for Mars with a French-German rover and a goal of collecting at least 10 grams from the Martian moon.Science & techAtmospheric CO2 hits another record in 2025: 426.8 parts per millionhttps://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/atmospheric-co2-record-2025-wmo/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/atmospheric-co2-record-2025-wmo/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:33:50 GMTThe World Meteorological Organization's yearly bulletin also logs peaks for methane and nitrous oxide, and expects CO2 to keep rising in 2026 as El Niño develops.ClimateEbola in Congo: Bundibugyo outbreak nears 5,000 deaths, ECDC sayshttps://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/ebola-congo-nears-5000-deaths/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/ebola-congo-nears-5000-deaths/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:33:50 GMTThe EU health agency counts 10,274 confirmed cases and 4,992 deaths up to 28 October, eight affected provinces and no vaccine of proven efficacy against this virus.Society