Oct 31, 2026, 05:30 AM UTC

Polish President Karol Nawrocki urgently cut short his official trip to Senegal on October 30, turning his plane back to Warsaw following escalating tensions at the Constitutional Tribunal.

Nawrocki returned after police entered the tribunal's grounds and senior judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska suspended the court's president, Bogdan Święczkowski, and vice-president, Bartłomiej Sochański, for one month. The ousted leadership disputed the legality of the move, describing the actions as a state coup.

Upon his arrival, President Nawrocki met with Supreme Court First President Zbigniew Kapiński to discuss the crisis. Meanwhile, the U.S. ambassador to Poland remarked that "confrontation is the last thing Poland needs." A general assembly of the tribunal's judges has been scheduled for November 3 to address the leadership dispute.

Sources: NEXTA, Radio Svoboda, Rzeczpospolita, TVP info, Ukrainska Pravda.

New details have emerged regarding the cyberattack targeting cryptocurrency exchange Binance, with estimates placing total potential losses at $6.3 billion, making it potentially the largest digital asset heist in history. According to reports by blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs, around $6.36 billion was moved rapidly during the intrusion.

Binance and industry partners managed to freeze approximately $2.5 billion to limit the overall damage. Cybersecurity experts and investigators suspect North Korean state-sponsored threat actors may be responsible for the breach. The attack has raised broader questions across the financial sector regarding digital asset laundering mechanisms and security measures compared to traditional banking systems. Operations on select Binance products remain suspended while investigations and asset recovery efforts continue.

Sources: La Tribune, Le Figaro, Le Monde, Le Soir, RTBF Info.

Leaders from the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) gathered in Ankara for their 13th Summit, hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan under the theme "Turkic Century." The summit concluded with the signing of the Ankara Declaration, outlining expanded cooperation in defence, technology, and space.

Key agreements include plans to establish an OTS Defence Industry College in Turkey and the scheduled launch of a jointly developed cube satellite, "12U TDT-SAT," from Kazakhstan in late 2027. Reporting noted that observer state Hungary sent no representative to the summit following recent domestic political shifts.

The declaration reasserted strategic partnership among member nations, emphasizing political, economic, and technological integration across the Turkic world.

Sources: Defence Turk, Cumhuriyet, Anadolu Ajansı (Anadolu Agency), TRT Haber (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation)

French President Emmanuel Macron has drawn criticism after publicly characterizing the fatal Trappes attack as France's first planned terrorist act targeting individuals for their race or religion, an assertion he subsequently retracted. Speaking in an interview, Macron condemned growing political polarization, accusing both La France Insoumise and Rassemblement National of fostering uninhibited antisemitism and racism.

Meanwhile, judicial proceedings against the suspect, Kévin T., have progressed. Magistrates placed him in pre-trial detention after formal indictments for assassination and attempted assassination linked to terrorism.

Concurrently, Rassemblement National launched defamation proceedings against Le Monde over reports claiming party campaign materials were found in the suspect's vehicle. Prosecutors previously clarified that no such materials were recovered during the investigation.

Sources: Le Figaro, Le Monde, Libération, RTBF Info, Le Soir

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that he expects negotiations with the European Union on an unprecedented economic and security alliance to conclude by June. Speaking on the proposed partnership, Carney indicated that Canada could become the EU's first "associate member," though that specific term was omitted from the joint statement launching the initiative.

Carney stated that he will attend a summit of EU leaders in June to finalize the terms of the agreement. Officials emphasized that the proposed framework will not constitute full EU membership, but aims to establish deeper bilateral integration across economic and security sectors.

Sources: Danas, Vijesti.