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  "id": 17522528,
  "title": "The 'Bridge to Nowhere' finally connects China and North Korea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/the-bridge-to-nowhere-finally-connects-china-and-north-korea",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T02:32:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/11/01/the-bridge-to-nowhere-finally-connects-china-and-north-korea_6768511_4.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "North Korea recently test-fired cluster-bomb warheads to assess their combat adaptation and power when attached to tactical ballistic missiles, according to state media KCNA. The Korean Central News Agency reported that the weapon is capable of turning a target area of 12 to 13 hectares into ashes at its highest-density power. The general director of the North’s Missile Administration stated that units will be enabled to use various types of these weapons within the year based on operational aims and target features. This test follows recent trials of attack drones, a precision-guided torpedo system, and an intermediate-range hypersonic missile.\n\nThe FBI has announced that North Korean hackers are responsible for stealing more than $6 billion in digital assets from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance. CBC News reports that the FBI identified the state-sponsored unit known as TraderTraitor as the party responsible for the record $6.3-billion hack. Binance stated on Saturday that it has successfully replaced 90 per cent of the stolen amount.\n\nSeparately, Le Monde English reports that Pyongyang delayed the construction of a final stretch of road for 12 years following tense relations with Beijing, stalling a project intended to increase trade between the two nations.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Binance says billions replaced from hack that FBI blames on North Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/binance-says-billions-replaced-from-hack-that-fbi-blames-on-north",
        "published": "2026-10-31T22:54:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "North Korea says defence research institutes tested major weapon system",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/north-korea-says-defence-research-institutes-tested-major-weapon",
        "published": "2026-11-01T01:35:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "FBI: North Korea behind theft of over $6 billion from Binance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/fbi-north-korea-behind-theft-of-over-6-billion-from-binance",
        "published": "2026-11-01T01:45:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "North Korea says its latest cluster bomb can devastate 13 hectares",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/north-korea-says-its-latest-cluster-bomb-can-devastate-13-hectares",
        "published": "2026-11-01T02:18:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Binance says 90% of losses from $6.3bn hack covered as FBI says North Korea behind attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/binance-says-90-of-losses-from-6-3bn-hack-covered-as-fbi-says-north",
        "published": "2026-11-01T02:41:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}