Optus loses court bid to keep report into cause of cyber-attack secret | Optus | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
News organisations reject allegations of complicity in October 7 attacks (www.aljazeera.com)
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More protests in Bangladesh as garment workers reject pay increase (www.reuters.com)
Israeli diplomat pressured US college to drop course on ‘apartheid’ debate (www.theguardian.com)
Man crushed to death by robot in South Korea (www.bbc.com)
A man has been crushed to death by a robot in South Korea after it failed to differentiate him from the boxes of food it was handling, reports say.
Who are Israeli settlers, and why do they live on Palestinian lands? (www.aljazeera.com)
As many as 700,000 Israeli settlers are living illegally in the occupied West Bank as settler violence surges.
‘Drink water’ says Croatia’s health minister after 4 suspected poisoned with Coca-Cola sodas (www.politico.eu)
El Niño is getting stronger and that's already making Earth hotter (www.axios.com)
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Japan’s ever-faithful dog Hachiko – an avatar for love and loyalty – turns 100 | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
China's 'communist spies' in the dock in Taiwan (www.bbc.com)
IDF eliminates Mustafa Daloul, central Hamas commander in Gaza (www.i24news.tv)
Myanmar Junta Calls Up All Reservists as Resistance Offensive Spreads (www.irrawaddy.com)
Qatar works for release of 10-15 hostages in exchange for pause in fighting (www.timesofisrael.com)
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Republican presidential candidate proposes border wall with Canada (www.cbc.ca)
Toxic foam coats sacred river near New Delhi as Indian capital battles hazardous pollution (www.cnn.com)
A thick layer of toxic foam has once again coated parts of a sacred river near New Delhi as the Indian capital battles an acrid and noxious smog that has settled across the city....
China blames Canada for ‘malicious, provocative’ moves after close midair intercepts over South China Sea (www.cnn.com)
China has accused Canada of carrying out “malicious and provocative” actions in the South China Sea, after the Canadian Navy said Chinese fighter jets endangered a helicopter in two close intercepts above international waters....
Philippines drops China's Belt and Road as tensions flare (www.dw.com)
The Philippines in late October became the latest country to back out of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), with Transport Minister Jaime Bautista telling reporters the sudden withdrawal came after Beijing did not respond to funding requests on railway projects....
US Reaper drone shot down near Yemen by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, official says (www.cnn.com)
An unmanned US military drone was shot down off the coast of Yemen by Houthi forces, a defense official told CNN....
Israel’s military claims it has cut Gaza in half, surrounded Gaza City (www.aljazeera.com)
Israel’s military has claimed it has encircled Gaza City and divided the besieged coastal strip into two, as Gaza came under its third total communications outage since the start of the war....
IDF: Troops destroyed 130 Hamas tunnel shafts in Gaza since start of ground op (www.timesofisrael.com)
Zelensky confirms destruction of major Russian warship (www.kyivpost.com)
Israel claims it uncovered Hamas' tunnels beneath and near hospitals in Gaza (www.wionews.com)
Antisemitism rampant online since Hamas’ attack, report finds (www.euronews.com)
Waving white flags, Gaza civilians evacuate through IDF humanitarian corridor (www.ynetnews.com)
The IDF Arabic spokesperson posted images of the civilians evacuating and announced an additional humanitarian corridor, supplementing the one recently established, which will be open for Gazans wishing to relocate southward until 2pm local time....