Israel Gaza live news: UN says second aid convoy enters Gaza as Israel PM warns Hamas war is ‘do or die’ - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Iran sentences 2 journalists for allegedly collaborating with US. Both covered Mahsa Amini’s death (apnews.com)
A court in Iran sentenced two journalists to up to seven years in prison for collaborating with the U.S. government and other charges, local reports said Sunday. Both women have been imprisoned for over a year following their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody in September 2022....
Ukraine fears drone shortages due to China restrictions - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Pipe bomb explodes near Israeli embassy in Cyprus, no injuries; 4 Syrians arrested (www.timesofisrael.com)
Two knives and hammer found inside vehicle of suspects ranging in ages from 17 to 21; they face multiple charges including attempted destruction of property using explosives
Incident involving US warship intercepting missiles near Yemen lasted 9 hours (www.cnn.com)
US warship that intercepted drones and missiles near the coast of Yemen on Thursday encountered a larger and more sustained barrage than was previously known, shooting down 4 cruise missiles and 15 drones over a period of 9 hours, according to a US official familiar with the situation....
As foreign workers head home amid war, ministry says West Bank Palestinians aged 60+ will replace them (www.timesofisrael.com)
Lebanon national carrier halves flights amid fears of Israel war (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
The ‘Absolute Right’ To Commit War Crimes? Gaza, Israel And Labour ‘Opposition’ (www.medialens.org)
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Former Albanian prime minister says he’s charged with corruption and money laundering in land deal (apnews.com)
Albania’s former prime minister Sali Berisha said Saturday that prosecutors charged him with corruption and money laundering in connection with a land deal involving a Tirana property.
Czech village priest sorry for smashing pumpkins (www.bbc.com)
Biden, in Israel, says hospital blast caused by militants (www.reuters.com)
U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday pledging solidarity in its war against Hamas and backing its account that a blast that killed huge numbers of Palestinians at a Gaza hospital had been caused by militants....
Philippines, China trade blame over collisions in contested South China Sea (www.aljazeera.com)
President of Detroit synagogue found stabbed to death outside home, police say (edition.cnn.com)
Israeli settlers push Bedouins off West Bank territory (www.theguardian.com)
Israel-Gaza war: UN agencies call for Gaza ceasefire as aid arrives (www.bbc.com)
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Australia rejects proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in constitution (www.theguardian.com)
Australians have resoundingly rejected a proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in its constitution and establish a body to advise parliament on Indigenous issues....
India conducts space flight test ahead of planned mission to take astronauts into space in 2025 (www.politico.com)
India successfully carried out Saturday the first of a series of key test flights after overcoming a technical glitch ahead of its planned mission to take astronauts into space by 2025, the space agency said.
Pentagon independently concluded Islamic Jihad responsible for hospital blast (abcnews.go.com)
President Joe Biden was asked by a reporter in Israel on Wednesday what made him confident that the Israelis weren’t behind the explosion that killed hundreds at a Gaza hospital on Tuesday....
Israeli girl, 12, seen in viral ‘Harry Potter’ photo found dead with grandma in Gaza (nypost.com)
The 12-year-old Israeli girl whose “Harry Potter”-inspired photo went viral after she was kidnapped by Hamas has been found dead alongside her grandmother in Gaza.
‘We will cut out your tongue’: Filipino activists recount kidnap ordeal (www.aljazeera.com)
‘The strikes are everywhere’: Palestinians flee south in Gaza but cannot escape bombs [The Guardian] (www.theguardian.com)
Displaced Palestinians give a bleak first-hand account of how the Israel-Hamas war has torn apart the lives of their families.
Philippines says a coast guard ship and supply boat were rammed by Chinese vessels at disputed shoal (abcnews.go.com)
A Chinese coast guard ship and an accompanying vessel rammed a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat Sunday off a contested shoal, Philippine officials said, in an encounter that heightened fears of an armed conflict in the disputed South China Sea....
China police detain GroupM senior executive: Report - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Australia PM to visit China, with progress on wine, wind tower disputes (www.reuters.com)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday he will travel to China from Nov. 4 to 7 to meet with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang in a bid to stabilise relations with the country’s biggest trading partner....
Canada removes 41 diplomats from India as dispute over Sikh activist’s assassination deepens (www.cnn.com)
Canada has withdrawn 41 diplomats and their families from India after New Delhi threatened to revoke their diplomatic immunity amid a deepening dispute over the assassination of a Sikh activist....
