Hong Kong: New Incentives to Counter Falling Birth Rates (stoppopulationdecline.org)
South Korean court upholds ban on gay sex within armed forces (www.reuters.com)
South Korea’s constitutional court on Thursday narrowly upheld a law banning same-sex relations within the armed forces, citing a possible risk to the military’s combat readiness in a ruling criticised by activists as a setback for gay rights....
Gaza health ministry issues list of names of thousands killed in Israeli bombing (english.alarabiya.net)
Access the list in Arabic: aljazeera.net/…/تقرير-نهائي-باسماء-الشهداء-2.pdf
Lithuania moves to ditch controversial 'anti-gay propaganda' law (www.euronews.com)
Legal and social discrimination blight the small Baltic state’s LGBT+ community....
At UN, Iran warns US will 'not be spared' if war in Gaza continues (www.reuters.com)
Iran’s Foreign Minster Hossein Amirabdollahian warned at the United Nations on Thursday that if Israel’s retaliation against Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip doesn’t end then the United States will “not be spared from this fire.”...
In photos: "Nightmare scenario" Hurricane Otis mars Acapulco, Mexico (www.axios.com)
Hurricane Otis made landfall directly on Acapulco, Mexico, as a violent Category 5 storm on Wednesday, killing at least 27 people and causing extensive damage to the beach resort city.
EU Pitched Client-Side Scanning By Targeting Certain EU Residents With Misleading Ads (www.techdirt.com)
Malaysia picks powerful ruler of Johor state as country's new king under rotation system (apnews.com)
White House: Russia is executing soldiers who refuse to follow orders (www.reuters.com)
The Hamas tunnel city beneath Gaza: a hidden frontline for Israel (www.reuters.com)
What lies in wait for Israeli ground troops in Gaza, security sources say, is a Hamas tunnel network hundreds of kilometres long and up to 80 metres deep, described by one freed hostage as “a spider’s web” and by one expert as the “Viet Cong times 10”....
Video: Russia carries out nuclear strike drill | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Slovakia’s Fico announces halt of military aid to Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Slovakia’s newly elected Prime Minister Robert Fico pledged on Thursday to stop delivering weapons to Ukraine, just one day after taking office....
Broken Lebanon cannot afford war, and Hezbollah knows it (www.reuters.com)
With an economy in ruins and a crumbling state, Lebanon can ill afford another war between Hezbollah and Israel....
Billionaire politicians have become 'shockingly common' around the world, new study finds (www.cnbc.com)
More than 11% of the world’s more than 2,000 billionaires have run for election or become politicians, according to a study highlighting the growing power and influence of the super-wealthy....
Tory MP Crispin Blunt arrested on suspicion of rape and possession of drugs (www.theguardian.com)
A senior Conservative MP, Crispin Blunt, has been arrested on suspicion of rape and possession of drugs....
Biden Cast Doubt On Gaza’s Death Statistics — But They're Cited Internally (www.huffpost.com)
IDF releases recording of Gazan saying Hamas shooting at people trying to flee south (www.timesofisrael.com)
The man says that Hamas is placing roadblocks with cars, and “just sending people back home.”...
Swedish court acquits Russian-born businessman of spying for Moscow (apnews.com)
Live updates: Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting; Manhunt for suspect Robert Card underway (edition.cnn.com)
Windows 11 now lets you write anywhere you can type - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
Netanyahu: Defeating Hamas will make prophecy of Isaiah a reality (www.christianpost.com)
At least 27 people are dead after Hurricane Otis plowed into Mexico's Pacific coast (www.npr.org)
ACAPULCO, Mexico — Mexican authorities on Thursday gave the first human toll for Hurricane Otis’ destruction along the country’s Pacific coast: at least 27 dead and four missing....
The Chinese Navy's presence in the Middle East involves 6 'highly capable vessels' stationed in the theater, military expert says (www.businessinsider.com)
North Korea says Israel bombed Gaza hospital, calls US 'accomplice' (www.reuters.com)
North Korea’s foreign ministry accused Israel of bombing a hospital in the Gaza Strip on Oct 17., saying it had openly committed a war crime “under the undisguised patronage of the United States”....