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UK economy falls unexpectedly in October as higher rates bite (www.bbc.com)

Four suspected members of Hamas arrested in Europe over alleged terrorism plot (edition.cnn.com)

Israeli troops kill 12 Palestinians, desecrate West Bank mosque (www.reuters.com)

Israeli troops killed a youth at a hospital and read out Jewish prayers at a mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin during raids that Palestinian authorities said on Thursday killed 12 and that Israel said helped capture dozens of militants....

Nearly half of the Israeli munitions dropped on Gaza are imprecise ‘dumb bombs,’ US intelligence assessment finds (www.cnn.com)

Nearly half of the air-to-ground munitions that Israel has used in Gaza in its war with Hamas since October 7 have been unguided, otherwise known as “dumb bombs,” according to a new US intelligence assessment.

With a rising death toll, Kenya's military evacuates people from flood-hit areas (text.npr.org)

Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei Pushes Forward With Ambitious Plan To Dethrone Android (www.forbes.com)

The European Union agrees to open membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova (apnews.com)

The European Union decided Thursday to open accession negotiations with Ukraine, a stunning reversal for a country at war that had struggled to find the necessary backing for its membership aspirations and long faced obstinate opposition from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban....

Owner of the Philippines’ Largest Malls Says China Feud May Hurt Businesses (www.bloomberg.com)

TikTok set to restart e-commerce in Indonesia with $1.5 billion Tokopedia investment (web.archive.org)

South Africa selects Russia's Gazprombank as partner for PetroSA refinery (web.archive.org)

China ‘mediated Myanmar peace talks’ (www.bangkokpost.com)

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Turkish MP dies after suffering heart attack in parliament (www.reuters.com)

'I feel trapped': Scores of underage Rohingya girls forced into abusive marriages in Malaysia (apnews.com)

Squirrels just wanna have fun: Thieving rodents steal outdoor lights in East Vancouver (www.cbc.ca)

Military, Coast Guard turning Philippines into world's laughingstock (www.manilatimes.net)

Red dawn: Myanmar’s reborn communist army (www.frontiermyanmar.net)

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Why India’s Modi looks set for a third term despite economic concerns (www.scmp.com)

China-led peace talks produce temporary ceasefire in Myanmar between military junta, rebel groups (www.scmp.com)

Beijing and Shanghai cut down payments as part of stimulus aimed at reviving housing markets (www.scmp.com)

Lawmaker reveals Chinese Ambassador's threat: 'Don't provoke us' (www.newsweek.com)

A Philippine lawmaker revealed this week an alleged threat the country’s top military official received from China’s ambassador as tensions soared over differences in the South China Sea....

More Hongkongers want to move overseas or to mainland China, survey finds (www.scmp.com)

Amazon wins $270 million tax fight with EU (www.cnn.com)

Amazon does not have to pay €250 million ($273 million) in back taxes to Luxembourg, the top court in the European Union ruled Thursday, marking a defeat for the EU’s crackdown on sweetheart tax deals for multinationals....

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