Hague court rejects bid to ban transfer to Israel of F-35 fighter jet parts from Dutch warehouse (apnews.com)
Police officer stoned to death after rescuing FGM survivors in Kenya (www.theguardian.com)
Ballistic missile fired from rebel-held Yemen strikes cargo ship in Red Sea after earlier attack (apnews.com)
A ballistic missile fired from rebel-held territory in Yemen struck a Liberian-flagged cargo ship Friday in the Red Sea near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, an assault that apparently sought to target a vessel struck earlier, a U.S. defense official said....
Thousands of tons of dead fish wash ashore in Japan - three months after the nation released treated Fukushima radioactive water into the sea (www.dailymail.co.uk)
Israel’s mass arrest campaign sows fear in northern Gaza (www.scmp.com)
Japan’s Sapporo set to scrap bid to host Winter Olympics over cost, scandal concerns: ‘enough is enough’ (www.scmp.com)
Malaysia’s tech hub ambition takes major leap with new ministry spearheading digital transformation (www.scmp.com)
Will more assertive Philippine approach to South China Sea pay off in long run? (www.scmp.com)
USA finds Huawei Mate 60 Pro 'deeply concerning': US Secretary of Commerce threatens new sanctions (www.notebookcheck.net)
Cuba thwarts terrorist plot by South Florida man who arrived by jetski, state-run media says (www.reuters.com)
Hamas officials quit Qatar, shut down cellphones (www.jns.org)
Japan denies link between mysterious mass fish deaths and Fukushima release (www.independent.co.uk)
Ukrainian leader's rude awakening: In Washington, his country's destiny is a bargaining chip (www.cbc.ca)
Israel warns war with Hamas could take 'several' more months (www.bbc.com)
China’s economic struggles continue as property, private investment remain ‘core headwind’ in November (www.scmp.com)
China wants to build ‘first-class’ investment banks – but isn’t telling the industry how (www.scmp.com)
Labour-rich Indonesia to send 100,000 workers to ageing Japan, reap benefits of ‘demographic dividend’ (www.scmp.com)
China launched secret space plane as US rival remains grounded (www.scmp.com)
Guyana and Venezuela promise not to use force in bitter dispute over oil rich region (www.theguardian.com)
Guyana says it won't bow to Venezuela in dispute over territory rich in oil and minerals (apnews.com)
The leaders of Guyana and Venezuela promised in a tense meeting Thursday that neither side would use threats or force against the other, but failed to reach agreement on how to address a bitter dispute over a vast border region rich with oil and minerals that has concerned many in the region....
Hungary blocks €50bn of EU funding for Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
Hungary has blocked €50bn ($55bn; £43bn) in EU aid for Ukraine hours after agreement was reached on starting membership talks....
China grabs neighbor's land while negotiating border deal (www.newsweek.com)
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....
