Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years – The Japan Times

  1. Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years  The Japan Times
  2. Japan deploys troops to combat deadly wave of bear attacks  Reuters
  3. Japanese government advises using plastic bottles to prevent bear attacks  毎日新聞
  4. Japan deploys the military to counter a surge in bear attacks  NPR
  5. Another bear attack in Japan as former victim calls for ruthless response: ‘Bears have learned humans are weak’  The Independent
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Nearly 1,500 flights canceled on second day of cuts tied to government shutdown

Charlotte, North Carolina, has the most cancellations – at 120 – as industry experts say other sectors might also feel effects

US airlines canceled 1,460 flights on Saturday, the second day of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) order to reduce air traffic because of the government shutdown.

So far, the slowdown at many of the nation’s busiest airports hasn’t caused widespread disruptions. But it has deepened the impact felt by what is now the nation’s longest federal shutdown.

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Israel said to accuse Lebanese army of failing to prevent Hezbollah from rearming – The Times of Israel

  1. Israel said to accuse Lebanese army of failing to prevent Hezbollah from rearming  The Times of Israel
  2. Israeli military launches strikes across southern Lebanon against what it says are Hezbollah targets  CNN
  3. Headlines for November 07, 2025  Democracy Now!
  4. Israeli jets strike southern Lebanon towns, escalating near-daily attacks  AP News
  5. Israeli attacks kill 3 in Lebanon as EU urges it to respect the ceasefire  Al Jazeera
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Australia news live: Crisafulli declares end to ‘cannoli diplomacy’ with Albanese over lack of hospital funding

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BoM’s axing of free flood forecasting ‘potentially deadly consequences’

Natural disaster-prone councils in south-east Queensland say the Bureau of Meteorology’s decision to axe its free real-time flood forecasting tool is a “cost shifting” exercise with “potentially deadly consequences”, with New South Wales emergency services also affected.

The main treatment for viral gastroenteritis is to rest and drink plenty of fluids. Most people recover without complications, but more urgent care may need to be sought for infants, people with suppressed immune systems, and the elderly, who may experience more serious illness.

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Gaza death toll tops 69,000 as Israel and militants again exchange remains – AP News

  1. Gaza death toll tops 69,000 as Israel and militants again exchange remains  AP News
  2. Death toll in Gaza tops 69,000; Hamas retrieves body of Israeli soldier  Al Jazeera
  3. Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 69,000 as more bodies are exchanged, local health officials say  Politico
  4. Israel Preparing to Receive Remains of Slain Hostage in Coming Hours  Haaretz
  5. IDF kills Palestinian terrorists who crossed Yellow Line  The Jerusalem Post
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‘If war breaks out…’: Afghanistan’s big warning to Pakistan as peace talks fall flat again | World News – Hindustan Times

  1. ‘If war breaks out…’: Afghanistan's big warning to Pakistan as peace talks fall flat again | World News  Hindustan Times
  2. Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks collapse, ceasefire continues, Taliban says  Reuters
  3. Afghanistan’s Taliban blames ‘irresponsible’ Pakistan as peace talks fail  Al Jazeera
  4. Pakistan–Afghanistan peace talks in Istanbul fail amid rising border tensions  AP News
  5. Pakistan Will Not Succeed In Any Covert Op Against Afghanistan: Taliban Spokesperson | Exclusive | World News  News18
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Pakistan–Afghanistan peace talks in Istanbul fail amid rising border tensions – AP News

  1. Pakistan–Afghanistan peace talks in Istanbul fail amid rising border tensions  AP News
  2. Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks collapse, ceasefire continues, Taliban says  Reuters
  3. Afghanistan’s Taliban blames ‘irresponsible’ Pakistan as peace talks fail  Al Jazeera
  4. 'Ready For War': Taliban Warns Pakistan After Istanbul Talks Collapse Again  NDTV
  5. 'Against stable and strong Afghanistan': Taliban slams Pak army; accuses it of 'creating tensions'  The Times of India
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Thousands of Chinese lured abroad and forced to be scammers – now Beijing is cracking down – BBC

  1. Thousands of Chinese lured abroad and forced to be scammers - now Beijing is cracking down  BBC
  2. China sentences 5 to death for building, running criminal gang fraud centers in Myanmar's lawless borderlands  CBS News
  3. China sentences 5 Myanmar scam kingpins to death  The Record from Recorded Future News
  4. China to execute casino kingpin, four others in multibillion-dollar criminal case  igamingbusiness.com
  5. Chinese scammers sentenced to death as HK seizes Prince Bank assets  ucanews.com
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‘Loophole’ in sanctions allowing Russian oil to be imported to Australia through port part-owned by Macquarie Bank

Australia stopped buying fuel directly from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine but has imported more than 3m tonnes of its oil products since 2023

Millions of tonnes of Russian oil have been traded through a port part-owned by Macquarie Bank and potentially sold on to Australian businesses, new data shows.

The identification of a new link between Australia and the trade in Russian-origin products exposes further gaps in government sanctions, as Australia lags behind the EU and the UK in tightening import rules.

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