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A man walks out from the door of his house as he salvages goods from his collapsed house after an earthquake in Jajarkot, Nepal November 6, 2023. — Reuters pic

More tremors in Nepal three days after deadly earthquake, no damage reported yet

Leisure travel demand to the region was hit after Israel said the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas killed 1,400 people in southern Israel on October 7, and Israel responded with air and ground strikes on Gaza that Palestinian authorities say have killed more than 9,000. — Reuters pic

Travelers put off holiday trips to Middle East as Israel-Hamas war rages

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, after a meeting, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ankara, Turkey, November 6, 2023. — Reuters pic

Blinken meets Turkish counterpart in Ankara as part of Middle East tour

In a nation bitterly divided over how to address firearms violence, Republicans and conservatives typically want fewer gun restrictions while Democrats and liberals often promote gun control. And in this case, many gun rights groups and conservative or libertarian legal scholars support Rahimi’s challenge, while many liberal and gun safety organizations oppose it. — Reuters

Guns rights and domestic violence protections collide at US Supreme Court

Japan has held more than a dozen such drills nationwide this year, though today’s drill was the first in Tokyo since 2018. — Reuters pic

Eyeing North Korea, Tokyo holds first missile evacuation drill in years

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said he hoped international pressure would bring a speedy transfer of the funds, which are collected by Israel in areas of the occupied West Bank, and paid to the Palestinian Authority under a longstanding arrangement between the two sides. — Pool via Reuters pic

Palestinians refuse to accept partial tax transfer from Israel

Damage is pictured in Kibbutz Kfar Aza following the October attack by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, November 5, 2023. — Reuters pic

France says it’s in talks with Egypt on setting up field hospital for Gaza wounded

China said it is keen to establish a good relationship wit the new New Zealand government. ― Reuters pic

China seeks good working relationship with new govt of New Zealand

New Delhi often ranks among the world’s top polluted cities every year ahead of the onset of winters in November, when calm winds, low temperatures trap pollutants emitted from many sources. — Reuters pic

India’s New Delhi to restrict use of vehicles to curb air pollution, says minister

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero.— Pool via Reuters pic

China’s President Xi met Cuban Prime Minister in Beijing todayUPDATE 1-China's President Xi meets Cuban prime minister in Beijing

Palestinian boys stand on the edge of a road ripped up by an Israeli manned bulldozer in the Jenin refugee camp. — AFP pic

Israel-Hamas war lures next generation of West Bank militants

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will welcome Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to Beijing today. — AFP pic

China’s Xi to welcome Australian PM Albanese in Beijing

US State Secretary Antony Blinken has rebuffed calls for a ceasefire and backed Israel’s goal of crushing Hamas. — AFP pic

Israel intensifies Gaza strikes despite ceasefire calls

Myanmar should cooperate with China to maintain stability on their common border, a Chinese official said today, after a surge of fighting in Myanmar between junta forces and insurgents rocked the region. — AFP pic

China urges Myanmar to cooperate on maintaining stability on border

China’s weather authority warned of a drastic drop in temperature in coming days, along with blizzards, anticipated to substantially affect several cities, state media reported. — AFP pic

Northeast China blizzards cancel flights, force school closures

Three French planes delivering 54 tonnes of aid for Gaza arrived in Egypt this weekend and France has three naval vessels in the eastern Mediterranean ready to respond to the evolving situation, senior officials said yesterday. — Reuters pic

France delivers three planes of aid to Gaza, French boats in Mediterranean