November 3, 2022

*) Japan orders residents to shelter as North Korea missiles soar again North Korea has continued its barrage of weapons tests by firing at least three missiles including a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile or ICBM. The missile launch forced the Japanese government to issue evacuation alerts and temporarily halt trains. Thursday's launches came a day after Pyongyang fired more than 20 missiles, the most it has fired in a single day ever. *) World hails Ethiopia's truce deal with Tigray rebels Ethiopian government and Tigray rebels have agreed to cease hostilities. World leaders hailed the ceasefire, which is a surprise diplomatic breakthrough after nearly two years of conflict. The conflict has killed thousands and displaced millions and left hundreds of thousands facing famine. *) Türkiye's Erdogan: Grain deal will prioritise African countries in need The Türkiye-brokered grain deal will prioritise African countries in need as agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin, says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The US and the United Nations thanked Türkiye over the resumption of the deal. Erdogan announced Russia’s return to the deal on Wednesday. On Saturday, Russia had announced that it would suspend its participation in the deal over what it alleged was a Ukrainian attack on its Black Sea fleet. *) Elon Musk intends to cut half of Twitter jobs – report Elon Musk plans to cut about 3,700 jobs at Twitter or half of the company's workforce in a bid to cut costs. According to Bloomberg News, Twitter's new owner will inform the staff affected by his decision. Bloomberg also reported that Musk intends to reverse Twitter’s work from anywhere policy and will require employees to work from the office. And finally… *) Lawsuit dropped over Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' Country singer Andy Stone dropped his lawsuit against Mariah Carey for copyright infringement over her hit song “All I Want for Christmas is You”. The popstar was sued by Stone in June, claiming he co