1. Japan’s Diet has elected Ishiba Shigeru as the country’s prime minister following a runoff vote in the Lower House against the main opposition leader. Ishiba, who leads the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party, was also confirmed by the Upper House earlier on Monday.
2. Israeli media say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has admitted his government was behind a series of explosions of hand-held communication devices across Lebanon in September. 3. Japan has posted a record current-account surplus for the first half of the fiscal year starting in April. Businesses in the country saw bigger returns as investments overseas rose.
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