1. The ceasefire in the Gaza Strip remains unstable as the Israeli military says it has conducted another attack on the enclave. The military continues to mount strikes even after the ceasefire came into force between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas on October 10.
2. In Major League Baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of the World Series to win the championship. The Dodgers won four games of the best-of-seven series. It is the first time in the team’s history to win the World Series two years in a row. Japanese players on the team include two-way star Ohtani Shohei, as well as pitchers Yamamoto Yoshinobu and Sasaki Roki. Yamamoto was named the Most Valuable Player of the World Series.
3. US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright says the nuclear weapons testing ordered by President Donald Trump will not involve nuclear explosions. Trump announced during his trip to Asia last week that he had instructed the Department of Defense to resume the testing. But he did not give the details. The United States has not conducted a nuclear test explosion since 1992.