Archaeologists confirm tales of Finland's mid-14th century fortress (yle.fi)
South Africa recalls ambassador and diplomatic mission to Israel and accuses it of genocide in Gaza (apnews.com)
China ‘world’s biggest debt collector’ as poorer nations struggle with its loans (www.theguardian.com)
Italian archaeologists open 2,600-year-old tomb for first time, find wealthy family's treasures (www.cbsnews.com)
ICE faces heat after agents install thousands of personal apps, VPNs on official phones (www.theregister.com)
Ancient roman road found in Stirling garden. (www.bbc.com)
Moroccan archaeologists unearth new ruins at Chellah, a tourism-friendly ancient port near Rabat (phys.org)
UK interior minister plans to restrict use of tents by homeless (www.reuters.com)
Democracy ‘in trouble, stagnant at best, and declining in many places’ (www.aljazeera.com)
Indonesian activist Gita Syahrani wins $3m award for work on sustainable growth (news.mongabay.com)
Protesters block London’s Oxford Street in pro-Palestine demonstration (www.theguardian.com)
UK workers see record pay rises, but inflation eats them up (www.reuters.com)
Serbian police arrest 7 people smugglers and find over 700 migrants in raids (abcnews.go.com)
AI facial recognition scanned millions of driver licences. Then an innocent man got locked up (www.abc.net.au)
Tuscany storm and floods ravage central Italy leaving six dead (www.bbc.com)
Circular temple dedicated to Maya serpent deity discovered in Mexico (www.livescience.com)
North Korea media urges stronger nuclear force after U.S. missile test (www.reuters.com)
Skeleton with 4 prosthetic metal fingers unearthed from centuries-old grave in Germany (www.livescience.com)
India's biggest data breach? Hacking gang claims to have stolen 815 million people's personal information (www.bitdefender.com)
German politician held after Nazi slogan complaint (www.bbc.com)
Halloween revellers throng Shanghai, some wearing costumes seen as a protest to China policies (www.reuters.com)
Bolivia severs ties with Israel, others recall envoys over Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Statue of Greek Goddess Aphrodite Uncovered in Turkey (greekreporter.com)
A statue of the goddess Aphrodite was uncovered during excavations carried out in the Ancient Greek city of Amastris in today’s Turkey.
Sacrificial pits filled with 120 horse skeletons found in Bronze Age city in China (www.livescience.com)
3,500-Year-Old Book of Spells to Guide The Dead Uncovered With Egyptian Mummies (www.sciencealert.com)
