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Israel says its forces attacked Hamas gunmen inside the network of tunnels under Gaza, China's factory activity unexpectedly shrinks in October, and the US will expel four countries from the AGOA trade program.

Plus, when is US daylight saving time and why was it created?

By Kate Turton

Today's Top News

Israeli jeeps maneuver in the Gaza Strip, as seen from Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

ISRAEL AND HAMAS AT WAR

Israel said its forces attacked Hamas gunmen inside the Islamists' vast tunnel network beneath Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a halt to fighting to ease humanitarian crisis. Follow the latest news from Israel's ground assault in Gaza.
Israeli forces are moving slowly in their ground offensive in Gaza in part to keep open the possibility of drawing Hamas militants to negotiate the release of more than 200 hostages, military specialists consulted by Reuters said.

IN OTHER NEWS

Kyiv military officials said Russia has bulked up its forces around the devastated city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine and has switched its troops from defense to offense, but Ukraine has been preparing to repel the attacks.
US President Joe Biden said he intends to end the participation of Gabon, Niger, Uganda and the Central African Republic in the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade program.
Britain's King Charles begins a four-day state visit to Kenya, his first to a former colony, during which he plans to acknowledge "painful aspects" of a shared history that included almost seven decades of colonial rule.

US NEWS

Five months before an Army reservist shot dead 18 people at a bar and bowling alley in Maine, his family contacted the sheriff's office to say they were concerned about a decline in his mental health and that he had access to at least 10 guns.
Donald Trump should be disqualified from Colorado's ballot in next year's election because he "incited a violent mob" in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, an advocacy group lawyer argued at the opening of a trial on Monday.

Business & Markets

China's manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted in October, underlining the daunting task facing policymakers as they try to revitalize economic growth heading into the end of the year and 2024 amid multiple challenges at home and abroad.
General Motors and the UAW struck a tentative deal, ending the union's unprecedented campaign of coordinated strikes that won record pay increases for workers at the Detroit Three automakers. Listen to our global automotive correspondent Joe White speak to Reuters World News podcast about the deal.
Euro zone economic growth was weaker than expected in the third quarter, a flash estimate showed, with gross domestic product contracting slightly quarter-on-quarter and the year-on-year growth rate slowing sharply.
Striking Hollywood actors and studios remain far apart on key issues and will meet on Tuesday, the actors union said. "While talks over the past week have been productive, we remain far apart on key issues", the union said.
Gold prices near record highs could dampen demand in India during the peak festival season and lead to the lowest purchase volumes in three years, the World Gold Council said.
Britain will host the world's first global AI safety summit this week to examine the risks of the fast-growing technology and kickstart an international dialogue on regulation of it. Here's what we know about the gathering.

Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan moves to expel 1.7 million

Muhammad Rahim at a bus stop in Karachi, Pakistan. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

As the clock ticked down to the Nov. 1 deadline Pakistan set for undocumented migrants to leave the country, Muhammad Rahim boarded a bus from Karachi to the Afghan border.

"We'd live here our whole life if they didn't send us back," said the 35-year-old Afghan national, who was born in Pakistan, married a Pakistani woman and raised his Pakistan-born children in the port city - but has no Pakistani identity documents.

Read how Pakistan's move to expel undocumented migrants impacts Afghan refugees

And Finally...

Daylight saving time in the US and some neighboring countries will end on Nov. 5 at 2 a.m. local time. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

As countries including the United States, Canada and Cuba prepare to set clocks back an hour on Nov. 5 as daylight saving time ends, debate is once again emerging in the US over whether and how to end this practice.

Here is everything you need to know about daylight saving time and the arguments to end it.

US daylight saving time: When is it and why was it created?

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