1. Canada expelled six Indian diplomats including the high commissioner, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada.

2. North Korea has blown up sections of inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas.

3. Israeli military strikes killed at least 40 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces tightened their squeeze around Jabalia.

4. China may raise an additional $850 billionfrom special treasury bonds over three years to stimulate a sagging economy.

5. Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by an annual 30.5% in September.

6. Starlink boss Elon Musk said a move by India to auction satellite broadband spectrum, and not allocate it, would be "unprecedented".