1. Japan airport shut after likely WW2-era bomb explodes near runway, 87 flights cancelled.

2. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered military aircraft to be deployed immediately to evacuate its citizens from Israel and other parts of the Middle East amid escalating tension.

3. Russian troops have taken control of the Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, a bastion that had resisted attacks since the beginning of the war.

4. Israel is reinforcing its presence in south Lebanon a day after it was attacked by Iran.

5. Biden and Harris will travel to North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia to assess the devastation wrought in the U.S. Southeast by Hurricane Helene, which has killed at least 160 people.

6. Meta has taken down some 8,000 "celeb bait" scam ads as part of a new effort with Australian banks to curb the practice.