Monday, Nov 2

World Digest

1. UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends after 35 years as Security Council deadlocks global-institutions The UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) stopped operating on Sunday after its mandate expired at midnight Saturday, when the Security Council failed to agree on renewing it, according to the UN, AP and NPR.
2. Ukraine and Russia say hackers hijacked their emergency alert apps to send fake nuclear warnings security Ukraine's Air Alert app sent false warnings of radiation, chemical attacks and street fighting late Sunday, and hours later Russia's emergencies ministry said its own warnings app had suffered a "massive cyberattack", according to the BBC, AP and AFP.
3. Israeli forces pull out of Hebron after operation launched over the killing of two soldiers conflict Israel's military said its soldiers withdrew on Monday from the area of its operation in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, and Hebron Governor Khaled Dudin said Palestinian security forces had taken full control and displaced families could return, according to AFP, Al Jazeera and Anadolu Agency.
4. Saudi-led coalition says it shot down a Houthi ballistic missile aimed at southern Saudi Arabia conflict Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki said on Monday that air defences intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile the Houthis launched toward Saudi Arabia's southern region, according to the official Saudi Press Agency, Al Jazeera and TRT World.
5. Spain identifies 66 of 69 train crash victims, including four Americans disaster Authorities said 54 of the identified victims of last week's high-speed train collision near Urda, in Toledo province, were Spanish and 12 were foreign nationals, according to RTVE, AFP and AP.