There is other news on this Election Day.
In a surprise Cabinet shakeup.
Israel's# Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired## his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant.# The two appeared unified last year following## the October 7 attacks by Hamas militants, but# there's been a growing rift between the two men,## with Gallant pushing for a more pragmatic and# diplomatic approach to ending the fighting in## Gaza, as the prime minister sticks# with relentless military pressure.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, Israeli Prime Minister# (through translator): Over the past few months,## trust has cracked between me and the# minister of defense.
Significa.. were discovered between me and Gallant in# the management of the military campaign.## This crisis of trust does not allow for# the proper continuation of the campaign.
GEOFF BENNETT: Netanyahu appointed his foreign# minister, Israel Katz, to take Gallant's place.## This all comes as Palestinian health officials# say a new wave of Israeli strikes killed at least## 30 people in Gaza, mostly in the north,# where aid has been cut off for weeks.## Israel's military says it targeted a# weapons storage facility in the strikes.
Officials in Kyiv say Ukrainian troops have# engaged with North Korean soldiers for the## first time since they were deployed to fight for# Russia.
One official says the Ukrainian military## fired artillery at North Korean soldiers in# Russia's Kursk border region.
Kyiv's defense## minister said the clashes were small in scale and# that more should be expected in the coming weeks.
Meantime, Ukraine's president# warned of global consequences.
VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, Ukrainian# President (through translator):## The first battles with North Korean soldiers# open a new chapter of instability in the world.## Together with the world, we must do everything# to ensure that this Russian step toward expanding## the war, toward real escalation, becomes a# losing one for Putin and for North Korea.
GEOFF BENNETT: The reported clashes could not be# independently verified.
The Pentagon estimates## that some 10,000 North Korean soldiers are# now deployed to Russia's border regions.
Tens of thousands of Boeing workers are# returning to the job as soon as tomorrow,## after their union voted to accept a new# contract ending a 53-day strike.
Union## members voted 59 percent in favor of the# deal.
It includes a 38 percent pay raise## over the next four years.
That's slightly short# of the 40 percent raise that workers wanted.
And Boeing refused to restore a company pension# plan that was frozen nearly a decade ago.
(CHEERING) GEOFF BENNETT:.. but among the workers themselves,# there were mixed reactions.
EEP GRACE BOLANO DUQUE, Boeing Worker: This was## definitely not a victory.
We we.. JOHN OLSON, Boeing Worker: I think what# we got was a fair deal.
I think it's a## good stepping-stone for contracts in the future.
GEOFF BENNETT: By one estimate, the# strike was costing Boeing $50 million## a day as it shut down production# of some of its bestselling planes.## President Joe Biden congratulated# the two sides on reaching a deal,## saying it ensures that Boeing remains a# critical part of America's aerospace sector.
In Spain, authorities have approved more# than $11 billion in relief aid to help those## affected by last week's devastating floods.# The package includes direct payments of up to## $65,000 to affected homeowners, plus financial# aid for businesses and municipal governments.
Speaking in Madrid today, Spain's prime# minister compared the government funds to## the measures taken during the COVID pandemic,# saying the benefits should be felt immediately.
PEDRO SANCHEZ, Spanish Prime Minister# (through translator): It is a good first step,## an agile and ambitious step with concrete# and realistic measures that are alread.. in force and that will help people and# businesses in the coming days and weeks.
GEOFF BENNETT: Cleanup efforts are# ongoing for the wreckage left behind## from last week's flooding.
At least# 218 people are known to have died.## Authorities in the eastern region of# Valencia say 89 people remain missing.
On Wall Street today, stocks ended higher# as investors await the results of today's## election.
The Dow Jones industrial average jumped# more than 400 points, or about 1 percent.
The## Nasdaq added nearly 260 points on the day.
The# S&P 500 also ended firmly in positive territory.
And Japan's Mount Fuji is missing its# signature snowy look.
For centuries,## the nation's tallest peak has been# a sacred subject of Japanese art and## culture.
And this time of year is normally# when snowfall brightens up the summit.
But## for the first November since records# began 130 years ago, the peak is bare.
The site has raised concerns about climate# change, with Japan's meteorological agency## saying that unusually high temperatures# are to blame.
The average temperature on## the summit last month was almost 35 degrees# Fahrenheit, the highest since the 1930s.
