EU's Kaja Kallas:

Today, ministers adopted nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia's military-industrial complex.

This is the single largest expansion of our sanctions list since Russia's war started.

We are making it significantly harder, slower, and more expensive for Russia to produce weapons it uses to kill Ukrainians.

EU's Kaja Kallas:

Enlargement has been the EU's most successful foreign policy tool for decades.

It's not just about making the EU bigger. It's about making Europe safer and also stronger geopolitically.

Ukraine, of course, is Europe's first line of defense against Russian aggression.

Burnham Says IRGC ‘Almost Certainly’ Directed RAF Fairford Incident

Britain announced sanctions against two Iranian nationals and summoned Tehran’s ambassador as Burnham linked the September incident near RAF Fairford to the IRGC.

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Zelensky:

Although the Russians outnumber us by six to eight times in some areas of the front, we are still achieving the results Ukraine needs.

Chinese Rental Volvos Recorded Norwegian Military Exercise

Norwegian Home Guard personnel found that rental cars had stored footage of soldiers, movements, and military gate codes. Vehicle shortages kept the cars in use.

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Anduril Reveals Steelfin: Lower-Cost Alternative to Patriot Interceptors

Anduril aims to price its modular Steelfin interceptor at one-third the cost of Patriot PAC-3 missiles, with full-rate production expected in late 2028 or early 2029.

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UKMTO reported that a products tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while transiting outbound through the Strait of Hormuz.

Netanyahu is seeking U.S. mediation to convince Saudi Arabia to allow Israeli military involvement against the Houthis in Yemen, hoping to strengthen ties and pave the way for normalization.

However, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has reportedly vetoed the proposal.

Source: Haaretz

Saudi Arabia is investigating why its air defenses failed to stop Houthi drone and missile attacks on Riyadh airport that killed at least 13 people and injured over 300.

An initial probe found that the Houthis used drones to clear the way for cruise and ballistic missiles.

Riyadh is seeking greater U.S. military involvement against the Houthis, while Trump is considering strikes.

Source: AP

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

We need to wipe out Gaza, for example. Not commit genocide, God forbid.

Wipe out Gaza, because Gaza, as a terrorist entity, with 1.8 million Nazis ... should not exist.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

I want all of Gaza. I want Gaza to be ours.

I want it for Zionist reasons.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

I can probably travel to four countries: the United States, Russia, China and North Korea.

So every year we'll take turns going to one of them for our vacations. I hope we don't get used to it.

Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski:

We appreciate President Trump's involvement in trying to end the Russia-Ukraine war. But in Poland, we believe that it will bear fruit if you put pressure on the aggressor and not on the victim of aggression.

Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski:

We were prepared to normalize relations with Russia, just like everybody else, 15 years ago.

But it's Russia that started invading its neighbors. And when they changed their policy, so did we.

Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski:

We would like to be helpful, but we are not going into war against Iran.

Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski:

If you take accumulated growth, we are almost at the level of China over the last 30 years.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner told Ukrainian officials that the U.S.-Russia diesel deal, allowing Russia to export over 2.25 million barrels, could “soften” Moscow’s position and revive peace talks.

The U.S. also urged Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries, hoping to persuade Putin to make concessions.

However, a source close to the Kremlin said Putin would only negotiate after securing the remaining 11% of Donbas.

Source: Reuters

The U.S. urged Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries but did not threaten to cut military or intelligence support if Kyiv refused.

Source: Reuters

Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walter White Jr., died at 34 in Texas on October 12.

He reportedly died by suicide, and authorities said the death investigation remains ongoing.

Source: TMZ

Trump shared a fabricated quote attributed to Denzel Washington praising him as the bravest and smartest person he had ever met.

Washington’s representatives confirmed the quote was fake, saying they had no idea where it came from.

Source: WaPo