Russian Diesel Heads to US After Trump-Putin Agreement

LSEG data shows a tanker carrying 40,000 metric tons of Russian diesel is due in the U.S. on November 7, following an export agreement as Trump seeks to lower fuel prices ahead of the midterms.

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Israeli forces killed two Palestinian gunmen near Hebron on October 23, injuring six Israeli soldiers, two critically.

The clash comes amid rising tensions, settler attacks on Palestinian olive farmers, and Israeli military raids.

Following the shooting, Israel locked down Hebron, while far-right minister Itamar Ben Gvir called for full Israeli control of the West Bank.

North Korea Expands Missiles and Drones Program With Russian Support

North and South Korea are accelerating competing weapons programs with rival missile tests as Pyongyang’s military partnership with Russia strengthens its missiles and drones program.

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Lights reflect off a bulletproof screen as Trump speaks at a rally in Greenville, North Carolina.

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Canadian PM Mark Carney:

Türkiye is a formal partner of Canada in NATO, and one of the most important geostrategic countries, not just in this region but in this world.

Canadian PM Mark Carney:

We're in a position where we're more in need of Turkish expertise in terms of reinforcing what we need to do to protect Canadians and to serve as a full NATO ally at this stage.

Canadian PM Mark Carney on Türkiye:

Türkiye is a unique country. It's a modern European country. It's an Asian country. It's unique. It's at the crossroads. Deep, deep history, and cutting-edge modern.

Canadian PM Mark Carney:

The president of the United States is under no illusions. It's absolutely clear where I stand, where Canada stands, where Canadians stand. We will never be the 51st state.

We are going our own way. We're preparing, we're strong, and we're getting stronger.

Q: Türkiye has a very well-established defense industry, particularly when it comes to drones. Are we interested in buying military capability or Turkish military technology, or is this more an industrial partnership?

Canada's Carney: Look, the answer is both. But as much as possible, I think I would lean towards the partnership end of the spectrum, where we're providing complementary technology and we're building up together.

Canadian PM Mark Carney:

Türkiye produces approximately 80% of its defense needs domestically.

That is not the case in Canada.

So there are many lessons for us on how we can create an industry at home.

Putin on Europe:

They are constantly talking about the threat from Russia and preparing for war with Russia, which, in my view, is a kind of political schizophrenia.

But I hope this, too, will eventually pass.

Putin on Europe:

If you look at the political processes taking place in Europe, it becomes obvious that the peoples of Europe do not want to fight Russia.

I want us to be heard. We do not want war, and we are not preparing for any kind of war with Europe.

Putin on Ukraine:

The latest genetic research shows that Russians and Ukrainians are actually one people.

Well, if someone wants to think differently, to see things differently, that's fine. We accept that.

Kushner Had Access to a Secret $750 Million UAE Fund: Report

A book by investigative journalist Matthew Cole alleges that Dutch spies monitored Jared Kushner’s phone and uncovered access to a UAE account funded with roughly $750 million.

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A delegation of senior Turkish naval officers visited Syria’s port city of Latakia to support efforts to strengthen the capabilities of the Syrian Navy.

The delegation included Istanbul Shipyard Commander Rear Admiral Erdinç Yetkin, Naval Forces Logistics Chief Rear Admiral Timur Yılmaz and Naval Training and Education Commander Rear Admiral Yücel Darcan, along with representatives of Turkish state defense firm ASFAT.

Talks covered ship maintenance, repair and modernization, construction of new vessels, individual and team training, and upgrades to port infrastructure.

The two sides carried out inspections and agreed on a memorandum of understanding and a roadmap for cooperation.

A Bulgarian state protection officer was detained after shoving journalist Sonya Koltuklieva to the ground in Sofia as she tried to question Parliament Speaker Mihaela Dotsova.

She was hospitalized with a fractured shoulder, with some reports also citing a concussion.

Billionaire Ron Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress and once one of Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest associates, has broken years of silence to speak out against the Israeli prime minister in an interview with Haaretz.

Lauder says he saw 30 years ago how Netanyahu put his own political future ahead of the country’s, and is now determined to wake up the Israeli public before it is too late.

He has cut his ties with Israel over the past year, telling Haaretz “I sold my house in Tel Aviv” and saying he gave his Beersheba property to the Jewish National Fund, which he chairs.

Addressing Israelis, he said:

“Your fathers fought for the country, and you’re losing everything because of stupidity.”

NEW: U.S. Forces Japan will ban all BYD vehicles from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, citing security risks.

The ban applies with no exceptions to personnel’s private cars, contractor vehicles, taxis and delivery vans, with security forces turning them away at every gate.

Kadena, the largest U.S. Air Force base overseas, hosts the 18th Wing and the Typhon missile system capable of launching Tomahawk cruise missiles.

Base spokesperson Lt. Col. Alli Stormer said the vehicles “present an unacceptable and unmitigable risk to our personnel and our mission,” without giving details.

Yonhap, citing U.S. military officials, said the concern is that cameras, sensors, GPS and connected features could collect and leak sensitive information.