Brazilian President Lula to Flávio Bolsonaro:

You say you want a plan like Milei’s, but in Argentina, people are eating donkey meat.

Q: According to reports, is there already a ready Israeli-American joint plan to attack Iran?

Netanyahu: I will not comment on the plan.

Israel Moves Closer to Argentina on Falklands After UK Settlement Sanctions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed diplomats to back Argentina’s call for Falklands negotiations amid worsening relations with Britain over West Bank settlement sanctions.

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Two Philippine Air Force planes collided during a training flight south of Manila, killing all four pilots.

The SF-260 aircraft crashed at Fernando Air Base on Friday.

The Air Force has grounded its remaining SF-260 fleet pending an investigation.

Ukraine Says Starlink Speed Restrictions Lifted After Two Weeks

Ukraine's Defense Ministry says Starlink and Starshield speeds have been restored after two weeks of restrictions that disrupted military drone operations and fueled tensions between Kyiv and the Trump administration.

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Germany’s Chancellor Merz:

Antisemites and enemies of Israel, whether they come from the right or from the left, will always find bitter opponents in us.

We will not tolerate it. We will not accept it!

Germany’s Chancellor Merz on Russia:

We are facing a massive threat in the east of our continent.

We see Russia trying to destabilize Germany every single day.

I do not want a return to the darkest periods in the history of our continent.

Germany's Chancellor Merz:

We are living in a time when a radical Die Linke in Berlin is openly and shamelessly inciting hatred against Jews, against the police, and against Israel's right to exist.

And the SPD and the Greens are apparently on their way to helping Die Linke into Berlin's Red City Hall.

At the same time, a radical AfD is working every single day to destabilize Germany, abandon Ukraine, spread the Russian narrative, and isolate Germany.

In times like these, we need the CDU and CSU more than ever before.

Germany’s Chancellor Merz:

We stand with motorists. We stand with our industry. And we stand for technology-neutral innovation.

If the Council now gives its approval, then by the end of the year we will be able to say: The combustion-engine ban is off the table.

Let me put it metaphorically: Germany and France have finally, even in the literal sense, become the engine of Europe again.

Germany's Chancellor Merz:

The SPD and the Greens are trying to extract concessions and assurances from Die Linke on things that should actually be considered completely self-evident.

They have to put it in writing that the existence of the State of Israel is recognized, that defending Israel's right to exist is a self-evident part of our country's identity.

And that must, of course, also apply to everyone who comes to Germany and wants to live here.

NEW: Turkish Armed Forces aim to produce 5 million kamikaze drones within five years and 10 million within a decade, Chief of General Staff Gen. Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu says.

Trump:

There is a Fake News report out there that I am going to remove the White House Press Room and bring back the old Swimming Pool, which lies directly underneath.

Although I may move the Fake News to a less obnoxious location, the old swimming pool will never be brought back.

I NEVER even thought to do such a stupid thing!

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

A spokesman for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has said Iran will become the world’s absolute superpower in the “final war”.

“God willing, in the final war we will become the absolute superpower of the world,” Brig. Gen. Mohebbi said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a surprise visit to Dandong, China, crossing the border via the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge.

Chinese state media said Wang Huning, China’s fourth-ranked leader, accompanied Kim and conveyed greetings from President Xi Jinping.

The four-lane bridge linking Sinuiju and Dandong was completed in 2014 with Chinese funding but sat unused for 12 years before officially opening on October 15 amid warming ties.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office tried to block U.S. troops from participating in Sunday’s NFL game in Paris amid unrest in France.

The Pentagon partially reversed the decision after the State Department intervened, citing the diplomatic value of U.S. military participation and low security risks.

Source: WaPo

Palantir CEO Alex Karp:

I’ve been yelling at various important Germans in private for a long time that if you do not take migration seriously, it’s going to be a disaster.

Even if I’m wrong on every point, I am right about what’s going to happen politically.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp on AI:

With a minor exception in Israel, China and the U.S. are the only relevant countries.

That’s one thing I am apoplectic about in Europe. You can’t help someone who doesn’t want to be helped.

Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg:

Our support for Ukraine is not charity.

It is an investment in our own security and in the future of a democratic and peaceful Europe.

We cannot allow Russia to succeed. The fight for freedom must continue.

Several senior Trump advisers believe an Israeli government without Netanyahu could be easier to work with, despite Trump's endorsement ahead of Tuesday's election.

JD Vance has grown disillusioned with Netanyahu over the Iran war, while other officials have raised concerns about Israeli policies in Syria, Lebanon and the West Bank.

Three major Israeli polls project just 50 seats for Netanyahu's bloc, raising the prospect of a deadlock that could keep him in power as caretaker prime minister.

Source: Axios

A massive fire broke out at the Omsky Kauchuk chemical plant in Russia's Omsk following reported Ukrainian drone strikes.

The facility is located more than 2,500 km from Ukraine.