Trump shows up for Halloween at the White House.

BIG: Trump administration is considering airstrikes on Venezuelan military sites—ports and airfields allegedly used for drug trafficking.

Trump hasn’t decided yet but wants to pressure Maduro to step down.

Source: WSJ

German automaker Volkswagen reported a €1.07 billion ($1.24 billion) net loss for Q3 2025, its first quarterly loss in five years.

Hegseth removed Rear Adm. Kurt Rothenhaus, head of the Navy’s top research office, replacing him with 33-year-old former DOGE employee Rachel Riley, who has zero military experience.

A three-star general, Lt. Gen. Joe McGee, was also ousted after clashes with Hegseth.

Chinese EV giant BYD’s year-to-date cash burn has reached roughly $10 billion.

The company’s free cash flow has stayed negative for three straight quarters.

Disgraced Paedophile Prince Stripped of Titles and Expelled from Royal Estate

King Charles III has stripped Prince Andrew of all royal noscripts and honors and ordered him to leave Windsor Estate after Epstein scandal.

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Top Trump officials—including Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and Pete Hegseth—have moved into military base housing for protection after protests and rising political violence.

Source: The Atlantic

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will unveil a major overhaul of U.S. arms sales on Nov. 7, shifting the Defense Security Cooperation Agency from the Pentagon’s policy arm to its acquisition division to speed up foreign military sales and weapons production.

The move aims to cut red tape, boost exports, and align U.S. defense manufacturing with allies’ needs amid global stockpile shortages.

Source: POLITICO

Syria’s new President, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has warned his officials against enriching themselves, in a rare rebuke that signals an early test of his rule 10 months after ousting Bashar al-Assad.

“I didn’t know government salaries were this high!” Sharaa joked as dozens of loyalists arrived at his former rebel base in luxury SUVs. “Have you forgotten you are sons of the revolution?” he scolded, according to attendees.

At the August 30 meeting in Idlib, Sharaa ordered civil servants with luxury cars to hand over their keys or face corruption probes.

Source: Reuters

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa shut down the Damascus office of his brother Jamal after allegations he was using family ties to secure business deals.

Soon after, Sharaa reportedly gathered relatives — including his father — to warn them against exploiting the family name for personal gain.

Source: Reuters

The U.S. cancelled the planned Trump–Putin summit in Budapest after Moscow sent a memo insisting on hardline demands over Ukraine — including territorial concessions, limits on Ukraine’s military, and a NATO ban.

A tense call between Russian FM Lavrov and Marco Rubio convinced Trump that Russia wasn’t serious about negotiating.

Source: FT

Protests in Tanzania have entered their third day as demonstrators march toward the State House.

Nigeria: Footage shows JNIM claiming its first attack in the Nigeria.

Canada's Carney meets with China's Xi.

Sudan’s voice in London:

“UAE you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide!”

The United States and India signed a 10-year defense pact, deepening military and technological cooperation.

The pact focuses on interoperability, joint production, and intelligence sharing.

China’s 6th-gen J-36 jet flies with the 5th-gen J-20 for the first time.

Sudan: Army soldiers mockingly thank the UAE after seizing a large cache of weapons delivered to its proxy RSF militias.

Russia’s armed forces have reportedly begun using new 9M729 cruise missiles against targets in Ukraine, according to Reuters citing Ukraine’s FM Andriy Sybiha.

One missile launched on August 5 allegedly flew 1,200 km before striking a target.

Ukrainian officials claim 23 such missiles have been used since August 2025, though no debris or proof has been shown.

The 9M729 “Novator” is a land-based version of the Kalibr missile with an estimated 2,000 km range and a 500 kg warhead — the system that led the U.S. to leave the INF Treaty in 2019.

Ukrainian intelligence earlier said Russia ordered 95 of these missiles for use with the Iskander-M1 launcher.

Mali: The army released a statement claiming it killed over a dozen terrorists near In Abao, northeast of Gossi.

Tanzania: The UN urged security forces to avoid excessive force against protesters and called for an investigation into election-related violence.