NEW: A senior German military official says Germany should buy Turkish drones as Berlin seeks to strengthen its defense capabilities after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

German government and defense experts say cooperation with Türkiye could benefit both sides, including joint production and technology projects.

Source: DW

Trump is unsure about launching military strikes to remove Venezuela’s President Maduro, despite a major U.S. buildup in the region.

The administration hasn’t decided whether it wants regime change or concessions.

Source: WSJ

BIG: Israel is spending millions on U.S. influence campaigns — targeting evangelicals, hiring Trump-linked firms, deploying influencers and bots, and even trying to shape responses from AI tools like ChatGPT — to counter falling American support after the Gaza war.

Source: Haaretz

NEW: Israel declared the Egypt border a closed military zone and will treat smuggling there as terror-linked activity.

Türkiye will enter new meetings with Lockheed Martin to resolve a pricing dispute over its planned purchase of 40 F-16 Block 70 jets.

Ankara objects to paying for mission-computer upgrades and new production lines, and wants access to source code to integrate its own missiles and radar.

Source: Bloomberg

NATO's Rutte:

The danger posed by Russia will not end when the war in Ukraine ends.

For the foreseeable future, Russia will remain a destabilizing force in Europe and the world.

Nigeria: U.S. AFRICOM has drafted intervention plans targeting ISWAP, JAS, and other Islamist groups.

The plans outline three options — light, medium, and heavy operations.

NATO's Rutte:

Russia is not alone in its efforts to undermine global rules — it is working with China, North Korea, Iran, and others, strengthening defense industrial cooperation to unprecedented levels and preparing for long-term confrontation.

We cannot be naive; we must be prepared. As President Roosevelt said in 1942, powerful enemies must be outfought and out-produced.

Somalia: Defense Minister Ahmed Muallim Fiqi revealed that mercenaries are trafficked through Puntland’s Bosaso airport to join Sudan’s war.

He said aircraft carrying fighters and cargo regularly transit Bosaso en route to Chad, Niger, and western Sudan.

U.S. companies announced 153,000 layoffs in October — the most for that month in over 20 years — led by tech and warehousing.

Cuts are being driven by AI adoption, weaker spending, and rising costs.

Source: Bloomberg

Tanzania: Police shot a mother dead in front of her child during anti-government protests.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is privately telling colleagues she wants to run for President in 2028 and believes she has the MAGA base and donor network to win.

Source: NOTUS

Israel bombs southern Lebanon again.

Hezbollah:

We affirm our right to resist the occupation alongside our army and people.

Singapore has passed a new law allowing 6–24 strokes of judicial caning for male scammers and scam-recruiters under 50, a punishment previously used for crimes like rape and drug trafficking.

Somalia: Heavy clashes are reported between Puntland forces and Islamic State militants in the Baaladr Valley area of Bari region.

The Trump administration is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudanese nationals, requiring about 232 people to leave within 60 days or face deportation, despite ongoing conflict and severe hunger in South Sudan.

BREAKING: The US is preparing to establish military presence at an airbase in Damascus.

Source: Reuters