A newly built section of the 758-m Hongqi bridge in Sichuan, China, partially collapsed after landslides caused by worsening mountainside conditions.

The bridge had been closed earlier due to cracks and shifting terrain.

No casualties were reported.

BIG: The UK has stopped sharing intelligence with the US on suspected drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean because it believes recent US missile strikes on the vessels — which have killed 76 people — are illegal.

Source: CNN

Venezuela is preparing a guerrilla-style defense if the U.S. attacks, acknowledging its military is under-equipped and poorly paid.

The plan reportedly involves scattering small units nationwide to sabotage invading forces and potentially creating street chaos in Caracas to make the country ungovernable.

Equipment is largely outdated, and morale is low, raising doubts about the military’s ability to withstand a U.S. assault.

Source: Reuters

Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer has resigned.

The US Navy is exploring plans for a temporary base in southern Israel near Gaza that could house 10,000 personnel to support a proposed international stabilization force monitoring the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

Source: Bloomberg

Nigeria: More bodies of ISWAP militants found after a deadly clash in which Boko Haram killed over 100 fighters.

Moldova is negotiating with Russia’s Lukoil to buy its fuel infrastructure at Chisinau airport after U.S. sanctions forced Lukoil to halt operations by Nov. 21.

Source: Reuters

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa received a blessing in Washington from Rabbi Yosef Hamra, a leader of Syrian-Jewish heritage.

NEW: Switzerland may secure a deal with the U.S. this week to cut tariffs on Swiss goods from 39% to 15%, pending President Trump’s approval.

Source: Reuters

Saudi Arabia will host a U.S.–Saudi investment summit in Washington on Nov. 19, coinciding with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit.

Source: CBS News

Colombian President Petro has suspended all intelligence and security cooperation with the U.S., protesting ongoing U.S. military strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific that he says are causing civilian deaths.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping met Spain’s King Felipe VI in Beijing — the first visit by a Spanish Monarch to China in 18 years.

Syria has officially joined the U.S.-led international coalition against ISIS, becoming its 90th member.

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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to WaPo:

We were in war against Russia for 10 years, and it was a hard, difficult war.

They announced that they killed me several times.

We need Russia because it’s a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

We need their vote to be on our side in some issues, and we have strategic interests with them.

We don’t want to push Russia to take alternative or other options in dealing with Syria.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to WaPo:

Israel occupied the Golan Heights in order to protect Israel, and now they are imposing conditions in the south of Syria in order to protect the Golan Heights.

So after a few years, maybe they will occupy the center of Syria in order to protect the south of Syria.

They will reach Munich on that pathway.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to WaPo:

Israel has always claimed that it has concerns about Syria because it is afraid of the threats that the Iranian militias and Hezbollah represent.

We are the ones who expelled those forces out of Syria.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to WaPo:

Fighting is not something shameful if it’s done for noble objectives, especially if you are defending your own land and the people who are suffering from injustice.

I have fought so many wars, but I’ve never caused the death of an innocent person.