Mali: A fuel tanker convoy from Ivory Coast has reportedly arrived in Bamako.

Trump:

Any country that does business with Russia will be very severely sanctioned.

We may add Iran to the formula.

Mali: Authorities say 235 JNIM militants have surrendered in the north.

NEW: Taiwan will start delivering a new civil defence handbook to all 9.8 million households, its first ever island-wide distribution, to prepare citizens for emergencies—including a possible Chinese attack.

The guide explains how to respond if encountering enemy troops, warns that any “Taiwan surrender” claims are fake, and offers instructions on shelters, cyberattacks, sabotage, and emergency kits.

Source: Reuters

Sudan: In the RSF attack on Babnousa, several UAE-supplied JAIS (N35) armored vehicles were spotted.

Zelensky is in France to finalise major long-term defence deals, including air-defence systems, missiles, and potentially Rafale fighter jets.

The package may include a 10-year aviation agreement and additional SAMP/T systems.

Source: Reuters

NYC Mayor Eric Adams in Israel:

I wanted to come back here to Israel and let you know that I served you as the mayor.

📸 NYC Mayor Eric Adams in Israel.

He will leave office on January 1, 2026.

Hungarian PM Orban:

Ukraine has no chance of winning against Russia’s ongoing invasion, and the EU's continued financial support for the country is just crazy.

Sudan: The armed forces recaptured Umm Sayala and Umm Sunta in North Kordofan from UAE-backed RSF militias.

Chinese Foreign Ministry:

Beijing respects the choices of the Syrian people and is ready to contribute to the security and stability of Syrria.

The Oxford Union voted overwhelmingly that Israel is a greater threat to regional stability than Iran.

Netanyahu’s testimony on Wednesday was canceled after he told the judges that “there is a security matter” that day.

Source: Israeli Channel 12

Kenya: Local media say several government websites were hacked and briefly taken offline.

Newly obtained data shows at least 98 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody since Oct. 7, 2023, many due to torture, medical neglect, and starvation.

A leaked Israeli intelligence database indicates that dozens of those who died were civilians.

Human rights groups say the true death toll is likely higher, with hundreds of detainees still unaccounted for.

Source: The Guardian

Bangladesh’s ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina was convicted of crimes against humanity for ordering a deadly crackdown on student protests in 2024, in which a UN report says up to 1,400 people were killed.

She was tried in absentia after fleeing to India, and her party is barred from the upcoming February elections.

South Korea has proposed formal military talks with North Korea to reduce rising tensions after multiple recent border incursions by Northern troops and a North Korean missile launch.

BIG: Germany and France are considering scaling back their €100bn FCAS defence project by dropping the joint next-generation fighter jet and focusing instead on the shared “combat cloud” command-and-control system.

The fighter-jet part of the programme is stalled by a long, unresolved dispute between Airbus and Dassault over design control and division of labour.

Berlin is even weighing alternative partners, while Dassault says it could build a jet alone.

Source: FT

NEW: Germany will resume certain arms exports to Israel starting Nov 24 after having suspended them in August.

Polish PM Tusk:

Unfortunately, the worst fears have been confirmed. On the Warsaw-Lublin route (Mika village), an act of sabotage has occurred.

The explosion of an explosive device destroyed the railway track.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi:

Stop the propaganda that “a Taiwan emergency is a Japanese emergency.”

The truth is, to provoke trouble in the name of Taiwan is to invite trouble for Japan.