Ukrainian president Zelensky admits that without western help, Ukrainian forces will withdraw - Bloomberg

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US and Philippines sign agreement to export nuclear technology and materials to Manila - SCMP

The United States will be able to share equipment and materials with the Philippines as it works to develop small modular reactors and other civilian nuclear energy infrastructure.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the signing of a contract on the sidelines of the APEC summit in San Francisco.

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NEW – The US Department of Defense has begun training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 aircraft, - Pentagon website.

“To ensure Ukrainian pilots are successful in operating the F-16, they undergo training in the United States and Europe in both flight operations and maintenance,” the statement said.

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First Deputy Minister of Defense of Armenia, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Edward Asryan visited the headquarters of the US European Command in Stuttgart.

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Russian pontoon-ferrying units conducted large-scale exercises in eastern Ukraine.

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Armenia has officially handed over documents confirming the ratification of the Rome Statute and will become a full member of the International Criminal Court on February 1, 2024

This would mean that if Putin is in Armenia, law enforcement is able to arrest him to hand him out to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

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10 Indicted in Taiwan on Charges of Spying for China

One of the main people charged is a well known teacher of diabolo (Chinese yo-yo). He & 10 others are accused of taking money from China to recruit spies from Taiwan's military.

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The Armenian Ministry of Education has stopped issuing Russian textbooks in schools.

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US Secretary of Defense Austin says Biden-Xi summit will not impact US arms sales to Taiwan

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BREAKING – ABC News reports that Australian naval personnel from HMAS Toowoomba, which was operating in international waters off Japan, have 'sustained minor injuries after being subjected to sonar pulses from a Chinese warship'. Via The Spectator Index.

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NEW – The US State Department has approved the sale of 200 Tomahawk cruise missiles (200 Block IV and 200 Block V) to Japan.

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Commander of the Turkish Navy, Admiral Ercument Tatlioglu:

“We declare that we do not want NATO and America in the Black Sea.”

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Turkish President Erdogan: “Turkey can talk to both Russia and Ukraine, while other NATO countries fully support Kyiv”

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Armenia and Azerbaijan were able to agree on the basic principles of the peace treaty - Armenian PM Pashinyan

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A detachment of warships of the Russian Pacific Fleet arrived on a business call at the Indian port of Visakhapatnam, the stay is planned until November 20 - RIA-Novosti

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US-made F-35A Lightning II at Dubai Airshow 2023.

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⚡⚡Turkish President Erdogan has called for international oversight of Israel's nuclear weapons "to avoid temptation."

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BLACK SEA – The ship Georgia S, flying the flag of Liberia, received minor damage near the Ukrainian coast - Reuters

It is likely that the grain ship encountered a floating sea mine.

The ship was heading to the Romanian port of Constanta, according to Marine Traffic, a ship tracking and maritime analytics company.

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