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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Norwegian Air Force F-35 fighter jets intercepted 6 Russian aircraft flying
near NATO airspace.

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UKRAINE BATTLEFIELD –The Ukrainian Army have retaken high ground positions atop a large spoil tip in extreme northwestern Horlivka.

This is the first time Ukrainian forces have held such positions since late 2014.

🔗 Intel Crab

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North Korea may launch a spy satellite 'within a week or so': defense minister

North Korea may launch its military spy satellite as early as "within a week or so," South Korea's defense minister said Sunday, citing intelligence of the North's preparations.

Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said the launch could take place before South Korea launches its first indigenous reconnaissance satellite on Falcon 9, U.S. aerospace company SpaceX's two-stage rocket, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Nov. 30.

🔗 Yonhap News

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria considers it right to invite Lavrov to the OSCE summit in Skopje; if possible, he is ready to talk to him.

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Turkey is now able to produce missiles with a range of 1000 kilometers. Congratulations

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BREAKING – Iran has unveiled the Mehran long-range surface-to-air missile system

This Surface-To-Air missile system carries 4 missiles.

🔗 Iran Observer

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