🇵🇸❌🇮🇱 — An Israeli military source to Reuters:

Hamas attempted to attack IDF soldiers at least three times today along the Yellow Ceasefire line

🇺🇸❌🇨🇴❗️ — United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announces that US Military conducted targeted strikes against the Venezuelan-backed National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombian Marxist-Leninist terrorists, in Southern Caribbe!

In Statement, Pete Hegseth said:

On October 17th, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), a Designated Terrorist Organization, that was operating in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility.

The vessel was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was traveling along a known narco-trafficking route, and was transporting substantial amounts of narcotics. There were three male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel during the strike—which was conducted in international waters. All three terrorists were killed and no U.S. forces were harmed in this strike.

These cartels are the Al Qaeda of the Western Hemisphere, using violence, murder and terrorism to impose their will, threaten our national security and poison our people. The United States military will treat these organizations like the terrorists they are—they will be hunted, and killed, just like Al Qaeda.

🔗 @SecWar

🇨🇴❌🇺🇸 — Colombia’s leftist president Gustavo Petro defends himself after being called a “leader of the illegal drug trade” by Donald Trump:

“Trump is deceived by his lodges and advisers. The main enemy that drug trafficking had in Colombia, in the 21st century, the one who uncovered its ties with the political power of Colombia — that was me.

I recommend that Trump study Colombia carefully and determine where the drug traffickers are and where the democrats are.”

Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) on 𝕏 🖇

🇮🇷🇮🇷🤝🇸🇩 — TRACKED: A Boeing 747 cargo aircraft operated by the U.S.-sanctioned Iranian airline Fars Air Qeshm, which is linked to the IRGC, has arrived in Port Sudan after departing from Tehran.

#BREAKING

🇪🇨❌🏴🥇❗️ — Following the attempted assassination by Venezuelan-linked Cartels against his life, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa ordered Ecuadorian military to start rounding up and conduct military operations against areas under Drug Cartels and Illegal Mining Gangs near Colombian border!

🚀 According to videos shared on social media, Ecuadorian Armed Forces started to carry out artillery bombardments against Imbabura Province, a major stronghold of Los Lobos Cartel, a key local partner for Mexico's CNJG

🇺🇦🇷🇺 Update from Pokrovsk:

Russian forces continued to quickly advance inside the city and are now present in practically all areas south of the railway line.

After breaking through Ukrainian positions in the southern suburbs, Russian forces consolidated in the Hospital District and entered the Prospecta District where they were able to secure at least the four southern blocks. Soldiers and DRGs are now infiltrating north to the city centre and the railway station, where fighting is ongoing with Ukrainian forces.

Additionally, Russian forces managed to completely capture the four high-rise districts in southern Pokrovsk after the remaining Ukrainian soldiers were forced to withdraw. They then crossed the E-50 highway and entered the southeastern streets of the Sobachivka District.

To the northwest, Russian forces continued to advance in the Pervomaika District, consolidating in numerous new residential blocks, and infiltrating towards the school, and further to the city centre.

To the west, Russian forces were able to secure and consolidate in the rest of the Durniak District, before spearheading east through northern Pervomaika District and into the city centre, where fighting is ongoing. They also captured the areas west of Durniak District and expanded the grey zone further in Pokrovsk's northwestern industrial zone.

Large parts of Pokrovsk remains in the grey zone due to the mixed state of fighting, a critical shortage of Ukrainian manpower, and the mixed and layered state of control.

🔗 AMK Mapping

🇪🇺 The EU wants to make it easier for North African and Middle Eastern migrants to enroll in EU unversities and eventually, make the EU their new home.

🔗 https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-expand-erasmus-program-southern-mediterranean-africa-middle-east/

🇹🇷❌🏳️ — An influential Turkish Cypriot journalist demands the expulsion of the Turkish ambassador and an apology from Turkey following Bahçeli's (MHP) statements on annexation by Turkey.

🇹🇷📞🏳️ — Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz is more moderate:

"I hope that the presidential election held today in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus will be beneficial to the Turkish Cypriot people. As the motherland and guarantor country, we will continue to support the TRNC and the Turkish Cypriot people at all times."

🇧🇴📊 — Rodrigo Paz (center-right) is the new president of Bolivia.

➡️ The Christian Democratic Party won the runoff election with 54.5% of the valid votes, surpassing the Free Alliance (center-right) led by Quiroga, which obtained 45.5%, on a day with more than 6.4 million votes counted.

TL;DR Both want Evo Morales arrested as soon as possible.

🇦🇷🐍🤝🇧🇴 — Argentine President Javier Milei congratulates Rodrigo Paz on winning the Presidential elections in Bolivia and freeing the country from Socialism:

Congratulations to the president-elect of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz Pereira, for his victory in this Sunday's elections and to all the Bolivian people for their commitment to democracy and their desire for renewal.

It is a historic day for Bolivia, leaving behind 20 years of the failed model of the "socialism of the 21st century" that has caused so much damage to our region. Bolivia will once again enter the free world, with a course oriented toward economic openness, the fight against corruption and insecurity, and the end of the era of state wastefulness.

This democratic journey reflects the region's longing for freedom and progress. I wish the president-elect the greatest success in his administration.

LONG LIVE FREEDOM, DAMN IT...!!!

🇺🇸🇺🇸🤝🇧🇴 — U.S. Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar congratulates Rodrigo Paz on his election in Bolivia.

Bolivia has broken free from the grip of socialism and is charting a bold new course toward freedom and integrity.

Now is the moment to rebuild trust, confront narcotrafficking, and stand together for a stronger, safer hemisphere.

Congratulations to President-elect Rodrigo Paz.

Rep. María Elvira Salazar (@RepMariaSalazar) on 𝕏 🖇