🇷🇸🗳 Serbian President Vučić announces early elections — reports

President Aleksandar Vučić has announced that parliamentary elections will be held ahead of schedule, citing ongoing protests across the country, Srbija Danas reported.

Speaking at the National Stadium in Belgrade, Vučić stated that the exact date will be decided by the competent authorities “in accordance with the Constitution and the law.”

💬 “Taking into account the demands of the protesters to hold elections earlier, and respecting those demands, even though they represent a significant minority, we will fulfill them — elections will be held early,” Vučić said.

According to Srbija Danas, the vote could take place before the end of the year, even though the current parliamentary term is set to expire in December 2027.

Mass student and opposition protests have continued for a year following the collapse of a station canopy in Novi Sad, which killed 15 people. Demonstrators are demanding full transparency over the reconstruction project, prosecution of officials involved, and the release of detained protesters.

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🇾🇪⚔️ Yemen vows ‘painful’ response to any new Israeli attack — official

Yemen is ready for any future round of fighting with Israel, and its retaliation will be “painful and more severe than before,” Tawfiq al-Humairi, an advisor to the Yemeni Ministry of Information in Sana’a, told Sputnik.

💬 “Yemen does not accept the threats made by Israel through Netanyahu... Our options are wide to punish all aggressors, and our preparations exceed what has come before,” al-Humairi said.
“Netanyahu is looking for cover to continue violating the region — but we will not allow it.”

Al-Humairi emphasized that Yemen’s readiness is driven by its “cause of the nation and its holy sites,” adding that “responses will come in the field.”

His statement follows Netanyahu’s remarks describing the Houthis as a “major threat to Israel.”

Earlier, Ansar Allah leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said his forces had launched 1,835 missiles and drones at Israeli targets and ships linked to Israel, targeting 228 ships since late 2023 in response to the Gaza war.

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🇺🇸⚔️🇲🇽 US eyes new military front — this time in Mexico

The Trump administration is preparing a covert military mission against drug cartels inside Mexico, NBC News reported, citing current and former US officials.

According to NBC News:
🔹 The plan involves US troops and CIA officers conducting drone strikes on cartel leaders and drug labs under Title 50 intelligence authority.
🔹 Training for the operation has already begun, though deployment is not yet imminent.
🔹 Officials say the US could act with or without Mexico’s consent.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected the idea:

💬 “We reject any form of intervention or interference. Mexico coordinates and collaborates, but does not subordinate itself.”

The mission would mark a major expansion of US military operations in the region — following Washington’s recent strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats near Venezuela that killed 64 people, without proof of wrongdoing, according to the report.

NBC noted that the plan reflects Washington’s broader pattern of using military force across Latin America under the banner of “fighting cartels.”

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❌✈️ US flight delays expected as air traffic control shortages worsen amid shutdown — reports

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Sunday that flights across the United States could face delays or cancellations as staffing shortages at air traffic control centers spread nationwide due to the ongoing government shutdown, ABC News reported.

💬 “We will delay, we will cancel, any kind of flight across the national airspace to make sure people are safe,” Duffy told ABC’s This Week while a ground stop was in effect at Newark Liberty International Airport.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, nearly half of all major ATC facilities are now understaffed. Controllers are required to work without pay until the shutdown ends.

Duffy warned that “if the government doesn’t open in the next week or two, we’ll look back as these were the good days, not the bad days.”

He confirmed that the Trump administration is exploring “whatever dollars we can” to support critical operations but noted that “it becomes really challenging to find dollars” when the government remains unfunded.

ABC News also noted that Duffy defended President Trump’s approach in the standoff with Democrats, saying the administration had already passed a clean funding bill and accusing Democrats of using the shutdown as leverage.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russian PM Mishustin meets President Xi in Beijing

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is holding talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Mishustin is in China on a two-day official visit. Earlier, he met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Hangzhou, where both sides signed several documents following talks.

According to the Russian government, the discussions are expected to focus on strengthening the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between Russia and China, with priority on expanding trade, energy, industry, agriculture, education, and cultural ties.

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🚨🇷🇺PM Mishustin meets 🇨🇳Xi Jinping in Beijing: Key statements

🔶 Russia and China will strengthen collaboration within BRICS and the SCO

🔶 Both countries are ready to jointly counter attempts to revise the results of WWII and falsify its history

🔶 China supports Moscow’s efforts to ensure security, stability, and sovereignty

🔶 The two sides agreed to deepen trade, cooperation in high technology

🔶 Russia and China agreed to establish an Expert Council on AI Cooperation and expressed readiness to work jointly on the creation of a World Organization for Artificial Intelligence Cooperation

🔶 Russia and China will promote stability in the Arctic, deepen cooperation across all areas of space exploration, and continue supporting projects for a lunar station and coordinated lunar research missions

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🇰🇷 🪖 South Korea to hike next defense budget to a whopping $46B

South Korea's defense budget for 2026 will be increased by 8.2%, President Lee Jae-myung stated in parliament. The country spends 1.4% of GDP on defense, he mentioned.

The proclaimed goals are:

➖ Restructure traditional weapons systems in accordance with AI era

➖ Transform the army into an elite 'smart' force, radically strengthening defense capabilities

However, Lee Jae-myung announced plans to promote the END (Engagement - Neutralization - Denuclearization) initiative, which provides for the restoration of dialogue with North Korea, de-escalation of military tension, and denuclearization for the sake of peace and joint growth.

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🔥🇷🇺 Russian arms supplies to foreign partners top $230B

"Over the past quarter century, Rosoboronexport has become a leader in the global arms market, significantly increasing its order book and supply volume. The company has signed over 30,000 contracts with partners and exported products to over 120 countries worth over $230 billion," Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov said.

🔊 The company has increased its arms exports fivefold over the past 25 years, Oleg Yevtushenko, the executive director of Rostec, added.

In May, President Putin revealed that Russia continued to remain among the top five leaders in the global arms market and maintained its leading export positions in many areas.

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▫️ Russian PM Mishustin meets Jinping in Beijing: Key statements

▫️ Ukrainian drones kill civilians near Kupyansk

▫️ US eyes new military front — this time in Mexico

▫️ Israel strikes southern Lebanon in deadly attack

▫️ Yemen vows ‘painful’ response to any new Israeli attack

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🇷🇺💥Russian T-72B3M beast mode

These tanks can unleash full fury with automatic cannon loaders, slashing crew needs while packing thicker, tank-busting armor for battlefield dominance

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🇷🇺 🇨🇳Russia's & China's foreign trade developing despite Western pressure - Russian Finance Minister

West's destructive policy of attempting to maintain leadership through sanctions demonstrated its ineffectiveness, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said at the 11th Russian-Chinese Financial Dialogue in Beijing.

Key points:

▫️ Russia and China almost completely switched to settlements in national currencies, with 99. 1% of settlements occurring in yuan and rubles

▫️ Russia-China relations are key stabilizing factor during period of transformation of world order and formation of new architecture. They accumulated significant reserve reserve for future development over past years

▫️ Countries' economic and financial systems proved their resilience

▫️ Both countries need to maintain stability of their bilateral financial infrastructure and develop new, reliable payment channels

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🇺🇸US proposes two-year international security force for Gaza

The US-drafted resolution stipulates providing America and other participating countries with a broad mandate to govern Gaza through the end of 2027, with the possibility of extensions, Axios reports.

📑 Key points of the document, according to the outlet:

🔹 International Security Force (ISF) will be an enforcement force, not just peacekeepers

🔹 Troops from multiple countries could participate, coordinated with a new “Board of Peace,” which it is said Trump would chair

🔹 Countries reportedly willing to contribute troops include Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, and Turkiye

🔹 Mandate includes: Securing borders, protecting civilians, ensuring humanitarian corridors, training a Palestinian police force, and demilitarizing Gaza, including disarming Hamas if necessary

🔹 ISF will operate in consultation with Israel and Egypt, and can use "all necessary measures" consistent with international law

🔹 Board of Peace will oversee transitional governance, reconstruction funding, and a technocratic Palestinian committee managing Gaza’s civil administration

🔹 Aid will be delivered through the UN, Red Cross, and Red Crescent

Resolution-related negotiations among UNSC members are expected in the coming days, aiming for a vote soon and the first troop deployment to Gaza by January.

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🚨🇷🇺 Putin orders to work out roadmap on rare metal mining, production - Kremlin

The Russian President has instructed the government to approve a roadmap for the long-term development of rare and rare earth metal mining and production by December 1, the Kremlin said.

👉This measure is in the list of instructions approved by the President following the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).

Production of rare earth metals in Russia by 2030 is expected to grow 245% to $1.23 billion annually, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said at the EEF in September.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳🇰🇵 Russia to develop logistics centers on border with China and North Korea

Putin has instructed the government to develop transport and logistics centers in the region, according to Kremlin.

Areas of interest:

🟠 Nizhneleninskoye-Tongjiang railway bridge crossing

🟠 Blagoveshchensk-Heihe railway bridge crossing

🟠 Bridge crossing under construction across the Tumannaya River (in the direction of North Korea)

Putin has also ordered to set the financial center & construct at least 10 industrial and technology parks in the Far East and the Arctic by 2030.

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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIAN MOD UPDATE: HUGE GAINS AND DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES

🟠 The Russian Armed Forces continue to tighten the encirclement around the Ukrainian battlegroup in the Kupyansk area

🟠 Russian forces repelled a counterattack by foreign mercenaries to beak the encirclement north and north-west of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk)

🟠 Russian air, missile and artillery forces struck energy and transport infrastructure used to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces

🟠 Air defense superiority: three guided aerial bombs and 204 UAVs were shot down by Russian air defence systems over the past 24 hours

🟠 Ukrainian losses: around 1,300 troops killed or wounded

Read about origins of Russia's special military op HERE

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🚨🇺🇸 US NATO envoy calls on Zelensky to end Ukraine conflict

💬 “I conveyed that […] peace – led by President Trump’s efforts – is the only viable path forward,” US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker wrote on X after his talks with Zelensky.

Whitaker met Zelensky in Kiev on November 3 to discuss Ukraine’s energy security ahead of the upcoming winter, as well as providing Ukraine with more air defense systems.

Zelensky sat down with Trump in the White House in October in what Reuters described at the time as a “pretty bad” meeting.

🔊 “The message was, 'Your country will freeze, and your country will be destroyed'" if Ukraine doesn't make a deal with Russia, the media outlet pointed out.

It was echoed by Axios reporting that the Trump–Zelensky was “bad.” “Nobody shouted, but Trump was tough,” the news agency said.

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🚨 Architect of Afghanistan and Iraq wars, Dick Cheney dead at 84

The former vice president to George W. Bush, and secretary of defense under his father, George H.W. Bush, died late Monday from complications from pneumonia, cardiac and vascular disease, NYP reports, citing a statement from the Cheney family.

Cheney, the most powerful vice president in modern US history, was the chief architect of the disastrous 2001 and 2003 Afghanistan and Iraq wars, and the Global War on Terror military and legal framework that led to US interventions in a host of other countries.

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🇨🇳 Drones patrol world’s longest power line in Eastern China

In Hefei, eastern China, drones now inspect ±1100kV ultra-high-voltage lines stretching 3,284 km from Xinjiang to Anhui—the world’s longest and most powerful electric highway.

The tech ensures safe, precise maintenance of a grid that powers millions.

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🇹🇷 🛰 Turkiye launches its largest private satellite FGN-100-D2

Turkish space firm Fergani Space, founded by Baykar’s Selcuk Bayraktar, has successfully launched its FGN-100-D2 satellite on board SpaceX’s Bandwagon-4 mission.

👉 104 kg satellite separated from the rocket 74 minutes after launch, reached its target orbit, and sent back its first telemetry data—officially beginning its mission

It follows the FGN-100-D1, launched earlier this year.

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