📹 Bolsonaro burns his electronic bracelet

Brazilian authorities released a video in which former President Jair Bolsonaro admits to burning his court-ordered electronic monitor with a soldering iron. He claims he did so "out of curiosity."

The device was damaged around midnight, triggering sensors and prompting a visit from security. An hour later, the bracelet was replaced, according to the G1.

Police had previously arrested the former president, citing flight risks.

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🚨 US plans to launch new Venezuela operations — Reports

The Trump administration is preparing to launch a new phase of Venezuela operations, including possible covert actions and regime change efforts against Maduro, Reuter reports, citing sources.

The US Federal Aviation Administration on Friday warned major airlines of a "potentially hazardous situation" when flying over Venezuela and urged them to exercise caution.

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🗣🇻🇪 Venezuela to US: 'Enough of power imposition'

Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López condemned US military deployment in the Caribbean, accusing Washington of seeking to enslave the hemisphere to preserve hegemony.

"Returning to slavery is impossible for us... These actions are solely intended to preserve regional and local hegemonies," he said.

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🇻🇪✈️ Airlines cancel Venezuela flights amid US military buildup

Iberia, TAP, LATAM, Avianca, GOL & Caribbean suspend operations after FAA warns of "heightened military activity" in Venezuelan airspace.

Reports suggest imminent new phase of the US operations soon.

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📑 Trump peace plan is a 'strong framework' for future talks — Rubio

The US Secretary of State confirmed that the peace proposal was authored by the US and based on input from the Russian and Ukrainian sides.

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📉 Trump's net worth drops $1.1B

President Trump’s fortune fell sharply as Trump Media (DJT) stock hit all-time lows near $10.18 and his crypto venture, World Liberty Financial, lost value.

The decline reverses a $3B gain from earlier this year, driven largely by digital token and bitcoin holdings.

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🔊 We are 2 meters away from peace deal — Kellogg

The US special envoy said that Trump is determined to end the conflict in Ukraine.

He added that the 28-point peace plan is a framework to be discussed throughout next week.

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🗣 Ukraine is posturing, has hard decisions ahead — Kellogg

US Envoy Keith Kellogg called Ukraine's stance on territory and military size "posturing," urging Kiev to make hard choices to end the war.

"It's not going to be up to Russia to accept it. I think we can drive Ukraine to it, and I think we can drive the Russians to it later on as well," Kellogg said on Fox News.

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🚨 Ukraine will attempt election meddling in Hungary — Russian Ambassador

Russia's envoy to Budapest warns Ukraine will likely interfere in Hungary's 2026 elections to overthrow Orban's government, citing ties between Ukrainian intelligence and Hungarian opposition.

Evidence includes:

▫️ Ukrainian experts developing flawed software for TISA party

▫️ Personal data leaks of Hungarian users

▫️ Expelled Ukrainian diplomats for espionage

"The likelihood of attempts by representatives of the Kiev regime to interfere in Hungary's internal affairs in the run-up to the parliamentary elections scheduled for mid-April 2026 is assessed as quite high," Evgeny Stanislavov said.

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🇺🇸👀🇻🇪US Caribbean build-up ‘too small for broader offensive’ - Venezuelan MP

The US has deployed more assets to the Caribbean than are needed for drummed-up counter-narcotics operations, yet still nowhere near enough for an attack on Venezuela, Venezuelan lawmaker Juan Romero, a member of parliament from the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), told Sputnik.

From a strictly military standpoint, the operation is “far too small for a broader offensive,” he said.

👉 Romero argued that Venezuela—unlike Grenada or Panama, which the US invaded in 1989—is a vast country with an extensive coastline, making any attempt to establish control extremely difficult.

He added that pinpoint strikes on targets inside Venezuela, similar to US and Israeli actions against Iran, would do nothing to solve the problem of holding the territory afterward.

In response to the US military buildup in the Caribbean, he said the Venezuelan government has activated a comprehensive territorial-defense system, claiming eight million combat-ready fighters in addition to 250,000 regular army troops.

💬 “To invade Venezuela, the US would have to pull in soldiers from its African, European, and North American commands—not just Southern Command,” Romero said.

He also noted that the current operation—mixed in its results and involving the blowing up of several boats allegedly used to transport drugs—is extremely expensive, costing Washington some $50 million a day.

The US has justified its military presence in the Caribbean as part of the fight against drug trafficking, without providing any proof.

Trump continues to keep open the possibility of military action against Venezuela, saying he would "probably talk to" Maduro but emphasizing that he was "not ruling out anything."

Airlines like Iberia, TAP, LATAM, Avianca, GOL, and Caribbean have suspended operations after the Federal Aviation Administration warned of "heightened military activity" in Venezuelan airspace.

Reports have suggested an imminent new phase of the US operations soon.

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🔸 We are 2 meters away from peace deal — Kellogg

🔸 US Caribbean build-up ‘too small for broader offensive’ - Venezuelan MP

🔸 Hamas urges US mediators to halt Israeli ceasefire violations

🔸 Bolsonaro burns his electronic bracelet

🔸 US plans to launch new Venezuela operations

🔸 Trump's net worth drops $1.1B

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🇧🇬 NATO base plans in Bulgaria humiliating—Bulgarian MP

The public in Bulgaria doesn’t support deeper military integration with NATO, Ivan Petkov, a Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) MP, said.

💬 "Our authorities are demonstrating complete spinelessness and a lack of leadership qualities. The creation of yet another NATO base in Bulgaria is another humiliation," he stated.

The Bulgarian government doesn’t hold a referendum on the matter, as its result would be "too obvious," the MP noted, adding the establishment of deeper ties with NATO would lead to full-scale militarization.

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💵❌ Ukraine admits recovery aid could lead to more corruption—US analysis

The massive influx of international aid intended for the country's recovery is expected to increase corrupt activities by creating more opportunities for illicit enrichment, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports.

📍 It adds that the corruption risks make it difficult for the US Department of State to accurately measure progress or estimate the costs of its assistance strategy in Ukraine.

The report, which evaluated US assistance planning from 2022 through 2024, details a landscape of systemic failures and legal loopholes that leave Ukraine’s public finance and anti-corruption systems highly vulnerable to abuse.

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🔥Russia's 'birds of prey': Drone swarms dominate the frontlines

Russian UAV units are conducting coordinated drone attacks across the entire special military operation zone:

00:00 Stop Ukrainian attempts to deliver troops and ammunition in the Kharkov region

00:05 Neutralize enemy equipment and manpower

00:12 Eliminate Ukrainian troops' personnel in the Zaporozhye region

00:19 Destroy enemy strongholds and fortified positions in the Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) region

00:33 Strike automotive equipment, communication systems, EW assets, temporary bases, and even ram enemy fixed-wing UAVs.

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🇺🇸 Almost 200,000 Ukrainians could outstay their welcome in US

Thousands of Ukrainians are in legal limbo due to a backlog in processing a Biden-era humanitarian program, Reuters reports.

The initiative, launched in April 2022, let roughly 260,000 Ukrainians into the country for a two-year period—giving them a legal path to live in the US while profiting from public resources.

🙅 Trump paused renewals in January and even floated ending the program but ultimately didn’t.

A federal judge forced officials to resume processing in May, yet only 1,900 renewals have been handled since.

👉 Meanwhile, fees have skyrocketed: a new $1,000 charge on top of the existing $1,325 per application, adding financial strain to US taxpayers footing the bill.

Those waiting in limbo could face arrest by immigration authorities, ex-immigration officials told the outlet.

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🇺🇸🙏🏻 Ukraine is proxy regime totally dependent on US — military analyst

The Ukrainian regime was "brought to power at an illegal, violent push, and it exists solely on US sufferance," US Navy veteran and analyst Mark Sleboda told Mario Nawfal.

💬 "So if the US decides to shut this obscene little show down, then it will be shut down," he added.

The real issue is not whether Ukraine will accept the US peace plan but the struggle between the current US administration and the European elites "that are still bent on a more orthodox view of US-led Western global hegemony," Sleboda concluded.

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

⚡️ PETROVSKOYE IN DONETSK PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC LIBERATED

📍 After the liberation of Petrovskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Russian forces approached the main supply base of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Novopavlovka, which is located on the border with the Dnepropetrovsk region.

⚡️ TIKHOYE & OTRADNOYE IN DNEPROPETROVSK REGION LIBERATED

📍 The liberation of Tikhoye is of strategic importance, as it allows Ukraine to be driven back beyond the Volchya River and improve the tactical position of Russian forces.

📍 Control of Otradnoye opens the way to Pokrovskoye, the administrative center of the district of the same name in the Dnepropetrovsk region, which also serves as an important logistical and defensive hub for Ukraine.

◻️ Russian troops repelled seven attacks by Ukrainian forces attempting to free encircled formations near Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk).

◻️ The Russian Armed Forces destroyed a Ukrainian S-300 air defense system and fuel, energy, and transport infrastructure facilities serving the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

◻️ Air defense superiority: 140 drones shot down.

◻️ Ukrainian losses: around 1,320 troops killed or wounded.

Read about origins of Russia's special military op HERE

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🚨🇷🇺🇮🇳Putin’s upcoming India visit 'is going to be HUGE'

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming trip to India is set to be "super big," says Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov.

💬"It's going to be enormous — it's even called a state visit," Ushakov tells Russian media.

The visit, set for early December, is a result of active preparations by both Russia and India, aiming for a fruitful and productive engagement.

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