🇷🇺🇺🇦🇩🇪⚡- German Chancellor candidate and leader of the Christian Democratic Union Friedrich Merz threatens Putin "to stop striking targets in Ukraine within 24 hours, otherwise he will allow Kiev to strike deep into the Russia" and supply "Kiev with Taurus cruise missiles".

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israel has for the first time taken responsibility for the pager and walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon in mid-September.

Netanyahu admitted responsibility and claimed some in the war cabinet opposed the operation, likely referring to former Defense Minister Gallant.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺 - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's comment threatening to "kick the US out of NATO if they surrender to Russia" are false.

🇯🇵🇰🇷🇰🇵⚡ - Japan's and South Korea's Defense Ministries met to discuss potential joint responses to the deepening military cooperation between North Korea and Russia.

🇮🇷⚡- 5 members of the IRGC killed in Sistan-Baluchistan, Iran, in clashes with Jaish ul-Adl.

🇮🇱⚡- "Israel's National Security Council has called on its citizens to refrain from attending major public events abroad in the coming week," - The Jerusalem Post.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Several Russian cruise missiles launched from southern Crimea.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Cruise missiles over Russian-controlled Kherson airspace now, heading north. Sirens in the Zaporozhye, Dnepr and Cherkassy regions of Ukraine.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Multiple explosions in Dnepr city, Ukraine.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Explosions also in Pavlograd, Ukraine.

🇱🇧🇮🇷⚡- "There is a good chance of reaching an agreement in Lebanon," - Yedioth Ahronoth.

🇱🇧🇮🇷⚡- "Israel, the United States and Lebanon exchanged drafts of a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon," - Yedioth Ahronoth.

🇮🇷🇸🇦⚡- Iranian President Pezeshkian spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the phone.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- A large wave of Russian drones are approaching the Ukrainian border of Sumy.

🇺🇸🇷🇺⚡- The Washington Post claims Trump spoke with Putin on Thursday and told him not to escalate the Ukraine war, reminding Putin of US military presence in Europe.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Front-line sources say Russian forces stormed and captured Makarovka - Velikaya Novosyolka direction.

The entire battle lasted just a few hours.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- In the past hour, Russian forces have entered Stupochki - Chasov-Yar direction.

🇺🇸🇸🇾⚡️- Reports of attacks underway against the US bases of Conico and Al-Omar in eastern Syria.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian missile carrier approaching launch position in the Black Sea.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- 17 Russian UAVs currently in Ukrainian airspace, more approaching the Sumy border.

🇩🇪⚡- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that he would be willing to call a vote of no confidence before Christmas.