China’s on-warrant gold inventories—tradeable physical gold held in official Shanghai vaults—have soared to record levels.

Since early 2025, holdings have surged 25-fold, reaching around 40–50 tonnes on the Shanghai Futures Exchange and over 50 tonnes on the Shanghai Gold Exchange.

Iran's Khamenei on Trump:

This person tried, through vulgar behavior and lies about Iran, to boost the Zionists and appear powerful.

If he has any ability, he should calm the millions across US states shouting against him.

Iran's Khamenei:

The President of the United States boasts that “we bombed and destroyed Iran’s nuclear industry.”

Well then, keep dreaming!

Iran's Khamenei says Trump's visit to Israel was just to cheer up “despondent Zionists” after their defeat in the 12-day war:

Some gibberish was spoken regarding our dear Iran.

They are despondent. He went to give them morale.

Iran's Khamenei mocks Trump's “deal-maker” talk:

He says, ‘I am a man of deals. Let’s make a deal with Iran.’

A deal whose outcome is predetermined through bullying is not a deal. It is an imposition.

Iran cannot be influenced by such bullying like some other countries.

Sudan: Army drones struck RSF militia positions today in Kabkabiya, North Darfur.

Spain is reviving the EU’s long-stalled plan to scrap daylight saving time, urging Brussels to finally end the twice-yearly clock changes.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the practice no longer saves energy and harms health.

Germany’s trade deficit with China just hit ~€83 billion, the worst since March 2023 and near the record €87 billion (2022).

Imports: €165 B
Exports: €82 B

Auto trade deficit alone up 142% (≈ US$17 B).

Khamenei on Iran's missiles:

Israel did not expect that an Iranian missile… could turn the depths of their sensitive research centers into ashes.

We did not buy this from anywhere.

If necessary, they will use them at another time as well.

UK troops will soon be allowed to shoot down drones threatening military bases.

New “kinetic option” lets soldiers or MoD police destroy hostile drones.

Current rules only allow jamming/GPS disruption except in extreme cases.

Source: BBC

Iran's Khamenei blasts the U.S. and Israel for killing civilians and assassinating Iranian scientists:

They assassinated our scientists… but you cannot assassinate their knowledge.

He (Trump) is proud that we bombed and destroyed Iran's nuclear industry.

Fine, keep dreaming.

Israeli opposition Leader Yair Lapid:

The October 7 government brought Türkiye and Qatar into Gaza.

German Chancellor Merz:

People in Germany no longer feel safe enough. They are very worried. They fear a further escalation in Ukraine and hybrid attacks against our country.

The number and intensity of these so-called hybrid attacks have visibly increased in recent weeks.

These attacks involve cyberattacks, targeted propaganda, disinformation, sabotage, espionage, attacks on critical infrastructure, and most recently, drones.

German Chancellor Merz:

We will establish a Federal Police drone defense unit and a drone defense competence center in Germany.

German Chancellor Merz:

The AfD questions the fundamental decisions of the Federal Republic of Germany as they have been made since 1949.

The AfD wants to destroy the CDU. They want a different country.

German Chancellor Merz on AfD:

We will not allow those who want to divide Germany to succeed.

We want to remain a successful, open, and free country that ensures people in Germany can live in freedom and peace, with very different views and very different backgrounds.

Netanyahu:

If I had surrendered to the dictate to stop the war, the days of the State of Israel would have been numbered.