Russian FM Lavrov:

Russia is still ready for a Russian-American summit in Budapest.

Petition to force a House vote on releasing Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein has reached the required 218 signatures after newcomer Rep. Adelita Grijalva signed on her first day.

The US government has reopened.

Reporter: Can you respond to these Epstein emails that were released today?

Trump: (Does not answer the question)

Marco Rubio on Syria:

They told us what they want to do is create a national Syrian government in which every element of Syrian society is represented and feel safe.

They don't want Syria to ever again be a base of operations for Iran, for ISIS, or for any of these groups.

They want it to be a country, not a launching pad for attacks against their neighbors.

The alternative is that if it doesn't work and it collapses, Syria will fall into civil war and become a playground for virtually every dangerous element in the Middle East.

Marco Rubio:

The Chinese are undertaking the most rapid military buildup in human history.

So, you know, and part of that is their expansion of their nuclear capabilities.

Marco Rubio on Russia:

We're running out of things to sanction.

Marco Rubio on the cartels:

They possess more weapons, better training, better intelligence, and more capabilities than nation states.

In Mexico, there are areas run by and governed by these cartels, more powerful than local law enforcement or even the national forces.

Marco Rubio on Sudan:

RSF agrees to things and then never follows through.

Something needs to be done to cut off the weapons and support the RSF is getting.

Humanitarian groups are telling us the levels of malnutrition and suffering are unprecedented — things they've never recorded before.

Even more troubling, they didn't receive the number of refugees expected because many are either dead or so sick and malnourished they can't move.

Marco Rubio on Sudan:

The RSF agreed to a humanitarian ceasefire, but they don't intend to comply.

When you raise these atrocities, they hide behind the argument of rogue elements.

Well, it's not rogue elements — they're doing it systematically.

Marco Rubio on Sudan:

The RSF don’t have manufacturing capabilities.

Someone’s giving them the money and someone’s giving them the weapon, and it’s coming through some country.

We know who they are and we’re going to talk to them about it and make them understand it’s going to reflect poorly on them.

Marco Rubio on Venezuela:

They don’t have a government.

There’s an illegitimate regime that’s basically a narco-trafficking organization.

Lukoil has asked the U.S. Treasury for more time to wind down transactions before sanctions fully kick in on Nov. 21.

The company says it needs the extension to wrap up existing deals and review bids for its international assets.

Source: Reuters

Jeffrey Epstein:

I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body.

South Sudan President Fires Deputy Seen as Successor

President Salva Kiir has dismissed Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel and cut his rank from general to private, signaling a sharp escalation in South Sudan’s political shake-up.

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JNIM Siege Triggers Mauritania Refugee Surge

A JNIM-imposed blockade has fully cut off Léré in Mali’s Timbuktu region, collapsing food and fuel supplies and driving more than 2,500 civilians into Mauritania within days.

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Newly released congressional emails show Jeffrey Epstein bragged in 2018 that he could give Russian officials insight into understanding Donald Trump.

Source: POLITICO

Responding to a 2017 message calling Trump “so gross,” Jeffrey Epstein replied that Trump was “even worse in real life and up close.”

Jeffrey Epstein:

I know how dirty Donald is.

UK GDP in Q3 grew just 0.1%, missing the 0.2% forecast.

A new lawsuit claims Google secretly activated its Gemini AI across Gmail, Chat, and Meet in October, allowing it to scan users’ private messages without consent.

Although Gemini can be turned off, the suit says the setting is hidden, leaving most users unknowingly exposed.

Source: Bloomberg