Sudan: SAF recaptured Barah in North Kordofan this morning from UAE-backed RSF militias.

Senator Lindsey Graham:

Congress will be moving on the overwhelmingly bipartisan Russia sanctions bill that will provide President Trump with more tools to end the bloodbath in Ukraine.

Sudan: UAE-backed RSF carried out a drone strike on El Halba in White Nile State.

NEW: For the first time, an F-22 pilot directly controlled an MQ-20 Avenger drone from the cockpit, General Atomics revealed.

The Oct. 21 demo used new open-architecture radios and a tablet interface, proving the F-22 can operate as a lead aircraft for crewed-uncrewed teaming — a key part of the Air Force’s future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program.

General Atomics and Anduril are flying prototypes now, with the F-22 serving as the first platform for integrating drone wingmen before the concept expands to jets like the F-35.

Israel’s Elbit Systems will equip Albania with ATMOS howitzers, SPEAR mortars, and Magni-X/Thor drones, while helping the NATO member build its own defense industry.

Source: Haaretz

UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood:

I wish I had the privilege of walking around this country without seeing the division that the issues of migration and the asylum system are creating.

Unlike him, I am the one that is regularly called a “f***ing Paki” and told to go back home.

Negotiations between Israel and Syria over a potential security agreement have reached a dead end.

Israel has rejected al-Sharaa’s request for a withdrawal from the areas it occupied after the fall of the Assad regime.

Israel has indicated it would agree to withdraw only if a full peace agreement with Syria is signed.

Source: Kan News

Trump on Saudi Arabia:

We have the king coming, the crown prince is coming tomorrow.

Senior White House official to Reuters:

Trump leans toward supporting the sale of F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia.

Reporter: Your voice sounds a little rough, you alright?

Trump: I feel great, I was shouting at some people because they were stupid about something.

Trump on Venezuela:

I don't rule out anything.

We just have to take care of Venezuela.

Trump:

I probably would talk to Maduro, I talk to everybody.

Reporter: Is there anything Maduro can do that would allow him to stay with your support?

Trump: Maduro has done tremendous damage to our country. I will be talking to him.

Trump:

A country wanted to renegotiate the terms of their trade deal, I was not happy about it.

BREAKING: Trump:

We will be selling F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia.

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Trump:

We have nothing to do with Epstein, the Democrats do.

All of his friends were Democrats.

I was not with Epstein all the time, they were.

Trump:

Would I launch strikes in Mexico to stop drugs?

OK with me. Whatever we have to do to stop drugs.

Trump:

I am not happy with Mexico.

Trump says he would sign the bill to release the Epstein files if the Congress passes it.

"I will give them everything."

Trump:

Colombia has cocaine factories where they make cocaine.

Would I knock out those factories? I would be proud to do it, personally.

I didn't say I'm doing it, but I would be proud to do it.