The suspects — a Russian father and son, two Cuban nationals and a Venezuelan national — were allegedly involved in recruiting people for surveillance and murder-for-hire operations.

One recruit was offered $40,000 to “eliminate” a U.S.-based target, while another was allegedly offered $25,000 to kill someone in Lithuania.

We know that the coming winter will be hard for Ukraine.

But we also know that North Korean missiles and Russian drones cannot break Ukraine’s spirit of resistance.

Because Ukrainians are fighting for something. They are fighting for the survival of their state, their identity and their freedom.

And they are also fighting for our freedom and our self-determination. Our task remains to support Ukraine to the best of our ability.

The deep suffering in Gaza and unchecked settler violence in the West Bank have deeply affected Europeans.

The Israeli government's decision to advance the illegal E1 settlement project is unacceptable.

U.S. officials said the collected intelligence may have been shared with Iran, helping enable the high-precision attack, which involved missiles and drones and wounded 12 U.S. service members.

Source: CNN

The AKINCI now carries an enormous weapons catalog.

Over 20 different munitions ranging from small smart bombs (MAM-L, MAM-C) to supersonic missiles (İHA-300, İHA-230, İHA-122), cruise missiles (ÇAKIR), precision-guided bombs, and now multiple air-to-air weapons.

This gives it layered strike capability from close range to long range against ground, sea, and air targets.

I was horrified by the images of Ratko Mladić's funeral in Belgrade last week. He has committed crimes against humanity.

The glorification of war criminals simply has no place in the European Union.

We should be under no illusions about what is happening here.

Hybrid threats facing Europe are less and less hybrid and less and less threats.

Cyber attacks, sabotage, arson, drone incursions — they are ramping up every day.

So as the threat level climbs, so must Europe's preparedness.

And this is why I will propose, together with the High Representative/Vice-President, a new European Security Strategy.

Our doctrine, our institutions, and our decision-making have not kept pace with the new reality.

Our systems are made for a different world. Europe needs its own counter-hybrid playbook.

We urgently need a consensus on how to respond to certain incidents.

I believe it is time for Europe's own Article 4 and emergency security protocol.

The U.S. will lift sanctions on two Belarusian companies in exchange for the release of 25 people.

Coale said the two sides had made significant progress in their talks.

Tomorrow, the Commission is proposing the Kids Act. We will take a gradual and differentiated approach.

No social media under the age of 13, no personal account under the age of 15.

From 13 to under 15, only accounts set up and supervised by parents or guardians, with limited features and a time restriction of one hour a day.

And between 15 and 18, safe design will be an obligation for the platforms.

I am aware that many perceive the power of Big Tech as overwhelming and impossible to roll back. I disagree.

We do not have to accept addictive features. We do not have to accept children being drawn into ever more extreme content.

We do not have to accept that girls have their photos used for AI-generated sexualized images.

And as we do not accept this, we are reversing the burden of proof. Now platforms will have to prove to us that they are safe.

We do not want Greece to become a pawn of those who seek to destabilize the region and drag it into chaos. We want to maintain good neighborly relations.

There should be no misunderstandings, especially regarding security issues.

We have a very serious sensitivity concerning the militarization of our islands. They know this, and we have conveyed it to them.

Source: Yeni Şafak

India summoned Pakistan's diplomat and protested, saying the Pakistani ship approached at high speed in an "unprofessional and unsafe manner," violating their 1991 agreement requiring 3 nautical mile separation.

India says no major damage to their ship.

Indian sources claim PNS Hunain was seen heading to port with damage, but that's unconfirmed.

Pakistan hasn't officially commented.