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ESA’s image selection highlights an auroral substorm, volcanic aerosols and a radar view of seas affected by Typhoon Surigae.
Kim Yo-jong has renewed Pyongyang’s denial of responsibility for mine explosions that injured three South Korean soldiers and rejected Seoul’s call for an apology.
The municipality will not extend the closure of a house in Overasselt, but the mayor has decided on camera surveillance around it.
Ambassador Deepak Mittal says Captain Smit Machchhar is stable and recovering well after meeting him and his family in the UAE.
Explosions were reported in Ethiopia’s capital overnight, but their cause remains unclear amid renewed fighting in the north and a worsening rift with Eritrea.
Frederik Vansina says Russia’s nuclear rhetoric has not unsettled NATO, but warns against underestimating Moscow as tensions rise.
A French army spokesperson says the warship escorted about 10 vessels in a week, while the EU says ships are waiting for protection.
Loud explosions and smoke were reported in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital. The cause of the blasts, who was responsible and what was hit remain unclear.
At the Valdai forum, Putin urged leaders to avoid the use of highly destructive weapons but said an attack on Russia would put its full arsenal on the agenda.
The UN says strikes in Kunar and Helmand killed at least 10 civilians, while Pakistan says it targeted militant hideouts in Afghanistan.
Defence Minister Boris Pistorius says Germany plans to establish its first military drone unit in 2027, with up to 600 personnel.
Trump says he eliminated Iran’s nuclear threat in one night. His earlier four-to-six-week estimate covered a wider military mission, while inspectors still lacked an account of Iran’s enriched uranium in September.
BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg says Putin’s public statements suggest the invasion will continue, even as Moscow leaves open the possibility of talks. [Source 1] [Source 2]
The coalition’s mission in Iraq has ended, but counter-ISIS operations continue elsewhere. Trump’s account also blurs the operation’s start date and how Iraq chose its prime minister.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has welcomed the end of the US-led mission in Iraq and urged American forces to leave the wider region.
Afghan officials report nine civilian deaths after overnight Pakistani airstrikes; Pakistan says it hit militant hideouts and killed 22 fighters.