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North Korea says its new Zam-2.0 torpedo uses AI to find and guide onto targets; experts suspect a rocket-driven supercavitating design like the Soviet Shkval.
Sisi asked Egypt’s parliament on 17 October to authorise defending Saudi Arabia if Riyadh asks, a day after Iran denied arming the Houthis. What each side said.
Ukraine shot down no Russian ballistic missiles overnight as Zelensky asked Europe for 300 Patriot interceptors. Why Kiev’s stocks ran out and what comes next.
Trump waived the Graham Act’s Russia tariffs and sanctions two days before they applied, a week after the diesel deal. What was said, and by whom.
An F-22 pilot directed Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury drone in flight from Edwards AFB. What the YFQ-44A is, what it costs and why the test puts the Air Force ahead.
Putin says Russia’s 660 km security zone in Ukraine is off the table in talks, as Zelensky says Moscow wants none and Starlink limits bite.
Sisi’s term ends in April 2030, and on October 14 he said no one will touch Egypt’s constitution. His successor inherits a job that was a war, not a prize.
Pope Leo asked Putin for a ceasefire in Oleshky; the Kremlin’s readout records only cooperation on supplies. What Kyiv, Moscow and the Vatican said.
China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier passed between Okinawa and Miyako with two Type 055 destroyers, Japan said, flying jets south of Ishigaki before turning back.
The U.S. Navy has accepted the first C-130J-30 that will become the E-130J Phoenix II doomsday plane, first of 31 aircraft planned to replace the E-6B Mercury.
Peskov says Moscow fully agrees with Trump on Zelensky as EU leaders pledge support in Brussels. What each side said, and what Starlink shows.
Putin put five more European firms under Kremlin-appointed management as EU leaders argued over frozen Russian billions. What Peskov, Zelensky and Sybiha said.
FCAS collapsed after years of Dassault-Airbus disputes, so France will build its Rafale successor, the ACF, alone, ready for conventional missions by 2040.
Trump called Ukraine’s renewed refinery strikes a disgrace on Newsmax after Zelensky said ‘we’re done.’ What each said, and how the Russian diesel deal fits.
South Korea’s first hypersonic glide vehicle flew on October 8. North Korea’s missile chief says clean photos suggest it never went hypersonic; Seoul disagrees.
Rubio told Lebanon’s Aoun that returning seized explosives to Hezbollah is out of the question, while Aoun asked Washington to stop Israeli strikes.
North Korea’s latest missile test fired two types of strategic cruise missiles from a submarine, including the Pulhwasal-3-31, as South Korea tracked both.
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia killed 13 at Riyadh’s airport, among them an imam bound for Mecca. Hajj is now a target, but Saudi Arabia will win.
Ukraine’s Navy says a Neptune strike hit six Su-34M bombers at Borisoglebsk airfield; Zelensky says four Su-34s were destroyed. Russia has not confirmed it.
Zelensky says Ukraine’s pause on Russian refinery strikes is over. Peskov, Lavrov and Kallas answered within hours; here is what each said and why it matters.
