The Estonian Defence Forces Intelligence Centre has reported that Russians have persisted in their attacks with increased intensity

"The Estonian Defense Forces Intelligence Centre has reported that Russian occupying forces

have persisted in their attacks with increased intensity this week and seized the initiative in Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts. The most intense fighting reportedly raged on the Avdiivka-Marinka line in Donetsk Oblast and the Kupiansk-Svatove line in Luhansk Oblast.
The Russian army launched an average of 64 attacks daily, having enough troops and equipment to keep Ukrainian forces under constant pressure." Pravada

‘Aliens,’ or a foreign power? Pentagon UFO chief says someone is in our backyard

"This week, the director of the U.S. government’s UFO analysis office stated that there is

“evidence” of concerning unidentified flying object activity “in our backyard.” According to physicist Seán Kirkpatrick, who heads the congressionally-mandated All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, this alarming UFO activity can be attributed to one of two extraordinary sources: either a foreign power or “aliens.” Kirkpatrick and senior defense officials have ruled out the possibility that secret U.S. programs or experimental aircraft explain the phenomena.
While suspicious UFO cases will “continue to be investigated” for foreign links, the facts at hand appear to support Kirkpatrick’s more startling explanation for the UFO activity in America’s backyard: “aliens.” TheHill

Canada’s Trudeau says shots fired at Montreal Jewish schools, Concordia University brawl are ‘unacceptable’

"Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is condemning unrest in Montreal as "unacceptable" after police this week reported shots being fired at two Jewish schools and a fight between Israel and Palestinian supporters.....Montreal police spokesperson told the CBC that investigators received two 911 calls yesterday morning regarding shots being fired at the Talmud Torah Elementary School and Yeshiva Gedola of Montreal, both in Quebec city’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood." FOX

Israel strikes Iran-backed terrorists in ongoing effort to stop new war front in West Bank

"Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a raid on the city of Jenin and its refugee camp - two

strongholds of Palestinian terrorist activity - in the West Bank.
The IDF operation in the West Bank, known by Israelis by its biblical name Judea and Samaria, raises questions about the opening of a third front in Israel’s response to Hamas’ multipronged attack against the Jewish state on Oct. 7, resulting in the massacre of 1,400 people in southern Israel." FOX

Pro-Palestinian protesters were seen attempting to storm a U.S. air base in Turkey

"Pro-Palestinian protesters were seen attempting to storm a U.S. air base in Turkey that houses U.S. troops just before Secretary of State Antony Blinken was scheduled to arrive in the country. The protest, which occurred at the Incirlik Air Base on Sunday, resulted in Turkish police using tear gas and water cannons on the crowds of people." IJR

The Philippines says Chinese Coast Guard fired water cannon at ship

"The Philippines said Friday that the Chinese Coast Guard fired a water cannon at one of its ships in the South China Sea heading to resupply one of its military outposts near a disputed reef." MS

Ransomware attack against ICBC disrupts U.S. Treasury market

"The U.S. arm of the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China

was hit by a ransomware attack,
reportedly causing disruptions to the U.S. Treasury market.
ICBC the world’s largest bank by assets announced that U.S.-based ICBC Financial Services “experienced a ransomware attack that resulted in disruption” to certain internal system. The bank said the impacted systems were immediately disconnected and isolated, and law enforcement was notified." FT

Explosions heard near Kinzhal missile manufacturing plant in the Moscow region

"Russian town of Kolomna in the Moscow region, explosions were reported. The blasts were heard in close proximity to the Design Bureau of Machine Building (DBMB) corporation, known for producing Kinzhals and Iskanders, according to Russian Telegram channels." MS

Ukraine will fight without US – Zelensky

"Ukraine will not stop fighting Russia until it takes back all the territories it considers its own, President Vladimir Zelensky told Reuters in an interview this week. Withdrawal of US

support would hardly affect Kiev’s policies in this regard, he added.
Should Washington halt its military and financial assistance to Kiev, Ukraine would just go on with the conflict without it, Zelensky maintained when asked if he was “worried” about potential changes in US foreign policy in the case of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential election victory in particular.
Earlier, Trump repeatedly vowed that he would have a peace deal between Moscow and Kiev worked out “within 24 hours” if elected in 2024. Speaking to Reuters Zelensky brushed off such promises as a plan by Trump to “fix” the conflict for himself, with no regard for the “price” Ukraine would supposedly have to pay." RT

Israel demands action after journalists reportedly joined Hamas massacre

"The media watchdog HonestReporting published an investigative report late on Wednesday showing that journalists from leading news outlets, including The New York Times, AP,

Reuters and CNN, joined Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip on October 7 to document the horrific events with their cameras. The organization raised weighty ethical questions in the investigation regarding the presence of those photographers alongside Hamas terrorists. Among other things, it begs the question of whether the photographers were aware in advance of the intent to carry out the massacre and how they arrived on the scene so quickly. Did Hamas allow them to be there? Did these news reporters have approval to enter Israel alongside the terrorists? Did the photographers inform their editors that they were accompanying the terrorists as they carried out the attacks against the Israelis?" MS

Russian naval ships struck by exploding drone boats in the night sank to the bottom of the Black Sea

"Ukraine says its sea drones hit and sank two Russian Black Sea Fleet landing ships. Video footage released by Ukraine shows the attack and its explosive aftermath in occupied Crimea. Ukraine has relied on its fleet of explosive drone boats to trouble Russian ships in the Black Sea." AP

Iceland’s Blue Lagoon closed as 1,000 earthquakes hit in 24 hours

"It’s one of the main draws that brings visitors to Iceland, for a float in its milky-blue,

comfortingly warm waters. But the world-famous Blue Lagoon geothermal pool has closed for a week because of the current seismic activity around the site.... around 1,400 earthquakes were measured in the 24 hours leading up to around midday on Thursday November 9, with another 800 in the first 14 hours of Friday." MS

Internet collapses in war-torn Yemen over 'maintenance' involving undersea line

"Internet access across the war-torn nation of Yemen collapsed Friday and stayed down for
hours, with officials later blaming unannounced “maintenance work” for the outage. Both NetBlocks, a group tracking internet outage, and the internet services company CloudFlare reported the outage. The two did not offer a cause for the outage." MS