Russians launch attack UAVs from the south

"Air Force reported several groups of attack UAVs in Kherson Oblast heading for Mykolaiv Oblast....An air raid siren was announced in Kherson and Mykolaiv Oblasts."MS

Russia loads missile with nuclear-capable glide vehicle into launch silo

"Russia’s rocket forces have loaded an intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with the nuclear-capable Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle into a launch silo in southern Russia. As it approaches its target, the Avangard detaches from the rocket and can maneuver sharply outside the trajectory of the rocket at hypersonic speeds of up to 27 times the speed of sound (about 21,000 miles per hour)." AlJazeera

Powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake hits Mindanao in Philippines

"A magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck the Mindanao region of the Philippines ....There was no immediate tsunami threat as a result of the offshore quake. Aftershocks and potential damage are to be expected from such a powerful tremor, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology [Phivolcs] said in a bulletin." MS

Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake in Myanmar (Burma) Shakes Homes in Chiang Rai

"Estimated magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck at 8:37 am today 29 km from Keng Tung, Myanmar (Burma) affecting northern Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and China.

The earthquake could be felt in Chiang Rai province registering 3.6 on the Richter scale." BT

Hamas terrorist who paraded festivalgoer’s body in Gaza has been killed

"A Hamas terrorist who paraded a German festivalgoer’s body through Gaza has been killed,

the victim’s mother has said, as she called for a hostage deal to free those still being held by the terror group.
Shani Louk, a 22-year-old Israeli-German dual citizen, was murdered by Hamas at the Nova music festival in southern Israel on Oct 7. She did not say how she knew that the man was dead, or give any details on how or when she believed he was killed. She added: “You’re happy that this person cannot hurt anyone else, but it didn’t matter so much because it’s a whole bunch of people. For weeks Louk’s family had been led to believe the tattoo artist, identified by her distinctive body art and dreadlocked hair, was alive but in a hospital in Gaza.
But Israeli officials later revealed she was killed in the Hamas attack after a fragment of her skull was found and identified." MS

Sirens sound in Tel Aviv, central Israel amid heavy rocket barrage

"Rocket sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and across central Israel cities amid a heavy rocket barrage from the Gaza Strip." JP

Switzerland to investigate reports of Swiss ammunition being supplied to Ukraine

"The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs has confirmed that it is investigating media reports about the alleged supply of Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine by a Polish company, UMO SP.....such exports violate Swiss policy, which prohibits the re-export of military equipment and goods to countries where active hostilities are taking place." Pravada

IDF finds 'Hamas tunnels' at Gaza hospital with bodies of two hostages

"Israeli troops have claimed they found a tunnel shaft used by Hamas terrorists at Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital along with the bodies of two hostages held in a building close by. The IDF released a video it said showed a tunnel entrance in an outdoor area of Al-Shifa hospital, two days after Israeli troops entered its grounds to hunt for a Hamas command center, they say is beneath the medical facility. During the raid, Israel said its troops found the bodies of two hostages - Yehudit Weiss, 64, and Israeli soldier Noa Marciano, 19 - from a building adjacent to the hospital." Breitbart

Special Operations Forces destroy Ural armoured vehicle with Iranian missiles, using artillery and drones

"The Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have found camouflaged Russian military equipment and fired artillery and FPV drones, destroying a truck with Iranian Grad missiles on the southern front." Pravada

China brands Biden ‘irresponsible’

"The US president said he stood by his description of Xi Jinping as a “dictator,” hours after meeting him in San Francisco.....The Chinese Foreign Ministry has described as erroneous and irresponsible Joe Biden’s characterization of Xi Jinping as a “dictator.”

The US president doubled down on the description, however, hours after meeting his Chinese counterpart in San Francisco.
Biden was asked during a solo press conference following the talks whether he would still use the term “dictator” to describe Xi, as he did in June.
“Look, he is. He’s a dictator in the sense that he’s a guy who runs a country that is a communist country that’s based on a form of government totally different than ours,” he responded.
When asked about Biden’s comments during a press briefing on Thursday, Mao Ning, a spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said the statement was “absolutely wrong” and that Beijing objected to this “irresponsible political manipulation.” She condemned attempts to “sow discord between the two nations.” RT

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Clash with Police Outside DNC

"Several arrests have been made outside the DNC offices in Washington, DC, where pro-

Palestinian protesters violently clashed with police on Wednesday.....“The protesters had gathered outside of the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) just south of the Capitol before authorities said several dozen demonstrators got into a shoving match with officers.” Breitbart

Russian shelling strikes 2 energy facilities in Kharkiv, Donetsk oblasts

"Russian shelling on Nov. 15 struck a thermal power plant in Donetsk Oblast and damaged a gas pipeline in Kharkiv Oblast." MS

Iceland Hit by Another 800 Quakes Overnight

"Iceland has been getting rattled with hundreds of minor earthquakes per day in what meteorologists think portends a coming volcanic eruption, and they don't appear to be slowing down. As CBS News reports, the island nation weathered 700 temblors on Tuesday, then another 800 between midnight and dawn Wednesday. What's more ominous: The presence of sulfur dioxide, which indicates magma is not far away from the surface. If the gas is detected while a volcano is not erupting, the USGS says its presence means an eruption is likely coming "soon." Iceland has also increased its aviation alert to orange; volcanic eruptions in the past have wrought havoc with air travel over the country." Newswer

Russian university buys Canadian drone detection system circumventing sanctions

"The Russian Mirea University of Technology has purchased a SkyEye radar detector for

drones from the Canadian company Skycope Technologies Inc. worth 4.5 million roubles (about US$50,000). According to the manufacturer, the radar detector can detect more than 330 models of drones at a distance of up to 35 km in open areas and up to 10 km in the city. Roman Rašimas, a lawyer in the sanctions practice of the British company Zorge Partners Limited, the supply of SkyEye falls under restrictions imposed by the Canadian authorities." MS

Israel says it has uncovered weapons, military operations in al-Shifa

"Israel has released video of what appears to be weapons and military capabilities inside of Gaza’s largest hospital, al-Shifa, which Israeli forces raided this week after claiming the medical facility was the site of a major Hamas operation." TheHill