Israel Attacks Hezbollah Airstrip Believed Built By Iran To Launch Drones

"Israeli strikes have taken out an airstrip which served Hezbollah's aerial unit, described as having an Iranian built runway used to launch drones.

It's located in the Lebanon's Qalaat Jabbour mountain region, and the IDF says it was responding to a drone attack on Israel earlier Thursday. Additionally, Hezbollah has continued raining down a "large number" of missiles on Israel's Mount Meron surveillance base. Israel said the base suffered minor damage." ZH

Former Ukrainian MPs from pro-Russian party stole over 30 vessels of Ukrainian merchant fleet

"Ukraine's Security Service, in cooperation with the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, has exposed a large-scale embezzlement scheme involving the state-owned Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company's property.According to the intelligence service, the culprits appropriated 32 barges of the merchant fleet of the enterprise for a total amount of more than UAH 80 million (approx. US$2.126 million)." Pravada

Fighting rages in southern Gaza after deadly attack on UN shelter

"Fierce battles are tearing through the Gaza Strip’s second-largest city, Khan Younis, where United Nations officials say tank rounds hit a UN facility sheltering displaced Palestinians killing at least nine people and wounding 75 others." France24

US Launches Airstrikes In Somalia For First Time This Year

"US

launched airstrikes in Somalia US Africa Command announced on Tuesday, marking the
first known US bombing of the country in 2024.
AFRICOM said in a press release that the strikes consisted of two separate engagements against al-Shabaab about 20 miles northeast of Kismaayo, a port city in southern Somalia. The command said the strikes were launched at the request of the US-backed Mogadishu-based government." ZH

Ukraine Indirectly Admits It Shot Down Large Russian Transport Plane, Possibly With Own POWs On Board

"The Kremlin is accusing Ukraine of shooting down the Russian Il-76 military transport plane that crashed in a border region near Ukraine. All 74 people aboard have been reported killed,

including the 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were allegedly on board being transported. The Associated Press suggests that Kiev has made an indirect admission of guilt, but there was no mention of Ukrainian POWs dying. "Hours after the crash, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine made no mention of the crash in a statement," writes AP. "But it added that Ukraine targets Russian military transport planes believed to be delivering missiles, especially near the border." Ukrin

56 combat clashes on front lines in past day

"Fifty-six combat engagements were recorded on the battlefield in Ukraine in the past 24 hours, with Ukrainian forces continuing to expand a bridgehead in the Kherson sector.
In total, the enemy launched 48 missile strikes and 112 air strikes and carried out 73 attacks using multiple rocket launchers against the positions of our troops and settlements.

Unfortunately, Russian terrorist attacks led to civilian casualties, among them children. More than 200 civilian infrastructure facilities in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, Kharkiv and Pavlohrad in the Dnipropetrovsk region were destroyed and damaged.

Air strikes were launched in Kozacha Lopan, Lyptsi and Hatyshche in the Kharkiv region, Makiivka, Bilohorivka and Serebrianske Forestry in the Luhansk region, Terny, Serebrianka, Siversk, Bohdanivka, Avdiivka, Novomykhailivka, Kostiantynivka and Urozhaine in the Donetsk region; Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region, Kachkarivka, Mylove and Beryslav in the Kherson region.
More than 150 settlements in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions came under artillery fire." Ukrin

Russian strike on Kyiv: damage reported in 3 districts, building and vehicles ablaze, unexploded missile in one of the apartments

"Following the morning strike by Russia on Kyiv there are reports of buildings and a

kindergarten being damaged in several areas of the city. In the Sviatoshynskyi district, vehicles are ablaze. Fire has also been reported in several apartments of a residential building in the Solomianskyi district. Emergency services are heading to the scene.Klitschko said that another apartment is on fire at a different address in the Sviatoshynskyi district. As a result of wreckage falling on the building, balconies from the ground to the fourth floor are damaged. One person was found in the apartment where the fire occurred." Pravada

Iraqi Militia Coalition Targets Israeli Port, US Troops at Syrian Gas Field

"A Shia militia-led alliance known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced that it had

attacked the port in the Israeli city of Ashdod, located on the Mediterranean coast.Israeli officials and media have not commented on the attack, which purportedly took place in the early hours. Footage allegedly shot near Ashdod has appeared on social media showing firefighters battling a large blaze with the help of an excavator, but Sputnik has not been able to independently verify the video's authenticity.

Separately the militia coalition reported targeting a US base at Conoco - Syria's largest natural gas fields, using missiles." Sputnik

Why French farmers are up in arms: fuel hikes, green regulation, EU directives

"French farmers have engaged in a standoff with the government to express anger over a lack

of respect, rising costs and suffocating EU regulation. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal seeks to calm the protesters while the National Rally hopes to take advantage of their anger, just five months before the European elections." France24

68 combat clashes in Ukraine over past day

"There were 68 combat engagements. The enemy launched a total of four missile strikes and 102 airstrikes, as well as 80 MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and at various settlements. Unfortunately, Russia’s terrorist attacks killed and wounded civilians. Private

residential and apartment buildings, and other civil infrastructure facilities sustained damage and destruction.Russian invaders launched another barrage of 10 Shahed-136/131 type one-way attack drones. Eight UAVs were intercepted.
Russian airstrikes hit the settlements of Hrafske, Vovchansk, Mykolaivka, Vilkhuvatka, Ivanivka, Kislivka, Tabaivka, and Pishchane of Kharkiv region; Makiivka, Serebryanske Forestry in Luhansk region; Yampolivka, Hryhorivka, Minkivka, Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Kostiantynivka, Toretsk, Severne, New York, Lastochkyne, Avdiivka, Staromaiorske, Rivnopil, and Novomykhailivka of Donetsk region; Chervonyi Maiak, Zmiivka, Novoberyslav, and Vesele of Kherson region.
More than 100 settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions came under Russian artillery fire." Ukrin

Ukrainian Citizenship for Foreign Fighters, Says Zelensky

"Ukraine will change its citizenship law to allow foreign volunteer fighters to become Ukrainians, as well as “all ethnic Ukrainians” around the world to get passports, no matter how many generations different, the President has said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a raft of new laws he had submitted to the national parliament (Verkhovna Rada) on Monday in a speech marking the Ukrainian Day of National Unity, an annual celebration of the short-lived 1917-era Ukrainian People’s Republic. Among the announcements are a serious liberalization of Ukrainian citizenship law, allowing dual citizens for the first time and opening up passports to the global Ukrainian diaspora, as well as foreign military volunteers." MichaelSavage.com

Israeli strike on south Lebanon kills Hezbollah fighter

"An Israeli strike Sunday on south Lebanon killed a Hezbollah fighter......The strike on a car in south Lebanon “killed a member of Hezbollah’s protection team”, a Lebanon security official told AFP, adding that the senior commander he was protecting “escaped death”.
A source close to Hezbollah confirmed a Hezbollah fighter had been killed, but denied that a high-level official had been the target of the strike." Breitbart

53 skirmishes occur on front over past 24 hours, Russians attempt to advance on Dnipro's left bank

"53 combat engagements have taken place on the front line over the past 24 hours, with the Russian army launching 2 missile strikes and 41 airstrikes and carrying out 28 attacks with multiple rocket launchers. On the Kupiansk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled four Russian attacks near the village of Synkivka (Kharkiv Oblast), where the Russians attempted to break through the Ukrainian defenses.

On the Lyman front, Ukrainian forces repelled a Russian attack near the settlement of Terny (Donetsk Oblast) and four more attacks near the settlements of Makiivka, Bilohorivka, and Serebrianka Forest (Luhansk Oblast), where the Russians attempted to break through the Ukrainian defencss.
On the Bakhmut front, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled seven Russian attacks near the settlements of Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka and Andriivka (Donetsk Oblast), where the Russian army unsuccessfully tried to improve its tactical situation.
On the Avdiivka front, Ukrainian troops repelled nine Russian attacks near the settlements of Stepove and Avdiivka and five more attacks near Pervomaiske and Nevelske (Donetsk Oblast), where the Russians attempted to break through the Ukrainian defenses.
On the Marinka front, Ukrainian Defense Forces are continuing to hold back the Russian army near the settlements of Heorhiivka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk Oblast), where the Russian troops made 16 unsuccessful attempts to improve their tactical situation.
On the Shakhtarsk front, Russian forces did not conduct offensive operations.
On the Zaporizhzhia front, Ukrainian defenders repelled a Russian attack near the village of Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia Oblast), where the Russians unsuccessfully attempted to regain their lost ground.
The Russian occupying forces persist in their efforts to drive Ukrainian units from their footholds on the Dnipro River's left bank. Therefore, the Russians mounted one unsuccessful assault on the positions of the Ukrainian army within the last 24 hours." Pravada

Hamas Defies Critics: Says Its Terrorists Upheld ‘Islamic Values’ During Murderous Attack on Israel

"Hamas terrorist organization released a report Sunday into its October 7 attack on Israel,

claiming its fighters were committed to “Islamic values” and if civilians were targeted “it happened accidentally” in the course of the murderous rampage.
In its first public report on the killing spree that began the war, Hamas said the incursion – referred to as “Operation Al Aqsa Flood” – was a “necessary step” against Israel’. 

This resulted in the deaths of about 1,140 people, mostly civilians, based on official Israeli figures.
Some 360 people were mowed down at the music festival, entire families were burned alive in their homes, parents were shot in front of their children and children and babies were killed or taken captive." Breitbart

China Stocks Crash Through 'Snowball Derivatives' Trigger Levels Overnight

"Specifically, we warned that for those looking for the tipping point, pay especially close

attention to the CSI 1000 Index dropping below the 5,300 level, where a wave of knock-ins triggers could accelerate exponentially.
According to Guotai Junan Futures, there are about 30 billion yuan ($4.2 billion) of snowball derivatives products tied to the CSI 1000 Index are near levels that trigger losses at maturity, according to Guotai Junan Futures Co, as the stock rout in #China's stock market pushes the derivatives to near knock-in levels.
Another 60 billion yuan of the derivatives are 5%-10% away from their knock-in thresholds!
Finally, as Sino Market points out, most Snowball derivatives were opened from Feb to April 2023.
Since the downside knock-in put barriers are set to 75% or 80% of the spot price, dealers estimate that most of those are set at 5,180 points on the CSI 1000 index." ZH