Australia Struck by Giant Hail! Massive Hailstorm Destroyed Homes and Cars in Brisbane, Queensland

"A massive hailstorm struck Brisbane, Australia, unleashing golf-ball-sized hail, 96 km/h

winds, and torrential rain that shattered roofs, flooded streets, cut power to over 65 000 homes, and turned the city into a scene of chaos as emergency crews raced to restore order.
Lightning cracked, winds roared, and the air, which had been humid and warm,
suddenly felt explosive, as though the sky itself had been rewired. A severe thunderstorm warning blasted out across suburbs and coastal zones, urging residents to take cover immediately. Then came the hail. Not the ordinary soft, gentle kind that melts on window sills,

but chunky pellets of ice with diameters pushing 5 cm or more, plummeting from the sky like frozen cannonballs." WW

Milei's Mandate Marches On In Decisive Midterms Win For His Party

"Official results now in from Argentina… Javier Milei’s La Libertad Avanza (purple) has 40.8% of the votes, while the Peronist left-wing opposition (blue) has 24.4%. 90%+ counted. An even better outcome for Milei than their most optimistic prediction." ZeroHedge

Zelensky ready to fight for three more years – Polish PM

"Vladimir Zelensky expects Ukraine to be able to fight Russia for up to three more years,

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has told The Sunday Times. The Ukrainian leader’s reported remark comes as the EU is looking for new ways to fund Kiev, eyeing Russia’s frozen central-bank assets as an option.
In an interview with the British newspaper on Saturday, Tusk quoted Zelensky as saying that “he hopes that the war will not last ten years, but that Ukraine is ready to fight for another two, three years.” Should the conflict with Russia drag on longer, Zelensky is “anxious about the toll the war would take on its population and economy,” the Polish prime minister said." RT

Russian drone strikes minibus in Sumy Oblast

"A Russian drone has struck a fixed-route minibus on the Sumy-Bilopillia motorway in the Sumy district, injuring 10 people, including two children." PV

Trump hits Putin with first sanctions since second term

"The United States imposed new sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies, Rosneft and

Lukoil, along with dozens of their subsidiaries, in an effort to increase economic pressure on Russia. The European Union and the United Kingdom followed suit by announcing new sanctions targeting the Russian energy sector.
President Donald Trump said that he had canceled his scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary. “We cancelled the meeting with President Putin,” Trump said to reporters at the White House. “It just didn’t feel right to me… We didn’t seem to have a chance of reaching our destination. So I called it off, but we’ll do it later,” Trump said." Ukrin

Very strong mag. 6.2 Earthquake - Timor Region

"A very strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred in the Savu Sea near the coast of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, in the early morning at 1.04 am local time (Asia/Makassar GMT +8). The quake had a moderate depth of 110 km (68 mi) and was felt widely in the area." VD

Strong mag. 5.1 Earthquake - West Chile Rise

"A strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean near the coast of Chile in the afternoon at 5.47 pm local time (GMT -6). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow." VD

124 combat engagements on front lines in past 24 hours

"There were 124 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops.
Russian airstrikes hit areas around the settlements of Solodke, Rivnopillia, Zaliznychne, Nechaivka, Ternuvate, Stepnohirsk, Veselianka, and Novoiakovlivka in the Zaporizhzhia region, as well as Olhivka in the Kherson region.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, one combat engagement occurred. The enemy conducted two airstrikes, dropping seven guided bombs, and carried out 154 shelling attacks, including three from MLRS.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions 18 times near Vovchansk, Kamianka, Stroivka, and in the directions of Bolohivka and Dvorichanske.
In the Kupiansk sector, nine combat clashes took place. Ukrainian defenders repelled enemy assaults near the settlements of Pishchane and Petropavlivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy carried out eight attacks, attempting to break through Ukrainian defenses near Karpivka, Serednie, Derylove, and Torske.
In the Sloviansk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled nine enemy assaults near Vyimka, Serebrianka, Siversk, Pereizne, and Fedorivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy launched 14 attacks near Shcherbynivka, Kleban-Byk, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, Pleshchiivka, and toward Kostiantynivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 34 enemy assaults near Ivanivka, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Chervonyi Lyman, Pankivka, Lysivka, Udachne, Novoekonomichne, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Molodetske, and toward Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrohrad sector, the enemy conducted 14 attacks near Sosnivka, Stepove, Piddubne, Oleksandrohrad, Pavlivka, Novohryhorivka, and toward Rybne.
In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled two enemy attempts to advance near Malynivka and Zelenyi Hai." Ukrin

Russian drone attack on residential buildings

"Russia

launched a drone attack on Kyiv overnight on Oct. 26, killing at least three people,
and injuring at least 29 others, including seven children, in strikes on residential buildings in the city, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported.
Multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv starting around 2:35 a.m. local time, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground. Officials noted that air defenses were activated within the city amid the attack." KI

Mag. 4.9 earthquake - 39 km east of Debre Birhan, Amhara, Ethiopia

"A strong magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit 39 km (24 mi) away from Debre Birhan, Amhara,

Ethiopia, in the morning at 8.24 am local time (Africa/Addis Ababa GMT +3). 

The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.The quake was felt widely in the area. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." VD

181 combat engagements on frontline in past 24 hrs

"181 combat engagements occurred between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops.
Russian airstrikes targeted, among other locations, the settlements of Danylivka, Pokrovske, and Bratske in Dnipropetrovsk region, Huliaipole and Pavlivka in Zaporizhzhia region, and Kozatske in Kherson region.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, five combat engagements occurred; the enemy carried out13 airstrikes with 26 guided bombs and 150 shellings including five from MLRS.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian forces made 11 attempts to breach defensive lines near Vovchansk, Krasne Pershe, Stroivka, and toward Bolohivka, Kolodiazne, and Dvorichanske.
In the Kupiansk sector, eight attacks were repelled near Pishchane and Bohuslavka.
In the Lyman sector, there were 12 attacks, with enemy trying to penetrate near Hrekivka, Serednie, Novoselivka, Zarichne, Torske, Drobysheve, and Korovii Yar.
In the Sloviansk sector, four enemy assaults were halted near Yampil, Serebrianka, and Siversk.
In the Kramatorsk sector, one engagement was recorded near Stupochky.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Russian forces conducted 22 attacks near Oleksandro-Shultyno, Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, Rusyn Yar, and toward Kostiantynivka and Sofiivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, 76 assaults were repelled near Shakhove, Volodymyrivka, Pankivka, Mayak, Sukhy Yar, Zvirove, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Novoekonomichne, Chervonyi Lyman, Promin, Balahan, Novopavlivka, Lysivka, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Novomykolaivka, Filia, and Dachne.
In the Oleksandrohrad sector, Russian forces launched 21 attacks near Sosnivka, Oleksiivka, Novovasylivske, Stepove, Piddubne, Verbove, Vyshneve, Novohryhorivka, Pavlivka, Zlahoda, and toward Rybne.
In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian forces repelled three attacks near Malynivka." Ukrin

Two earthquakes rattle Russia

"Two earthquakes shook Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The ongoing seismic activity in Russia’s Kamchatka region highlights the persistent threat posed by the Pacific Ring of Fire, a tectonic zone responsible for frequent and sometimes catastrophic earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
The pair of earthquakes that struck were both moderate in strength, measuring at 5.2 and 5.3 magnitude, according to the USGS.
The USGS has recorded at least 13 distinct earthquakes off the Kamchatka Peninsula in early October, ranging from magnitude 4.4 to 6.1 and at depths of 6 to 46 miles, about 10 to 75 kilometers." Newsweek

'I'm not going to be wasting my time' — Trump rules out Putin meeting without Ukraine peace progress

"President Donald Trump said that he does not plan to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin

unless he sees a clear path to a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.
"We're going to have to know that we're going to make a deal. I'm not going to be wasting my time," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. "I've always had a great relationship with Vladimir Putin, but this has been very disappointing."
Trump said he had expected peace in Ukraine to be easier to achieve than other diplomatic breakthroughs. "I thought this would have gone long before peace in the Middle East… if you look at India and Pakistan, I could say almost any one of the deals that I've already done, I thought would have been more difficult than Russia and Ukraine. But it didn't work out that way. 

There's a lot of hatred between the two — between Zelensky and Putin. There's tremendous hatred." KI

48 Bags with Human Remains Found in Cartel-Controlled Mexican State …So Far

"Authorities in Mexico confirmed the discovery of 48 bags with human remains so far at the most recent clandestine gravesite in the cartel-controlled state of Jalisco. The state is

controlled by Cartel Jalisco New Generation, one of the six Mexican cartels designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the Trump administration.
This week, the Jalisco Attorney General’s Office revealed that they had discovered so far a total of 48 bags filled with human remains at a clandestine gravesite in a rural part of the outskirts of the city of Zapopan. This city is adjacent to the state capital of Guadalajara and has become part of a large metropolitan area.
According to authorities, they have not been able to determine how many bodies are in those 48 bags, and officials have not yet been able to identify the victims. The case highlights the widespread massacres that CJNG has carried out. The terrorist organization has been linked to numerous killing fields and thousands of abductions where the victims have never been found." 

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Trump Wants New "Golden Fleet" Of Future Battleships For Hemispheric Defense

"President Trump's Monroe Doctrine 2.0 plan, focused on hemispheric defense, centers on

securing the homeland and the wider Western Hemisphere. The first visible military reposturing came with Trump's announcement of the Golden Dome continental missile defense shield, followed by renewed pressure on Venezuelan narco-terror networks and new attention on far-left political influence operations being exported from South America.
Prioritizing the Western Hemisphere after decades of endless wars in the Middle East may also require upgrading America's naval fleet, as the proliferation of hypersonic weapons and drones by foreign adversaries could render some warships in the current fleet obsolete.
The replacement fleet of next-generation warships, referred to internally as the "Golden Fleet" by senior White House and Navy officials, is intended to secure the Western Hemisphere as the world moves toward a bipolar state in the 2030s, repel Chinese influence in the Americas, and maintain a naval edge in the Pacific theater." ZeroHedge