"A sharp, circular fault has been discovered beneath Campi Flegrei, one of the world’s most
closely watched volcanoes, following a major seismic study powered by artificial intelligence. Researchers say the hidden structure, invisible until now, brings into focus long-suspected zones of underground stress and could help explain the uptick in local earthquake activity." msn
"Russia carried out a mass overnight attack on multiple Ukrainian regions leaving at least 10 civilians dead and 86 injured, and causing widespread infrastructure damage and triggering emergency power outages.
Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 442 drones, 34 Kh-101 cruise missiles, and seven Kalibr cruise missiles. Meanwhile, seven missiles and 34 drones struck 14 locations, while debris from downed drones and missiles fell on six additional sites.
Around midnight local time, Russian drones attacked the city of Kharkiv, injuring at least 46 people, including two girls aged 9 and 13, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov.
The Slobidskyi and Osnovianskyi districts were targeted, with Russian forces launching 19 Geran-2 drones. The strikes damaged a high-rise residential building, a hospital, and a school." KI
"Extreme rainfall triggered widespread flooding and a fatal landslide in northern Italy destroying homes in Brazzano di Cormons and causing extensive damage across the Gorizia area. Reports from local authorities and media indicate that some areas near the landslide zone recorded rainfall accumulations of up to 300 mm (11.8 inches), while regional monitoring stations recorded 152 mm (6 inches) in 6 hours between Palmanova and Gorizia." W
"A strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean 124 km (77 mi) from
Japan around noon at 12.23 pm local time (GMT +10). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow." VD
"Russia and the US are discussing the possibility of a new prisoner exchange.Prisoner swaps, the latest of which took place in April, were part of US President Donald Trump’s effort to stabilize relations with Russia after years of diplomatic friction. Kirill Dmitriev, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, told Axios that the prospect of another exchange was raised during his trip to Washington in late October.
“I met some US officials and members of the Trump team on some issues that are humanitarian in nature, such as possible exchanges of prisoners that the US side has been working on,” Dmitriev told the outlet in a phone interview.
US officials confirmed that Dmitriev discussed the idea with special envoy Steve Witkoff and other members of the Trump administration, but no agreement has been reached and no names have been publicly identified, according to Axios." RT
"A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean 854 km (531 mi) from British Indian Ocean Territory at 15:35 GMT. The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow." VD
"A strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast ofCosta Rica in the afternoon at 4.36 pm local time (America/Costa Rica GMT -6). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The earthquake was felt over a large region.. 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
"160 combat clashes on the front line between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders.
The Russian army carried out airstrikes on the areas of Moshchenka in the Chernihiv region, Kolomiitsi and Pokrovske in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Huliaipole, Vozdvyzhivka, Zaliznychne, and Novoandriivka in the Zaporizhzhia region, as well as Prydniprovske in the Kherson region.The Air Force, Rocket Forces, and Artillery of the Defense Forces struck four areas where personnel, weapons, and military equipment were concentrated, as well as two other important targets of the Russian invaders.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, the enemy attacked the positions of Ukraine's defenders twice, delivered one air strike, dropping four guided bombs, and carried out 178 shellings, including six with MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, there were six combat engagements near Vovchansk, Kamianka, and toward Kolodiazne.
Seven enemy attacks took place in the Kupiansk sector. Defense Forces repelled assaults in the areas of Petropavlivka, Pishchane, and Kupiansk.
In the Lyman sector, Russian troops launched seven attacks, attempting to advance toward Korovyn Yar, Stavky, Drobysheve, Lyman, and Oleksandrivka.
In the Sloviansk sector, Ukrainian soldiers repelled eight attacks. Russian units attempted to advance in the areas of Serebrianka, Yampil, Fedorivka, and toward Siversk and Zvanivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, two clashes occurred in the direction of Bondarne and Viroliubivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 19 attacks in the areas of Shcherbynivka, Rusyn Yar, and toward Kostiantynivka, Stepanivka, and Sofiivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 50 assault and offensive actions by the Russian army in the areas of Shakhove, Nove Shakhove, Chervonyi Lyman, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Novoekonomichne, Novopavlivka, Rivne, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Filiia, and Dachne.
In the Oleksandrohard sector, the Defense Forces repelled 18 attacks in the areas of Zelenyi Hai, Sosnivka, Verbove, Oleksiivka, Pryvilne, Rivnopillia, Rybne, Pavlivka, and Krasnohirske.
In the Huliaipole sector, the enemy attacked 19 times in the areas of Dobropillia, Zelenyi Hai, Zatyshshia, and Vesele.
In the Orikhiv sector, the Defense Forces stopped two Russian offensives in the areas of Prymorske and Kamianske.
In the Prydniprovske sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled two Russian attacks in the area of the Antonivskyi Bridge" Ukrin
"THE CLOUDFLARE COLLAPSE BY NUMBERS: OUTAGE SEVERITY: - Global scope across ALL timezones - 11,000+ reports in USA (first hour) - 3,800+ reports in UK (first hour) - Multiple critical services failed simultaneously ERROR TYPES REPORTED: - HTTP 500 (Internal Server Error) Cloudflare, the world’s leading web infrastructure and security company, confirmed that it was experiencing a significant issue with its Global Network in the early hours of Tuesday morning, causing widespread outages across the internet. The problem has affected various services, including social media platform X, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and the outage monitoring site Downdetector among many other sites and apps experiencing problems. Even some news sites, including Axios, appear to be completely unreachable as of this writing due to the Cloudflare outage — visitors are asked to “unblock” a Cloudflare address to proceed.
According to Cloudflare’s System Status page, the company is currently investigating the issue, which is causing HTTP 500 errors that impact the Cloudflare dashboard and API. These server-level errors indicate that the problem lies within Cloudflare’s infrastructure, rather than with individual websites or servers.? ZeroHedge
"A seventeen-year-old girl was killed and nine others were injured in an overnight Russian missile attack on the city of Berestyn in Kharkiv Oblast regional authorities said.
The girl was critically wounded in the strike and later died of her injuries at a hospital, regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported." KI
"Ukraine's military reportedly struck a Russian-controlled thermal power plant in occupied
Donetsk Oblast overnight on Nov. 18, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
Purported videos posted on social media appear to show a large explosion and subsequent fire emanating from the Zuivska Thermal Power Plant in the occupied community of Zuhres in Donetsk Oblast, following a projectile strike on the target." KI
"Multiple explosive eruptions at Sakurajima’s Minamidake crater in Kagoshima, Japan sent ash to about 4 400 m (14 400 feet) above sea level, prompting ashfall forecasts and flight cancellations at Kagoshima Airport." W
"A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in the Maluku Sea near the coast of Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, in the evening of Monday, Nov 17, 2025 at 8.12 pm local time (GMT +8). The quake had a moderate depth of 113 km (70 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter." VD
"Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in 151 combat clashes with Russian invaders.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, seven clashes occurred. The enemy carried out six airstrikes with 14 guided bombs and 148 shelling attacks, including eight MLRS strikes.In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions six times near Vovchansk and towards Dvorichanske.
In the Kupiansk sector, there were three enemy attacks; Ukrainian forces repelled assaults near Pishchane and Stepova Novoselivka.
In the Lyman sector, the Russians attacked nine times near Novyi Myr, Zarichne, and Drobysheve.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy launched 10 attacks near Dronivka, Serebrianka, Siversk, and Fedorivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the Russians carried out two attempts to break through near Stupochky and Orikhovo-Vasylivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, 20 clashes occurred near Shcherbynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyno, Rusyn Yar, Yablunivka, Kostiantynivka, and Sofiivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 40 assaults near Maiak, Fedorivka, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Lysivka, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, and Dachne.
In the Oleksandrohrad sector, the Russians carried out 13 attacks near Zelenyi Hai, Vorone, Sosnivka, Berezove, Krasnohirsk, and Pershotravneve.
In the Huliaipole sector, Russian forces launched 10 attacks near Solodke, Rivnopillia, Yablukove, and Zelenyi Hai.
In the Orikhiv sector, the Russians carried out one attack toward Prymorske.
In the Prydniprovske sector, the enemy conducted two unsuccessful attempts to approach Ukrainian positions." Ukrin
"Western assistance to Kiev risks ending up in the pockets of corrupt Ukrainian officials, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has warned, citing a major scandal that recently shook Ukraine’s government. He also argued against further military aid, warning that the EU was on “the path of death.”
Salvini spoke as the Italian government approved its 12th package of military support for Ukraine and promised electrical generators for the coming winter. The decision coincided with a major scandal in Kiev over an alleged $100 million energy graft scheme involving Timur Mindich, a close associate and former business partner of Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky." RT
