RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• ‘Friends Forever, Never Enemies’, Chinese Foreign Minister Declares Eternal Fealty to Russia
• During Japan trip, NATO chief warns of Chinese military expansion
• China floats battle barges in Taiwan invasion plans
• China practises hitting key ports, energy sites in Taiwan drills
• China launches military drills around Taiwan, calls its president a ‘parasite’

THE NORTH KOREAN MADMAN

• Able to create bacteria and toxins | Serious report on North Korea’s lethal weapons
• North Korea warns of ‘overwhelming deterrence’ after U.S.-South Korea air drills
• Kim Jong Un’s sister calls North Korean denuclearization a ‘daydream’

THE BURDEN OF DAMASCUS

• OPCW estimates over 100 chemical weapons sites still active in Syria
• Congressman claims: Syria wants to join Abraham Accords – under the right conditions

NEWS FROM ISRAEL

• Netanyahu: We’ll achieve all war goals; there will be no civil war
• Netanyahu slams Iran, Hamas as Israel marks Holocaust
• Netanyahu to Khamenei: Israel won’t be eliminated, Iran’s axis of terror must be
• Hamas leaders asked Iran for $500 million in 2021 to destroy Israel within 2 years
• Hamas rejects Israeli hostage-truce proposal, dismisses Netanyahu’s ‘partial deals’
• Senior IDF officers: Hamas was surprised by the war’s renewal
• ‘Sons of dogs, release the hostages,’ Mahmoud Abbas tells Hamas

A PALESTINIAN STATE?

• France eyes Palestinian state recognition by June, Macron announces
• Netanyahu tells Macron a Palestinian state would be ‘huge prize for terror’

FAITH FOR THE FINAL HOUR

• Barna: America needs ‘spiritual renewal’ as fewer than half of Americans believe God exists

THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS

• Muslim Slashes Throat of Christian Co-Worker in Pakistan
• Human Rights Groups: Syria Jihadis Tell Christians ‘You’re Next’ amid Alawite Slaughter

BETTER A MILLSTONE HUNG AROUND THEIR NECK

• Kids of ISIS terrorists make beheading gestures amid threat of caliphate’s return in Syria
• Youngest victim of Hamas massacre was just 14 hours old, new October 7 report reveals
• UNICEF: ‘Armed Men’ Raping Babies as Young as One Year Old in Sudan

RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Russia threatens the entire EU, bloc’s chief tells AFP
• EU: Russia, China hitting West with ‘massive digital arsenals’
• China’s Xi meets Russian security chief in Beijing: state media
• China says to host Russia, Iran for nuclear talks this week
• China, Russia back Iran as Trump presses Tehran for nuclear talks
• Iran, Russia and China to hold joint naval exercises this week
• Taiwan’s annual war games to simulate 2027 China attack
• North Korea rejects G7 call for denuclearization, vows to ‘strengthen’ nuclear forces
• North Korea’s Kim inspects ‘nuclear-powered submarine’ project
• Kim Jong Un’s sister warns of provocative response to U.S. aircraft carrier deployment

NEWS FROM ISRAEL

• October 7 blueprint: Seized Hamas memos outline path to Israel’s destruction
• Hamas calls for global siege on US, Israeli embassies, Iran reveals
• Hamas’ Mashaal rejects Trump’s Gaza plan, vows to pursue ‘jihad and resistance’
• Israel resumes Gaza strikes, says Hamas collapsed truce by refusing to free hostages
• Defense Minister threatens: ‘Hamas will witness IDF’s strength as never before’

Netanyahu: Hamas rejected all proposals, talks will now be ‘under fire’

US VS THE HOUTHIS

• ‘We Will Escalate’: Houthi Chief Announces Terror Campaign Against U.S. Warships
• U.S. dispatches second aircraft carrier to the Red Sea
• Houthis claim attack on American warships; US scoffs they missed by ‘over 100 miles’

NEWS FROM IRAN

• Iran’s Khamenei says US threats of military action ‘unwise’; as Trump posts a letter