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🇺🇦 #UKRAINE / 🇬🇧 #UK / 🇫🇷 #FRANCE / 🇵🇱 #POLAND / 🇹🇷 #TURKEY: Thousands of European troops will rehearse a Ukraine deployment in the event of a real peace agreement with Russia. Britain and France will lead “Exercise Koalicja” in Poland from November 9th–22nd, involving around 2800 military personnel. Britain will contribute 300 troops and two RAF Typhoon fighter jets, while Turkey will lead maritime preparations, including plans to clear mines from the Black Sea. The multinational force is designed to “help strengthen Ukraine’s military and deter future Russian aggression”. It would apparently not operate under NATO command or conduct frontline operations, however all countries involved are NATO countries. Russia has warned that foreign troops stationed in Ukraine would be considered legitimate military targets and will be attacked. No peace agreement has been reached, and the final size and deployment of the force remain undecided. (via BBC)

🇰🇵 #NORTHKOREA: North Korea has conducted further tests of cluster warheads for its short-range ballistic missiles, claiming they can devastate an area of 12–13 hectares. Pyongyang previously tested similar weapons in April, but now claims four warhead variants are being prepared for military deployment by the end of 2026. The development marks a shift towards operational use of cluster munitions, designed to scatter smaller explosives across large areas, targeting troops, vehicles and military installations. The tests come amid North Korea’s expanding military cooperation with Russia, although there is no confirmation these particular warheads are being supplied for use in Ukraine.

🇦🇫/🇺🇸 A US Army Delta Force Operator playing pool with Afghan tribal leaders during the war in Afghanistan. (via Julian McBride)

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🇬🇧 #UK: On November 5th 1605, Guy Fawkes was discovered guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder beneath the Houses of Parliament in London. Fawkes was part of a clandestine group of Catholic conspirators plotting to assassinate King James I and destroy Parliament during its ceremonial opening. The plot was organised by Robert Catesby, who hoped to overthrow the Protestant establishment and restore Catholic political power in England. Fawkes, an experienced soldier who had fought for Catholic Spain in the Eighty Years’ War, was responsible for preparing the explosives. After the conspiracy was exposed, Fawkes was imprisoned in the Tower of London, tortured, and sentenced to death for high treason. He died on January 31st, 1606. More than four centuries later, his image has become an international symbol of rebellion, resistance and anti-government movements. The saying in England is: “He was the only person to enter parliament with honest intentions.”

🌐 #EUROPE: A second wave of bomb threats has targeted passenger aircraft across Europe today, November 5th, forcing emergency landings, military escorts, and security operations. Around 10 flights have been affected, including an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome diverted to a French military airbase. Three Ryanair flights made emergency landings in Bulgaria, while four aircraft approaching Prague received bomb threats. The incidents follow similar threats against at least seven flights on November 3rd. No explosives have been discovered. Authorities have not identified those responsible, though the incidents are very highly likely to be coordinated—probably by a European adversary state. The threats are clearly intended to disrupt European infrastructure, potentially as part of a wider campaign of hybrid warfare.

🇵🇸 #PALESTINE: Israeli forces have, yet again, launched airstrikes across Gaza. They’ve killing at least three Palestinians and wounded six others on November 2nd. Two Palestinians were killed in strikes around Khan Younis, while another was killed in Al-Mussadar. The attacks follow Israeli strikes on November 1st that killed eight Palestinians, including five police personnel and a four-year-old little boy. Despite a US brokered ceasefire agreed in 2025, Israeli military operations continue across Gaza. Israeli forces currently control approximately two-thirds of Gaza. According to Palestinian health authorities, at least 1580 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks since the “ceasefire” began. 📸 Tariq Mohammad (via Reuters)

🇸🇴 #SOMALIA: Al-Shabaab militants have restarted attacks against government forces in Puntland, northern Somalia. This opens another front in the region’s jihadist insurgency. Since October 19th, militants have carried out two IED attacks and a mortar strike near Galgala, killing at least one Puntland soldier. These are the group’s first known operations against government forces in Puntland since early 2024. Al-Shabaab previously lost ground in the region to its rival, Islamic State Somalia Province (ISS), which subsequently suffered heavy losses during a US-backed military offensive. Jihadist infighting. The renewed attacks have prompted an international response. US forces conducted an airstrike against Al-Shabaab in the Cal Madow mountains on October 19th, while Emirati aircraft are also believed to have carried out strikes. Puntland authorities are now preparing a fresh offensive against Al-Shabaab, raising the possibility of renewed fighting between government forces and competing jihadist factions.

🇮🇪/🇬🇧 #NORTHERNIRELAND: Police have linked a major explosives cache discovered in Belfast’s loyalist held Shankill Road area to a far-right militant network. During searches on October 30th and 31st, officers seized 17 improvised explosive devices (IEDs), two detonators, and five Tasers. Wesley Thomas Fletcher, 35, has been charged with explosives and prohibited weapons offences and remanded in custody. The discovery is believed to be the largest far-right weapons seizure in Northern Ireland’s history. It comes amid escalating racist violence and growing links between loyalist paramilitary circles and far-right movements in Britain.

🇦🇿 #AZERBAIJAN / 🇦🇲 #ARMENIA: Azerbaijani forces are conducting military-linked demining operations across occupied Artsakh (Karabakh to Azeris), further consolidating Baku’s control following the violent ethnic cleansing of over 100,000 Armenians in 2023. On November 2nd, Azerbaijani authorities reported clearing 180 anti-tank mines, 799 anti-personnel mines, and 3070 unexploded munitions during October, covering nearly 4900 hectares across former conflict zones. Operations include areas around Stepanakert, Shushi, and Berdzor. The figures remain independently unverified.

🇻🇪 #VENEZUELA: In a strange turn of events, the US has helped Venezuelan forces carry out a deadly drone strike against Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN) in Venezuela’s Apure state. The attack hit a cocaine distribution site near the Colombian border on October 30th. Venezuelan rights group Fundaredes said at least 23 people were killed, with civilians among the dead. US assistance included intelligence and drones, according to the report. It remains unclear who directly operated the aircraft. (via NYT)

🇬🇧 #UK: Britain’s domestic intelligence agency, MI5, has proven to be above the law as they will not face contempt of court proceedings despite admitting it provided evidence based on lies to three different courts. The scandal centres on a violent neo-Nazi informant, known as Agent X, who allegedly abused his girlfriend and attacked her with a machete. MI5 knowingly gave false evidence while attempting to protect the informant’s identity and prevent the BBC from exposing his connection to the security service. An independent investigation uncovered serious systemic failures and dishonesty by senior MI5 officers. On November 3rd, three senior judges decided not to pursuing contempt proceedings. They concluded that the “complexity of the case” meant it wasn’t in the public interest to prosecute. This is yet another example of Britain descending rapidly into an authoritarian country.

🇺🇦 #UKRAINE / 🇷🇺 #RUSSIA: Emergency warning apps in both Ukraine and Russia were hacked on November 1st, sending civilians fake alerts about incoming nuclear attacks. In Ukraine, hackers infiltrated a national air raid warning app, issuing false alerts about nuclear strikes, chemical attacks, radiation threats, and street battles in Kyiv. The alerts also falsely claimed Russia had launched its nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile. Hours later, Russia’s emergency alert app was also compromised, sending fake warnings of Ukrainian nuclear attacks across 33 Russian regions. Authorities in both countries confirmed the alerts were false. The perpetrators remain unidentified, and there is no confirmed connection between the two cyberattacks. (via Reuters)

🇷🇺 #RUSSIA: An alleged underground Karelian separatist militia known as the Northern Brotherhood (Pohjoinen Veljeskunta) has released a video declaring its willingness to launch an armed struggle for independence from Russia. Karelia is a historical region divided between Finland and northwestern Russia. Its indigenous Karelian population is closely related to the Finns, with its own language and cultural traditions (although the fighter in this video speaks Russian). Following wars between Finland and the Soviet Union, Finland surrendered large parts of Karelia to Moscow in 1940 and 1944. Today, the Russian Republic of Karelia remains under Moscow’s control. The so-called Northern Brotherhood wants to establish an independent Karelia, preserve what it describes as the region’s Nordic traditions, and fight back against Russian imperialism, which it calls “Neo-Bolshevism”. The group has connections to NORD, a Karelian volunteer military formation fighting alongside Ukraine against Russian forces. NORD advocates the eventual liberation of Karelia from Russian rule. This is not the Northern Brotherhood’s first militant declaration. In 2025, the group claimed responsibility for sabotage against Russian railway infrastructure, allegedly intended to disrupt military logistics. Independent confirmation of the operation remains limited. The militia’s actual size, weapons, and operational capabilities remain unknown. Many accuse it of being a LARP. Still, its latest declaration signals at least an ambition to transform Karelian separatism into an armed insurgency against Moscow.

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🇷🇺 / 🇺🇦 A Russian soldier shoots down Ukrainian SOF’s recon drone in a basement. He’s immediately hit with a thermobaric grenade.

🇵🇱 #POLAND: Poland’s constitutional crisis is getting worse. Opposition politicians are now pushing to remove Prime Minister Donald Tusk from power. Former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki proposed a vote of no confidence, looking to replace Tusk with a temporary government led by Marek Jurek. Morawiecki has warned that the political confrontation could descend into a civil war. At the same time, Poland’s Supreme Court has called an extraordinary assembly for November 3rd to address threats to the country’s constitutional order and judicial independence. The European Commission has also intervened, backing parliament’s authority to appoint new Constitutional Tribunal judges. Tusk has rejected any compromise, insisting his government will continue its efforts to restore judicial independence. The proposed no-confidence vote is unlikely to succeed, but the confrontation between Poland’s president and government remains unresolved. 📸 Beata Zawrzel

🇺🇦 #UKRAINE: Hundreds of Ukrainian civilians have escaped the Russian occupied city of Oleshky. Many are reuniting with families they’ve not seen for years. On October 31st, evacuees crossed into Ukraine controlled territory following a rare humanitarian ceasefire agreed between occupation Russian forces and Ukraine. Mainstream news claims it was negotiated by Melania Trump—most likely nonsense. Oleshky, in the southern Kherson region, has been under Russian occupation since February 2022. Years of fighting have wrecked the city, leaving residents without reliable food, electricity, running water, and medical supplies. Survivors described navigating minefields in search of food, while others resorted to eating weeds to survive. One evacuee described returning to Ukrainian territory as “escaping from hell”. The evacuation involved a journey through Russian controlled territory, Russia proper, and parts of Belarus before reaching northern Ukraine. Around 2,000 civilians were estimated to remain in Oleshky when the ceasefire began. Many chose to stay behind, despite the extreme conditions. The temporary ceasefire is scheduled to expire on November 1st, raising fears that fighting around the city will resume.

🇰🇵 #NORTHKOREA: The Korean People’s Army (KPA) conducted a ballistic missile test yesterday, launching a Hwasong-11D short-range ballistic missile equipped with a Type 2 cluster warhead. Cluster warheads release multiple smaller explosives across a wide area, allowing a single missile to strike numerous targets simultaneously. North Korea claims the warhead can devastate an area of up to 13 hectares (unlikely). Pyongyang also announced plans to deploy four different types of cluster warheads by the end of 2026. (via @war_noir)

🇺🇸 #US: Purdue University's IDEAS Lab built an autonomous drone that tracks runners through dense forests completely without GPS or cloud networks. By running 3D LiDAR mapping and obstacle-avoidance AI entirely on-chip, it can weave under tree canopies and predict target movement through blind spots in real time. This will undoubtedly be turned into a weapon, used to hunt people down on the battlefield or maybe elsewhere. (via Praveen Verma)