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Hamas quietly reasserts control in Gaza as post-war talks grind on Russia proposes its own UN resolution on Gaza in challenge to US draft Israel receives another deceased hostage from Hamas, Islamic Jihad, three still remain in Gaza Canada spy agency says it foiled potentially 'lethal threats' by Iran Iran asks UN to hold US accountable for directing Israel's summer strikes Iran at a crossroads: The perilous path of nuclear ambition or a focus on the needs of its citizens Russia pounds Kyiv with drones and missiles, killing four and injuring dozens US envoy: Syria to help in fight against ISIS, Iran-backed Hamas and Hezbollah Bloomberg’s Marc Champion: Erdogan and Putin have something to teach the west ISIS, al-Qaeda have evolved in last decade, still pose global threat, say analysts US approves potential $330 million arms sale to Taiwan, first under Trump US designates four groups in Europe as terrorists, calls them 'violent Antifa'In The News
Israel
From regulating the price of chicken to levying fees on cigarettes, Hamas is seeking to widen control over Gaza as U.S. plans for its future slowly take shape, Gazans say, adding to rivals’ doubts over whether it will cede authority as promised. – Reuters
Russia on Thursday proposed its own draft of a U.N. resolution on Gaza in a challenge to a U.S. effort to pass its own text at the Security Council that would endorse President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, according to a copy of the draft seen by Reuters. – Reuters
The armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad said on Thursday they would hand over the body of a hostage at 8 p.m. local time (1800 GMT), though Israel said it had not received any official notification of a planned transfer. – Reuters
Turkey’s main expectation from a planned International Stabilisation Force in Gaza is for it to provide guarantees that the fragile ceasefire will last, its Defence Ministry said on Thursday. – Reuters
A U.S. proposal to provide a United Nations mandate for an international stabilization force in Gaza is facing opposition from Russia, China and some Arab countries, which have expressed unease about a yet-to-be established board that would temporarily govern the territory and the lack of any transitional role for the Palestinian Authority. – Associated Press
The IDF said Thursday that troops had shot dead two Palestinians who were “on their way to carry out a terror attack” near the West Bank settlement of Karmei Zur. – Agence France-Presse
Israel Police and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) arrested four individuals in the Beit Safafa neighborhood in east Jerusalem on suspicion of purchasing weapons and planning a large-scale terror attack on behalf of ISIS, the agencies said on Friday morning. – Jerusalem Post
Ashdod Port Company announced this week in a statement its recent investment of over half a million dollars in Azimut.ai, an Israeli AI start-up whose product could revolutionize how ports worldwide operate. – Jerusalem Post
Some 50 members of a Hamas network in the Bethlehem area of the West Bank were detained in a series of recent operations, the Shin Bet security agency announced on Thursday, saying they were planning to carry out imminent shooting attacks. – Times of Israel
Israel is angling for a 20-year security agreement with the US with “America first” elements, US media reported on Thursday, a deal that would be broader in scope than past pacts and would last until the 100th anniversary of Israel’s independence. – Times of Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday sharply criticized French President Emmanuel Macron for embracing Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas as a “prince of peace” during their meeting in Paris. – Arutz Sheva
Editorial: In 2015, the US State Department gave more than $300,000 to the nonprofit OneVoice Movement, whose US-funded infrastructure was later used by the V15 campaign to try to unseat Netanyahu as prime minister. A bipartisan Senate inquiry found no laws had been broken, but that the State Department failed to stop its grant from effectively aiding a campaign against Israel’s sitting leader. That being said, Israel cannot afford to appear as though its judicial independence can be swayed by foreign appeals, however well-intentioned they may be. – Jerusalem Post
Iran
Canada’s domestic spy agency this year foiled potentially lethal threats by Iran directed against people whom Tehran sees as enemies, the agency’s head said in a rare speech on Thursday. – Reuters
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called for the United Nations to impose “appropriate measures” against the United States and Israel over military strikes in June against Iran’s nuclear sites. Araghchi said that President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials bear “criminal responsibility” for the strikes after Trump’s statement last week that he directed Israel’s initial attack on Iran on June 13. – Reuters
A tanker transiting through the narrow Strait of Hormuz suddenly changed course into Iranian territorial waters Friday, with the British military warning a possible “state activity” affected it. – Associated Press
Nowhere is the guns-versus-butter debate more acute these days than in Iran. As the Islamic Republic invests heavily in reclaiming a regional military might it has lost in the last two years, including in the 12-day-war in June, cities and towns around the country are suffering increased shortages in water and other necessities of life. – New York Sun
Russia and Ukraine
A class of Russian first-graders stood to attention this fall as a soldier who had served on the front line in Ukraine inspected their military uniforms. – Wall Street Journal
Russian forces launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on Kyiv early on Friday, officials said, striking buildings and triggering explosions and fires. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said two people had been injured. – Reuters
Russian air defence forces shot down or intercepted 216 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Defence Ministry said on Friday. – Reuters
Russia’s FSB security service said on Friday that it had thwarted a Ukrainian plot to assassinate an unnamed top Russian government official and accused Kyiv of planning similar attacks in other parts of the country. – Reuters
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited troops near Ukraine’s southeastern front on Thursday, warning of the need to shore up the lines after losing ground in increasingly high-intensity battles far from Russia’s offensive in the east. – Reuters
French President Emmanuel Macron will host Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Paris on November 17 to reaffirm France’s long-term support to the security of Ukraine, Macron’s office said on Friday. – Reuters
European Union officials warned Ukraine on Thursday that it must keep cracking down on graft in the wake of a major corruption scandal that could hurt the country’s ability to attract financial help. But they also offered assurances that aid will continue to flow as Kyiv strains to hold back Russia’s invasion. – Associated Press
Russia’s oil shipments through the Arctic Ocean are encountering increasing delays because of US sanctions, a fresh example of how the measures are adding friction to Moscow’s energy trade. – Bloomberg
Ron Wahid writes: While fighting corruption is a generational project, abolishing various administrative hurdles is comparatively a low-hanging fruit. Additionally, granting the United States with “most favored nation” status would help transform the relationship into a true partnership. Ukraine does not need every advanced system imaginable; it needs support that is strategically decisive. The right mix of calculated military aid, targeted sanctions and coordinated diplomacy can secure Ukraine’s position without triggering uncontrolled escalation. – Washington Post
Jonathan Sweet and Mark Toth writes: Deep strikes on oil refineries are achieving the desired effect. However, as Hodges emphasized, Ukraine must develop a methodology to asymmetrically engage Russia’s shadow fleet in ports while its ships take on oil. All eyes are on Pokrovsk this week, but regardless of the outcome, the war will continue until Russia is forced to stop attacking. The “just enough” strategy of barely preventing Ukraine from losing is still not enough against Putin’s changing Mad Max army. – The Hill
Stephen Cimbala and Lawrence J. Korb write: The road to renewed arms control cooperation between Russia and the United States (with or without China) will not be easy. Skepticism about the value of nuclear arms control, in the context of worsening political relations between Russia and NATO, is understandable. Arms control is admittedly neither a substitute for a well-thought-out national security strategy nor a credible nuclear deterrent. However, it is necessary to reduce nuclear tensions and buildup at an acutely perilous time for the global order. – National Interest
Syria
U.S. firm GE Vernova and Germany’s Siemens Energy are in talks to supply gas turbines to a $7 billion project aiming to rebuild Syria’s war-damaged power sector, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. – Reuters
Syria will play an active role in assisting the United States in fighting armed groups, including Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Hamas and Hezbollah, US special envoy Tom Barrack said on Thursday. – Agence France-Presse
Aaron Y. Zelin writes: If authorities do not get this problem under control, it could further undermine trust in the new Syria and create a new cycle of violence. Therefore, one U.S. imperative should be to help the new transitional authorities get the vigilante issue under control by getting a better handle on who in society has access to weapons. Washington also needs to urge authorities in Damascus to be more forthcoming about the transitional justice process so that there is greater trust regarding how past wounds will be resolved. Hopefully, this will create a better environment for all Syrians to move toward a better future. – Washington Institute
Turkey
Turkey’s defence ministry said on Thursday it was too early to say what caused the crash this week of a military cargo plane in Georgia in which 20 soldiers died, and inspections continue. – Reuters
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey believes the most realistic way to resolve political deadlock over Cyprus is to have two states on the ethnically-split island. – Reuters
Marc Champion writes: Europe needs a unified strategy for dealing with Erdogan, and it should learn from his own relationship with Putin. The two leaders have managed to compartmentalize their differences, containing severe conflicts of interest – from Syria, to the Caucasus and Ukraine – while working closely in other areas. It can be done, and it should be, because Erdogan also wants to reduce his dependence on Russia and will not be in power forever. At the same time as accommodating Turkey’s legitimate interests, Europe needs to support its very large democratic opposition through this time of repression. Because although Erdogan hasn’t yet turned his country into another Russia or Iran, it should be clear by now that he could. – Bloomberg
Amine Ayoub writes: American policy makers must cease treating Turkey’s recalcitrance as an internal matter to be managed. The actions of the past week confirm that Turkey views its relationship with the West as a transaction to be leveraged, not a commitment to be honored. The US must respond not with appeals for cooperation but with clear consequences. If Turkey insists on maintaining the S-400, defying US security mandates, and actively undermining American-led forces in Syria, the long-term cost of its membership must be reviewed. – Arutz Sheva
Middle East & North Africa
As the Trump administration tries to finalize a deal to sell advanced F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, a Pentagon intelligence report has raised concerns that China could acquire the warplane’s technology if the sales go through, according to people familiar with the assessment. – New York Times
When Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives in Washington he will be greeted with great fanfare by Donald Trump — much as the US president was given a gilded welcome in Riyadh earlier this year. He will hope to leave with agreements on deepening long-standing ties between the world’s biggest economy and the largest oil exporter. – Bloomberg
Lebanon is focused on Israel. While Hezbollah continues to refuse to disarm, the Lebanese leadership wants Israel to stop airstrikes in its country. – Jerusalem Post
A decade on from deadly attacks in Paris, the world’s two most notorious jihadist groups, Islamic State and al-Qaeda, have significantly evolved, and their branches still pose a global security threat, especially from Africa, analysts say. – Times of Israel
Anduril and the United Arab Emirates’ state-owned Edge Group are betting on a novel hover-to-cruise autonomous aircraft — and the UAE has already ordered the first 50 units. – Defense News
Tahani Elmogrbi writes: These are not the commission’s responsibilities—they are the result of ongoing political paralysis and repeated failures of UN-led initiatives in Libya. Reforming the commission is not the main issue preventing elections from being held. Any commission would require guidance on the rules and structure of elections, the number of constituencies, and security arrangements before designing ballots and counting procedures. HNEC, as it stands today, has the technical capability and public trust to run fair and credible elections. In a country exhausted by divisions, Libya cannot afford to risk the one institution that still commands confidence. HNEC is not an obstacle to elections—it may well be their last remaining hope. – Washington Institute
Suha Musa writes: If the United States allows the status quo to continue, room for bad external actors to take root in a vulnerable country only grows. The aims of last week’s truce are desirable, but the only way to achieve its goals is a firm, concentrated effort to address the current realities on the ground. There is a genocide in Sudan. It is being carried out by the RSF with the UAE’s help. To make truces like last week’s attempt truly sustainable and successful, both entities must be held accountable for their crimes—and removed from the negotiating table. – Foreign Policy
Korean Peninsula
South Korea plans to expand policy support for its auto industry in the wake of a trade deal struck between Seoul and Washington. – Wall Street Journal
South Korean workers began returning to a factory in Georgia last month after the State Department reissued their visas, as the Trump administration seeks to undo the damage from a large workplace immigration raid. – New York Times
North Korea’s foreign minister Choe Son Hui denounced the joint statement released by G7 countries, state media KCNA reported on Friday, saying she opposed their push for the complete denuclearisation of North Korea. – Reuters
More than half a million people in South Korea sat for the country’s gruelling university entrance exam on Thursday as police mobilised to ensure they made it to the test sites on time and all flights were halted for half an hour. – Reuters
The US and South Korea are in private negotiations to jointly build nuclear-powered submarines for both navies, a potential major shift in their alliance that would go beyond the announcement made by the countries’ presidents two weeks ago, people familiar with the matter say. – Bloomberg
South Korea stepped up its defense of the won, which approached a 16-year low this week, as it pledged to take action in coordination with state-owned National Pension Service. – Bloomberg
North Korean troops may be preparing for a military parade, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery showing hundreds of transport trucks gathered at a training ground on the eastern outskirts of Pyongyang. – Newsweek
China
Signs of weakness in China’s economy stretched into October, with one measure of investment notching the sharpest slowdown in years. – Wall Street Journal
Infuriated by comments about Taiwan by Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, China has unleashed a stream of vitriol, including a threat by a Chinese diplomat to cut off the leader’s “filthy head.” – New York Times
Three Chinese astronauts stranded at their nation’s space station after their spacecraft was apparently hit by space debris departed for home Friday using the craft that had brought a replacement crew, China’s space agency said. – Associated Press
China began sea trials of its most advanced amphibious assault ship on Friday, only a week after commissioning its latest aircraft carrier as part of the rapid modernization of its navy, which is already the world’s largest. – Associated Press
China’s leader Xi Jinping and Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn pledged closer ties on Friday during the first-ever visit to China by a reigning Thai monarch. – Associated Press
Deng Yuwan writes: A system that relies on the fusion of rigid bureaucratic rules and strong personal leadership is much more fragile than one that relies on an unwritten balance of power because it lacks substantive ways of constraining leaders. And even if a future leader after Xi sought to rule more collectively, party elders will still lack the stature or the networks necessary to act as a check on power. Far removed from the halcyon days of revolution, China must hope that a combination of imperfect substitutes—and some good luck—will limit Xi and stop preventable crises before they spin out of control. – Foreign Affairs
James Holmes writes: Bottom line, warfighting prowess constitutes only part of the nautical endeavor. Communist Party leaders understand how repute pays strategic and political dividends. Hence the all-consuming, tireless, 24/7/365 efforts Beijing devotes to image-making and image management. Come to think of it, party leaders’ sophisticated view of peacetime maritime competition is one more instance of authoritarian dynamism. – National Interest
South Asia
Pakistan signed a series of high-priced contracts with prominent Washington lobbying firms this spring, just weeks before the White House announced favorable new policies that gave the country one of the world’s more enviable tariff rates and an edge over its archrival, India. – New York Times
Two crude bombs exploded near Dhaka airport on Thursday night, deepening tensions as Bangladesh awaits Monday’s verdict in a domestic war crimes case against ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. – Reuters
Pakistan said on Thursday Afghan nationals carried out two deadly suicide bombings in its territory this week, amid sharpening tensions between the South Asian neighbours over militant violence. – Reuters
Bangladesh will hold a national referendum on implementing its ‘July Charter’ for state reform, drafted after last year’s deadly student-led uprising, Muhammad Yunus, the head of the country’s interim government, said on Thursday. – Reuters
India’s air force chief made the inaugural landing of a military transport aircraft at a new airbase capable of fighter jet operations close to the disputed Himalayan border with China, a defence official said on Thursday. – Reuters
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition was leading in a key state election Friday, in an early trend seen as a barometer of his popularity and the alliance’s hold over one of the country’s poorest yet most politically influential states. – Associated Press
Asia
The first bomb threats bearing the name of Takahiro Karasawa churned out of fax machines in Japan 13 years ago. Then, they appeared in South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. But there have been no bombs. – New York Times
The U.S. approved the sale to Taiwan of fighter jet parts for $330 million, the Pentagon said late on Thursday, marking the first such transaction since President Donald Trump took office in January. – Reuters
A landmine explosion on the Thai-Cambodia border that has threatened to derail a U.S.-brokered truce is scheduled to be investigated by ASEAN observers on Friday, Thailand said, a day after Malaysia’s Foreign Minister said a regional team had reported that mines found at the site of the incident were new. – Reuters
Cambodia on Thursday evacuated hundreds of people from a village along its disputed border with Thailand, a day after one of its residents was reported killed when shooting between the two nations broke out there. – Associated Press
A Japanese regional governor who holds sway over the fate of the world’s largest nuclear power plant said security measures at the idled facility had improved since his last visit. – Bloomberg
Three Russian Navy ships arrived this week in Yangon to kick off the annual “Marumex” exercise, during which the Russian Navy will join the Myanmar Navy in the Andaman Sea. – USNI News
The U.S. Marine Corps temporarily deployed a unit of drones to support Philippine maritime security efforts in the South China Sea where tensions are high between Manila and Beijing, USNI News has learned. – USNI News
Europe
For Djamel Cheboub, memories of the terrorist attacks in and around Paris on Nov. 13, 2015, are painfully vivid. He was at La Belle Équipe, a cafe in the 11th Arrondissement, when men with assault rifles sprayed the terrace with gunfire, killing a friend who was with him. – New York Times
Poland said it would on November 17 reopen two border crossings with Belarus that it shut in September in response to Russia-led military exercises in the neighbouring country and 21 Russian drones entering Polish airspace. – Reuters
The United States on Thursday designated four groups in Germany, Italy and Greece as global terrorists, accusing them of being “violent antifa groups” as President Donald Trump takes aim at left-wing groups. – Reuters
Britain’s BBC apologised to Donald Trump on Thursday for editing a speech to make it look like he had advocated violence, seeking to ward off the U.S. president’s threat of legal action, but the broadcaster rejected the basis for a defamation claim. – Reuters
Unnerved by the Ukraine war and U.S. President Donald Trump’s whiplash statements on defending Europe, Norway could allow its $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, to invest in major defence companies from 2027 after a more than 20-year hiatus – Reuters
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday vowed to relaunch a plan to detain migrants in Albania, a flagship initiative of her conservative government that has been blocked by judges. – Reuters
In the rugged, forested mountains of central Romania, 5,000 NATO troops gathered to fight off a make-believe enemy. In what the alliance billed as a “show of force,” two French Puma helicopters dropped from the clouds, skimming low over the hills as tanks and howitzers rolled into position and fighter jets and drones streaked across the sky. – Politico
The Netherlands and a number of European NATO partners are scrapping plans to buy six Boeing E-7 Wedgetail aircraft to replace the alliance’s fleet of aging Boeing E-3A airborne warning and control systems, the Dutch Ministry of Defence said. – Defense News
The Nordic and Baltic countries are teaming up to pay for a $500 million United States military support package of weapons and munitions for Ukraine, they said on Thursday. – Defense News
Africa
Tanzania’s leader chose a longtime loyalist as prime minister on Thursday, after a disputed presidential election in the East African country prompted clashes in which rights groups say hundreds of protesters were killed. – Reuters
South Africa admitted 130 Palestinians who arrived at O.R. Tambo International Airport on Wednesday from Kenya, after initially denying them entry for not meeting immigration requirements, border authorities said on Friday. – Reuters
The International Monetary Fund is assessing the viability of Senegal’s financing strategy and analyzing its debt sustainability as it looks to finalize an agreement on reforms to underpin a new program, an IMF official said on Thursday. – Reuters
Africa is facing the worst outbreak of cholera in 25 years, the Africa CDC told reporters in a briefing on Thursday, blaming the rise on fragile water systems and conflict. – Reuters
The paramilitary force battling the army in Sudan’s civil war is shifting its focus eastward after consolidating its grip over Darfur last month, reigniting violence and launching drone attacks across the country’s oil-producing southern areas. – Reuters
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s comments calling for a halt to the flow of military support coming to Sudan’s paramilitary fighters from abroad may jeopardize global efforts aimed at reaching a ceasefire, a senior adviser to the paramilitary group’s commander said on Thursday. – Associated Press
The Americas
The U.S. military on Wednesday killed another four people accused by the Trump administration of trafficking narcotics by sea, Pentagon officials said, in a strike that brings the known death toll in the administration’s lethal campaign to 80 since early September. – New York Times
The United States is analyzing the negotiation proposal sent by Brazil regarding tariffs and a response is expected soon, the Brazilian foreign minister said on Thursday, citing the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio who he had met earlier in the day. – Reuters
Cuba on Thursday alleged that U.S.-funded media outlet El Toque was manipulating Cuba’s informal exchange rate to foment unrest on the island at a time when a plummeting peso has sent prices soaring. – Reuters
The International Monetary Fund said it was closely monitoring developments in Jamaica and Haiti on Thursday following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, adding that Jamaica had buffers to finance immediate disaster-related needs. – Reuters
Current benign international financial market conditions are an opportunity for Argentina to accelerate its accumulation of international reserves, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. – Reuters
The United States said on Thursday it will remove tariffs on some foods and other imports from Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala and El Salvador under framework agreements that will give U.S. firms greater access to those markets. – Reuters
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a social media post Thursday that the U.S. military’s expanding anti-drug campaign in the Caribbean will now be known as “Operation Southern Spear.” – Newsweek
Venezuela has ordered a large-scale military mobilization in response to the arrival of the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group in the Caribbean. – Military.com
North America
Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday announced another six major infrastructure projects as part of his ambitious plan to reduce Canada’s economic reliance on the United States after President Trump set off a trade war with its neighbor. – New York Times
The U.S. Treasury on Thursday sanctioned members of Mexico’s Hysa family, alleging they used their sprawling network of casinos and restaurants as fronts to launder funds for the powerful Sinaloa Cartel. – Reuters
Canada plans to buy stakes in projects that will produce and process key minerals, the country’s natural resources minister said, as part of a broader effort to secure supplies of materials that are controlled by China. – Bloomberg
Diego Marroquín Bitar, Henry Ziemer, and Ryan C. Berg write: Failing to act carries real costs. Each month of delay widens the digital divide, erodes investor confidence, and weakens Mexico’s negotiating position as the 2026 USMCA review approaches. Conversely, a transparent, competitive, and forward-looking telecom policy would reaffirm Mexico’s place as a reliable partner in a region seeking resilience and technological self-sufficiency. The path forward is clear: spectrum policy can either remain a fiscal instrument of the past or become a cornerstone of the country’s economic future and a pillar of North American prosperity. – Center for Strategic and International Studies
United States
U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel are headed to Charlotte, N.C., a local sheriff’s office said, making it the latest Democratic-led city to receive an influx of federal agents. – Wall Street Journal
Editorial: That said, the bar for the executive branch to collect communications from the legislative branch needs to be extremely high. Smith appears to have cast too wide a net in his determination to establish a conspiracy in the lead-up to Jan. 6, 2021. Congress has every right to exercise rigorous oversight, and Smith should be questioned aggressively about his decision-making during a public hearing. Lawfare should never pay for anyone. – Washington Post
Joseph C. Sternberg writes: The BBC’s reluctance to cover immigration controversies (presumably to avoid embarrassing the sensibilities of its newsroom and their friends on London’s cocktail-party circuit) makes for quite a juxtaposition with that Trump screw-up. Together, these episodes expose how far the BBC will go to feed the emotional prejudices of elite Britain, and how hard it will strive to ignore the British voters who fund most of its budget. No wonder this feels like an existential crisis for the Beeb. – Wall Street Journal
Rebecca Lissner writes: Leaders cannot wish away close friends such as Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine that straddle combustible geopolitical fault lines—nor would it benefit the United States to do so. But to advance U.S. interests, Washington needs better answers to the strategic dilemmas inherent in managing quasi alliances. Only by grappling with recent successes and failures can policymakers develop a better playbook. – Foreign Affairs
Cybersecurity
China’s state-sponsored hackers used artificial-intelligence technology from Anthropic to automate break-ins of major corporations and foreign governments during a September hacking campaign, the company said Thursday. – Wall Street Journal
Alphabet’s Google submitted remedies to the European Commission after the bloc’s 2.95 billion euros ($3.42 billion) fine over the dominance of the company’s advertising technology business, but stopped short of offering to sell parts of the business. – Wall Street Journal
Amazon.com is joining Microsoft in supporting legislation that threatens to further limit Nvidia’s ability to export to China, a rare split between the chip designer and two of its biggest customers. – Wall Street Journal
Greece has arrested a 38-year-old man as part of a Europol crackdown on international cybercrime, during which authorities dismantled malware infrastructure that has infected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide, police said. – Reuters
In a sweeping international crackdown coordinated from Europol’s headquarters, law enforcement agencies from the United States and 10 other countries have disrupted three of the world’s most widely used cybercriminal malware operations. – CyberScoop
Federal cyber authorities shared new details Thursday about the Akira ransomware group’s techniques, the tools it uses and vulnerabilities it exploits for initial access alongside the release of a joint cybersecurity advisory. – CyberScoop
Kazakhstan’s parliament has passed a law banning what it calls “LGBT propaganda” in the media and online, joining other authoritarian governments that have instituted similar restrictions over free expression and minority rights. – The Record
Defense
The U.S. Coast Guard said it is monitoring a Russian military vessel that was spotted operating about 15 nautical miles south of Oahu on October 29, officials said Thursday. – Newsweek
Wielding drones in combat missions and being able to repair them on the spot could soon become a new standard among the skills fielded by the operators of U.S. Special Operations Command, per a solicitation released Wednesday. – Defense News
The Navy met over 99 percent of its retention goals in Fiscal Year 2025, according to data from the office of the chief of naval personnel, USNI News has learned. – USNI News
American defense tech firm Anduril and South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries announced today they will partner to design a new class of maritime drones with hopes of securing a spot in the US Navy’s latest unmanned surface vessel program. – Breaking Defense