Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan calls a formal EU application in 2027 or 2028 “realistic.” It is his clearest timeline yet, weeks after he said Armenia was not ready to join.

Israel has shared intelligence alleging Iran is considering chemical weapons use, the New York Times reported. US officials are divided, with some citing the 2002 Iraq WMD claims.

Pakistan’s military says Fa’az, its first indigenously developed air-to-air missile, has passed a flight test from a JF-17 fighter. Range, speed, seeker type and induction timeline are not disclosed.

Joe Biden’s son called the president “an Islamophobic racist pig” on BBC Newsnight, citing his metal detector remark about Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed.

Repeated strikes near Romania and Bulgaria are exposing gaps in NATO’s Black Sea defenses, threatening a Ukrainian export route and increasing pressure for protection against naval drones.

Binance’s initial findings trace the $6.3 billion theft to tampered software, a fictitious employer, and an internal AI tool that compromised developer systems.

Palantir reported $953 million in quarterly U.S. government revenue as its military software footprint expanded, but shares fell more than 7% in premarket trading as new deal activity slowed.

Iran’s president told governors and mayors that the enemy can’t do “a damn thing” if the people stay with the state, even if thousands like him are assassinated.

ASELSAN has signed a $1.1 billion air defense export contract with an undisclosed international customer. The deal tops half of its nine-month export intake, but the buyer, systems and delivery terms are not disclosed.

Western officials say a proposed European force could defend itself against Russian attacks after a Ukraine ceasefire. An 11-country exercise in Poland will test deployment plans without dependence on U.S. systems.

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary said Washington must answer Tehran’s seven conditions “completely and explicitly.” He said Hormuz would reopen only then.

Israel’s first ambassador to Somaliland presents credentials in Hargeisa as an embassy cornerstone is laid. The Arab League calls the move a “flagrant violation” of Somalia’s sovereignty, while Mogadishu accuses Israel of eyeing the Red Sea.

With the IMF forecasting 4.1% growth, Oman is pursuing port stake sales, a financial center and a proposed $1.3 billion AI data center, though economists question how much of its wartime advantage will endure.

U.S. intelligence sharing has slowed and at times stopped under Trump, eight officials tell Reuters. The CIA stopped co-writing council assessments, and lawmakers were briefly cut off.

Trump says the U.S. will stop paying Israel by the end of 2026 under a deal with Netanyahu. A 2016 MOU pledges $3.8 billion a year through 2028, and no written deal or official statement has been released.

Iran has issued public instructions on surviving a nuclear strike, including sheltering for 24 hours. Tucker Carlson alleges the U.S. may be days from a nuclear strike on Pickaxe Mountain. The White House and Israel’s UN envoy dismiss it.

DeSantis says high gas prices stem from the Iran conflict and that Republicans who dismiss the pain or blame Biden are “gaslighting” voters. AAA’s national average is $4.15, up from $2.98 before the war.

Turkey’s defense and aerospace exports jumped 61% in October to $1.14 billion, the best month of 2026, SSB chief Haluk Görgün says. The 12-month total reached $11.357 billion, above his $11 billion goal.

Lavrov told a Minsk security conference that a NATO-style bloc for Asia is being “seriously discussed” and already has a name, the “Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization.” He has said this since May; no government has confirmed such a bloc.