IRGC navy says supertanker catches fire in Hormuz

Iran’s IRGC navy has said a supertanker hit a naval mine in Hormuz about an hour ago and caught fire.

In Germany, mass youth protests will take place tomorrow, October 31

Demonstrations have been announced in nearly 30 cities across the country, including Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Frankfurt, and Munich, according to the DPA news agency.

Pentagon has demanded that the Baltic states urgently dial down the level of anti-Russian tone, Reuters reported

During closed-door meetings, American officials, including Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby, urged Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia to tone down their public rhetoric regarding the Russian threat.

Fired Pentagon planner admits to leaking classified Iran and Ukraine intel — report

The Pentagon’s top military planner admitted to leaking classified information about Ukraine and Iran to two reporters from separate outlets over a one-year period, according to an internal investigation report obtained by Axios.

Iranian lawmaker urges Supreme Leader to authorise atomic bomb development

Iranian lawmaker Mahmoud Nabavian says he has called for Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to authorise the development of an atomic bomb.

Ukraine pauses strikes on Russian oil refineries amid US pressure: WSJ

Ukraine informally suspended attacks on Russian oil refineries amid mounting pressure from US President Donald Trump and growing uncertainty over Washington’s continued support for Kyiv, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.