German gas storage is about 62% full, the lowest for this time of year in GIE data since 2011. The European benchmark price topped €100/MWh this week, last seen in December 2022.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered an immediate response to any threat “without geographical limitations,” his office said. Commanders reported a several-fold rise in ammunition and weapons output.

Ukraine will not receive the 500 US-approved Patriot PAC-3 MSE missiles before 2030, Radio Liberty correspondent Alex Raufoglu reports, citing unnamed sources. The timeline is unconfirmed by officials.

Syria is considering joining the Mecca Defense Alliance, a NATO-style pact linking Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani says. No formal application or final decision has been announced.

Russia says its “Father of All Bombs” equals 44 tons of TNT, four times the U.S. MOAB. The claim has never been independently verified, and no combat use has been confirmed.

The MOAB, or GBU-43/B, is the largest non-nuclear bomb in the U.S. arsenal. It weighs 21,600 pounds, has been used in combat once and is back in the news over Iran.

Sam Altman says it is “quite terrible” for people to hold “a bunch of the world's limited supply of DRAM” in their own computers. The OpenAI CEO made the remark on the Cheeky Pint podcast, released Oct. 29.

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez says her government is assessing non-essential state assets to offer to the private sector or return to former owners. She gave no list of companies, and oil is excluded from the review.

Trump may be more inclined to order a major military operation against Iran if Republicans lose badly in the Nov. 3 midterms, Axios reports, citing a U.S. official. A White House official said election results will not factor into his decisions.

Trump said Nicki Minaj as his next press secretary is “a good idea” and that he will “think about that,” when asked by commentator Benny Johnson. No appointment has been announced. The White House job has been vacant since Katie Zacharia left after five days.

Ukraine has completed its share of Freyja, the multinational antiballistic shield, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 17. Partner countries and their defense contractors must now deliver the remaining components. Initial tests are targeted by the end of 2026, according to Defense News.

Türkiye has formally nominated Feridun Sinirlioğlu, head of the OSCE, for UN Secretary-General. Ankara filed the candidacy on October 30, after a seventh Security Council straw poll again showed no consensus.

Trump is planning to resume strikes on Iran as soon as Nov. 4, the day after the U.S. midterms, according to three senior Gulf Arab officials cited by MS NOW. Washington has told Gulf allies to prepare for a short, intense campaign. The Gulf states are pushing for de-escalation.

The Trump administration does not plan to back Flávio Bolsonaro's claim to be Brazil's rightful leader, Reuters reports. It helped him reach the U.S. after his election defeat, but Trump is reportedly reluctant to damage ties with Lula.

Sen. Ted Cruz says Republicans would “lose massively” if only early votes were counted. He warns Democrats are energized and Republican turnout lags. Early-vote data show Democrats ahead, but those figures are not results.

Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, says Europe must now pay for the war. He accuses it of cheering “war crimes” and then complaining about the cost. Europe’s energy bill has climbed sharply since the war began.

Surface-to-air missile systems have been deployed at Mar-a-Lago and Donald J. Trump International Airport in Palm Beach, Florida. NORAD and U.S. Northern Command said the deployment came at the Secret Service’s request. Officials have not named a specific threat.

A Friday prayer leader in Kuhdasht says Iranians are calling on Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to develop nuclear weapons, according to a Clash Report video. The remarks echo a wider push in Tehran to revise Iran’s nuclear doctrine.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki turned back his plane to Senegal on Friday after police entered the grounds of the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw and the court's president, Bogdan Święczkowski, was suspended. Police cited violent incidents outside the court, including objects thrown at officers. Święczkowski's side disputes the suspension.

Israel’s Channel 14 reports more than 80 U.S. refueling aircraft are now deployed in Israel, amid a wider American airlift across the Middle East. The figure has not been independently confirmed.