Asian stocks plunge after a Wall Street tech sell-off, with South Korea halting trading as its KOSPI drops over 8% and Japan's Nikkei falls 6%.

A $14 billion US arms package for Taiwan remains stalled as Washington engages Beijing, while Taipei expects continued bipartisan support after the midterm elections.

Japan's Finance Ministry opposes funding a proposed $500 billion defense buildup through new government debt, raising questions over how Tokyo will pay for it.

Four Quad nations begin Malabar 2026 naval drills off Japan, deploying warships, submarines and patrol aircraft for anti-submarine and surface warfare exercises.

Washington has restricted some intelligence sharing with Seoul over a North Korean nuclear site disclosure, exposing friction in the US-South Korea alliance.

The Philippines is in advanced talks to buy nearly 60 BrahMos missiles from India in a deal worth up to $800 million as it strengthens defenses amid tensions with China.

From Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate victory to progressive House gains, candidates challenging U.S. support for Israel survived AIPAC-linked spending. The defeats exposed limits to a network that still reaches across Congress.

Trump said a “big, beautiful agreement” on Ukraine is coming and could reach beyond Kyiv to “all of Europe,” but gave no terms, parties or timeline.

Türkiye’s Grand National Assembly adopted the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement enabling bill late Nov. 5; Official Gazette publication and deposit of Ankara’s ratification instrument remain before the pact takes effect.

UAE-linked contractors recruited Colombians for Sudan’s RSF, UN investigators say, intensifying scrutiny of Lana Nusseibeh’s bid to lead the world body. Abu Dhabi denies the allegations.

Unsealed court documents show the Trump administration pursued travel papers and removal routes with Iran during the war, as a federal judge warned deportees could face “certain death.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said attacks on him “are not going to work” as Trump weighs replacing him and Rep. Thomas Massie readies an impeachment vote over the Iran war.

Italy’s 13th military aid package for Kyiv heads to Copasir next week as Defense Minister Guido Crosetto pushes to keep the decree-based arms mechanism alive beyond 2026, despite League leader Matteo Salvini’s opposition.

Bloomberg reports Marco Rubio is weighing whether to leave the Trump administration after the Republican midterm wipeout. He has discussed stepping down and been asked to stay; the State Department denies it.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said the suspension of U.S. aid came as a complete shock, after Trump said Washington would stop payments by year-end.

Israel, Greece and Cyprus propose a trilateral defense industrial working group at talks in Athens and reject the Türkiye–Libya maritime memorandum as having no legal effect on third states.

Iran is reviewing “concrete proposals” on its nuclear program, The New York Times reported, citing officials who said Qatar-led mediation shows some success.

Ukrainian F-16s have claimed 4,700 one-way attack drone shootdowns, mostly with the gun, a unit commander told IFC26, citing fleet sustainment as the top constraint.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry advised citizens to temporarily avoid travel to Iran amid escalation risks, Interfax reported, after Putin met Iran’s Mohsen Rezaei.

Rights groups take Dutch government to court over “crazy dog industry.”