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31.10.2026 14:31 The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy has announced that two oil tankers, one in the eastern part and the other in the western part of the Strait of Hormuz, which intended to pass through an unauthorized route, suffered accidents and were stopped in the southern waters of the Strait of Hormuz.

31.10.2026 14:31 The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy has announced the explosion of a super tanker after it struck a sea mine on an unauthorized route in the Strait of Hormuz.

31.10.2026 14:31 The Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has announced that an enemy Unmanned Surface Vehicle was destroyed and that two oil tankers struck mines in the eastern Strait of Hormuz.

31.10.2026 14:31 A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK released the following press statement on October 30:

31.10.2026 14:31 The Communist Party of China remains resolute in its fight against corruption as part of broader efforts to advance full and rigorous Party self-governance, according to Party officials.

31.10.2026 14:31 The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government on Friday elaborated on further measures to crack down on bid rigging in building maintenance projects, including proposed criminal penalties and a joint law enforcement task force, as authorities continued to advance systemic reforms following the release of an independent committee report on the deadly fire in Wang Fuk Court, which claimed 168 lives in November 2025.

31.10.2026 14:31 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in a message stressed that Iranians must be so strong that no one dares to covet their land and identity.

31.10.2026 14:31 The IRGC Navy announced that the fourth oil tanker caught fire after attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz via an unauthorized route.

31.10.2026 14:31 The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy has captured the second US reconnaissance and decoy drone intact west of the Strait of Hormuz after taking control of its guidance and control systems.

31.10.2026 14:31 Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki stated that a UAV was intercepted and destroyed in Eastern Region

31.10.2026 14:31 Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki stated that an unmanned aerial vehicle launched by the terrorist Houthi militia was intercepted and destroyed in Southern Region

31.10.2026 14:31 Two nationals of the People's Republic of China were sentenced today for conspiring to act as agents of the PRC government and acting as agents of a foreign government without prior notification to the Attorney General. Liren "Ryan" Lai, 40, and Yuance Chen, 39, were each sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release. The defendants agreed to operate under the direction and control of the PRC's Ministry of State Security , carrying out clandestine intelligence activities in the United States that included facilitating secret "dead drop" cash payments in exchange for information related to the national security of the United States, gathering information about U.S. military personnel and installations, and assisting efforts to recruit potential intelligence assets from within the U.S. military.

31.10.2026 14:31 Today, the Department of War released the Military Intelligence Program appropriated top line budget for fiscal year 2026. The total was $30.9 billion and is aligned to the National Defense Strategy.

31.10.2026 14:31 More than 28 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are not getting enough to eat and the number is expected to tick up in the coming months, according to the latest alert from the IPC global food security monitor.

31.10.2026 14:31 China's GJ-21 reconnaissance and strike stealth drone recently completed its first successful takeoff and landing aboard the Sichuan, the country's first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, marking a breakthrough in the Chinese Navy's ability to operate fixed-wing stealth drones from large maritime