A Royal Navy pilot flew the F-35B that jettisoned an inert Meteor missile on October 7, announced November 5. Live firings and operational service remain ahead.
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Turkey’s parliament ratified the Mecca defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on November 5, 2026, linking a NATO army to a Gulf security bloc as Houthi attacks mount.
Reports say Secretary of State Marco Rubio may leave after the midterms to prepare a 2028 run. The White House and State Department deny it, and the outcome matters for US diplomacy.
China confirmed on November 4 that it is in contact with Washington and Moscow about a first-ever three-leader summit at APEC in Shenzhen, but no decision has been announced.
Indonesia is mobilising more than 20,000 troops in Jakarta as police generals face wiretapping charges involving President Prabowo, and officials have not said the two events are linked.
The Kremlin confirmed on November 3 that Russia will join US-mediated talks with Ukraine on November 10-11, but the sides remain far apart on territory and a ceasefire.
Trump says $4 billion in annual US military funding for Israel stops after 2026, but the 2016 aid pact and Congress’s spending powers make the timeline uncertain.
Five passenger flights across Europe received bomb threats on November 2 and 3, 2026. All landed safely, and officials have not publicly established a link between the incidents.
HMS Medway’s 120-round live-fire drill, reported on November 2, 2026, lands as Argentina heads to a Hamburg tribunal over Falklands oil.
The Royal Navy says it tracked a Russian spy ship watching a NATO exercise off Scotland, and a wider October campaign against Russian escorts of sanctioned cargo.