Situation Reports

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha confirmed that Russian forces have fired the Novator 9M729 ground-launched cruise missile, once banned under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, 23 times since August, Reuters reported on Oct. 31.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is seeking to establish a maritime cooperation framework with the United States as Washington intensifies attacks on drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, Deutsche Welle reported on Oct. 30.

Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed that he was escorted to a safe location by friendly soldiers who were now ensuring his protection, Reuters reported on Oct. 31.

Guinea Bissau Army Gen. Mamadu Ture said the military had foiled a coup attempt aimed at "disrupting" the country's Nov. 23 general election, Jeune Afrique reported on Oct. 31.

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to attack military sites in Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, the Miami Herald reported Oct. 31, citing unnamed sources ''with knowledge of the situation.''

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki began a five-day visit to Egypt on Oct. 30 amid surging tensions with neighboring Ethiopia, which is demanding that Eritrea grant it access to the Red Sea, Addis Standard reported the same day.

Chief of the Tanzania People's Defence Force Gen. Jacob John Mkunda warned that Tanzanian security forces "can't allow" violent unrest to persist in the aftermath of the country's Oct. 29 general election, which preliminary results show President Samia Suluhu Hassan winning with 95% of vote, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 31.

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Oct. 30 and 31, respectively, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, Bloomberg reported.

Lawmakers in Italy's Senate granted final approval to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's proposed justice reform that would create separate career paths for judges and prosecutors, with 112 votes in favor, 59 against and only nine abstentions, Italian news agency ANSA reported Oct. 30.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his Indian counterpart, Rajnath Singh, signed a renewed 10-year ''Framework for the U.S.-India Major Defense Partnership,'' with Hegseth calling the partnership ''one of the most consequential'' in the world, Bloomberg reported Oct. 31.