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Kyiv: three drone strikes on a critical infrastructure facility leave much of the city without water; Zelensky says Patriot deliveries will start “in a few years” Saudi Arabia: drones over Riyadh, Medina and the Eastern Province, while the Houthis deny targeting the holy cities Erdoğan to Erhürman: no solution in Cyprus without the rights of the Turkish Cypriots, as the Organization of Turkic States backs a settlement “based on the realities” UN Security Council fails to renew MINURSO as Russia vetoes U.S. draft on Western Sahara Armaments Whisky: the Delta Wings die at twenty, the inglorious end of the Mirage 2000-5 that nobody wants to sign off on The US approves the possible sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 MSE missiles to Ukraine for $2.1 billion Trump prepares a new round of strikes on Iran, possibly from November 4, and has warned Gulf states, MS NOW reports UN Security Council renews the Libya mission UNSMIL for 12 months with resolution 2835, the UK says U.S. Army says Project Convergence Capstone 6 was its largest yet: 9,700 soldiers tested 90 technologies for next-generation command and control UN: two aid vehicles hit by drones in Ukraine as Fletcher urges Oleshky ceasefire to open the way for relief

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