A few thoughts on #Vučić's lashing out against #Türkiye for selling #Kosovo thousands of Skydagger RTF 15 kamikaze drones. 👇🏼 He stated: "I'm appalled by Türkiye's behavior... Türkiye does not want stability in the W. #Balkans and is once again dreaming of restoring the Ottoman

Just when you thought you'd seen it all, #Sharaa flashes a smile at a stone-faced #Putin across a tiny table in the Kremlin. Surreal! Here's hoping he skipped the tea.

Don't miss today's excellent analysis on GPS CNN by Matthew Levitt, senior fellow Washington Institute, and Shira Efron distinguished Israel policy chair RAND 👇🏼 Will #Hamas agree to disarm? Who might govern #Gaza after the war?

UK removes Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham from terrorist organisation list, enabling closer engagement with the new government in #Syria. gov.uk/government/new… #HTS

The Firqat al-Ghuraba camp has allegedly been shelled on/off the past 45 mins or so

More counterterrorism actions underway in #Syria tonight: - U.S. airborne raid on an #ISIS target in the village in NE Deir ez Zour; - #Syria Interior Ministry raid on a foreign fighter faction (Firqat al-Ghuraba) dominated by French nationals in #Idlib.

State Department Intelligence Agency Dissented Over Putin’s Appetite for Peace wsj.com/politics/natio…

#Balkans-related Designation Removals ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions…

Can't make this up! Utterly ridiculous. 👇🏼 #Serbia's President Vučić just said he missed #Assad's "freedom loving approach to leadership." ...and of course, this comes on the heels of #Syria's new government recognizing #Kosovo's independence.

She found an old photo, then reimagined her grandmother’s life. With “Indignity,” Lea Ypi rescues the story of her Albanian forebear, who grew up in the Ottoman Empire washingtonpost.com/books/2025/10/… #Albania

Why funding #Ukraine is a giant opportunity for #Europe (from The Economist) economist.com/leaders/2025/1…

Can't imagine what #Vučić will say when Spain recognizes #Kosovo... probably that he misses the Spanish Inquisition’s dedication to freedom of thought and religion, or Franco's commitment to republican values.

These are the U.S. ships and aircraft massing off #Venezuela washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/…