Zero's Briefs

World — North Korea launches about ten ballistic missiles — Pyongyang launched around ten short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan from an area near Wonsan, the third launch this month following those of October 3 and October 12. According to Japan’s Ministry of Defense, nothing fell within Tokyo’s exclusive economic zone. The report currently comes from a single source (South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff); no independent confirmation available. L’Indipendente

World — Dnipro, Russian drone death toll rises to 14 — The death toll from a Russian drone strike on a platform at the Dnipro railway station has been updated to 14 dead and 14 wounded, six of them in serious condition, including an 11-year-old boy. The strike hit the platform next to train number 866 Dnipro-Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainska Pravda

World — Brazil, Bolsonaro corrects message released from Miami — After arriving in Miami with his wife and two daughters, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro replaced the phrase “true president of Brazil” with “leader of Brazil” in the statement circulated on social media; Folha de S.Paulo recorded at least four versions of the declaration. According to the Associated Press, citing a Brazilian diplomat, Bolsonaro reportedly entered Argentina with an Italian passport before departing for Florida. Folha de S.Paulo

Economy — Samsung Electronics, operating profit over 107 trillion won — The South Korean giant posted an operating profit of more than 107 trillion won in the third quarter of 2026, with total cash dividends set at 30 trillion won, equal to 4,601 won per share. The report currently comes from a single source (Samsung Electronics financial statement); no independent confirmation available. SBS News

Cinema — Carthage Film Festival turns 60, new edition in December — The Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage is celebrating its 60th anniversary with the 37th edition, scheduled from December 12 to 19 at the Cité de la Culture in Tunis under the direction of Mokhtar Laâjimi. The poster, inspired by Cubism and the Bauhaus, was unveiled on October 13. La Presse de Tunisie

Culture — Agrigento, an unknown district of Akragas resurfaces — On the Montana houses plateau, in the Valley of the Temples, the third excavation campaign by the University of Milan, which concluded on October 24, uncovered monumental walls of a district destroyed in the Carthaginian siege of 406 BC. The mission is led by Professor Claudia Lambrugo with archaeologist Maria Concetta Parello. AgrigentoNotizie

Sport — The Milwaukee Brewers win the World Series for the first time — The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays to claim the first World Series title in the baseball franchise’s history. NPR

Tech — Mars’ Valles Marineris canyon is still tectonically active — A research team led by Imperial College London, analyzing data from the InSight lander collected during a marsquake, discovered that the largest canyon in the Solar System is still subject to tectonic movement. The report currently comes from a single source (study by the Imperial College London research team); no independent confirmation available. ANSA