Refinitiv analysis of social-media video suggests one of Russia's largest refineries, the Ryazan plant, was struck; footage shows fires in the refinery's industrial zone. Refinitiv geolocated the video against landmarks and satellite imagery but could not independently verify the timing. Ryazan regional governor said power to the city has been restored and fires at industrial facilities were brought under control or extinguished after a large-scale drone attack; he reported one injury, said dron

At a Nov 5 regular briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Japan’s expedited revision of three security documents sharply raises defense outlays—doubling spending—and develops offensive capabilities, a clear acceleration of remilitarization. Guo called Tokyo’s claim of responding to the “greatest strategic challenge” a pretext for military expansion and said there is domestic concern in Japan that its pacifist identity is being eroded and that the shift will hurt the economy and livelihoods. He said Japan’s move breaks its “exclusively defensive” posture, seriously threatens regional peace and the postwar international order, and that the international community must be highly vigilant and jointly restrain it.

Maersk said closure of the Strait of Hormuz, East Asian weather and network congestion have pushed up fuel, network-related and container-handling costs.