Good morning — here’s your Friday, October 17, 2025, world brief. At a glance: US Special Operations aircraft spotted near Venezuela signal a growing Caribbean buildup as tensions with Caracas rise. Former Trump adviser John Bolton is indicted for mishandling classified files, and the Army fast-tracks its next-generation M1E3 battle tank. A deadly storm surge devastates Alaska Native villages, while Trump readies for Zelenskyy talks as Russia hammers Ukraine’s energy grid. Budapest prepares to host Trump-Putin peace talks, Israel confirms a strike that killed Yemen’s Houthi military chief, and a suicide bombing rocks Pakistan’s border region. Plus, Mongolia’s prime minister is ousted, and Japan mourns former leader Tomiichi Murayama at 101.
—US Special Operations Helicopters Spotted Near