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UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed secretly warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in September 2023 that Hamas was planning a major attack, according to The New York Times, confirming earlier Haaretz reporting. The warning was vague and never reached Israel’s security chiefs, while notes from a Netanyahu security meeting days later made no mention of it.

U.S. intelligence assesses that Saudi Arabia has not ruled out developing nuclear weapons, according to The Washington Post. The assessment comes as the Trump administration supports a civilian Saudi nuclear program that could eventually allow uranium enrichment up to 20%.

Iran-U.S. talks in New York have entered a technical phase, with Iranian sources in Tehran describing the negotiations as increasingly positive, according to Al Jazeera’s Tehran bureau chief Nourddine Dgheir.

President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to halt any direct or indirect support for Iran, according to U.S. Ambassador to Beijing David Perdue speaking to CNBC.

Gasoline shipped to Syria is now being transported by road into Iraq, creating a two-way energy corridor through Syria after the disruption of Strait of Hormuz shipping. The first shipment totaled about 32,800 metric tons, with 77 tanker trucks already leaving Syria for Iraq, according to Reuters.

Manchester City have been found guilty on all but one of the 115 charges relating to breaches of the Premier League's financial regulations, according to The Athletic's @David_Ornstein . The sanctions have not been decided, with all options including points deductions or expulsion remaining on the table. City are expected to appeal.

Macron rejects El Mundo report that the CIA warned France, Spain and Italy of a Russian drone attack launched from the Mediterranean. "The CIA did not inform the French services of such an attack."

France is preparing an emergency plan to protect critical infrastructure, energy networks, transport and defense industry sites against Russian drone and cyber attacks, after Macron briefed party leaders with the heads of DGSI, DGSE and DRM.

German investigators attribute the September 3 arson attack in Munich to Russia's GRU military intelligence service, according to FAZ. Two Bulgarian nationals have been arrested in connection and are suspected of belonging to a GRU team operating from Slovakia.

Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) Incendiary devices were thrown from a car at a construction site outside the Munich HQ of defence firm Rohde & Schwarz overnight. Two Bulgarian nationals arrested nearby - BR24

Days before Russia invaded Ukraine, Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) raised eyebrows on a 2022 NATO trip to Brussels when he brought an unexpected guest to a CODEL dinner, according to Sources Say News. Some colleagues were worried the woman was a Russian honeypot, noting she was unable to speak the language of her purported nationality. Costa denies the allegations, calling them "baseless."

EU member states agreed to release €6.6 billion in funds linked to military aid for Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Friday.

The Houthis have told the EU that they will not target European ships in the Red Sea, seeking to reassure Europeans that their offensive along Yemen's southern coast is not intended to disrupt international shipping, according to the FT. The letter was sent on September 10, the same day the rebels seized the Yemeni port of Mokha.

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are exploring ways to assist Saudi Arabia in urgent meeting of military chiefs, according to Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry cited by Reuters.

U.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around Cuba, with the Army Reserve assessing forces that could be needed within 90–120 days, according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News. The document also seeks medical, surgical, military police, engineering and logistics units, but no deployment orders have been issued.

The IDF launched an interceptor missile at a suspicious aerial target over southern Lebanon where troops operate; the incident is under investigation. No sirens sounded as no threat to Israeli civilians occurred.

Flights to and from Iran are suspended from all four Iraqi airports at which they were operating: Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil, and Sulaimaniya, according to sources and state media cited by Reuters. The suspensions follow Washington's announcement that it would sanction any global companies doing business with Iranian airlines after September 23.

Zelensky says Ukraine, U.S. agree on 10-day timeline after Trump meeting Zelensky said the two held a meeting on general issues, followed by a lengthy separate meeting between negotiating teams. Under the agreement, Ukraine will consult with the European side, the U.S. will talk to Russia, and in ten days they will return "with either a perspective or a result." On a trilateral Ukraine-U.S.-Russia meeting: the American side proposed preparing for it and meeting at a technical level. Kyiv is awaiting a date, with the UAE suggested as a venue.

Chinese satellite imagery has helped Iran improve targeting of US forces and ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to US intelligence assessments cited by CNN. The support also helped Iran carry out a precise strike on a US base in Jordan that killed three American service members.

Volodymyr Zelensky stated on Friday that Ukraine has secured agreements for Patriot missile production licences, with Trump reportedly making the final decision. The update comes weeks after Trump walked back his pledge to grant Ukraine a licence to manufacture Patriot interceptors. A Patriot missile package transfer was also announced on Thursday without specifying the country.