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🇸🇩🇸🇩⚡️ — RSF Lt. Colonel Mohamed Azraq Al-Fanjari, the commander of the RSF special task group, announced his defections to the Sudanese army alongside 300 other RSF soldiers and officers.

🇮🇱⚡️ — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted an AI-generated video of his rivals Gadi Eizenkot and Avigdor Lieberman stealing "votes of the right" in GTA. The video was captioned, "Eisenkot and Lieberman will establish a Palestinian state before GTA 6 is released."

🇬🇧🇩🇪⚡️ — British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says the UK is open to Germany joining the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a sixth-generation fighter jet project being developed with Italy and Japan.

🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️ — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

The negotiation process is still ongoing, and messages are being exchanged through mediators. We presented our own proposal, which we called the "Seven-Day Plan," and also heard the American side’s views on it. We are currently reviewing the Americans’ views, and I think we will provide our response within the next few days.

🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️ — Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

When a flotilla came here, Netanyahu and Gideon Sa'ar told me, "Ben Gvir, let's welcome them with Pilates classes and sandwiches. Let's show how nice we are, and Israel will look good in the world." Unfortunately, we received them with sandwiches and Pilates and all kinds of female soldiers who dressed up as aerobics instructors because we wanted to look good. It didn't help at all. And then I came for the next flotilla and said whoever supports terror will receive conditions here like terrorists. We treated them like terrorists and sent them to terrorist prisons.

🇮🇱⚡️ — Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

I'm not ashamed of being very, very popular among young people. Let's not lie to ourselves. I'm the most loved, most popular minister among teenagers.

🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 — Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

What's wrong with taking out 30 or 40 Hamas operatives a night? Why not? Thirty or forty Hamas operatives a night. These aren't 30 or 40 little children. It's not 30-40 women who are walking around the market.

🇮🇱🇺🇸⚡️ — Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

I was at Trump's house. There was a group of senators there. What love, what admiration, what appreciation. But let's not lie to ourselves. There are many people who hate us, no matter what. There are those who want us dead; there are those who want the country to be destroyed.

🇹🇷🇸🇦🇵🇰🇾🇪⚡️ — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on the Mecca Defence Pact:

I also want to note that the cheap political rhetoric that occasionally surfaces here does not match reality. On the ground in Yemen, the legitimate government forces are continuing their existing struggle. Saudi Arabia supports them, but on the other hand, we are also doing everything we can to resolve this through peace and dialogue. Saudi Arabia has constructive support in this regard, and this is what it is called. A defense agreement means that when a country that is party to this agreement comes under attack, you stand by them for their defense. This is not an attack agreement. Türkiye is not going to send its troops to another country's territory and launch an attack there. This is a defense agreement.

🇹🇷🇸🇦🇵🇰🇾🇪⚡️ — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on the Mecca Defence Pact:

Regarding the attacks coming from Yemen, what kind of contribution can Türkiye make to defense? Together with Pakistan, technical assessments are being conducted on these matters. As I stated, these are military assessments. These assessments continue among our military officials. What kind of defense assistance can be provided, particularly in air defense, electronic warfare, and other technical areas? The work regarding these matters continues — military committees are working on this.

🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 — The Houthis (Ansarallah) announced early this morning that they had launched a ballistic missile at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, claiming the missile struck its intended target and disrupted airport operations. The group also issued a final warning to international airlines to suspend flights through Saudi airspace, declaring it an active military operations zone (except for Mecca and Medina).

🇺🇸⚡️ — The Trump administration is considering temporarily allowing compounding pharmacies to sell certain previously restricted peptides while the FDA develops new regulations governing the products, according to WaPo. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supports expanding access to peptides, which are increasingly marketed for longevity, physical performance and other wellness benefits. The plan has not been finalized yet. An FDA advisory panel has recommended permitting six of seven peptides under review, despite objections from agency scientists. FDA officials and medical experts have warned that many of these products lack adequate clinical evidence demonstrating their safety and effectiveness.

🇫🇷⚡️ — The French government is temporarily suspending the use of stun grenades by police during the ongoing student-led protests after a 15-year-old boy lost his hand during clashes with riot police.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — The U.S. military has had 81 aircraft destroyed or damaged during the war with Iran, according to a new Congressional Research Service report.

The losses include fighter jets, helicopters and drones, with MQ-9 Reapers accounting for more than half. Among the aircraft affected are an F-35A stealth fighter and an E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft. The report estimates the cost of replacing or repairing the aircraft at between $1.9 billion and $3.3 billion, depending on Pentagon replacement plans. The broader war has cost at least $45 billion, excluding damage to U.S. military infrastructure across the region. Some damaged aircraft may have already returned to service, including eight F-15E Strike Eagles that sustained minor damage during an Iranian attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan in September.

🇵🇰🇸🇦🇾🇪🇾🇪⚡️ — NEW: Pakistan has joined the Saudi-led military campaign against the Houthis (Ansarallah) in Yemen, NYT reports. Pakistan Air Force fighter jets are actively conducting airstrikes against Houthi targets. Islamabad's involvement is focused on weakening Houthi missile and drone capabilities through aerial operations rather than deploying ground forces into Yemen.

🇰🇷🇺🇦🇰🇵⚡️ — South Korea has announced the recall of its ambassador to Ukraine, Park Ki-chang, amid a growing diplomatic dispute over President Zelensky's public disclosure of the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to Seoul. The dispute began last month when Zelensky announced the transfer during his UNGA speech, which South Korea says violated an agreement to keep the arrangement confidential. Kyiv denies that any such non-disclosure agreement existed.

🇨🇳🇹🇼⚡️ — A Chinese maritime militia vessel was detected operating alongside a coast guard ship and a research vessel off Taiwan's eastern coast in August, marking the first known sighting of such a militia craft in the strategically sensitive area, according to Reuters. A surveillance aircraft operated by Taiwan's Apex Aviation identified the fishing vessel Minfudingyu 07902 more than 30 nautical miles off Hualien, accompanied by the Chinese coast guard cutter 2502 and research ship Xiang Yang Hong 03. Taiwanese officials say the vessels were conducting coordinated maritime harassment exercises, accusing Beijing of using civilian and law-enforcement ships to rehearse a potential blockade and establish a stronger presence in waters critical to Taiwan's wartime supply routes.

🇺🇸🇷🇺⚡️ — Senior U.S. and Russian officials, including Trump envoy Jared Kushner and Kremlin adviser Kirill Dmitriev, have discussed bringing American investors into the Nord Stream gas pipelines, potentially allowing Russian gas exports to Germany to resume after the Ukraine war, according to Reuters. The proposal would give U.S. investors a financial stake in Russian energy supplies to Europe, with Kushner viewing economic cooperation as a potential component of a broader peace agreement. Kushner and Dmitriev have also discussed the possible sale of Lukoil's international assets to American, Qatari and Emirati investors. A White House official denied that recent Nord Stream discussions had taken place, while another U.S. official said an agreement was unlikely in the medium term.

🇬🇧🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️ — British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced that the UK's nearly 200-year-old Consulate General in Jerusalem will remain open under the new name "UK Mission, Jerusalem," following discussions with Israel. Miliband reiterated that Britain does not recognize Israel's legal authority to close the consulate, maintaining that East Jerusalem is occupied territory. The UK has temporarily withdrawn some staff and their families over security concerns but intends to rebuild its presence in the coming months.

🇺🇸🇨🇳🇯🇵⚡️ — President Trump urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to ease export restrictions on Japan, including rare earths, during their September meeting in Washington, according to the SCMP. Trump also encouraged Xi to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as Tokyo faces growing economic pressure from Beijing. Xi responded by warning Trump about what he described as the increasing threat of Japanese militarism.