Turkish President Erdogan:

We will stand tall against those who want to turn our region into a sea of blood.

Turkish President Erdogan:

No one can stop us from standing with the oppressed people of Gaza who are struggling to survive under Israel’s brutal attacks.

Turkish President Erdogan:

We will never allow the holy city of Jerusalem to be defiled by unworthy hands.

I know that those who idolize Hitler may never get over their bitterness.

Turkish President Erdogan:

Let them keep throwing their tantrums. We, as Muslims, will not take even a single step back from our rights over East Jerusalem.

Turkish President Erdogan:

As a nation that carried Islam’s banner for centuries, we had the honor of serving Jerusalem for 400 years.

Netanyahu may not know this, but perhaps he will: with respect, wisdom, and tolerance, we made this blessed city a land of peace for centuries.

The US has reportedly deployed six MQ-9A Reaper UAVs to Rafael Hernández International Airport in Puerto Rico.

Mission failed: Israel's attempted strike on Doha reportedly launched 20 missiles, with only half reaching the target.

Despite limited damage, Hamas leaders survived.

NEW: A New York Times investigation reveals how two major agreements between the United Arab Emirates and Trump allies became intertwined, raising serious conflict of interest concerns.

In early 2025, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, who controls $1.5 trillion in Emirati wealth, made two landmark deals with Trump associates:

The first was a $2 billion investment in World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency start-up founded by the Trump and Witkoff families. The second was US approval for the UAE to acquire hundreds of thousands of advanced AI chips for Sheikh Tahnoon’s tech company, G42, despite national security concerns about China.

Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East envoy and a partner in the crypto firm, advocated for the chip deal at the same time his business was securing the massive Emirati investment.

Source: NYT

Zelensky:

My plan "A" is to end the war this year; plan "B" (to keep fighting) requires $120 billion.

The first of three UK fleet support ships will be largely built in Spain rather than the UK because Belfast’s Harland & Wolff shipyard isn’t ready.

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia, leading the £1.6bn project, says this change affects only the first ship, with later vessels still planned for UK construction once the Belfast yard is upgraded by mid-2026.

Source: FT

Libya: Government of National Unity issued a decree exempting Syrians from taxes and residence fees until year-end.

Footage shows Israeli forces in Gaza City.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:

What destroyed the negotiations for the hostages was the European nations going and having this push for unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state.

I can tell you that was very detrimental, and it destroyed negotiations.

Q: Did you ever tell Trump or Bondi that Trump's name is in the Epstein files?

FBI Director Kash Patel: (Does not directly answer the question)

Q: How many times did Trump’s name appear in the Epstein files? More than 100, more than 1000?

FBI Director Kash Patel: I don't know the number.

NEW: After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, a US House panel asked the CEOs of Discord, Steam, Twitch, and Reddit to testify on Oct. 8 about online radicalization and political violence.

Ghazi Hamad, a senior Hamas official, appeared on Al Jazeera after being at the site of the Israeli attack in Qatar.