Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjártó:

If any European country blocks President Putin’s flight to meet Donald Trump in Hungary, it means “that country does not want peace.”

Mozambique: ISIS-linked insurgents ambushed a Rapid Intervention Unit convoy between Xitaxi and Chitunda, killing four soldiers.

Türkiye Secures Three-Year Mandate for Cross-Border Operations

Türkiye’s parliament approved a three-year extension for military operations in Iraq and Syria, the longest mandate in its history.

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Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene resigned after clashing with Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene over the 2026 defense budget.

Netanyahu:

We are not a protectorate of the United States.

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) unveils new SeaBaby naval drones capable of traveling over 1,500 km and carrying up to 2 tons of payload.

The upgraded models can mount a 10-barrel Grad rocket launcher or a heavy machine gun with auto-targeting.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth flew with F/A-18 Super Hornet jet.

The clip, mixed with Top Gun scenes, shows high-G maneuvers.

BIG: A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds 59% of Americans — including 80% of Democrats and 41% of Republicans — support U.S. recognition of a Palestinian state.

Polish Political Scientist Jakub Korejba:

We are in a hybrid war with Russia. Russia is testing Poland's defense capabilities. If there is another violation, we will respond accordingly.

When Russian aircraft violated Turkish airspace, Türkiye responded appropriately. I believe Russia understands this language.

Asked whether the U.S. fears China’s technological rise, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi replies with a line of poetry:

“The green mountains cannot block the river; it will always flow east.”

NEW: A 70-year-old man opened fire near Serbia’s Parliament in Belgrade, wounding a passerby before setting fire to a pro-Vučić supporters’ tent and throwing ammunition into the flames.

The 57-year-old victim was hospitalized and is in stable condition.

President Vučić called the incident a “terrorist attack.”

NEW: China has overtaken the United States as Germany’s biggest trading partner in the first eight months of 2025.

Israel is quietly assisting Taiwan in developing its “T-Dome” missile defense system, modeled after the Iron Dome.

Taiwan’s Deputy Defense Minister Po Horng-huei secretly visited Israel in September 2025 to advance the project.

The cooperation involves radar and missile technology transfers similar to Israel’s EL/M-2084 Green Pine and Arrow-2 systems.

Source: Intelligence Online

Kremlin:

Under Putin's leadership, a scheduled exercise of strategic nuclear forces was conducted.

WATCH: Russia launched a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile toward a test range in Kamchatka during today’s nuclear forces exercise.

BREAKING: Sweden and Ukraine have signed a letter of intent for the purchase of up to 150 Gripen fighter jets.

This is a long-term defense cooperation, not donation.

The goal: build a strong Ukrainian Air Force over the next 10–15 years.

Niger: American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout was abducted from his home in Niamey.

Sudan: Khartoum Airport received its first civilian flight since closing two years ago.

Zelensky on Gripen fighter jet purchase from Sweden:

We expect a future contract to include no fewer than 100 jets.

Ukraine aims to get and start using Gripen jets next year.

Zelensky:

Russia wants to divide the US and the EU.

They have been quite succesful with some countries.

But the strong countries in the EU are together.