In this episode of Clash Point, we examine how Sudan’s gold trade is fueling civil war and mass killings.

Sudan expert Dr. Suleiman Baldo reveals who profits from the violence and how a global criminal network is shaping the country’s future.

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Sudan: The UN says drone attacks in the Kordofan region have killed at least 104 civilians, including 43 children, since December 4.

According to Susie Wiles, the confrontation between Trump, JD Vance, and Zelensky in the Oval Office was the culmination of tensions that had been building well before the meeting.

Wiles said relations had been strained by a series of behind-the-scenes issues, including missed meetings and disagreements over protocol. In her account, the atmosphere was already tense when Zelensky arrived, making a clash likely.

She later said she regretted allowing cameras into the room, arguing that the exchange would probably have unfolded the same way but without becoming a public spectacle.

Wiles rejected the idea that Vance lost his temper, describing his intervention as deliberate rather than impulsive.

Source: Vanity Fair

Susie Wiles describes Trump’s relationship with Vladimir Putin as inconsistent rather than uniformly friendly.

Recalling Trump’s 2018 Helsinki summit with Putin, Wiles said that, from a distance, the interaction appeared to show genuine admiration or rapport.

However, she said Trump’s phone calls with Putin during his second term have been mixed—some cordial, others tense.

Source: Vanity Fair

Susie Wiles said Trump privately believes that Putin’s aims in Ukraine go beyond limited territorial concessions.

While some advisers and outside experts argued that Putin would be satisfied with consolidating control over parts of eastern Ukraine, Wiles said Trump rejected that view.

In her account, Trump concluded that Putin ultimately wants control of the entire country.

Source: Vanity Fair

Cameroon: ISWAP attacked an army camp in Ngouma in the Far North.

One soldier was killed, three were wounded and five militants were reportedly killed.

NEW: The United States has designated Colombia’s Clan del Golfo—the country’s largest criminal armed group—as a terrorist organization.

Susie Wiles said Trump appears in the Epstein records, including flight manifests, but said his presence is not incriminating.

She described Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein as social, saying the two moved in the same circles as “young, single playboys,” and insisted there is nothing in the files indicating Trump engaged in illegal or abusive conduct.

Source: Vanity Fair

Susie Wiles said Attorney General Pam Bondi “completely whiffed” the handling of the Epstein files.

She said Bondi gave conservative influencers binders containing no new information and then compounded the mistake by publicly suggesting that a “client list” existed, which Wiles said was not the case.

Source: Vanity Fair

Susie Wiles sharply criticized Trump and several senior figures in his orbit.

Wiles said Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality,” accused him of being driven at times by revenge, and said he ignored her advice on issues including deportations, pardons, and tariffs.

She also said he was wrong to claim Bill Clinton visited Jeffrey Epstein’s island, noting there was no evidence.

Beyond Trump, Wiles described JD Vance as a longtime conspiracy theorist whose loyalty to Trump was politically motivated.

She called Elon Musk an “odd, odd duck” and said his actions at USAID left her “aghast.”

Source: Vanity Fair

Wiles wrote on X that the story was a “disingenuously framed hit piece,” saying her remarks were stripped of context to portray Trump and his team negatively.

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A recent meeting of French, German and Spanish defense ministers failed to revive the troubled €100-billion FCAS fighter jet programme.

The plan to jointly develop a next-generation fighter to replace Rafale and Eurofighter jets by 2040 is now considered “very unlikely.”

Source: Reuters

The Telegraph:

The Al Nahyan brothers, rulers of Abu Dhabi and among the world’s richest siblings, have spent decades positioning the UAE as a modern, stable Western ally and a magnet for US technology and investment.

But allegations that the UAE is backing Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia — accused of mass atrocities — are straining those ties.

Western intelligence sources say the UAE has supplied weapons to the RSF during Sudan’s Civil War, now the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

Abu Dhabi denies the claims, but diplomats warn the controversy threatens relations with the US and UK just as the Emirati leadership expands its economic and political reach across Africa.

The brothers — President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, security chief Sheikh Tahnoon, and billionaire investor Sheikh Mansour — combine vast state power with a global business empire spanning ports, farmland, mines and technology.

Critics say Emirati firms blur the line between state policy and corporate expansion, fuelling accusations of neo-colonialism, particularly in Sudan.

Despite mounting evidence and rare public warnings from Washington, Western governments have been reluctant to confront the UAE openly.

For now, the UAE remains indispensable — but Sudan risks becoming a test of how far its Western partners are willing to look away.

Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon will not release the unedited video of a September 2 strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat near Venezuela.

Elon Musk has begun funding Republican House and Senate campaigns for the 2026 midterms, pouring money into GOP efforts after months of uncertainty about his political plans.

Source: Axios

JD Vance:

I would say there's a difference between not liking Israel (or disagreeing with a given Israeli policy) and anti-semitism.

Trump:

I will be giving an ADDRESS TO THE NATION tomorrow night, LIVE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, at 9 P.M. EST.

The Israeli Air Force Commander, Major General Tomer Bar, recently visited southern Cyprus, where he met with senior officials from the Greek Cypriot and Greek air forces.

Source: Kan News

“History lesson” from Netanyahu:

If the Maccabees had failed, there’d be no Judaism. There would be no Judeo-Christian civilization. There would be no United States.

Trump signed a new proclamation further restricting entry into the United States.

The move adds full entry bans on nationals from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria, expanding an earlier list of 12 countries.

Restrictions also apply to holders of Palestinian Authority–issued travel documents.