Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ will boycott the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation, citing the “appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza.”

Ireland will not send an entry or broadcast the event in Bulgaria.

It also skipped the 2026 contest, along with the Netherlands, Iceland, Slovenia and Spain, in protest of Israel’s inclusion.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

If Erdogan wants to help Hamas members in Gaza, he should invite them to move to Antalya.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

Erdogan will not set foot in Gaza.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has resigned after preliminary election results showed the opposition winning a parliamentary majority.

Polish PM Donald Tusk:

We certainly will not naively accept messages that Russia has goodwill and that it will begin behaving properly.

Nothing indicates that. Neither history nor the actions of recent days.

Poland and Poles cannot afford naivety or wishful thinking.

We must operate on facts, and they are clear.

Polish PM Donald Tusk:

Nobody does anyone a favour here. Without Poland, no decision will be made that concerns security from the East.

Poland is absolutely key here because of its geography and potential.

We are building the strongest army in this part of the world. We are spending the most money on defence proportionally.

Polish PM Donald Tusk:

I fear that by winter we will witness increasingly severe attacks by Russia on energy infrastructure.

And I can only express hope that these provocations and attacks will not go beyond Ukraine’s borders.

But hope, unfortunately, is not certainty.

We are preparing here in Poland for different scenarios.

Iran's IRGC says its air defense system intercepted and destroyed the 53rd U.S. MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island at 10:12 AM today.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi:

Through the maximum use of nuclear power, with safety as the highest priority, we will work to suppress energy prices.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi:

China is an important neighboring country. While comprehensively promoting a strategically beneficial relationship, we will continue building constructive and stable relations.

We will respond calmly and appropriately from the perspective of Japan’s national interests.

U.S. Ambassador to Ankara Tom Barrack said Turkish President Erdogan and Trump will meet in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

WATCH: Israeli "settlers" beating Palestinians near their home in the occupied West Bank.

They're then protected by Israeli soldier from retaliation.

BIG: Saudi Arabia asked China to privately pressure Iran into restraining the Houthis after their seizure of Yemen's Red Sea coast and Bab al-Mandeb.

Three Iranian sources say Beijing passed the message to Tehran — going beyond its public calls for restraint.

Iran's response: regional stability depends on ending the US-Israeli war against us first.

China issued no threats and didn't leverage its economic power over Tehran.

Source: Reuters

Mike Pence:

I looked at Trump as I got up from our meeting and I said, "Mr. President, I want you to know. I’m praying for you."

And he looked at me and he said, "Don’t bother."

Mike Pence on Trump:

President Trump was not just my president, he was my friend.

We forged a close working relationship over those years. Truly did. I mean, some people think we’re a little bit different.

I told people actually, if you think about it, other than a whole lot of zeros, Donald Trump and I had a lot in common.

Claims that Xi Jinping fainted or had a stroke at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi turned out to be fake.

India's MEA issued an official "Fake Alert", calling the posts "malicious."

The rumors originated from a Chinese exile opposition figure and spread after Xi skipped a gala dinner and a video showed Modi pausing during remarks (later explained as Xi signaling about a lost earpiece translation feed, not a medical issue).

Xi attended both days, met Modi bilaterally, departed on schedule, and returned to Beijing.

South Africa's Ramaphosa separately confirmed resting on medical advice after returning, but didn't link it to the summit.

Polish PM Donald Tusk:

You know what kind of borders we have, so Poland’s presence is necessary.

I would sometimes prefer that Poland did not have to be present so much in these decisions.

But in politics, you do not choose the time and place.

Canadian PM Mark Carney:

Canadians are united that nobody is going to tell us what language we speak, no one is going to dictate our culture or with whom we can strike agreements internationally.

Canadian PM Mark Carney:

Canada is not in a position nor seeking to become a full member of the European Union.

Canadian PM Mark Carney:

Our alliance with the EU is a positive process. That’s my response to Trump. It’s a positive thing.

A stronger, more resilient, more sovereign Canada will be a more effective partner with the United States. And the same would go for the European Union.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee claims that Hamas “cut the heads off of babies” and “put other babies in an oven while they were alive.”