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.”

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:

If something similar to October 7 had happened in America, scaled up to our population, it would have been the equivalent of 40,000 American citizens being murdered in a single day.

It would have also meant 10,000 people being taken hostage, starved, raped, beaten, abused, and kept in the dark in tunnels for up to two years.

General Motors has entered the missile supply chain, producing components for Lockheed Martin’s Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptors as the U.S. seeks to replenish depleted weapons stocks.

GM delivered its first batch of missile-housing components in August.

Source: WSJ

Saudi civil defense confirmed a Houthi drone was intercepted over Taif, but falling debris killed one Yemeni resident and injured a Saudi woman and a Pakistani resident (critical condition).

Several buildings and vehicles were also damaged.

Satellite imagery shows Houthis have dug roughly 20 km of trenches in the mountains around Bab al-Mandab between Sept 8-16.

Time-lapse comparisons clearly show new earthworks appearing across the hillsides.

The trenches serve a dual purpose: defending against any Saudi-backed counteroffensive to retake the coast, and providing observation posts overlooking the shipping channel.

Houthi Leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi:

We are facing an ongoing aggression and an unjust siege. We are in the 12th year, and the Saudi enemy continues to carry it out with U.S. oversight and Zionist support.

During the period of de-escalation, the Saudi regime did not seriously move toward peace. Instead, it used this period to tighten its measures and build military formations.

We are in a position of necessary defense. We were not the ones who started the aggression against Saudi Arabia.