China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone call ahead of an expected meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Trump on September 24.

Wang said China and the U.S. should prepare for “the next stage of high-level interactions in the spirit of equality, respect and reciprocity,” while calling for stronger communication, cooperation and management of differences.

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon:

Israel reached significant agreements with Morocco to enhance diplomatic ties by establishing embassies in both countries to facilitate economic cooperation and mutual investment and to expand direct flights between our countries.

The Jewish people have deep historical roots in Morocco. As our nations grow closer together, these achievements will benefit both countries.

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon:

If someone should be arrested, it is Mayor Mamdani for actually collaborating with the enemies of the United States.

Israel and Greece held a joint naval exercise, including crew exchanges and training for various scenarios such as “emergency situations.”

General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:

In certain locations on the front line of troops right now, the life expectancy of a new Russian recruit arriving on the front lines is as little as 20 to 30 minutes. Think about that.

This is what happens when low-cost precision is fielded fast, adapted quickly, and scaled across the battlefield.

General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:

Our adversaries may be geographically distributed and dispersed, but they’re increasingly connected.

They share technology, intelligence, weapons, and economic support.

They’re studying our battlefields of the past and our battlefields currently, and they’re adapting quickly and seeking new ways to challenge our advantages.

General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:

On June 8th of this year, after a U.S. Army Apache AH-64 went down near the coast of Oman, U.S. CENTCOM launched a rapid, responsive joint search and rescue effort to recover the crew.

That response drew on the totality of the joint force and ultimately was required to use enabled unmanned vessels to participate in the rescue of downed U.S. service members for the first time ever.

Iran's Mahan Air suspended flights to Türkiye (Istanbul, Ankara) and Oman (Muscat) after Turkish and Omani authorities enforced new US sanctions.

Türkiye flights stop Sept 21, Muscat already cancelled today (Sept 17).

Georgia following suit.

Mahan has been sanctioned since 2011 for alleged IRGC support.

Other Iranian carriers still fly these routes.

General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:

We have to assume from now on that our formations will be hunted by autonomous systems, jammed across the spectrum and tracked in real time.

General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:

We must continue to ensure that the United States of America can strike anywhere on the globe at the time and place of our choosing and sustain that force.

Russian drones hit Turkish-owned cargo ship M/V Mariam M in Ukraine's Danube Delta canal near the Romanian border.

The ship was heading from Latakia, Syria to Galati, Romania.

Ukrainian sources say the captain was killed and three crew injured.

Turkish sources report both the captain and harbor pilot killed with 13 injured.

The bridge was completely burned out and the accommodation block caught fire.

The Pentagon considered a plan in June 2026 to cut roughly 25,000 U.S. troops from Europe, a move that would have pushed American force levels below a 76,000-troop minimum mandated by Congress.

Before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels in June, he had planned to announce the reduction, but the proposal faced internal resistance.

Instead, Hegseth announced a six-month review of U.S. forces in Europe, assessing allies’ defense contributions, military capabilities, basing arrangements and support for U.S. priorities.

Source: Reuters

Polish PM Donald Tusk:

As a historian, I know perfectly well that the methods of Russian actions have remained unchanged for centuries. Attacking neighbors under the pretext of liberation.

History, as we know, does not repeat itself, but it rhymes, and today we must read those rhymes of history with the seriousness they deserve.

Polish PM Donald Tusk:

In May 1939, a certain French politician, a future Nazi collaborator, asked in the French press: "Why die for Gdańsk?"

A few months later, all of Europe was dying.

To those who today say that this is not our war, I remind them of this lesson of history.

Polish PM Donald Tusk:

In 1939, our allies existed practically only on paper. We were left alone. Today we are in NATO and the European Union.

We are spending almost 5% of GDP on defense. That is nearly twice as much as Germany and more than twice as much as France. We are building one of the strongest armies in Europe.

From the EU’s SAFE program, we received €44 billion, the most of all EU countries. And Polish borders today are the best-protected borders on the entire continent.

Polish PM Donald Tusk:

We do not seek war, but if anyone dares to attack us, they will face a firm response from us and from our allies.

US State Department document reveals Germany may send Ukraine just 10 Patriot interceptors from its stockpiles.

They're the older, less effective MIM-104E GEM-T (PAC-2 variant), not the PAC-3 anti-ballistic missiles Ukraine desperately needs most right now.

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif:

Even if there was no agreement, if Saudi Arabia is attacked — especially our holy places — we are bound by an eternal agreement that we will protect them.

The House of God and Medina al-Munawwarah — protecting them is our religious duty.

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif:

My assessment is that Iran as a state is not supporting the Houthis.

I do not think Iran will open another front when it is already involved in a conflict in this region.

These informal arrangements — the way they operate — do not wait for any permission, support or approval. If the Houthis see a vulnerability, they push it.

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif:

I think Israel has exposed itself too much. They cannot afford this kind of exposure.

It is a sorry state.

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif:

Ultimately, I think Israel will be a big loser.