Germany’s Chancellor Merz:

No hospital, no retirement home, no construction site, no restaurant, no hotel — nothing would function anymore if we did not have immigrants in Germany who have lived here for decades, who work here, who are integrated here.

And we want these people, ladies and gentlemen, and that is why hostility toward foreigners has no place in our country. It has no place in our country.

Germany’s Chancellor Merz:

Anyone who today believes we should give up Ukraine in its fight for freedom has given up freedom throughout Europe tomorrow, ladies and gentlemen.

And this path — this path — I will not take under any circumstances. Whoever wants to take it may do so, but I will not.

Germany’s Chancellor Merz:

We live in a fantastic country, one of the most beautiful countries in the world, and a country where, above all, young people are seeking their future.

Germany’s Chancellor Merz:

We are on the way out of the crisis.

We are out of this economic crisis. We are out of this valley of a shrinking or stagnating economy.

The first signs indicate that we are on the right path.

Germany’s Chancellor Merz:

The German export economy is booming, demand is increasing.

The number of people employed and wages are growing faster than the inflation rate, and that means, all in all, we are on a very good path.

Germany’s Chancellor Merz:

The most perfidious form of xenophobia for Germany and our history is antisemitism.

I would not have thought it possible that something like this could happen in Germany:

That German citizens, that Jews, Israeli citizens, people from all over the world of Jewish faith suddenly become targets of attacks from parts of our society.

We must not tolerate foreign criminality and antisemitic hatred in Germany or Berlin.

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said U.S. troops must prepare for future warfare beyond Earth — including around the moon.

Speaking at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Caine said the military must be ready to “fight, endure and win ... from the seabed to cislunar space.”

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis:

We will not enter into a competition of statements. Greece conducts its foreign policy on the ground, through actions and not through words.

We do not threaten anyone. But we also do not accept anyone threatening us.

Greece’s presence — Greece’s defensive presence — is exactly what the word says: it is defensive. It is defensive strengthening.

Greece has been greatly strengthened in recent years, and I think this was something that was also a common demand of Greek citizens after the years of crisis.

We had to rationalize and strengthen our armed forces.

NEW: U.S. F-16 fighter jet is reportedly down in Blair Township, northern Michigan, near County Road 633 and Blair Townhall Road.

Early reports indicate the pilot is conscious.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Türkiye:

Our actions on the ground are not affected in any way by whatever Türkiye may say at any given moment.

I will say it again: With Türkiye, we are neighbors. This will never change. Geography is a given and unavoidable, and our relations must always be defined by this reality.

We seek good relations with Türkiye, and I would say that the Athens Declaration was essentially nothing more than an organized framework of dialogue which, even in cases where there may be temporary tension, gives us the ability to communicate, so that if de-escalation is ever needed, there are always open channels of communication.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Türkiye:

There has certainly been a relative deterioration in the rhetoric coming from Türkiye in recent months.

However, we should not forget that many of the positions Türkiye is expressing today had also been expressed in the past.

We have gone through periods of great tension before, and right now it appears that the sea is getting a little rough.

But let us make a distinction between what is often said in the Turkish media and the official positions of Turkish officials.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis:

We provided significant annual financial support for those who live in Kastellorizo, so that we can also attract more residents.

The best protection of the Greekness of the Greek islands is ultimately to support the permanent population and strengthen it.

Houthi Leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi:

One of their ugliest propaganda lies is the claim against our people and our armed forces that we targeted Mecca or the holy city of Mecca.

It is a big lie and a heinous lie that no rational mind in the Islamic world would believe.

Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke by phone as the U.S. and Mexico moved closer to a trade agreement.

A person familiar with the call described it as “so-so” and said new issues created “a bit of noise,” while a U.S. official called the conversation “constructive” and said talks were progressing positively.

The two countries are nearing a deal on issues tied to the USMCA trade pact, with the next round of formal discussions scheduled for Sept. 28–29.

Source: POLITICO

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on AI:

When you have a new powerful tool, people rightfully have concerns about it.

So I don’t discard at all people’s concerns about it, but the closer you look, the sort of trade-offs, the positives look quite a bit larger than the negatives.

The U.S. has approved visas for Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and other officials to attend next week’s UN General Assembly meetings in New York despite the two countries being locked in a six-month-long war.

The State Department said Iran’s delegation will face travel restrictions and limits on luxury purchases.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright:

There’s always some good unintended consequences of crazy manias, like climate change is the end of the world, which is just a fact-based irrational, wildly destructive mania.

But it has made the young pro-nuclear. So I’ll chalk that up as a positive.

Iran's Ghalibaf:

The unipolar order in which one side extracts concessions through force and coercion has ended.

China and Russia’s vetoes rejected the political abuse of the Security Council and reaffirmed the rule of law.

We must defend multilateralism; unilateralism serves no one’s interests.

Netanyahu on Iran:

We removed the tumor, and we are alive.

That does not mean there will not be other tumors to deal with.

Netanyahu on Iran:

First of all, we must bring down the Iranian regime.

This is my mission, and this is our top mission.

Netanyahu on Iran:

If we had not acted in time to attack Iran, we would not be meeting here today — because there might not have been a State of Israel.