Zelensky:

People of different generations left. Many people took their children — small children. Elderly people of different ages left.

Many people did not leave and went to the front. Well, war is war. And everyone made their own choice.

In the same way, every person will make their own choice in the first days after the end of the war.

Iran's Security Council Secretary Rezaei:

Iran has announced 7 conditions for starting any negotiations to the US government.

Tehran's message is clear and unambiguous; if Washington wants to escape the quagmire it has created for itself and avoid getting further entangled in it, it has no choice but to accept Iran's rights and conditions.

Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz:

Missiles are falling, drones are falling one kilometer from the Polish border.

If Ukraine does not have air defense systems, if it does not have ammunition to shoot down these drones, most of these drones will fly through Ukraine and reach Poland.

The state interest is supporting a Ukraine that is fighting, so that missiles are intercepted there and do not reach Poland.

Germany has begun mandatory medical examinations for 18-year-old men born in 2008 as part of the new military registration system.

Nearly 1,000 men who did not volunteer interest in joining the Bundeswehr have already been examined.

A nationwide screening system with 24 assessment centers is planned to begin in July 2027.

A UAE official source rejected a Haaretz report that Abu Dhabi had warned Israel of an imminent Hamas attack in the weeks before October 7.

The source said:

The UAE discusses security matters with other countries through the relevant entities, and does not discuss such details at the level of national leaders.

A major point of tension between the UK and Israel was a disputed conversation between British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar over the E1 settlement project in the West Bank.

British officials said they left an Aug. 11 phone call believing Gideon Sa’ar had indicated that Israel would not open construction bids for E1 before Israel’s October elections.

A week later, Israel published tenders for around 1,200 housing units in E1, which British officials viewed as a reversal of what they understood Gideon Sa’ar had promised.

The dispute became one of the factors behind Britain’s decision to impose sanctions targeting Israeli settlements.

Source: NYT

Finland’s first two F-35A Lightning II fighter jets arrived at Lapland Air Wing in Rovaniemi on September 18, 2026, marking the start of Finland’s new F-35 era.

Netanyahu:

We returned. We are here, and we will always, always stay here.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardoned former IDF soldier Elor Azaria, who was convicted in 2016 of killing a wounded Palestinian assailant in Hebron.

Herzog said the decision was made “in the spirit of these days” and reflected the importance of “repair, reconciliation and the ability to move forward.”

Source: Haaretz

INTERESTING: Trump left Camp David a day early Saturday night with no explanation.

The likeliest reason is the Iran situation.

Tehran sent seven conditions via Qatar and threatened "decisive war" if rejected, while U.S. embassies across the Middle East issued security warnings the same day.

U.S. B-1B Lancer bomber was filmed taking off from RAF Fairford tonight with full afterburners.

Afterburner takeoffs typically mean the jet is heavy — often indicating a full weapons load — though they can also happen on training runs.

Fairford has been the main base for Operation Epic Fury strikes on Iranian targets since March, with roughly a dozen B-1Bs still stationed there.

BIG: U.S. embassies across the Middle East issued coordinated security alerts today.

Event: Due to tensions in the Middle East, the security environment remains complex with the potential for unforeseen escalation.

Americans currently in the Middle East should exercise heightened vigilance and be aware of potential flight cancellations, airspace closures, and travel disruptions.

🇮🇷 Iran – Do Not Travel; leave now
🇮🇶 Iraq – Do Not Travel
🇱🇧 Lebanon – Do Not Travel
🇸🇾 Syria – Do Not Travel
🇾🇪 Yemen – Do Not Travel
🇵🇸 Gaza – Do Not Travel
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia – Reconsider Travel
🇧🇭 Bahrain – alert issued
🇴🇲 Oman – alert issued
🇶🇦 Qatar – alert issued
🇰🇼 Kuwait – alert issued
🇯🇴 Jordan – alert issued

Ed Sheeran went solo in Philly after his entire support lineup quit over Macklemore's removal — then broke down on stage talking about Gaza.

At Lincoln Financial Field last night, Sheeran opened with a long statement. He apologized for "difficult decisions" and "mistakes," said he never wanted to be political but can't stay silent anymore:

"What is happening in Gaza is catastrophic and unjustifiable and disproportionate."

He called October 7 and the Nova attack "horrific and compounded centuries of Jewish pain," said his heart is broken by civilian and children's deaths, and added:

"The systemic injustice we're seeing unfold in the West Bank cannot be overlooked."

He acknowledged he's still "listening and learning because I do not know enough."

Reports say he wept before going into "Castle on the Hill."

BIG: Ukraine launched one of its largest drone waves on Moscow overnight.

Russia claims 1,600+ drones downed including 450 aimed at Moscow.

Strikes hit the Kapotnya oil refinery (Moscow's largest) and residential buildings, killing two in the Moscow region and forcing 400 evacuations.

Flight restrictions were imposed at Moscow airports.

📸 Moscow, today.

Q: What would you say to the Washington Post, who says there have been more service member deaths in Iran than have been accounted by the Pentagon?

Secretary Hegseth: It's always anonymous sources with those jokers.

It's a lie, it's a headline they want to try to make us look bad, the president look bad, and try to undermine the historic success we've had in that conflict.

Trump's meeting at Camp David was to deliberate and review Yemen strike options.

Source: CNN

Rep. Joe Wilson:

FREE YEMEN FROM IRAN!

Obama on Trump's press ban:

My imagination could not foresee some of the stuff that’s going on right now.

I’m trying to think what would have happened if I had said, "You know what, Fox News, get out of here." It’s unimaginable!

Zelensky said Ukrainian strikes hit a key Russian oil-industry facility and a logistics site in the Moscow region.

“These are billions of dollars supporting the war machine,” he said, adding that Ukraine used several long-range systems, including FP-1, RZ-100, Palianytsia, Liutyi, Flamingo and Pelican.

Obama on AI:

Currently, partners at law firms rely on a bunch of junior associates. They charge a lot of money for the time of those junior associates.

There’s a pyramid. The promise to the associates is they work their way up, and at some point they’ll be at the top of the pyramid and they can make some bank.

If you are investing in AI at a law firm — and they’re pretty expensive — the reason you’re making that investment is because it will allow you to do things without those associates.

And that’s at a fairly high-skilled, highly-trained job. So, the economic disruptions that will come at this speed, I think, are going to be profound as well.