🇸🇩 | The ICRC says it is holding confidential bilateral talks with all warring factions in Sudan to press for adherence to the laws of war — Sudan Tribune

🇺🇦 | Ukraine's prosecutor general has resigned after an investigation found an alleged bribery and money-laundering scheme within his office — Ukrinform

🇵🇭🇰🇷 | South Korea's defense minister met with his Philippine counterpart to discuss regional security issues and ways to boost bilateral arms cooperation — Yonhap

🇭🇺🇷🇺 | Hungary's foreign minister says 10 members of Russia's diplomatic mission to Budapest are being expelled due to "unacceptable" activities — MTI

🇨🇳🇵🇰 | Pakistan's military showcased an air defense system resembling the Chinese-made HQ-17A short-range surface-to-air missile system — Bloomberg

🇳🇴🇷🇺 | The Kremlin says Russia will take "additional measures to ensure our security" in response to Norway's "military buildup" — TASS

🇨🇾🇪🇬🇬🇷 | Greece's prime minister, Egypt's president, and his Cypriot counterpart met in El Alamein to discuss energy, security, and regional developments — CNA

🇮🇷🇷🇺 | The CEO of Russia's Rosatom says the company has handed over to Iran a draft agreement on the construction of small nuclear power plants — TASS

🇰🇷🇦🇪 | South Korea's defense ministry says it has dispatched an investigative team to the UAE to assess the situation in the Strait of Hormuz — Yonhap

🇮🇷 | The IRGC says it shot down an MQ-1 UAV over the Strait of Hormuz using a new advanced air defense system — IRIB

🇺🇦 | Ukraine lost ~$1.2 billion in 2024 alone to fraud, waste, and mismanagement in defense procurement while awarding contracts to unreliable suppliers — NYT

🇮🇷🇺🇸 | The US has struck targets, including Iranian oil tankers, near Kharg Island and the coastal city of Jask, American officials say — Fox News

🇸🇪🇺🇸 | Sweden is acquiring ~10 HIMARS rocket launchers and ammunition from Lockheed Martin, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2027 — SVT

🇸🇦 | OPEC's crude oil production declined by 900,000 barrels a day in August, while Saudi Arabia's production hit its lowest level since May — Bloomberg

🇰🇵🇷🇺 | The first road bridge linking North Korea and Russia across the Tumen River has officially been inaugurated and opened to traffic — CBS News

🇮🇷🇯🇴 | Jordan's military says it intercepted and destroyed 18 ballistic missiles fired from Iran, while two others fell in uninhabited areas — PETRA

🇮🇷🇺🇸 | CENTCOM says it has "destroyed" four Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and another "near Kharg Island" — statement

🇮🇶🇸🇦🇾🇪 | The Houthis helped Iraqi militias plan and execute a two-day drone swarm attack against Saudi Arabia in July, regional officials say — AP

🇮🇶 | The tanker New Andros was hit by a UAV while carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi fuel oil in the country's territorial waters, port officials say — Reuters

🇯🇵🇰🇷🇺🇸 | Japan, South Korea, and the US have begun a five-day joint naval exercise in international waters east and south of Jeju Island — Yonhap

🇶🇦 | Qatar posted its widest quarterly budget deficit since 2016 as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz choked off most of its LNG exports — Semafor