Togo: US suspended visa issuance for its citizens, the embassy announced.

JD Vance in Feb 2025, Munich:

In Britain and across Europe, free speech is in retreat… allowing citizens to speak their minds will make them stronger.

JD Vance in Sept 2025 on Charlie Kirk’s Show:

If you see someone celebrating Charlie Kirk’s murder, call them out. Hell, call their employer.

A New York judge dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, ruling the evidence didn’t meet the state’s terrorism law requirements.

The second-degree murder charge stands, with trial set for Dec. 1. Mangione also faces federal charges that could carry the death penalty.

IDF:

According to our estimates, about 350,000 residents have evacuated from Gaza City.

Colombia suspends its arms purchases from the United States.

Source: AFP

IDF:

The capture of Gaza City could take several months, and it will take several more months to "clear" it.

Putin shows up at the "Zapad-2025" exercises in military uniform.

Japan’s Path to Rebirth party will install an AI as its new leader after founder Shinji Ishimaru quit following election losses.

Source: AFP

Putin met with representatives of foreign states invited to the "Zapad-2025" exercises.

NEW: Footage showing Israeli forces entering Gaza City.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud:

We rule out the possibility of a war between Eritrea and Ethiopia; the circulating reports are merely rumors.

Source: Al Arabiya

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud:

Egypt is training Somali forces and providing logistical support.

Source: Al Arabiya

Trump administration approved its first US weapons aid to Ukraine funded by NATO allies, using a new mechanism called the Priority Ukraine Requirements List (PURL).

Two $500M shipments from US stockpiles could be sent soon.

Source: Reuters

Indian PM Modi:

Like Trump, I am also fully committed to taking the India-US comprehensive and global partnership to new heights.

Q: Who, if anyone, did Epstein traffic these young women to?

FBI Director Kash Patel: There is no credible information, none ... that he trafficked to other individuals.

Senator Adam Schiff and FBI Director Kash Patel have a "discussion."

Netanyahu:

We are going to produce an independent arms industry that can withstand any international or political constraints.

Netanyahu:

In two weeks, I will meet with Trump at the White House.

The King of Spain denounces "the unspeakable suffering of hundreds of thousands of innocents" in Gaza.

Source: AFP