Trump administration is seeking congressional approval for nearly $6B in US-funded arms sales to Israel, including 30 Apache helicopters ($3.8B) and 3,250 infantry vehicles ($1.9B).

The weapons would be delivered in 2–3 years and paid for with US military aid.

Source: WSJ

BREAKING: Venezuelan Defense Minister says there is an "undeclared war" in the Caribbean.

Source: AFP

France says the annexation of the West Bank is "a clear red line."

Ten countries, including France, will recognize a Palestinian state at the conference on Monday in New York.

Source: AFP

NEW: The Government of Estonia has decided to request NATO Article 4 consultations.

Two Russian fighter jets performed a low pass over the Petrobaltic platform in the Baltic Sea.

BREAKING: Trump:

I am pleased to host President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, of Turkey, at the White House on September 25th.

We are working on many Trade and Military Deals with the President, including the large scale purchase of Boeing aircraft, a major F-16 Deal, and a continuation of the F-35 talks, which we expect to conclude positively.

Trump when asked if women who protested him in a DC restaurant should be jailed:

"Certainly. Very inappropriate. I think they were a threat."

Polish President Karol Nawrocki says Poland wants to host French nuclear weapons to deter Russia.

Trump calls to impeach Rep. Ilhan Omar:

She’s from Somalia, came from nothing, and tells us how to run our country.

They impeached me twice for nothing.

Italian port of Ravenna blocked two trucks carrying arms to Israel amid growing protests by dockworkers and unions over Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Italy’s largest trade union CGIL plans national strikes, with more port blockades expected in Genoa and Livorno.

BIG: The US is in early talks with the Taliban about possibly re-establishing a small US military presence at Afghanistan’s Bagram Air Base for counterterrorism missions.

The Taliban hasn’t agreed, and Afghan officials have rejected any US troop return while leaving open economic and political cooperation.

Discussions also include prisoner exchanges and economic ties, but no plans are in place yet.

Source: WSJ

A federal judge dismissed Trump’s $15B defamation suit against The New York Times as overly long and political but allowed him to refile a shorter, more focused version within 28 days.

IDF says two Hezbollah operatives were killed in airstrikes in southern Lebanon.

Lithuanian Defense Minister:

NATO border in the North East is being tested for a reason.

PS. Türkiye set an example 10 years ago.

Some food for thought.

Trump administration is considering launching a website, possibly branded as “TrumpRx,” to help Americans buy discounted prenoscription drugs directly from pharmaceutical companies.

The plan aims to cut prices in line with other countries and bypass middlemen like pharmacy benefit managers.

Source: Bloomberg

Trump on his call with Xi:

We talked about trade, war, Russia-Ukraine and Gaza. We had a good call.

Reporter: Russian jets entered Estonian airspace. Do you see that as a threat to NATO?

Trump: I don't love it when that happens. Could be big trouble. They will brief me about that.

Trump on the media:

They take a story and they make it bad. I personally think that is illegal.