Starbucks will close 180+ stores in the U.S. and Canada and lay off 900 corporate employees.

Reason: 6 straight quarters of declining sales.

Madagascar: A curfew was imposed after violent protests over water and electricity cuts.

France's Dassault Aviation CEO Éric Trappier says Taiwan wants Rafale jets to replace its Mirage 2000 jets.

53 Jewish passengers were removed from a plane after singing in Hebrew despite crew warnings at Spain’s Valencia Airport.

The group had been returning from a Jewish summer camp and began singing Hebrew songs while waiting to take off.

Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s Afipsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, igniting a fire.

This is the fourth strike since Feb 2025.

Ukrainian drones have disrupted 17% of Russia’s refining capacity since August, fueling gas shortages and 40–50% price hikes.

Giant loudspeakers will broadcast Netanyahu’s UNGA speech to Gaza residents today by the order of Netanyahu.

UK PM Keir Starmer plans to introduce a mandatory free digital ID card, dubbed the "Brit Card," to prove the right to live and work in Britain as part of efforts to curb illegal immigration.

It would be required for new jobs and rentals, checked via a central database, and could later simplify access to services like driving licences and welfare.

Source: Sky News

Israel activates its propaganda machine in New York.

Indian Air Force officially retired the MiG-21, its first supersonic jet, after six decades of service.

US Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack:

Türkiye is the second-largest provider of troops and equipment in NATO.

Yet the EU won’t take them in. Isn’t that frustrating?

It’s disrespectful.

Russian Foreign Ministry:

The news about a "warning" from Europe to Moscow is a fantasy catering to Russophobia.

The US approved a $1.23B sale of up to 400 AIM-120D-3 air-to-air missiles and related equipment to Germany.

EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas on Ukraine:

Trump was the one who promised to stop the killing. So it can’t be on us.

Source: POLITICO

EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas on Russia:

You are coming in good faith, you are offering all this so that [Russia] would come to the table, but they actually just escalate. … This goodwill is abused by Putin.

Source: POLITICO

Turkish President Erdogan on his meeting with Trump:

We stated that the two-state solution is the formula for lasting peace and that the current situation is unsustainable.

Trump is also aware that things cannot continue this way.

Turkish President Erdogan:

We were very well received by Trump and his team at the White House, and we are leaving satisfied.

Barak Ravid: Now you believe that Trump actually finally wants Ukraine to win?

Zelensky: Yes.

Turkish President Erdogan on his meeting with Trump:

It's certainly impossible to resolve every issue in a single meeting. However, this meeting has led to meaningful progress on many issues.

Barak Ravid: Are there any territorial concessions that you will agree to get a deal that ends the war?

Zelensky: No, we will never recognize these territories which are temporarily occupied. We can't do it.