Madagascar: Army contingent urges security forces to “refuse orders to open fire.”

NOW: Trump is on a phone call with Zelensky.

Germany’s AfD expelled Hamburg councillor Robert Risch after it emerged he attended a far-right conference in St. Petersburg organized by Russian ultranationalist Konstantin Malofeyev and ideologue Alexander Dugin.

AfD leaders said Risch’s participation was “incompatible with democratic values.”

Risch claimed it was a personal trip.

Belgium says it will begin transferring F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine after Oct 13, 2025, as it receives its first F-35s from the U.S.

The U.S. confirmed no troops will enter Gaza.

Around 200 U.S. personnel—mainly planners and engineers—are deploying to Israel, not Gaza, to monitor the truce, coordinate aid, and support the new Civil-Military Coordination Center with partners from Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye, and the UAE.

Admiral Brad Cooper (CENTCOM) leads the mission from Israel.

Meanwhile, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Adm. Brad Cooper visited Israeli troops at a base inside Gaza to verify completion of the agreed withdrawal.

Both officials have since returned to Israel.

Qatar will build an Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Base in Idaho to host its F-15 jets and train pilots, under an agreement announced with the U.S.

Qatar’s 10-year commitment will fund construction and maintenance, creating hundreds of U.S. jobs.

Source: Axios

🇨🇳 China is the only major world economy where food prices are declining.

Source: FT

NEW: Turkish foreign and defense ministers, along with the director of Turkish Intelligence, will meet their Syrian counterparts in Ankara tomorrow to discuss security cooperation and current developments.

Turkish President Erdogan:

First, I will go to Gaza, then you will.

Turkish President Erdogan:

Israel must stand by the agreement it has signed.

It should end its aggressive policies toward the region, which also pose a threat to the security of its own citizens.

Joe Biden is undergoing five weeks of radiation and hormone therapy for an aggressive prostate cancer that has spread to his bones.

Source: NBC News

Trump and Zelensky spoke about possibly giving Ukraine Tomahawk long-range missiles.

No final decision has been made. Zelensky called the 30-minute call “positive and productive,” thanking Trump for support on air defense.

Source: Axios

NEW: Gaza Civil Defense announces that more than 500,000 people have returned to the north since the ceasefire.

Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein in Downing Street in May 2002 while still Prime Minister, after Lord Peter Mandelson lobbied for the meeting.

Mandelson described Epstein as “safe” and said Bill Clinton wanted to introduce him to Blair.

Source: BBC

Macron will travel to Egypt on Monday to support the "implementation" of the agreement between Israel and Hamas.

Hamas official to AFP:

Hamas will not participate in the official signing of the agreement.

Hamas official to AFP:

Hamas will repel the aggression if the war resumes in Gaza.

NEW: Ukraine attacks Russia's Belgorod.

Hamas official to AFP:

The idea of expelling members of the movement from Gaza are absurd.

Hamas official to AFP:

Hamas expects more complex negotiations for the second phase of the Trump plan.

Witkoff and Kushner visited Gaza today.