🇦🇫🇨🇳 - Seven Uighur Islamists were arrested by the Taliban and are currently being held in Kabul.

The Taliban, previously an ally of the Turkistan Islamic Party, a Uighur separatist organization, has distanced itself from the movement in order to win Beijing's favor.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- The White House reported that Jake Sullivan, the National Security Advisor, met with the Chinese Foreign Minister in order to "keep communication channels open."

🇨🇬 - Rumors of a coup d'etat in Congo-Brazzaville.

🇨🇬⚡️- Paris-based media outlets rejecting the possibility of a coup in Congo-Brazzaville. The president of Congo-Brazzaville, Denis Nguesso, is currently in New York City for a UN General Assembly meeting.

🇨🇬 - A note from the RN team: whenever rumors of a coup in Francophone Africa that would negatively affect France spread, pro-French outlets routinely cope about deny the coup occured. Take any denials from Paris with a grain of salt.

🇨🇬⚡️- The Congo Minister of Communications and Media, Thierry Moungalla, stated via X that there is no military coup in Congo, referring to it as "fake news."

🇨🇬⚡️- Despite refutations by government leaders in Congo-Brazzaville, local media are still reporting the seizure of key areas in Brazzaville by military forces.

🇨🇬⚡️- Unconfirmed video of Congo-Brazzaville citizens celebrating news of a military coup in the country.

🇨🇬⚡️- Russian Market, a Russian-based OSINT source, is reporting no coup in Congo-Brazzaville.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- Ukraine attempted drone strikes against Sevastopol. Two drones were shot down by Russian air defenses.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- Russian media reporting that PMC Wagner is returning to Ukraine.

Additional sources reporting that General Surovikin could be the next chief of PMC Wagner.

🇪🇺🇱🇾⚡️- The European Union has announced 5 billion euro in aid for Libya to recover from the flooding devastation.

🇺🇸⚡️- An F-35 fighter jet has gone missing near North Charleston after a pilot ejected during an emergency. The US military is still looking for it, and has asked the public to assist.

🇺🇸⚡️- President Trump jokingly referred to himself as "one of the greatest antisemites of our time" in a Rosh Hashana message to "liberal Jews who voted to destroy America."

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- The United States has placed additional sanctions on the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence as well as former Iranian President Ahmadinejad.

🇯🇵⚡️- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck the western coast of Japan.

🇮🇶⚡️- Six people reported dead after an attack on Arbid airport in Iraqi Kurdistan near the city of Sulaymaniyah.

🇮🇷⚡️- The President of Iran has arrived in New York City ahead of a UN General Assembly meeting.

⚡️🇹🇷 A Comic mocking certain elements who support the Turkish leadership and policies, especially from many Islamists who fled there from Syria, Egypt, and the gulf.

Caption says, "Guys, these are individual behaviors, and the Turkish people are now under severe stress, we have to respect this."

@themediterraneanman

🇺🇸 - Rumors Matt Gaetz will run for Florida governor.

🇮🇷🇮🇶⚡️- Iran's ultimatum to the Kurdish groups in Northern Iraq has officially expired.

It is not known whether or not Iran will begin a military operation yet, but given their recent amassing of military equipment on the border, events could quickly unfold at any point.