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Ukraine’s Air Force says 87 of 107 overnight drones were downed; six killed nationwide as Kyiv reports a school strike and Southern Bridge hits.
Rutte says NATO will stop using high-end jets against low-cost drones as Russia’s barrage on Ukraine again scrambles aircraft in Poland and Romania.
Taiwan says 15 of 21 Chinese aircraft detected after 9:12 a.m. crossed the median line in a ‘joint combat readiness patrol’; overnight count was nine.
Washington warned Beirut that Israel will keep operating in south Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed, The New Arab reports, as Salam meets Rubio in Washington.
An Israeli strike killed Izz al-Din al-Beik, Hamas’s northern Gaza commander; medics say strikes killed at least six more on Wednesday despite the ceasefire.
Treasury targets 10 weapons procurers for Iran’s defense ministry; State designates Russia’s Yakovlev and MG-Flot and offers $15 million over IRGC finances.
Araghchi took Washington’s answer to Iran’s cabinet; a briefed official says both sides agree on the steps of the seven-day plan but not their order.
Ukraine’s air force says it downed 160 of 188 drones and missiles fired overnight; Zelenskyy says seven civilians died as Kyiv’s power grid was the main target.
Democrats lead polls as the 2026 midterms near: all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and 36 governorships are up Nov. 3, with redistricting in play.
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Putin envoy Kirill Dmitriev held what a US official called constructive talks on ending the Ukraine war and postwar energy deals, as strikes on Kyiv go on.
With Hormuz contested, Houthi control of Perim and Yemen’s Red Sea coast elevates Bab el-Mandeb as a second global energy chokepoint.
UN Ambassador Mike Waltz says Trump rejected Iran’s Hormuz reopen plan because Tehran wanted sanctions relief before nuclear negotiations.
Ukraine says air defenses downed 112 of 165 overnight drones as midday strikes set the Academy of Sciences ablaze and Kharkiv KABs injure children.
Russian hybrid attacks on NATO states are rising, from drone incursions to sabotage, as Moscow stakes its Ukraine war on a winter strike campaign.
A Ukrainian drone attack suspended Russia’s Novoshakhtinsk refinery on September 25, 2026, while Moscow and Kyiv traded competing drone-count claims.
Israeli troops surrounded a farm near Kfar Shuba on September 25, 2026, as Lebanon’s PM told the UN the June framework ceasefire is not being honored.
Two Israeli reservists died when an IDF drone crashed inside their northern Gaza outpost and exploded; the military suspended use of the model.
Saudi-led forces said they shot down six Houthi ballistic missiles aimed at Taif and Yanbu on Sept. 24, 2026, and Macron pledged French troops for Yanbu.
Iran proposed a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart nuclear talks if the U.S. lifts its blockade, per AP and Al Jazeera.
Sergei Lavrov told the UN Security Council Russia will not pause the war for talks, as Marco Rubio said both sides show interest in limited ceasefires.
Iranian hardliners filed an impeachment motion against FM Abbas Araghchi over his UNGA contacts with Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Suspected Russian drones strayed into Romania and Moldova during a strike on Ukraine; one crashed near Solca and Gerbera wreckage was found in Florești.
Russia fired 282 drones plus Zircon and ballistic missiles at Ukraine, killing at least eight, as Zelenskyy said about 60% of ballistic missiles were downed.
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