Trump and Melania join Xi and Madam Peng to review the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon — a 24-member ceremonial unit that performs precision rifle spins, tosses, and formations entirely without verbal commands.

Turkish President Erdogan:

Hormuz must be opened as the key to resolving issues through dialogue.

We are urging our counterparts to return to the negotiating table as soon as possible.

Turkish President Erdogan on Greece:

Türkiye is not Greece’s enemy; it is its neighbor and an ally under the NATO umbrella.

Relations between the two countries are too sensitive and important to be used as election material.

We have no interest in getting involved in Greece’s domestic politics. Elections are held in Greece, governments change, the opposition changes. These are not our concern.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas:

The Palestinian people will remain on their land. The Palestinian people will not accept displacement and will not disappear.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas:

We will not remain in waiting, nor will we accept whatever the governments of the Israeli occupying state decide for us.

No lasting security can be built upon the occupation of another people and the denial of its legitimate rights.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas:

We combat antisemitism, racism and hatred. And we believe in a culture of peace, dialogue, and coexistence.

We seek a democratic Palestinian state that respects the rule of law and human rights. A non-militarized state that lives in security and peace alongside the state of Israel.

A B-2 stealth bomber, escorted by fighter jets, flies overhead as Trump and Xi look on.

Marine Le Pen on Ukraine:

France can no longer provide financial assistance to Ukraine.

We regret that, but we no longer have the means to do so.

Marine Le Pen on Russia:

We are not at war with Russia. Those who say that we are already at war give us the impression that they would like us to be at war.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Polymarket, alleging it illegally offered gambling through prediction markets.

The case follows similar New York lawsuits against Kalshi, Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan.

Saudi Arabia is rebuilding crude flows through its East-West Pipeline after drone attacks shut it down on Sept. 11, but tanker exports from the Red Sea hub of Yanbu have not yet resumed.

Crude is moving through the pipeline to Saudi refineries, while Aramco builds up volumes and conducts pressure tests before restarting shipments.

Around six tankers are scheduled to load from Yanbu between Sept. 24-27.

Source: Reuters

So China just... has F-35 parts now.

Not because they stole them.

Because UPS delivered them there.

Trump and Xi meet in the Oval Office behind closed doors.

CNN and MS NOW have been given permission to enter the White House.

Netanyahu arrives at UN headquarters in New York.

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U.S. and Iranian negotiators are exploring a phased agreement that would see Tehran reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for Washington easing its economic blockade of Iran.

The talks face a major obstacle as both sides want to preserve leverage: the U.S. controls sanctions pressure, while Iran controls access to a key global energy route.

Iran may drop its demand for transit fees in exchange for economic relief but wants to maintain administrative control over the strait. Gulf states oppose any arrangement that could allow Iran to use Hormuz as leverage.

Source: Reuters

French Presidential Candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon:

If you are Ukrainian, it is obvious that you cannot accept that your capital is being bombarded, so everything you have within reach to defend yourself, you will use. And you are legitimate in doing so because you are the one being invaded.

But we, who are around you, also have something to say. Do you imagine that the Russians will accept that we strike Moscow and they will just sit there with their arms crossed?

Do you know that we are firing French and British weapons? You know that. Therefore, we are becoming belligerents. It is the worst situation.