Yemen Needs Two-State Solution as No Prospect of Ousting #Houthis, Says Southern Leader @theguardian.com 😬 Aidarous al-Zubaidi says Houthis will not be dislodged by bombing and path to political settlement is blocked

Yemeni council chief says #Houthi rebels are 'armed to the teeth' with Iranian weapons @thenationalnews.com Rashad Al Alimi tells UN General Assembly his country ‘must not be left to fall prey to blackmail and terrorism’

Chinese Hackers Breach US Software and Law Firms Amid Trade Fight, Experts Say @cnn.com The suspected Chinese hackers are “very active right now,” said Charles Carmakal, Mandiant’s CTO. “We believe that there are many organizations that are actively compromised that don’t know about it.” 😬

NEWS: RM Raskin, Sen. Blumenthal, and Sen. Schiff are demanding answers from capitulating big law firms doing Trump’s bidding.

A federal court temporarily reinstated a University of South Dakota professor who was put on administrative leave after making negative comments on social media about Charlie Kirk the day the conservative activist was shot.

@cnn.com A federal judge said two high-level Justice Department employees may have violated her order limiting public opinions about the prosecution of accused killer Luigi Mangione by reposting President Donald Trump’s statements about the case on X. ☑️

#Iran, U.S. Signal Possible Easing in Nuclear Tensions by Parisa Hafezi and John Irish @reuters.com • Iran president speaking at U.N. General Assembly • Gaps remain between Iran and E3 as deadline looms • European powers offering delay if Iran makes concessions

@reuters.com A top U.S. official in #Haiti said on Wednesday that continued U.S. funding for the U.N.-backed security force in Haiti would not be guaranteed if the Security Council rejects Washington's proposal to restructure and expand the mission. 🤬

Trump Approves #TikTok Deal Through Executive Order at $14 Billion @cnbc.com Under the deal’s terms, which China must still approve, a new joint-venture company will oversee TikTok’s U.S. business while ByteDance holds less than 20% of the stock.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Edict Tying Federal Disaster Aid To Immigration - @marylandmatters.org 👍 Maryland one of 21 jurisdictions that challenged the rule that officials said could have cost the state tens of millions of dollars

#Epstein Investigator Taped Admitting Trump ‘Covered Up’ Files | The Daily Beast 😮 A career federal official says the president is “protecting a lot of people.”

European Officials Fear Donald Trump Is Preparing To Blame Them for Ukraine Failure @financialtimes.com Poland’s Tusk warns new US posture conceals a ‘shift of responsibility’ ☑️

@apnews.com ☑️ In a bleak view of today’s world, he told the annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly that weak international institutions including the United Nations haven’t been able to stop wars in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere, and international law can’t help nations survive.

YEP. BUT PUTIN WON'T CHANGE COURSE. Trump’s New Ukraine Stance Is Meant To Pressure Putin, Officials Say, Despite Lack of Sanctions or Military Aid @cnn.com

Yemen Drone Attack Injures More Than 20 in Israeli City of Eilat, Including Two in Serious Condition @cnn.com #Houthis It’s unclear how Wednesday’s drone penetrated Israel’s air defenses.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison for an illegal scheme to finance his 2007 campaign with funds from Libya. Meanwhile, Trump illegally took $7.8 million from foreign governments in his first term and openly solicited Russian help for his 2016 campaign.

@apnews.com 🤬 An aid worker and a local group in Sudan said a drone strike by the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed 15 people at a bustling market in the besieged city of el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. The latest drone strike also wounded 12 people …

Syria Signs Tourism Investment Contracts Worth $1.5 Billion @reuters.com Syria signed investment contracts worth $1.5 billion to support tourism in Syria, said the state news agency citing tourism minister Mazen al-Salhani on Thursday.

Displaced Residents in Southern #Lebanon Fear Return of Large-Scale War @lemonde.fr Tens of thousands of Lebanese people are still displaced after two months of conflict in the autumn of 2024 between Israel and Hezbollah. Israel launched the offensive on September 23, 2024.

Microsoft Cuts Services To Israeli Military Unit Over Surveillance Allegations - Anadolu Ajansı 👏 Company halts cloud, AI services following report on mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank 🤬

President Zelensky said if Russia won't end the war, Kremlin officials should make sure they know where the nearest bomb shelter is. He has Trump's backing to hit Russian targets like energy infrastructure and arms factories. If Ukraine gets more long-range weaponry from the U.S., "we will use it."

Axios reports Arab leaders in the region broadly on board with the Trump proposal to end the war in Gaza, wonder if anyone's asked Bibi what he thinks of this stuff yet (spoiler: not a chance in hell) www.axios.com/2025/09/24/t...

#UNRWA Chief Says Suffering in #Gaza 'Absolutely Unbearable' - Anadolu Ajansı 🤬 Philippe Lazzarini urges urgent ceasefire, restoration of humanitarian response ☑️

#Gaza Death Toll Tops 65,500 as Israeli Attacks Continue Unabated - Anadolu Ajansı 🤬 • 83 people killed, 216 others injured in last 24 hours • taking the number of injuries to 167,376 in the Israeli onslaught • At least 65,502 Palestinians have been killed

A separate filing notes that a grand jury REJECTED a third charge for James Comey. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

It's pathetic.

Midwestern farmers want their $12bn market back

Trump Told the U.N. the Hard Truth: It Failed @foreignpolicy.com 🙄 The global body has failed in its mission to stop conflict. Let’s see if the U.S. can do better in Ukraine. 1/2

JUST IN: A new class action lawsuit challenges ICE's warrantless immigration arrests in Washington, D.C., which they say are occuring without probable cause and based largely on perceived ethnicity. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

JUST IN: The Trump administration's bid to coerce states to comply with immigration enforcement in order to receive disaster aid is illegal and unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled today. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Russia is pouring millions into rigging Moldova’s Sept. 28 election.

“Syria is reclaiming its rightful place among the nations of the world,” Sharaa said in his speech on Wednesday, calling for any remaining sanctions on his country to be lifted.

Then the administration waived it away

@thestudyofwar.bsky.social #ISW 😬 Recent polling within #Moldova suggests that the pro-Western Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), which currently holds the majority in parliament, may lose its majority in the upcoming elections and that no other parties or blocs will gain a clear majority. 😬

A Global Call to Action: 11 Leading Economists Advocate for Free Media in AI Age @thequintindia.bsky.social ☑️ The economists, including two Nobel laureates, have called on nations to invest in new models to support media. 1/3

French Ex-President Sarkozy Sentenced To 5 Years in Prison in Libya Campaign Financing Case @france24.com A French court on Thursday sentenced former president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison for accepting illegal campaign funds from late Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi.

Today's news roundup: -Paris court sentences Nicolas Sarkozy to 5 years in prison for criminal conspiracy -WH tells agencies to expect mass firings during possible gov shutdown -Chinese drone experts worked with sanctioned Russian arms maker, Reuters reports 👇 www.justsecurity.org/121314/early...

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President Trump signed a staggering 143 executive orders during his first 100 days in office. Cathy Buerger argues the EOs relied on a campaign of dangerous speech, with the aim of changing laws, revoking rights, and selectively punishing certain groups. www.justsecurity.org/121193/autho...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Sept. 24, 2025 @thestudyofwar.bsky.social #ISW Key Takeaways ⤵️ understandingwar.org/research/rus...

New revisions show stronger economic growth in 2025's second quarter, suggesting the economy boomed from April to June

Italy and Spain Deploy Navy Ships To Assist Gaza Aid Flotilla @reuters.com 👍👍 • Deployment of European military ships is unprecedented ☑️ • Italy says it is not a hostile gesture towards Israel • Flotilla rejects option to drop aid in Cyprus • Israel says it will act to defend naval blockade on #Gaza

Lawmakers and activists called on American tech firms to stop selling surveillance equipment to Chinese police and for Congress to examine the issue after The Associated Press reported that U.S. technology played a far greater role than previously known in enabling human rights abuses by Beijing.

The US president made the promise at a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, where Arab and Muslim leaders expressed their growing alarm at Israel’s actions across the Middle East on.ft.com/3VTFe7P

White House Eyes New Round of MASS LAYOFFS if Government Shuts Down @nytimes.com #shutdown The president’s top aides told agencies to prepare for potential firings if Congress cannot extend funding before the end of Sept. 30.

Both illegal and (one more) backdoor impoundment. “Non-essential” does not mean that money was not appropriated for this work. If this logic holds, any President who wants to downsize government would simply engineer a shutdown

Syria’s New Leader Makes a Star Turn in New York @economist.com #Syria But his problems at home may undermine his relations with America

#Lebanon Calls for End To Israeli Attacks, Withdrawal of Occupying Forces From Its Territory - Anadolu Ajansı ☑️ 'There can be no development without peace, no peace without justice, no justice without human rights and no prosperity amid conflict and war,' says President Joseph Aoun ☑️ 1/2

Trump presented comprehensive plan to end Gaza war in UN meeting with Muslim leaders https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-presented-comprehensive-plan-to-end-gaza-war-in-un-meeting-with-muslim-leaders/