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🇯🇵🤝🇩🇪 — Japanese nationalist Sanseito party's leader Sohei Kamiya met with AfD co-leader Tino Chrupalla in Germany.

JUST IN: Cargo vessel hit by unknown projectile in Strait of Hormuz caught fire and immobilized. All crew evacuated; 2 casualties reported.

🇺🇦🤝🇯🇵 — Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky announced that he met with Japanese Prime-Minister Sanae Takaichi at the UN:

I thanked Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during our meeting for Japan’s strong support throughout all these years of Russia’s war – energy support packages, sanctions decisions, and humanitarian projects.

It was also very important to hear that this assistance will continue.
We discussed areas where we can help each other.

Of course, Ukraine is ready to share its experience and technologies on a mutually beneficial basis. Japan also has advanced technologies for protecting lives, particularly in air defense, that could help Ukraine get through next winter if Russia once again spurns negotiations.

I invited the Prime Minister to visit Ukraine, including the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, which Japan helped restore after a brutal Russian drone strike.

I’m grateful for Japan’s leadership in helping protect lives in Ukraine. Thank you, Japan!

🇺🇦🤝🇯🇵 — Main takeaways from the Takaichi–Zelenskyy meeting:

🕊 Takaichi condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and stressed the need for countries to work together toward a just and lasting peace.

🤝 Takaichi reaffirmed that Japan will continue to stand with Ukraine, saying Japan’s position “will never waver.”

🇺🇦 Japan will continue supporting Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Russia alongside the international community.

🇯🇵 Zelenskyy thanked Japan for its support and briefed Takaichi on Ukraine’s current efforts and situation.

🇯🇵🤝🇩🇪 — The delegation of Japan's Sanseito met with AfD's federal parliamentary group at the Berlin House of Representatives during his tour in Germany

📝 According to both parties, issues like energy problems, diplomacy, social security, party operations, education, and immigration policy came up as points of debate between the Japanese and German nationalists, as both sides came with ideas to brainstorm and work together on both sides.

📞 During the meetings, Sanseito leader, Sohei Kamiya, spoke with around 20 AfD members to introduce his party to the German side, received some questions, and exchanged information.

🤝 This is the second AfD-Sanseito meeting since last year, when the Japanese nationalists rose in polls

🇺🇸📞🇷🇺 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov at the United Nations General Assembly's sidelines in New York

🇸🇾📞🇺🇸 — Syrian de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa at Atlantic Council:

🇺🇸 Pictures of Jennifer Lopez's son make netizens wonder whether his mental and physical wellbeing is alright.

🇪🇹 Ethiopia map update: the situation in northern Ethiopia on 29/09/2026. Day 1 of the new war.

-In Tigray the TPLF captured the airports of Mekelle, Shire & Axum, consolidating their hold over the region.

-In Afar, a newly emerged group of ANURF has seized the town of Abala.

Need to stress that this is an approximate situation as the military balance in Amhara and Oromia in particular is very fluid. In the coming time clear territories of control will probably crystallise.

📎 Thomas van Linge

—🇺🇳 🇦🇱/🇽🇰 WATCH: Albanians gathered outside the United Nations headquarters in New York to show support for former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leaders currently facing trial in The Hague.

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🇺🇦❌🇵🇱🇻🇦 — A 31 year old Ukrainian citizen stabbed five people at a Benedictine monastery in Poland.

One priest was killed in the attack, four others, including two priests, were heavily injured.

Tensions have been rising greatly between Ukrainian refugees and Polish citizens, with accusations of them by the Polish far right of them forming a "state within a state", creating parallel support networks, schools, and community centers. This is likely to greatly fuel such tensions.

⚡️🇸🇾🇸🇾🇮🇱 Multiple Israeli helicopters over the South Western side of Suwayda Governorate.

This would be the 4th time Israeli helicopters were spotted heading towards Suwayda Governorate this month alone.

🇨🇳🇺🇸🛬 — Video from September 23, 2026 shows the moment when Chinese President Xi Jinping of China lands in Washington for the first time since 2018.

🇵🇰❌🇮🇷 — Brigadier General Hossein Zarifi, commander of the Shahid Sajad operational base in Saravan County, in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province, was killed during clashes with what the IRGC described as “terrorists."

His funeral is scheduled for Friday in Saravan.

At the same attack, 1st Sergeant Ahmad Zeraati, Head of Intelligence at the Sajjad Base was killed.

🇦🇿🇮🇷🇹🇯 — An Iranian Varesh Airlines flight from Tehran to the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, was canceled and returned to Imam Khomeini International Airport after its planned route through Azerbaijani airspace was denied or disrupted.

🇨🇳🇺🇸🛬 — As Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed him in person at the airport, where a 21-gun salute was fired.

The 21-gun salute is among the highest military honors accorded to a visiting head of state, but is rarely rendered at an airport.

The special arrangement underscores the significance of the visit and the exceptional welcome extended to the Chinese leader.

🇺🇸 Over 100 people injured after a roller coaster malfunctioned and crashed in California.

🇮🇱🇺🇳 — Israeli Prime-Minister Netanyahu arrives at the United Nations:

🇮🇱🇺🇳🎙 — PM Netanyahu at the UN, as usual mob started walkout:

🕋❌🇮🇱 — Multiple UN delegations began walking out of the hall as Netanyahu began his speech, mostly from Muslim States