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10 September 2026•Update: 10 September 2026
Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start your Thursday, including US President Donald Trump saying the war with Iran “will end immediately” after US midterm elections, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's plane nearly being hit by a drone while leaving Moldova, and the foreign ministers of Türkiye and seven other countries welcoming a UK ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements.
TOP STORIES
US President Donald Trump said the war with Iran will "end immediately" after the Nov. 3 US midterm elections.
"I think the war will end immediately after the election because they can't hold out any longer," Trump told reporters ahead of his trip to Dallas, Texas to address the Republican Party's first midterm convention.
Arguing that Tehran is "desperate to try and affect the election," Trump said Washington is not looking to return to nuclear talks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's plane was nearly hit by a drone while taking off from Moldova en route to Norway, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said.
“His plane was almost hit by a drone as it was taking off from Moldova. That is the reality he is facing,” Store said, Norwegian broadcaster NRK reported.
Zelenskyy arrived in Oslo from Moldova on Tuesday evening to attend the funeral of Norway's King Harald V.
The foreign ministers of Türkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates welcomed the UK government's decision to ban imports of goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory and restrict services linked to such settlements.
In a joint statement, the ministers expressed hope that the decision would help mobilize the international community to take similar action in line with international law and hold accountable settlement organizations and individuals engaged in illegal settlement activities.
They also welcomed a joint statement on the two-state solution issued by the foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
NEWS IN BRIEF
- A US magistrate judge denied bail to Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate, ruling that the brothers must remain in custody at the Federal Detention Center in Miami while they await the start of extradition proceedings to the UK.
- US President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to reach a deal to end the war in Ukraine and suggested that a trilateral meeting with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could take place.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he discussed preparations for the winter, protecting Ukraine’s energy sector and strengthening air defenses with Iceland’s Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir during a stopover en route to Canada.
- Nicaragua closed its embassy in the Dominican Republic amid growing diplomatic tensions between the two countries and rising regional pressure on the government of President Daniel Ortega.
- The US State Department designated the Ecuador-based gang Los Tiguerones as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) and a specially designated global terrorist, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced.
- US President Donald Trump said he would speak with Israel and countries that have announced restrictions on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank to understand their reasoning.
- Mexican security forces, working alongside American intelligence, apprehended several senior leaders of criminal organizations during strategic operations in the states of Chihuahua and Sinaloa.
- An organized crime group member wanted on an Interpol Red Notice over attacks targeting a cafe and the Iraqi Consulate General in Istanbul was arrested while entering Türkiye from Georgia, prosecutors said.
- Apple officially introduced its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, during its annual hardware event held at the company's headquarters in California.
- Canadian Muslim organizations and a leading human rights advocate welcomed Ottawa's decision to join 11 countries in the long "overdue" but "monumental" move to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
- A Saudi-led coalition said that Yemen's Houthis launched attacks targeting three Saudi cities, including Khamis Mushait, Abha and Jazan.
- Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced plans for 1,000 new settlement housing units in the northern occupied West Bank, a day after 12 Western countries said they intended to impose trade restrictions on goods from illegal Israeli settlements.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- Türkiye to stay course on disinflation program: Finance minister
Türkiye will maintain its economic program and deliver disinflation despite difficult global and geopolitical conditions, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said.
Simsek joined Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz and Presidency of Strategy and Budget head Ibrahim Senel at the Presidential Complex for an international media meeting on Türkiye’s 2027-2029 Medium-Term Program.
“The only criticism we would accept is that we have been ambitious in our targets. We have, and there is, of course, a cost associated with that. But the commitment is there,” he said.
