Zelensky:

My plan "A" is to end the war this year; plan "B" (to keep fighting) requires $120 billion.

The first of three UK fleet support ships will be largely built in Spain rather than the UK because Belfast’s Harland & Wolff shipyard isn’t ready.

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia, leading the £1.6bn project, says this change affects only the first ship, with later vessels still planned for UK construction once the Belfast yard is upgraded by mid-2026.

Source: FT

Libya: Government of National Unity issued a decree exempting Syrians from taxes and residence fees until year-end.

Footage shows Israeli forces in Gaza City.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:

What destroyed the negotiations for the hostages was the European nations going and having this push for unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state.

I can tell you that was very detrimental, and it destroyed negotiations.

Q: Did you ever tell Trump or Bondi that Trump's name is in the Epstein files?

FBI Director Kash Patel: (Does not directly answer the question)

Q: How many times did Trump’s name appear in the Epstein files? More than 100, more than 1000?

FBI Director Kash Patel: I don't know the number.

NEW: After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, a US House panel asked the CEOs of Discord, Steam, Twitch, and Reddit to testify on Oct. 8 about online radicalization and political violence.

Ghazi Hamad, a senior Hamas official, appeared on Al Jazeera after being at the site of the Israeli attack in Qatar.

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been diagnosed with skin cancer.

Source: AFP

NEW: Israel’s Iron Beam high-powered laser air defense system has been declared operational after final tests and will be delivered to the IDF by year-end.

Sudan: UAE-backed RSF claims victory over army in Rahid al-Nuba, west of Omdurman.

Billie Eilish, Cillian Murphy, Joaquin Phoenix, and others release video for Together For Palestine, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Turkish Intelligence Chief met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus.

BREAKING: Fed reduces interest rates by 25bps.

NEW: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called Gaza a real estate “bonanza,” saying Israel is discussing with the US how to divide the territory after the war.

JD Vance:

Trump is participating in a state visit to the UK. Our closest and most important ally in the world.

NEW: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed a mutual defense pact.

The agreement commits both nations to enhanced defense cooperation and states that any attack on one will be considered an attack on both.