"The U.S. will effectively control Greenland’s security under an agreement reached with Denmark and the self-governing Arctic territory, President Donald Trump has announced. Trump said the agreement “gives the United States
permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns.”
“At my direction, we worked with representatives of Denmark and Greenland to guarantee that the United States will FOREVER have the complete ability to do what is necessary in Greenland in order to secure and defend the security of Greenland, and the United States of America,” he added.
“Additionally, from now on, no U.S. adversary can EVER have a base in Greenland, have a military presence in Greenland, or make sensitive investments in Greenland, without our express written approval.”
Trump promised that the U.S. will be “very protective” of Greenland, describing the deal as “a dream come true for the United States of America.”
Trump’s announcement coincided with a meeting of NATO’s top military officials in Copenhagen, where the bloc’s 32 defense chiefs gathered to discuss strengthening collective deterrence and defense.
The president has long argued that the U.S. should acquire Greenland from Denmark because of the island’s strategic position and the need to counter Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic. His demands sparked outrage in Copenhagen and further strained relations with America’s NATO allies in Europe." RT
"Cuba experienced a total power failure. The embassy said the failure was due to the collapse of Cuba’s electrical grid.
According to Cuban regime media, the reason for the collapse is under investigation and the timeline to restore power is unknown." msn
"The U.S. State Department has issued a warning for all Americans to check their flights and travel as war spreads to airports across the region.
The advisory says, "Americans currently in the Middle East should exercise heightened vigilance and be aware of potential flight cancellations, airspace closures, and travel disruptions." The same advisory has been distributed to a number of Middle East countries, including Iraq, Lebanon, and the United Arab Emirates." msn
"Several explosions have been reported in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, disrupting flights and triggering air raid warnings amid escalating hostilities with Houthis.
Saudi authorities sent emergency alerts early on Saturday warning residents of a “hostile aerial threat” and urging them to remain indoors." msn
"A strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean near the coast of Provinsi Papua, Indonesia, around noon at 1.18 pm local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"A strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in the Flores Sea near the coast of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, in the evening at 9.56 pm local time (Asia/Makassar GMT +8). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow." VD
"A total of 188 combat clashes between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian forces were recorded along the front line.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, two enemy assault operations were recorded since the beginning of the day. Russian forces carried out 74 attacks on Ukrainian positions and populated areas.In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions six times toward the settlements of Lyman, Artilne, Ternova, Mala Vovcha, Vilkhuvatka, and Shevyakivka.
In the Kupiansk sector, Russian forces twice attempted to improve their positions by conducting assaults near Kurylivka and Kivsharivka.
Seven Russian attempts to advance were repelled in the Lyman sector near the settlements of Novoiehorivka, Novoselivka, and Lyman. One of the attacks is still ongoing.
In the Sloviansk sector, Ukraine’s Defense Forces stopped three Russian attempts to advance near Yampil and Mykolaivka as well as toward Pyskunivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian forces conducted no assault operations.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled 18 enemy assaults near Kostiantynivka and toward Osykove, Dovha Balka, Illinivka, Rusyn Yar, Mykolaipillia, Stepove, and Vilne. Two assault operations are still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Russian forces launched 15 attacks, attempting to advance toward the settlements of Dobropillia, Vodianske, Bilytske, Novyi Donbas, Serhiivka, and Molodetske." Ukrin
"Four people have been killed in a Russian FPV drone strike on a car in Sumy Oblast." Pravada
"U.S. President Donald Trump has signed into law sanctions legislation against Russia initiated by the late Senator Lindsey Graham.The legislation gives the U.S. president the authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on goods from countries that are among the largest buyers of Russian oil or gas. These primarily include China and India.
The law provides for new sanctions against Russian officials and oligarchs, banks, energy and defense companies, as well as "shadow fleet" vessels used to circumvent restrictions.
An exception will apply to countries where Russian gas imports over a 12-month period accounted for less than 15% of Russia's total gas exports, provided that those countries have taken significant steps to reduce their purchases of energy from Russia." Ukrin
"A strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 166 km (103 mi) from New Zealand in the morning at 11.18 am local time (GMT +12). The quake had a moderate depth of 94 km (58 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"213 combat engagements between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian forces were recorded along the front.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, the enemy conducted no assault operations.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian units repelled 12 attacks. Russian forces attempted to advance near Ternova, Potykhonove, Starytsia, and Shyroke, as well as toward Mykolaivka and Zarubynka.In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy attacked three times near Petropavlivka, Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi, and Novoosynove.
In the Lyman sector, Russian forces attacked five times near Torske and in the directions of Nadiia and Novoselivka.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy conducted eight assault operations near Yampil and Kryva Luka, as well as toward Pyskunivka and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian forces attacked once toward Yurkivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, 18 enemy attacks were recorded. Russian forces conducted assaults near Kostiantynivka, Osykove, Novoselivka, Stepanivka, Mykolaipillia, and Rusyn Yar.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukraine's Defense Forces stopped 29 attacks. The enemy was active near Bilytske, Serhiivka, and Udachne, and also conducted assaults toward Kucheriiv Yar, Toretske, Stepove, Dobropillia, Hannivka, Svitlе, Krasnopodillia, Novohryshyne, and Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, Russian forces launched one attack toward Ternove.
In the Huliaipole sector, Russian forces attacked 11 times, attempting to advance near Hirke and toward Rivne, Vozdvyzhivka, Verkhnia Tersa, Huliaipole, and Novoselivka.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukraine's Defense Forces stopped one Russian attempt to advance toward Mali Shcherbaky." Ukrin
"Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 17 signed a decree confiscating the assets of several international companies, including Nestle and Auchan.
Other companies include Bati Logistics, FM Logistics, and Le Monlid LLC, which, alongside Nestle and Auchan, had their assets put under the temporary management of Russian joint-stock company L.E.V. Management, according to Russian media." Ukrin
"In Zaporizhzhia, rescue workers extinguished a fire that broke out as a result of a Russian drone attack on one of the city’s shopping centers." Ukrin
"A magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred near 165 km W of Nikolski, Alaska at 02:19 PM UTC. This intermediate earthquake originated at a depth of 111.7 kilometers below the Earth's surface. The earthquake was recorded by 146 seismic monitoring stations operated by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The mww magnitude measurement indicates this was a moment magnitude event, which is the standard measurement method for earthquakes of this size. A tsunami warning was issued for this earthquake." Ukrin
"A total of 230 combat engagements took place between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops over the past day.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Russian forces conducted one assault and shelled the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces and settlements 42 times.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 14 enemy attacks. Russian forces attempted to advance toward Mala Vovcha, Buhaivka, Kozacha Lopan, Lyman, Prylipka, Ternova, Karaichne, Potykhonove, Rybаlchyne, and Zakharivka.
In the Kupiansk sector, Russian forces made three attempts to improve their positions, launching assaults toward Petropavlivka and Kivsharivka.In the Lyman sector, the enemy launched 10 attacks toward Kopanky, Hrekivka, Shyikivka, Novoselivka, Lyman, and Dibrova. The attempts to penetrate Ukrainian defenses were repelled.
In the Sloviansk sector, Russian forces conducted five assault operations in the areas of Yampil, Kryva Luka, and Mykolaivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian troops carried out two offensive operations toward Vasiutynske.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Russian forces launched 19 attacks, conducting assault operations near Kostiantynivka as well as toward Osykove, Dovha Balka, Pryiut, Stepove, and Vilne.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Russian forces attacked 25 times, attempting to advance toward Bilytske, Hannivka, Dobropillia, Novyi Donbas, Novohryshyne, Vasylivka, Serhiivka, Molodetske, and Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy launched two attacks toward Novoheorhiivka.
In the Huliaipole sector, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions seven times. The enemy attempted to advance toward Vozdvyzhivka, Rizdvianka, Krynychne, and Charivne.
In the Orikhiv sector, Russian forces made four attempts to improve their positions, attacking toward Chervona Krynytsia, Pavlivka, and Malokaterynivka.
In the Dnipro River sector, Russian forces did not conduct any offensive operations." Ukrin
