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A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news:
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
Israel has not agreed to withdraw its troops from the Philadelphi corridor along the Egypt-Gaza border, Netanyahu’s office said yesterday, denying an Israeli media report. Separately, Israel’s defense minister said yesterday that over 150 tunnels had been demolished along the Philadelphi Corridor and Hamas’s Rafah Brigade had now been defeated, adding that the military was “looking to the north now.” Reuters reports; The New York Times reports.
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Israelis clashed with police outside a military conscription center in Jerusalem yesterday. Gabby Sobelman and Erika Solomon report for the New York Times.
An overnight Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank killed three people, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Israeli military said it struck “several” militants. AP News reports.
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR — U.S. RESPONSE
President Biden spoke with Netanyahu yesterday and “stressed the urgency of bringing the ceasefire and hostage release deal to closure,” the White House said. Biden was expected to urge Netanyahu to show more flexibility on the Egypt-Gaza border. Barak Ravid reports for Axios.
A U.S. aircraft carrier has entered MidEast waters as tensions remain high over Iran’s vow to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. AP News reports.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR
A drone attack sparked a fire at a “defense ministry facility” in the Volgograd region of southern Russia today, officials said. Meanwhile, Russia has started installing concrete shelters in the Kursk region amid Kyiv’s continued incursion. AP News reports; Reuters reports.
The U.S. embassy in Moscow yesterday rejected Russian accusations of U.S. involvement in Ukraine’s Kursk incursion, after the foreign ministry summoned Chargé d’Affaires Stephanie Holmes to protest the “provocative actions” of U.S. journalists who reported from areas under Ukrainian control. Robyn Dixon reports for the Washington Post.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz yesterday said his country will continue to aid Ukraine despite a government push to reduce spending. Nette Nöstlinger and Jürgen Klöckner report for POLITICO.
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to end his independent presidential campaign this week, sources say, amid advanced discussions with Trump to drop out of the race and endorse him. Kennedy’s campaign announced yesterday that he will address his “path forward” tomorrow in a speech from Arizona. Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey, and Meryl Kornfield report for the Washington Post.
TRUMP LEGAL MATTERS
New York Attorney General Letitia James yesterday asked a state appeals court to uphold former President Trump’s $454 million fraud judgment, after Trump asked for February’s ruling by Judge Arthur Engoron to be reversed. Oral arguments in Trump’s appeal are scheduled for Sept. 26. Aaron Katersky and Peter Charalambous report for ABC News.
OTHER U.S. DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS
An Oath Keepers lawyer who helped organize the Jan. 6 Capitol riot with right-wing extremist groups pled guilty yesterday to obstruction of justice and entering a restricted area. Salvador Rizzo reports for the Washington Post.
The Justice Department said yesterday it plans to salvage obstruction charges in some Jan. 6 cases, “despite the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that limited the scope of a federal statute that makes it a felony to obstruct many government proceedings.” Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein report for POLITICO.
The United States is facing heightened threats from many corners at the same time at a time when law enforcement agencies are struggling, FBI Director Christopher Wray told AP News yesterday. Michael Goldberg reports.
An Oregon man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly “targeting Jewish hospitals and care centers in New York City and Long Island with fake bomb threats,” according to prosecutors. NBC News reports.
The office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) executed search warrants on Tuesday in a major Democratic county as part of its election fraud probe. The searches came amid a broader push by Paxton to prosecute election fraud. Saul Elbein reports for The Hill.
U.S. prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a Chinese dissident living in New York City, accusing him of operating as an agent of Beijing’s intelligence service. Jaroslav Lukiv reports for BBC News.
U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS
Senior U.S. officials met with the Dalai Lama in New York yesterday and “reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to advancing the human rights of Tibetans,” the State Department said. Meanwhile, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said today that China firmly opposes any country allowing the Dalai Lama to make visits. Reuters reports.
China’s state media and foreign ministry slammed the United States today over Biden’s nuclear strategy plan, accusing Washington of pushing “the China nuclear threat narrative.” The White House has said the plan was not aimed at a single country or threat. Lee Ying Shan reports for CNBC News.
The United States has drafted a list of Venezuelan government officials and family members who could be sanctioned over the country’s disputed presidential election, sources say. Marianna Parraga reports for Reuters.
HOUTHI ATTACKS
A French destroyer rescued 29 mariners from an oil tanker that came under repeated attack in the Red Sea, officials said today. Yemen’s Houthis are suspected to have carried out the attack on The Sounion, which is now at anchor in the Red Sea. Jon Gambrell reports for AP News.
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday hailed “flourishing” ties with China during a meeting with a top Chinese official in Moscow, as the two countries bolster their ties. Simone McCarthy reports for CNN.
Police in Pakistan have arrested a man accused of spreading disinformation about a deadly stabbing attack last month that helped spur far-right and anti-immigrant riots across Britain. Jennifer Hassan and Shaiq Hussain report for the Washington Post.
Brazil will begin restricting entry of some foreign citizens from Asia who are seeking refuge in the South American nation in a bid to curb flows to the United States and Canada, the justice ministry’s press office said yesterday. CNN reports.
The United Arab Emirates yesterday accepted the credentials of the Taliban’s ambassador in a major diplomatic win for the group. AP News reports.
Protests erupted in Indonesia against the government’s attempts to reverse a court ruling yesterday that would open up elections to rivals from smaller parties. Nick Marsh and Viriya Singgih report for BBC News.