September 17, 2025

Source: Living hostages being moved from place to place

Living hostages at risk due to constant movement, Hamas source tells Al Jazeera.

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EU proposes suspending trade agreement with Israel, imposing sanctions

The European Commission proposes suspension of trade concessions with Israel and sanctions on 'extremist' ministers of the Israeli government and 'violent settlers.'

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Trump: Biden Tried to Put Charlie Kirk 'Out of Business'

President Donald Trump late Tuesday night accused former President Joe Biden's administration of having tried to force conservative leader Charlie Kirk and his organization, Turning Point USA, "out of business" through a wide-ranging election probe led by special counsel Jack Smith.

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King Charles III Greets Trump in Windsor, Kicking off the President's Second State Visit to the UK

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September 16, 2025

Spain dumps Israeli arms deal, solidifying anti-Israel stance

Spain's government nixes a nearly $825M contract for Israeli-designed rocket launchers, cementing an anti-Israel decree over the Gaza war, with more cancellations possibly on the way.

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IDF Begins Ground Offensive: 'Gaza Is Burning'

The Israeli military began a ground offensive targeting Gaza City on Tuesday, slowly squeezing in on the Palestinian territory's largest city that has seen block after block already destroyed in the Israel-Hamas war. Residents still in the city were warned they must leave and head south.

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Kremlin, Medvedev Warn of War With NATO

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September 15, 2025

Hamas has moved some of the hostages above ground

Hamas now holds some hostages in tents and private homes, ahead of increased IDF ground operations.

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Greek ships join Gaza flotilla to challenge Israel's blockade

Two Greek ships join the Global Sumud flotilla, which is aiming to breach the Israeli blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid.

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Newsday Apologizes for 'Insensitive' Kirk Political Cartoon

Newsday was forced to issue an apology over a "vile" and "insensitive" political cartoon concerning conservative leader Charlie Kirk's assassination.

The Long Island, New York, newspaper on Saturday ran an illustration that depicted an empty chair with a blood splatter under a tent labeled "Charlie Kirk" and "Prove Me Wrong."

An arrow pointed to the seat with the text "Turning Point USA," the name of Kirk's conservative nonprofit organization.

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Poland Urges NATO No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine

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September 12, 2025

Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Tyler Robinson in Custody

Utah authorities and the FBI announced Friday that they had apprehended the suspect in the assassination of Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk.

Kirk, 31, was fatally shot Wednesday at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

Tyler Robinson, 22, confessed to a family member that he had shot Kirk, Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox said at a press conference before adding that the suspect had been booked in a Utah County jail.

"We got him," Cox said. "A family member of Tyler Robinson reached out to a family friend who contacted the Washington County Sheriff's Office with information that Robinson had confessed to them or implied that he had committed the incident.

"This information was relayed to the Utah County Sheriff's Office and scene investigators at Utah Valley University. This information was also conveyed to the FBI."

The governor said no additional arrests were anticipated but the investigation continued.

FBI Director Kash Patel said Robinson was taken into custody at about 10 p.m. local time Thursday.

"This is what happens when you let good cops be cops," Patel said. "The FBI and our partners are proud to stand here today together to bring justice to the family of Charlie Kirk and honor his memory."

The FBI and the Utah Department of Public Safety on Thursday night released four new images of the person of interest in the fatal shooting of Kirk the previous day.

Cox said investigators reviewed additional video footage from university surveillance and identified Robinson arriving on the college campus in a gray Dodge Challenger at approximately 8:29 a.m., Wednesday.

Robinson was observed on video in a maroon T-shirt, light-colored shorts, a black hat with a white logo, and light-colored shoes.

"When encountered in person by investigators in Washington County on September 12, in the early morning hours, Robinson was observed in consistent clothing with those surveillance images," Cox said.

The governor said investigators had interviewed a Robinson family member who stated the suspect had become more political in recent years.

Robinson’s roommate directed investigators to social media platform Discord, on which the suspect posted messages that included ones about a rifle and the need to retrieve it from a drop point.

Cox said law enforcement officers found three unfired casings with the rifle, and that fired casings at the crime scene included inscriptions.

"Inscriptions on a fired casing read, 'Notices, bulges, OWO, what's this question mark?'" Cox said. "Inscriptions on the three unfired casings read. 'Hey, fascist! Catch!" followed by arrow symbols including up arrow, right arrow, three down arrows. Cox said that "a second unfired casing read, 'Oh Bella Ciao, Bella Ciao, Bella Ciao, Ciao, Ciao.’ And a third unfired casing read,’If you read this, you are gay LMAO.'"

Patel said more than 11,000 leads concerning the shooting had been called into the FBI.

"And we are running out every single lead that we can. Every one of those leads will be run out," he added.

Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith commended the various law enforcement departments for working together on the investigation.

"As you know, it's been a vast, complicated and a very, very fast-paced investigation," Smith said. "You're looking at people standing up here who are running on … if they got an hour's sleep in the last couple of days, they're probably lucky. It has been very taxing.

"It has been so impressive. Speaking on behalf of the local law enforcement, to see the cooperation that ... that we have seen in this type of case across the state, sheriffs, chiefs, our state partners have stepped up and have come to the call on anything that we needed."

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