It’s Friday, September 19, 2025 — a dramatic night near Joint Base Lewis-McChord after a US Army Black Hawk crashed, sparking a wildfire as rescue crews race to the scene. Gun rights groups fight to free a jailed Air Force veteran in Massachusetts, and a former Navy sailor is sentenced for plotting a terror attack on a US naval base. Trump preps a call with Xi to seal a TikTok deal and ease trade tensions, while France expels Malian diplomats in a deepening rift. MI6 opens a dark web portal to recruit spies and warns that Putin isn’t seeking peace. Poland finds missile debris from its drone shootdowns, Kyiv repairs damage from falling fragments, and AP reveals Vietnam secretly pays Russia for arms despite sanctions.

—US Army Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes in Washington During Training

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