It’s Monday, September 29, 2025, and the week opens with high-stakes talks in Washington as Trump presses Netanyahu on a Gaza ceasefire plan. In Michigan, tragedy struck when an ex-Marine killed four in a church attack. Trump defied Oregon leaders by deploying National Guard troops, while the US revoked Colombian President Petro’s visa after anti-Trump protests. Abroad, Russia unleashed massive strikes on Kyiv as the US weighs Tomahawks for Ukraine, Moldova’s pro-EU party secured a decisive win, and China and North Korea vowed tighter ties. Meanwhile, Lufthansa announced 4,000 job cuts, Iran carried out another execution, and the Taliban freed a detained American.
—Trump-Netanyahu Meeting to Test US Backing as Gaza War Pressures Mount
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet P