Venezuela

• Venezuela says a Colombian drone flew into its airspace. [Link]

Great Power

• Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen Mark Milley will hold talks with his Russian counterpart on risk mitigation. [Link]
• Rep. Mike Rogers placed a widely support amendment into the NDAA calling for the Secretary of Defense to be more aggressive towards Russia in Eastern Europe. [Link]
• Someone attempted to assassinate the top aide to Ukraine’s president. [Link]
• In his UN speech, Biden says the US does not want a “cold war” with China. [Link]

Afghanistan 

• The Department of Defense opened an investigation into the August 29th Kabul drone strike that targeted an innocent family. [Link]
• The Taliban announced deputy minister positions. Some of the positions were filled by Afghanistan ethnic minorities. [Link]

Middle East

• House Democrats removed an additional $1 billion in military aid to Israel from a stopgap spending bill. [Link]
• Iran’s President Raisi says the US’s new way of war is sanctions. [Link]
• Iran says nuclear talks will resume in the next few weeks. [Link]