Good morning, here’s your Wednesday, September 24, 2025 brief. At a glance: USS America returns to San Diego as Haiti’s elite face a US crackdown. At the UN, Colombia calls for a probe into US strikes, and Syria-Israel talks show progress. Leaders push global AI governance while the US stands isolated on Gaza. A Gaza aid flotilla reports drone attacks, Israel shuts a key border crossing, and Europe faces major drone disruptions. Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti dies, Boeing secures a big jet order, and Typhoon Ragasa leaves destruction across East Asia.

—USS America Returns to San Diego After Six Years in Japan, Replaced by USS Tripoli

USS America (LHA-6) is set to arrive in San Diego this week after six years as the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship in Sasebo, Japan.

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