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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar shaking hands in front of a Russian Energy Week 2026 backdrop

Turkey’s Energy Minister Says Ankara Will Get Some Russian Diesel

Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar says Turkey will receive a share of the Russian diesel Moscow and Washington agreed to release, according to Sputnik. Neither the US license nor Russia's statement names Turkey,

October 18, 2026

Business·News

A pedestrian holding an umbrella walks past the illuminated window of a Bank of America branch in New York with a row of ATMs inside

Bank of America Profit Slips Even After Excluding $1.2 Billion Penalty

Bank of America pointed investors to adjusted earnings that exclude a $1.2 billion penalty, yet even those figures show profit slipping. Expenses excluding the charge rose about 7% against 3% revenue growth,

October 15, 2026

Business·News

Vladimir Putin seated at the CIS heads of state meeting in Turkmenistan on October 9, 2026

Moscow Says No Russian Diesel Contract With the US Is Signed Yet

Russia's deputy prime minister says no contract has yet been signed to ship diesel to the United States and that making one "will require some time." A presidential envoy says "coming days."

October 14, 2026

Economy·Government and Politics·News

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Bank of America Admits Willful Violations, Pays $1.21 Billion to Treasury

Treasury said Bank of America willfully violated the Bank Secrecy Act and failed to report more than $5 billion in suspicious transactions. The bank will pay more than $1.21 billion, and Treasury

October 13, 2026

Business·News

Sen. Thom Tillis speaking on NBC's Meet the Press about the Trump administration's Russian diesel license

Senators Say Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal May Break the Law

Sen. Thom Tillis said Sunday there is a legitimate case that President Trump is not following the law by letting Russian diesel into the United States. Treasury says it has the authority;

October 12, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a file photograph

Trump Announces Energy Ceasefire, Zelenskyy Says Russian Strikes Continue

President Donald Trump announced an immediate Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire, but Zelenskyy reported further attacks and offered only reciprocal restraint. Washington’s diesel authorization is documented; Russian acceptance and ceasefire terms remain unconfirmed.

October 12, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iranian aircraft at airport as US Treasury Secretary Bessent threatens global sanctions cutoff

Iran’s Airlines Face Global Grounding Wednesday on Bessent’s Orders

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened Monday to cut off from the dollar system any airport or fuel supplier that services Iranian airlines after Wednesday — the sharpest point yet of Washington's

September 22, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

A Mahan Air aircraft on the tarmac as US sanctions ground Iranian airline routes to Turkey and Georgia

US Sanctions Ground Mahan Air in Turkey and Georgia, Sealing Tehran’s Air Isolation

Operation Economic Outcast has closed Iran's last regional air corridors, suspending Mahan Air routes to Turkey, Georgia and Oman within one week as US sanctions reached ground-handling companies in Ankara and Tbilisi.

September 21, 2026

Government and Politics·News

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at a press conference announcing Operation Economic Outcast sanctions against Iran on August 24 2026

US Targets Turkish Bank in Iran Sanctions Push as September 8 Deadline Looms

Washington sanctioned a Turkish investment bank for funnelling Iranian oil revenues as a September 8 deadline forces universities and remittance providers to cut Iran ties — while Beijing, Islamabad, and Moscow openly

September 6, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking at a Treasury Department podium

Washington Cuts an Egyptian Bank’s Dubai Branch Off From the Dollar

FinCEN has proposed revoking the UAE branch of Egypt's Banque Misr from correspondent banking access to US institutions, saying its customers include front companies for Iran's defence ministry and the Revolutionary Guard.

August 28, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

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Turkey’s Energy Minister Says Ankara Will Get Some Russian Diesel

Bank of America Profit Slips Even After Excluding $1.2 Billion Penalty

Moscow Says No Russian Diesel Contract With the US Is Signed Yet

Bank of America Admits Willful Violations, Pays $1.21 Billion to Treasury

Senators Say Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal May Break the Law

Iran’s Airlines Face Global Grounding Wednesday on Bessent’s Orders

US Sanctions Ground Mahan Air in Turkey and Georgia, Sealing Tehran’s Air Isolation

US Targets Turkish Bank in Iran Sanctions Push as September 8 Deadline Looms

Washington Cuts an Egyptian Bank’s Dubai Branch Off From the Dollar

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