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US President Donald Trump, whose account of JD Vance’s outreach to Iran focused on medical supplies

Rezaei Welcomes US Tone Shift but Leaves Vance Letter Unanswered

Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei says Washington’s tone has changed, but he has not replied to JD Vance’s letter. Trump describes the outreach as medical assistance, while reports frame it as an

October 31, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump standing on the tarmac in front of Air Force One in Anchorage, Alaska, with Trump gesturing

Trump Waives Russian Oil Tariffs a Day Before Congress’s Law Bites

President Donald Trump waived the Graham Act's tariffs on Russian oil buyers on Friday evening, before the first duty could take effect on Sunday. The order cites only the national interest, and

October 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Grayscale satellite view of Cuba at night on 17 March 2026 after a power outage, with only scattered city lights visible

Fire Knocks Out a Cuban Power Unit as Planned Blackouts Near 75% of Demand

A fire at Unit 1 of Cuba's Ernesto Guevara plant on Friday left the grid with 740 megawatts against projected evening demand of 2,900. The state utility forecast outages of 2,190 megawatts,

October 16, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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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

Security Council members raise their hands in the Council chamber at UN headquarters during the vote on Haiti sanctions

Russia Abstains as UN Renews Haiti Sanctions That Have Frozen Two Accounts

The Security Council renewed its Haiti sanctions on Wednesday by 14 votes to none, with Russia abstaining over a new misappropriation criterion. UN experts say the arms embargo is violated regularly and

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·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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Xi Gives Togo Four Principles on Africa’s Conflicts but Names No Conflict

Xi Jinping told Togo's Faure Gnassingbé that wars and unilateral sanctions cannot fundamentally resolve conflicts, and set out four principles for Africa's hotspot issues. Neither readout names a conflict, mediator, envoy, fund

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Nikolai Patrushev, Russian presidential aide and chairman of the Maritime Board, standing in a patterned-wallpaper room with his hands clasped

China and Russia Pledge to Align Maritime Strategies as Sea Lanes Close

Russia's Nikolai Patrushev and China's Wang Yi pledged in Beijing to align maritime strategies, with Moscow linking its trans-Arctic corridor to China's Maritime Silk Road. No agreement was signed, and the three

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Blue and white potash evaporation ponds beside a river bend in the red rock desert near Moab, Utah, seen from the International Space Station

US Gets First Belarusian Potash in Four Years, and It Is Tiny

The first Belarusian potash cargo in four years reaches New Orleans, about 0.3 percent of US imports on the USGS basis. The bargain behind it, sanctions relief for freed prisoners, is the

October 14, 2026

Economy·Government and Politics·News

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Rezaei Welcomes US Tone Shift but Leaves Vance Letter Unanswered

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

Trump Waives Russian Oil Tariffs a Day Before Congress’s Law Bites

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

Russia Abstains as UN Renews Haiti Sanctions That Have Frozen Two Accounts

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

Xi Gives Togo Four Principles on Africa’s Conflicts but Names No Conflict

China and Russia Pledge to Align Maritime Strategies as Sea Lanes Close

US Gets First Belarusian Potash in Four Years, and It Is Tiny

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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