Russia wants a trilateral meeting with Washington and Beijing at the November APEC summit in Shenzhen to negotiate terms for ending the Ukraine war, with Kyiv excluded from the table.
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Pentagon Prepares MOAB Strike Plans Against Iran as Trump Holds Off Until Midterms
The White House and Pentagon have developed plans to use the largest US non-nuclear bomb against Iranian military sites if ordered, while Trump says no strike will come before the November 3 midterms.
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Trump Says Ukraine Needs a New President as Zelensky Ties Vote to 60-Day Ceasefire
Trump called for a new Ukrainian president after Zelensky rejected the US-Russia diesel deal; Kyiv offered elections only if Russia first halts for 60 days.
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Russia Hits Six Ukrainian Energy Sites Hours After Trump Declares Ceasefire
Russia struck at least six Ukrainian energy facilities and wounded 33 people within hours of Trump announcing an ‘energy ceasefire’, while the EU passed its largest Russia sanctions package since 2022.
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Trump Dismisses Reports of Russian and Chinese Aid to Iran
President Trump said he does not believe China or Russia are helping Iran in the ongoing war, citing the economic risks both countries face and US intelligence surveillance capabilities.
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US Sends Third Aircraft Carrier to Middle East as Iran War Enters Eighth Month
The USS Theodore Roosevelt departed San Diego on October 2, heading to join two carriers already deployed near Iran, as Washington assembles its largest Gulf naval concentration in more than a decade.
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Trump Rejects Iran’s Hormuz Offer as Brent Crude Tops $107
President Trump dismissed Tehran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days in exchange for sanctions relief, sending Brent crude above $107 a barrel in Monday trading.
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Xi and Trump Extend Trade Truce at White House, Leaving Taiwan and AI Unresolved
China and the United States extended their bilateral trade truce to January 10, 2027 as Xi Jinping made his first state visit to Washington in over a decade, meeting Trump at the White House.
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Trump Tells UNGA He Must Choose Between Annihilating Iran or Making a Deal
President Trump used his UN General Assembly speech to frame the Iran war’s endgame as a binary — destruction or a nuclear-free reconstruction deal — while tying any negotiations to November’s midterm elections.
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US and Denmark Strike Greenland Security Deal
The US and Denmark reached a security agreement on September 18 giving Washington military control over Greenland without a formal sovereignty transfer.