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Trump insists energy ceasefire holds as Ukraine reports new Russian strikes

Zelenskyy urges pressure on Russia as NATO warns against escalation

I'm not sure about that, and we'll take a look. But all I know is that Zelenskyy and Putin have to get together and end that ridiculous war."
He says he wants to protect industries in the US like farmers and ranchers, and to do that he needs the price to go down. But it seems that he thinks there’s a deal, but no one else is sure that there actually is one,
Donald Trumppresident
Well, I’d have to look at it and see, because there’s been violations on both sides.”
Sergey Lavrovforeign Minister
I don't think he deserves a respite,

‘Energy ceasefire’: What’s behind Trump’s love-hate ties to Russian oil?

Is it about suspending attacks on oil refineries? And if that’s the case, then the situation would be inadequate, because Ukraine’s oil refineries have already been taken out by Russia’s strikes beforehand,
Trump is caught between his geopolitical ambitions and the domestic political consequences of expensive energy,

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy accuses Russia of violating Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
We are waiting for the details of the conversation between the Americans and the Russians, and we are waiting to see what specific steps the Americans are ready to take,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
We support it, but I have not heard approval of this proposal from the Russian side,
This energy ceasefire, it can work, and it can become a major step toward ending the war if the Americans truly step in now and make sure Russians respect it,
Europe is again showing a united front. More than half are connected to the production chain for ballistic missiles,

Middle East and Central Asia’s economy to shrink in 2026 amid war, IMF says

Kuwait, Iraq and Qatar are likely to experience the most severe economic contractions, with their GDPs forecast to shrink by 16.7 percent, 16 percent and 15.6 percent, respectively

Further escalation in conflicts, a reassessment of expectations surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), renewed trade tensions, and fiscal vulnerabilities could weaken growth,

UK blames Iran for airbase plot, sanctions two Iranian nationals

The incident near the airbase in southern England occurred in the early hours of September 27 when five British men in their 20s were arrested on suspected “terrorism” and explosives offences

Andy Burnhamprime Minister
We will not tolerate these threats on our soil.”
Andy Burnhamprime Minister
We will crack down on Iran's use of criminal networks, using our full range of powers to target them and their funding streams, and we will bring further sanctions to restrict the capacity of Iran and the IRGC to do us harm,
Any attempt by Iran to threaten, silence, intimidate, harass, harm, or coerce people on our territories through proxies or any other means is unacceptable

Houthi missile attack targets Saudi capital Riyadh for third day in a row

The fighting marks a serious new security challenge for the world’s top oil exporter as it seeks to court investment and successfully pivot to a more diversified economy despite deepening war in the region

Donald Trumppresident
Well, the Houthis are misbehaving very badly. No good,

Why are the Houthis striking Saudi airports?

They are a maximalist group and they’re there to do whatever they need to do to get to what they want,
Houthis have escalated massively, they’ve crossed that line… they have their own frameworks, their own calculations and stopping at attacking a civilian airport is not one of those calculations,

Countries warn against travel to Saudi Arabia following Houthi attacks

As has been the case with the Iran war and the impact from that crisis on the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain, the impact of this latest crisis really depends on how long it lasts, how long Riyadh airport remains closed, and how long and to what extent are the restrictions once it reopens,

‘Unprecedented’ cyberattack hits French supermarkets, causing food losses

Top retailers Intermarche, Cooperative U, E Leclerc and others confirmed the “unprecedented” cyberattack on Monday

Elon Musk spends $366m to bolster Republican Party in US midterm elections

Lauren Frenchdemocratic spokesperson
Republicans are hoping to buy these elections, injecting tens of millions into races to try and outrun their unpopular candidates, unpopular president and unpopular economy,
Andrew Romeoamerica PAC spokesman
These robust investments have allowed the GOP apparatus to get its message out so Republicans can have a fighting chance to defy history,

Nobel economics prize awarded to Robert Hall and Michael Woodford

Jon Hasslerchair of the prize committee
The laureates’ work has provided us with a stable theoretical foundation for the models that are now used by central banks and governments around the world,
Rather than basing the models on statistical links between macroeconomic variables, such as inflation, production and consumption, they chose to build them on a microeconomic foundation,