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Brazil’s Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro head into Sunday’s runoff with polls near a tie

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:17:00 GMT

Foreign diplomats are discussing quick recognition of the winner, who will have to balance ties with China and the United States.

Brazil votes on Sunday in a presidential runoff between leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Flavio Bolsonaro is the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. The two candidates were set to clash once more before the vote.

The polls give a mixed picture. Flavio Bolsonaro holds a small but narrowing lead over Lula in polls, while pollsters point to a technical tie. The race is deadlocked ahead of Sunday’s vote.

Foreign diplomats in Brazil are discussing quick recognition of the runoff winner. Many on the left are haunted by Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency from 2019 to 2022, and leftists have taken to social media and the streets to push for a Lula win.

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Republican senators and Downing Street rebuke Witkoff for calling Putin a ‘humanitarian’ as Russia strikes Kyiv

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:17:00 GMT

The backlash and a deadly Russian attack came as Putin said talks must focus on security for Russia, Ukraine and Europe as a whole.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff is facing bipartisan outrage in Congress after he praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a humanitarian. Several Republicans, including Senators Thom Tillis, John Cornyn and Joni Ernst, joined the criticism. Senator Shaheen, the ranking member, compared Putin’s tactics to Hitler’s.

The British government on 22 October firmly rejected Witkoff’s description of Putin. Downing Street said Russia was responsible for the war. Television host Brian Kilmeade called the compliment “embarrassing” and said it made Witkoff look “naive”.

Witkoff told Putin during their meeting in St Petersburg: “You are a humanitarian … I salute that”. The praise came as Russia released a detained American whom Russian prosecutors had accused of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine. Witkoff had landed in St Petersburg on Wednesday morning, a Kremlin aide confirmed, and met Putin in one of the city’s grand imperial palaces. Trump on Wednesday seconded his envoy’s description of Putin.

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US embassy accuses Canada of election meddling, and Ottawa tells its diplomats to avoid midterm candidates

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:17:00 GMT

The embassy cited Canada’s targeted retaliatory tariffs as evidence of influence; Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is not getting involved.

The US Embassy in Canada accused Canadian leaders of “openly” describing plans to “influence American politics”. The accusation doubled down on Ambassador Pete Hoekstra’s claims of potential election interference. The embassy set out its case in a fact sheet released on Wednesday.

The embassy cited Canada’s targeted tariffs as part of the influence accusations, along with remarks from Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. It accused Canada of brushing off the allegations. The administration also shared a list of Canadians as part of its claims. The US has formally accused Canada of election interference ahead of the midterms, adding a political dispute to the two governments’ fight over trade.

Canadian diplomats based in the US have been advised to avoid appearing with midterm candidates. People familiar with the matter said the diplomats were barred from being in the same room as candidates. The advice came after trade adviser Peter Navarro and Hoekstra issued warnings to Canada. Canada warned its diplomats to avoid US candidates after the Trump administration’s interference claims.

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Russia frees an American as Putin hosts Witkoff, who asks to restart three-way Ukraine talks

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:16:00 GMT

Washington’s envoy presented an updated peace proposal in St Petersburg, while Putin floated a meeting with Trump in China and offered help on Iran.

White House envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow the resumption of trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US. He presented Putin with an updated proposal to end the war in Ukraine during their meeting in St Petersburg.

Before the meeting, Russia released US citizen Stephen Hubbard, 74, who had spent more than four years in captivity after being seized by Russian troops. Putin ordered the release of the jailed American as he met the envoy. President Trump later said the former teacher was “on his way back home” and that “there was no ‘swap’ necessary”.

The talks were a fresh drive to end the war in Ukraine. Witkoff hailed the Russian leader as a “humanitarian” during the talks.

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The EU’s new Arctic strategy declares the region a front line as Russia and Washington press

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:17:00 GMT

Brussels plans shared icebreakers, military rail and a cable linking Greenland to Europe, after Moscow’s build-up and Washington’s designs on the island.

The European Union unveiled a new Arctic strategy as geopolitical tensions rise in the region. The strategy declares the Arctic a front line and eyes shared icebreakers and military rail. It sets up a Northern Neighbourhood framework for cooperation with Norway, Iceland, Canada, the UK and the US, as well as Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

The European Commission said the EU will back a strategic pan-Arctic fibre-optic telecommunications cable project linking Greenland directly to Europe. The new strategy says the bloc will continue working with Canada and Greenland.

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Witkoff heads to Oslo for talks with Zelensky and hopes to see Putin next

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:18:00 GMT

Trump’s envoys are meeting Ukraine’s president and European leaders in Norway, as Rubio tries to reassure Kyiv that Washington has not turned against it.

White House envoy Steve Witkoff is travelling to Oslo for talks on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders, a US official told Axios. Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, is also expected to travel to Norway to meet Zelensky, the Financial Times reported. Ukrinform, citing Reuters, said the two men plan a new round of talks on ending the war.

Anadolu reported, citing local media, that the Oslo talks are expected to include the Norwegian prime minister and representatives of the E4, the EU and NATO alongside Zelensky. After Oslo, Witkoff hopes to visit Russia and meet President Vladimir Putin, according to an Axios reporter cited by APA. Firstpost described the Oslo meeting as a step to prepare a proposal for Putin.

Separately, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Zelensky in a phone call on Tuesday that Trump has not issued any kind of order to harm Ukraine, Axios reported.

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Lula and Bolsonaro trade barbs in Brazil’s first election debate

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:22:00 GMT

Latin American currencies were mixed as a tight race kept investors on edge.

Brazil’s left-wing president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and his right-wing challenger faced each other in an election debate, trading barbs through the encounter. AFP reported that the two went into the first debate showdown of a bitter election race after a day of energetic rallies by their supporters.

The meeting happened because the arithmetic forced it. Semafor reported that Lula had avoided debating Flavio Bolsonaro, but that the challenger’s first-round victory put the president on the back foot. The debate was therefore the incumbent’s response to a result rather than a scheduled set piece, which is why the exchange mattered more than the usual campaign television.

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Allied governments break publicly with Washington over the Russian diesel waiver

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:20:00 GMT

London says it takes a different view, Ottawa’s former finance minister accuses the president of siding with Moscow, and Paris warns about trust.

The United Kingdom has signalled a different view from President Donald Trump on Russia sanctions, Bloomberg reported, saying the government of Prime Minister Andy Burnham disagrees with Washington. Yvette Cooper said the UK takes a different view to Trump on Ukraine, days after he halted a package of sanctions on Russia, the Daily Mirror reported.

In Canada, Chrystia Freeland said Trump is siding with a bloody dictator in President Vladimir Putin while undermining the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an interview with CBC.

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, warned that Trump’s approach to Russia, and a deal involving Putin, risks trust while the war continues. Le Monde reported the waiver as Trump exempting Russia from new sanctions at a time when Moscow is targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

None of the three governments has said it will reverse a measure of its own. What they have done is decline to endorse the American one, in public, within days of it taking effect.

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A press secretary lasts five days, and Trump denies hunting for a new chief of staff

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:23:00 GMT

Katie Zacharia was pushed out on Friday, and reports that Susie Wiles could be replaced drew a flat denial from the president.

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia was ousted on Friday after five days in the job, Axios reported, citing two senior administration officials. Axios said she will be the shortest-tenured press secretary in modern history, and that her only week in the building was dominated by questions about her legal credentials and criticism of her first briefing. The Financial Times said she took just three questions from the media during the five-day stint before what it called her abrupt defenestration.

Trump told reporters on Friday that he had urged her to “reconsider” the role, saying: “The news has been so nasty to her. I’ve never seen anything like it actually”. A White House statement quoted by Axios said the president remains “a big fan” of her. An administration official told Semafor she would be “transitioning out”, and one report says she was speaking to a Wall Street Journal reporter on Friday when the senior adviser Stephen Miller intervened.

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Rubio puts a 60-day clock on the Russia sanctions Trump set aside

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:23:00 GMT

The secretary of state says the waiver is a pause to analyse the economic impact, while House Republicans threaten defence money over it.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that President Donald Trump’s decision to waive sanctions and tariffs on Russia would last 60 days, France 24 reported. Reuters reported that Trump will take up to 60 days to weigh the measures, and the Guardian described the move as a “60-day pause” to analyse the economic impact. Rubio said the purpose is to analyse the effect on the global economy, according to CGTN’s account.

India Today reported that Rubio said the president will use the 60 days to assess both sanctions and tariffs. Rubio also said secondary sanctions and tariffs would hit global markets and the domestic US economy, and set out India’s position in the same remarks, according to one summary. These are the administration’s stated reasons; none of the reports here tests them against the measures’ likely effect.

The order was signed on 16 October, waiving mandatory trade duties and secondary sanctions 48 hours before their statutory implementation date of Sunday 18 October, the Kyiv Post reported. The underlying authority came from Congress, which passed a bill granting the president tariff powers against Russia.

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Republicans and Democrats both call the Russia sanctions waiver irresponsible as Zelensky says Putin feels joy

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 21:20:00 GMT

Senior lawmakers from both parties condemned the executive order on Saturday, and Ukraine’s president said the decision rewards Moscow.

Top Republicans and Democrats alike lined up on Saturday to condemn President Trump’s decision to waive recent sanctions on Russia, calling it “irresponsible” and “a deal with the devil”. Politico reported that the decision has left some of the party’s longest-standing Russia hawks at odds with the president. The order, signed late on Friday night, waives implementation of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, which Trump himself signed in September. ABC News reported it was the second time in as many weeks that he has waived sanctions on Russia.

Axios noted that Trump already faces a bipartisan effort to overturn his Russian diesel deal when Congress returns after the election, and that he may now face broader anger over sanctions the legislature approved only a month ago.

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Trump waives the Russia sanctions Congress passed, lifting the tariff threat from buyers of Russian oil

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:21:00 GMT

An executive order signed on Friday suspends the sanctions and tariffs that the Graham Act was about to impose on Russia and on the countries buying its energy.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving a new package of sanctions and tariffs on Russia shortly before it was due to take effect. The White House published the order as an implementation of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, the law Trump signed last month. He cited the “national interests” of the United States as his reason for holding off. Al Jazeera put the timing at two days before the sanctions deadline and a week after his deal to let Russia sell diesel internationally.

The measures were meant to limit Russia’s revenue streams as its war against Ukraine continues. The Act also allowed secondary sanctions on goods from countries that bought Russian oil and gas, and the Economist reported that rather than follow through, Trump has held back. Accounts of the headline tariff differ. The Kyiv Post reported that the order blocks new 500% tariffs on Russian goods along with penalties on major oil buyers, while Zee News described the suspension of prospective 100% tariffs on Russian oil imports and of secondary sanctions on foreign buyers of Russian energy. Trump said he would not impose many of the measures due to take effect, thwarting Congress’s effort to aid Ukraine.

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Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian refineries as the rift with Trump deepens

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:25:00 GMT

Kyiv has restarted attacks on Russian energy infrastructure after telling Washington it was finished with the diesel truce, and the White House denies disrupting its satellite service.

Ukraine is to restart strikes on Russian refineries, Semafor reported, noting that Washington had pressed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to curb attacks on energy facilities and had linked them to rising fuel prices. Ukraine hit a Russian refinery as Zelenskyy said Kyiv was done with President Donald Trump’s energy truce, The Standard reported.

The pressure on Kyiv came from the top of the administration. RBC-Ukraine reported that Vice President JD Vance and the special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had repeatedly asked Zelenskyy to stop striking Russian oil refineries. Hromadske, citing Reuters, reported that Kushner and Witkoff criticised the continued refinery attacks at a meeting earlier this month.

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Europe refuses a US plan to put unfrozen Russian assets under Washington’s control

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:29:00 GMT

American negotiators proposed releasing some immobilised Russian sovereign assets into a vehicle controlled by Washington, and European delegates rejected it.

US negotiators proposed unfreezing some Russian sovereign assets and placing them under Washington’s control, and European representatives rejected the plan, Meduza reported, citing the Financial Times. The FT reported that the United States floated unfreezing some Russian assets in order to restart Ukraine peace talks, and said the president’s envoys hoped the proposal would help do so.

The proposal was put by the special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner during talks that involved Ukrainian and European officials, the Kyiv Post reported, and European representatives rejected the idea. Anadolu reported that the two men presented several possible mechanisms for releasing the assets, citing the FT. Meduza said the talks took place in Miami on 9 October, and Raw Story reported that senior Ukrainian and European officials flew to Miami on 9 October to meet the two negotiators in a bid to revive the peace process.

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Trump says Taiwan will take 30 percent of Alaska LNG output, and Taipei stops short of confirming it

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:26:00 GMT

At an Alaska rally the president announced long-term gas purchase commitments from Taiwan and South Korea, claims the governments involved described in more cautious terms.

President Trump said Taiwan had agreed to buy 30 percent of the gas from the planned Alaska pipeline, The Hill reported. Quartz reported his claim that the purchase would run for 20 years, and that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who also appeared at the rally, said Taiwan had committed to investing $4.4 billion in the pipeline’s development. Taiwan’s Radio Taiwan International carried the same figure from Lutnick.

Trump also claimed that South Korea had agreed to launch the Alaska LNG project, The Financial News reported, quoting his announcement that Lutnick had secured the commitments. Chosun reported his claim that a $50 billion South Korean investment in Alaska LNG was part of a trade deal, and noted that the Commerce Department under Lutnick separately announced a $21 billion investment to build a semiconductor plant. The White House, in its own release on the visit, described a record of responsible development of Alaska’s energy and mineral resources.

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The Kremlin says the diesel deal opens the way to wider cooperation, and Meloni calls it risky

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:31:00 GMT

A Russian envoy framed the fuel agreement as a first step toward broader economic ties as Italy’s prime minister criticised it in public.

Reuters reported that a Kremlin envoy said the diesel deal opens the way for more Russia-US cooperation. The same report set the remark against President Vladimir Putin’s meetings with the US special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, criticised the plan to buy diesel from Russia and called it a very risky choice, the Financial Times reported.

The Independent reported that the agreement took Washington’s own Ukraine envoys by surprise, and that Witkoff and Kushner had offered Ukraine enhanced post-war security guarantees during recent peace talks in Miami. A second Independent report said the president had blindsided those envoys and that the Miami talks ran for six hours last weekend. The purchase itself, and the president’s defence of it against criticism from members of his own party, was reported earlier in the week.

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Greenland’s lawmakers signal backing for the security agreement with Washington

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:29:00 GMT

A majority in the Arctic island’s parliament leaned towards the deal while its foreign minister said trust with the United States needs rebuilding.

A majority of Greenlandic lawmakers signalled support for the Arctic island’s recent security agreement with US President Donald Trump, Reuters reported on Monday from Copenhagen. Internazionale carried the same Reuters report, dated Copenhagen, 12 October.

Greenland’s foreign minister said on Monday that US claims to the territory had ruptured trust with the superpower and that the trust needed rebuilding, according to a report carried by BSS citing AFP. Tag24 reported the same remarks, saying the minister described trust as needing to be rebuilt after Trump’s threats. Arctic Today, reporting as the defence deal advanced, quoted Greenland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mute B. Egede, saying “our country has been under threat”, and said he had attended a trilateral signing event with Trump.

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Trump defends the Russian diesel purchase as Republicans break ranks before the vote

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:29:00 GMT

The president said he made the deal for the American people; lawmakers in both parties say it hands Moscow a lifeline.

President Donald Trump on Monday defended the diesel oil deal he made with Russia as lawmakers from both parties complained about it, Reuters reported. Ukrainska Pravda said Trump justified the agreement with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to purchase Russian diesel by saying he did it “for the American People”. That is the White House’s account of its own motive, not an independent assessment of what the deal does.

USA Today said several Republicans have joined Democrats in condemning the deal to import Russian diesel into the United States. NBC News reported the bipartisan backlash. Interactive Brokers’ daily recap of Trump-related market moves said Russia is to provide 300,000 tons of diesel under the deal. The Washington Post said Trump drew criticism at home and abroad both for the deal and for lashing out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Kyiv says Russia broke the energy truce within hours as Europe closes ranks behind Zelenskyy

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:48:00 GMT

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had already violated the halt to energy strikes announced by Donald Trump, Russia hit a Ukrainian power plant hours after the announcement, and the United Kingdom, Germany and Poland restated their support for the Ukrainian president.

Zelenskyy said on Monday that Russia had already violated the energy ceasefire announced by President Donald Trump. The Financial Times reported that the Ukrainian president blamed Russia for breaking the ceasefire announced on Sunday, though he added something the excerpt cuts off. Forbes reported him accusing Russia of ignoring Trump’s call, and quoted the line that Putin does not read Truth Social.

The Telegraph reported that Russia attacked a Ukrainian power plant hours after the announcement, and that Zelenskyy had called the truce news to him, asking that if Trump negotiated it with Putin, Kyiv be told when the ceasefire begins. Semafor reported that Russia is hammering Ukraine despite the announced ceasefire, and that the United States has agreed to import diesel from Russia with cost-of-living concerns in mind before the midterm elections.

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Cubans turn to donated medicine as the island’s shortages deepen

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:29:00 GMT

An Associated Press report describes free community pharmacies filling the gap as medicines grow scarce, while blackouts continue across the island.

In Havana, Laura Mendoza runs a project called “Medicine Is Not for Sale”, providing free medications to Cubans facing severe shortages, the Associated Press reported. The report was carried widely, including by The Hill and by a Texas daily, and illustrated with a photograph of a woman receiving medicine distributed through the project in Havana on 8 October 2026.

Other wire outlets ran the same account. The common detail is the substitution: a charitable distribution network standing in for a state pharmacy system, described from inside Havana rather than from an official announcement.

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Trump declares an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine; Kyiv awaits details

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:29:00 GMT

The president says attacks on energy infrastructure stop at once, Ukraine’s president says the announcement was news to him, and a Republican senator says the underlying diesel deal may be unlawful.

President Trump claimed on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy ceasefire” and would halt attacks on each other’s energy facilities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios the announcement “was news for me”, adding that “if Russians agree to an energy ceasefire, Ukraine will agree”. The Hill reported that Zelensky was awaiting details from Washington. German coverage reported Trump saying both sides had agreed to stop targeting oil refineries, power plants and other energy infrastructure immediately.

A White House official gave the claim a narrower shape. The official said the announcement referred to a potential deal under which each side stops attacking oil refineries, and that Trump expects Zelensky to abide by it. If refinery attacks cease, a deal covering power plants and energy grids could come next, the official said. Axios reported that Russia has not accepted any kind of ceasefire, that Ukraine wants one forbidding attacks on power plants, and that the “refinery for refinery” proposal the official described is lopsided. European coverage noted the claim followed Trump blaming Zelenskyy for high diesel prices and suggesting Ukraine should get a new leader.

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Panama declares a state of emergency after 147 aftershocks

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:33:00 GMT

The government has moved to emergency powers while the canal authority says locks and transits came through intact.

Panama has declared a state of emergency as aftershocks continue to rattle communities, the Guardian reported. Latin Times counted 147 aftershocks and 27 people injured, with a cathedral collapsed, and other coverage put the number of injured at 27 or more. President Jose Raul Mulino said the country was facing a major disaster, noting damage to buildings and roads.

The figures in circulation do not agree. Reuters reported more than 40 aftershocks with no immediate reports of deaths or serious injuries, and a wire summary referred to two injuries. The magnitude is also reported two ways: one account gives 7.5 while others give 7.7. Tsunami warnings were issued for the region.

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Russia lifts its diesel export ban as a House Republican moves to force a vote against the deal

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:33:00 GMT

Moscow says the export ban is gone, Washington has tapped its reserve, and Republicans in midterm races are breaking with the president over it.

Russia has lifted its ban on diesel exports following the agreement between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, according to a Russian government statement reported by Bloomberg. Separate coverage described Moscow as easing its diesel curbs while the United States released 4 million barrels from reserve, with Energy Secretary Chris Wright saying the department was moving swiftly to support refinery operations and minimise fuel supply disruptions.

In Washington the pushback turned procedural. Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Republican and co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, said on Saturday that he would introduce the Ronald Reagan Peace Through Strength Act and force a House vote to block Russian oil purchases through a discharge petition. “It will be forced to the Floor via discharge and it will pass overwhelmingly,” Fitzpatrick wrote on X, and the retiring Nebraska Republican Don Bacon said he had already agreed to sign the petition. The deal, announced on Friday, included a waiver on some US energy sanctions against Russia.

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Trump calls for Zelenskyy to be replaced as the diesel sanctions waiver runs to 2027

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 21:31:00 GMT

The US has suspended its Russian diesel sanctions until 7 April 2027, and Trump is now demanding that Ukraine change president and stop striking Russian refineries.

Washington has lifted its Russian diesel sanctions until 7 April 2027, following the Trump and Putin call. Trump called on Saturday for Ukraine to replace President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with someone willing to make a deal with Russia to end the war. He also warned that Zelenskyy had better damn well stop attacks on Russian oil refineries, and blamed him for US diesel prices.

The background is one sentence: Trump announced on Friday a deal with Russia to lift sanctions and allow Russian diesel exports to the United States and the global energy market.

Zelenskyy, who was surprised by a deal made behind Ukraine’s back, called it not fair and not honest, and accused Trump of a smokescreen oil deal. Ukraine has described the easing of sanctions on Russian oil as gifts to Putin.

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A magnitude 7.7 earthquake shakes Panama and the canal keeps working

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:29:00 GMT

The canal authority said the waterway was operating as usual after one of the country’s worst recorded quakes, though a shipping publication reported the impact as not yet clear.

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Herrera Province, more than 120 miles or 193 kilometres southwest of the Panama Canal, according to the US Geological Survey. USA Today also put the magnitude at 7.7 and reported that a tsunami threat was issued, that an aftershock followed, and that Panama’s president called for calm. The Guardian reported the quake as magnitude 7.6, so the published figures differ.

The Panama Canal Authority stated that the waterway was operating as usual, and Reuters reported canal operations as normal. CNN reported that along the canal the Centennial Bridge’s suspension cables were seen shaking as vehicles drove through.

Not every account was settled. TradeWinds reported Panama suffering one of its worst earthquakes with authorities investigating the canal impact, and said the impact on the canal was not yet clear. That sits against the authority’s own statement that operations were normal. USA Today reported that the temblor had not affected the canal.

DW reported the quake prompting a tsunami alert and noted that Panama sits along the “Ring of Fire”, a line of seismic faults. Bloomberg described the country as struck by a massive quake that sparked tsunami warnings.

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Trump says Putin will release millions of tonnes of Russian diesel

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:29:00 GMT

The president lifted sanctions on Russian diesel after a call with Vladimir Putin, and Kyiv called the decision a birthday present for Moscow.

President Donald Trump said on Friday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had agreed to release diesel supplies into the global market. Trump said Russia would supply millions of tons of diesel to help with what he called skyrocketing costs, and that the arrangement would “allow the supply of Russian diesel to the global market”. The Washington Post reported Trump as saying Putin had agreed to supply diesel fuel to the global marketplace. The agreement is so far described only by the US president; Moscow’s own account of what it has promised has not been set out.

The reported volume differs between accounts. France 24 reported Trump as saying Russia had agreed to supply immediately more than 300000 tonnes of diesel to US and global markets. The Times put the figure at 4.8 million tonnes.

Politico reported that Trump lifted sanctions on Russian diesel and suggested the US may buy it amid surging fuel prices, writing of “our TOTAL CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz” alongside the announcement. Reuters reported that three industry sources said Trump will issue a directive in coming days to some US department heads, under the Defense Production Act, to raise oil and fuel output.

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US seizes more than 600,000 gallons of fuel bound for Cuba

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:29:00 GMT

Cargoes worth about three million dollars were taken at Florida and Texas ports as Washington tightens its energy blockade of the island.

United States authorities seized more than 600,000 gallons of fuel bound for Cuba at US ports. The cargoes were valued at about $3 million. One account put the figure at almost $3 million and located the seizures at ports in Florida and Texas.

The shipments were destined for a barred recipient. ENETEC has been barred by the United States this year from receiving such imports under President Trump’s de facto fuel blockade of Cuba. Cuba’s government did not immediately comment on the seizure.

Accounts of the value varied slightly. Reuters and the wire copy carried by other outlets put the seizure at $3 million, while the Florida public radio report described it as almost $3 million.

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Bolsonaro leads Brazil’s first round as local stocks rally

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:31:00 GMT

A runoff against Lula follows a right-wing congressional sweep that investors are reading as a path to fiscal reform.

Flavio Bolsonaro, son of Brazil’s convicted former president, won the first round of the presidential election with 47 percent. BNamericas put the figure at 47.03 percent, ahead of the incumbent and left-wing candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula came second and will face Bolsonaro in a runoff to lead Latin America’s largest democracy.

The result extends a regional pattern. Bloomberg mapped how South America’s right-wing shift has reached Brazil, and reported that a Bolsonaro win would align Latin America’s largest economy more closely with it. France 24 asked why the far-right surge happened in these elections. The Economist declared that Brazil is a right-wing country now. Polskie Radio identified the winner as the son of a convicted former right-wing populist president. A broadcast report described Brazil heading for a presidential runoff after the first-round count.

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Brazilian assets rally as Bolsonaro leads Lula into an October runoff

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:34:00 GMT

Brazilian stocks surged after Flavio Bolsonaro finished ahead of President Lula da Silva in the first round, sending the race to a runoff.

Right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election over the incumbent, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, finishing two percentage points ahead. The result sends the contest to a runoff with Bolsonaro in the lead. He is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was banned from running after leading a coup attempt.

Markets moved immediately. Brazilian stocks soared as Bolsonaro emerged as the election favourite, and the country’s largest exchange-traded fund rose 13% on the news. Axios reported that investors rallied on the prospect that Latin America’s largest economy could soon be transformed.

The move was large enough to show up in fund flows. Brazil’s biggest exchange-traded fund rose 13% on the result, and Stanley Druckenmiller’s existing position in the country was identified in coverage as paying off after the first round.

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Brazil’s presidential race goes to a runoff with Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Lula

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:36:00 GMT

The senator took 47.03% of the first-round vote against 45.16% for the incumbent, forcing a second round on 25 October.

More than 150 million Brazilians voted on Sunday in a presidential election for Latin America’s largest economy. Election officials said the heated race had been forced into a runoff, in a contest described as pivotal for the region’s biggest economy. Senator Flavio Bolsonaro finished ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with 47.03% against 45.16%, a lead of more than 2.2 million votes. The second round is set for 25 October.

Bolsonaro, 45, beat expectations with 47% of the vote and has pledged to slash the deficit. He is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro and took 47 percent of the valid vote. Voters also elected an overwhelmingly right-wing Congress. NBC News reported the senator’s lead narrowing as the count progressed.

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Brazil votes in a toss-up between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro

Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:23:00 GMT

The presidential race pits the incumbent against a Trump-aligned senator, with spending rules and the US relationship at stake.

Brazilians went to the polls on Sunday in a toss-up race between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Polls suggest a closely run contest between the left-wing incumbent and his right-wing rival. Bolsonaro, 45, is the son of the former president and emerged as the leading figure of the conservative movement following his father’s conviction and imprisonment. Trump said he is following the election very closely and called it very important, though he did not endorse a candidate.

The regional frame runs through the coverage. A victory for the senator would extend a wave of wins across Latin America by right-wing candidates aligned with Trump. The Economist noted that since Trump returned to power in 2025, all seven presidential elections in Latin America have been won by right-wing leaders he backed. Al Majalla put the same count at seven elections won by right-wing candidates since January 2025.

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Brazil votes with Washington leaning on the result

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 21:28:00 GMT

Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro are effectively tied going into Sunday’s first round, after Trump put tariffs on Brazilian goods and called the vote very important.

Brazil votes on Sunday in a presidential election between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, Axios reported. Semafor reported that Lula is in effect tied with his main challenger and that neither appears likely to win outright in the first round. Al Jazeera reported that polls show a tight race amid concerns over crime and the economy.

The United States is a participant as well as an observer. Axios reported that Trump said on Thursday he is following the election “very closely” and called it “very important”, without endorsing a candidate, and that his administration inserted the United States into the contest by imposing additional 25% tariffs on some Brazilian goods. The BBC reported that Brazil has accused the United States of election interference. Macau Business reported that Trump has backed several right-wing candidates in recent elections in the region who went on to win.

DW, TRT World and Macau Business all reported that the United States and Australia have suspended consular services in Brazil ahead of the vote.

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G7 agrees a 100 million barrel release after US threat of a diesel export ban

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:25:00 GMT

Washington told European capitals to open their emergency diesel stocks or face a ban on US exports; Trump has since said there will be no ban.

The G7 agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel, a co-ordinated move aimed at heading off further price spikes and avoiding a ban on US diesel exports. Euronews reported that an overnight call between the French president and US President Donald Trump appears to have helped push Paris towards action. Semafor reported that the White House had turned to coercion, telling European capitals either to release their emergency diesel supplies or face a US diesel export ban. AFP’s account quoted the group reaffirming its commitment to refrain from export restrictions on energy, and noted that US Energy Secretary Chris Wright held talks with his counterparts.

Trump then said he is not going to be doing a diesel export ban. Members of his administration, Wright among them, had already indicated in the preceding days that a ban was not the intention.

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Brazil votes Sunday with Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro effectively tied

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:24:00 GMT

Neither candidate appears likely to win outright in the first round, and President Donald Trump says he is watching closely.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is in effect tied with his main challenger, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, though neither appears likely to win outright in Sunday’s first-round vote. Axios reported that Brazil votes on Sunday in a presidential election that could reshape its relationship with President Donald Trump, return the Bolsonaro movement to power and alter the future of the Amazon.

Flavio Bolsonaro is a right-wing senator and the son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro. He inherited his father’s movement, while Lula has emphasised Brazil’s sovereignty and interests. The two traded scandal accusations in a final scramble for votes. The Times described the contest as a grudge match.

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Washington presses Europe to open its diesel reserves or face an export ban

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:29:00 GMT

US officials told France and Germany to release stocks, and European governments agreed on what they called an assertive response.

The United States pressured European allies to release diesel reserves as President Donald Trump considered an export ban. US officials told France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face a US export ban, sources said. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told reporters that the administration expected announcements soon from Europe about new diesel releases. At an Oval Office briefing, Wright said “you will hear announcements from our friends in Europe”.

Wright told Fox News that he was “highly confident” Europe could help ease soaring global fuel prices by releasing stocks. OilPrice framed the message as a US threat of a diesel export ban unless Europe releases its stockpiles. Politico reported that Wright was asking for oil releases as an alternative to imposing a ban on exports. Euronext carried the same Reuters report of Wright’s confidence that Europe would act.

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Panama Canal lifts daily transits and maximum draft as water levels recover

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:22:00 GMT

The canal authority will raise Neopanamax slots from nine to ten a day and restore a deeper draft from the middle of October.

The Panama Canal Authority said it will increase the number of daily transits through the Neopanamax locks to ten, up from nine, starting in the middle of October. The change lifts total daily capacity across the waterway.

The authority will also raise the maximum authorised vessel draft to 14.94 metres, restoring a 49 ft draft. The announcement was made through an Advisory to Shipping.

The authority cited improved water conditions and forecasts, and an improved rainfall outlook for Gatun Lake. The move comes only weeks after the canal had warned of potentially deeper cuts to vessel traffic.

Lloyd’s List described the decision as the canal easing restrictions as its rainfall outlook improved, and other trade coverage framed it as an increase in Neopanamax transit capacity.

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Panama Canal adds a Neopanamax slot and raises the maximum draft

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:25:00 GMT

From 15 October the canal will offer 33 daily transit slots and allow deeper-laden ships, after rainfall restored water levels.

The Panama Canal Authority said on Monday that it will increase daily booking slots at its Neopanamax locks from nine to ten starting 15 October, Maritime Professional reported. IndexBox said that from 15 October, 2026 the canal will offer 33 daily transit slots in total as the Neopanamax locks rise to ten transits, with a 14.94 metre draft. Data Portuaria reported the same combination of 33 daily slots and a 14.94 metre draft.

Newsroom Panama put the change as an increase to 33 daily transits and a maximum draft of 49 feet. teleSUR reported the increase to 33 daily vessel transits. Newsquawk carried the Authority raising Neopanamax daily capacity to ten slots, and noted that slot adjustments of this kind have been its standard lever. Futubull reported that the maximum allowable draft for all Neopanamax vessels is set at 14.94 metres.

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US, Denmark and Greenland sign a defence deal expanding American bases in the Arctic

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:41:00 GMT

The trilateral pact lets Washington build two new military bases on Greenland while leaving the island under Danish sovereignty.

The United States, Denmark and Greenland signed a defence deal on Tuesday that allows Washington to build two new military bases on the world’s largest island. The three governments signed a deal to expand the US military presence in Greenland. Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen attended the trilateral signing.

The new deal with Denmark expands the US military presence while keeping Greenland under Danish sovereignty. The security pact expands American military bases and influence in the Arctic to counter Russia and China and to safeguard resources. Trump announced the agreement himself.

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Trump predicts a Cuba deal while Havana calls the fuel blockade collective punishment

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:25:00 GMT

The president said he does not think the military will be needed, days after telling the United Nations that Cuba’s government will fail.

President Donald Trump predicted on Saturday that the United States and Cuba will reach an agreement. Asked whether military action was planned amid reports that reserves have been activated, Trump said “Cuba and us will make a deal” and that he does not think the military will be needed. He said Cuba “is failing very badly”. The remarks followed comments this week at the United Nations that Cuba’s government “will fail”.

Havana’s answer came from Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, who condemned the US fuel restrictions and the secondary sanctions imposed on entities that help supply the island. Rodríguez described the situation as a “true act of collective punishment”. Cuba’s delegation walked out during a US speech at the General Assembly.

China used its own General Assembly address to push back against Washington over both Iran and Cuba, telling the United States to stop using threats. The Hindu noted that the comments stood in sharp contrast to the bonhomie on display earlier in the week at the White House, where Trump hosted Xi Jinping.

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Greenland pact points US troops at two Arctic airstrips, with the bill unsettled

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:22:00 GMT

The security agreement signed in New York opens two military sites and expands Arctic access, while Denmark says Washington will have to pay for them.

The United States, Denmark and Greenland signed a new security agreement at the United Nations in New York on Tuesday, following months of tensions over the island. The deal opens two US military sites and expands Arctic access while preserving Danish sovereignty and requiring further approvals.

Reporting has now identified the likely locations. The United States could establish bases at Mestersvig and Narsarsuaq under the agreement, with Mestersvig sitting near the GIUK gap, which the report describes as a chokepoint. At the windswept gravel airstrip in eastern Greenland, a small Danish military detachment has quietly kept watch for decades.

The cost is disputed. Denmark says the United States will have to pay for the new bases despite Trump’s claim that they would come at no cost. Key details remain unresolved as the expansion proceeds. Martin Lidegaard, the Danish minister for business and competitiveness, said Denmark, Greenland and the United States are “very satisfied” with the outcome, and said Greenland has “enough minerals” for all interested investors.

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Trump and Xi buy two more months on trade and little else

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:26:00 GMT

The Washington summit extended the truce that ended last year’s trade war to January 10 but produced none of the broader detail markets had been primed for.

The United States and China agreed to extend the Busan agreement until January, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. Bessent said the two sides agreed to extend by two months a trade agreement that ended last year’s trade war. He announced the extension as Xi Jinping landed in America, putting the new expiry at January 10.

Beyond the truce, the substance was thin. The pair made minor concessions on trade, Beijing pledged more student visas, and Xi said two pandas would soon arrive at a zoo in Atlanta. The leaders exchanged warm words at a state dinner, but little was shared on the substantial issues separating them. Pomp prevailed over substance as Trump showered Xi with fanfare and flattery. Trump was due to follow the summit by taking the Chinese leader on a tour of the US archives.

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Trump hosts Xi at the White House with the AI rivalry in plain view

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:20:00 GMT

The two leaders opened a state visit heavy on ceremony, extending their economic truce by two months while leaving artificial intelligence, fentanyl and the South China Sea unresolved.

China’s Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on a state visit that President Donald Trump opened with a rare planeside welcome. Trump hailed a “great friendship” with the Chinese leader as the visit began. Xi, for his part, said the United States and China must “coexist in peace”.

The Economist reported that the two leaders extended their economic truce by two months, with little progress on artificial intelligence, fentanyl or the South China Sea. ABC News described the three-day summit as likely to be more about spectacle than substance, despite Trump saying he would be discussing “pressing” issues.

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US, Denmark and Greenland Sign Arctic Security Agreement

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:20:00 GMT

The pact expands American military access in Greenland while leaving the territory under Danish sovereignty.

The United States, Denmark and Greenland formally signed an agreement on Tuesday expanding American military access and security cooperation. President Trump signed the deal with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark, allowing new military bases on the island. The agreement would allow the United States to open two new military bases in the Arctic. Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen signed the document in New York.

The White House published the text as an agreement between the government of the United States, the government of the Kingdom of Denmark and the government of Greenland, amending and supplementing the agreement of 27 April 1951 made pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty. The signing took place at the United Nations General Assembly and outlined an expanded US presence. NBC News summarised the outcome as no invasion, a few compromises and the status quo.

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US, Denmark and Greenland Sign an Arctic Security Pact Allowing New American Bases

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:21:00 GMT

The agreement grants Washington permanent basing rights on the semi-autonomous Danish territory while stopping well short of the ownership President Trump had demanded.

President Trump and the leaders of Denmark and Greenland signed an agreement on Greenland’s status. The pact grants Washington a stronger military presence on the semi-autonomous Danish territory. Trump said the United States will build two major military bases on the North Atlantic territory to protect America and Europe.

The White House described the deal as giving the United States lasting control over security interests in Greenland, said it comes at no cost to American taxpayers, and said it includes permanent basing rights. One account said the agreement allows new US military sites and a Golden Dome defence system in Greenland, while barring adversaries from gaining a strategic position. It amends a framework that dates to the original US and Danish defence agreement signed in 1951 as part of NATO, which allowed the United States to establish a presence on the island.

The outcome falls well short of Trump’s demands to turn the island into a US territory.

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US, Denmark and Greenland Sign Arctic Security Deal

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:21:00 GMT

The accord ends a months-long standoff and paves the way for two new US military bases on the island.

President Trump signed the agreement alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and the United States, Denmark and Greenland have signed a defence deal under which the US will build two military bases in Greenland. Trump signed with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark to pave the way for a larger US military presence on the Arctic island.

Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen also signed. The deal adds to a 1951 US-Danish pact on Greenland’s defence.

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US, Denmark and Greenland sign an Arctic deal reopening Cold War bases

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:20:00 GMT

A months-long fight over US control of Greenland ends in an agreement granting Washington permanent military rights on the island.

President Donald Trump is due to meet the leaders of Greenland and Denmark to sign a deal allowing a larger US military presence on the island, in a bid to end the Arctic standoff. Fox News reported the deal is set to be signed on Tuesday with Denmark and Greenland, granting the United States permanent military rights, after a months-long fight over US control. The three parties are meeting at the UN General Assembly this week.

The Times reported that the United States is to open two military bases in Greenland under the security deal. Anadolu Agency reported the same plan, citing Danish public broadcasting, as part of efforts to expand the US presence on the Arctic island. CNBC framed it as the reopening of a Cold War-era military base, and Stars and Stripes reported that the deal could open two additional sites to the US military.

The United States currently operates out of Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland, and the new agreement comes as NATO increases its focus on defending the region.

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US, Denmark and Greenland to Sign an Arctic Security Deal

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 03:18:00 GMT

Two American military sites are to open on the island under an agreement Washington describes as giving it permanent control over Greenland’s security.

Denmark, Greenland and the United States are to sign a deal on Greenland’s security on Tuesday. The agreement will be signed by Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and US President Donald Trump, at the UN General Assembly in New York City. Denmark says the deal will put Arctic security under NATO’s shared responsibility.

Reuters reported that the United States plans to reopen a former Cold War era military base in southern Greenland and to set up a military presence at an east coast base now used for other purposes. The same account was carried widely. The agreement expands US involvement in Greenland’s defence.

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US, Denmark and Greenland reach Arctic security pact as Greenland-linked stocks surge

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:28:00 GMT

The agreement expands the US military presence on the island and places Arctic security under NATO oversight, and thinly traded Greenland names moved violently on the news.

The United States, Denmark and Greenland have entered into an agreement for the US to boost its military presence on the island. President Trump announced the security agreement and said it gives the US permanent control over Greenland’s security. One account described the pact as placing Arctic security under NATO’s oversight. Semafor reported that NATO backs the deal and that it potentially forestalls Trump’s demands to take over the territory. Reuters set the agreement inside a longer sequence, presenting it as one of the key moments in Trump’s push to control Greenland. The American Conservative left the verdict open, asking whether the deal is a win.

Reporting on timing does not line up. Reuters described the three parties as having entered into the agreement, while another account had the deal still set to be signed, and a third said the accord was due to be signed on Friday.

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Panama Canal cuts daily transits again as drought narrows a second chokepoint

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:12:00 GMT

The canal authority is capping vessel crossings and rationing slots while Hormuz stays shut, pushing freight costs through two routes at once.

The Panama Canal Authority’s Advisory A-29-2026 caps daily transits at 34 vessels from 4 September, falling to 32 from 15 September. The reduction was attributed to El Nino-driven water shortages at the canal, on a route reported to handle 444 billion dollars of trade. The step down from 34 vessels to 32 is written into the same advisory, so the tightening was scheduled rather than improvised.

The authority has also changed how the remaining capacity is allocated. It made temporary modifications to its transit reservation system for Neopanamax vessels, effective 30 August 2026, and postponed a planned reduction in draft, keeping it at 48 feet, or 14.6 metres. Scarcity is showing up in price: a shipowner reportedly paid more than 5 million US dollars for a single transit slot.

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US, Denmark and Greenland strike a security deal Trump calls permanent control

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:13:00 GMT

Washington gains an expanded military footprint on the island while Copenhagen and Nuuk say sovereignty is untouched, and the two descriptions do not match.

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the United States had reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland giving the US permanent control over security on the island. In his statement he said the agreement gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, and that the US will immediately begin the process of developing a large military presence there. He described the deal as a dream come true for the United States of America.

The three parties said they had reached an agreement for the US to expand its military footprint in the self-governing territory. The deal followed months of quiet negotiation between officials from the US, Greenland and Denmark. Both sides expect to sign next week, although details remain unclear; the agreement is expected to be signed at the United Nations. It covers defence and investment.

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