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  1. Trump expects more Iran talks this week after rejecting Hormuz proposal

  2. UK police hold five near U.S. bomber base on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act

  3. Swiss voters reject tighter neutrality rules that would have curbed NATO ties and sanctions

  4. Iran's Revolutionary Guards claim capture of U.S. Remus 600 underwater drone in Hormuz

  5. Russian strikes kill at least 2 in Ukraine after Moscow brushes off German de-escalation talks

  6. Iran sticks to Hormuz plan after Trump rejection; awaits formal U.S. reply via mediators

  7. Trump tells Zelenskyy to 'settle with Putin' as new Russia-Ukraine strikes kill 10

  8. U.S. and China agree to AI incident channel and $30 billion tariff cut after Xi visit

  9. Russian strikes kill five in Kyiv as ArcelorMittal shuts Ukraine’s largest steel plant

  10. Danish intelligence: Russia may intensify hybrid war; limited NATO strike risk rising

  11. Trump–Xi Washington summit: state-dinner warmth, thin deals, Friday farewell

  12. Netanyahu’s defiant UNGA speech draws walkouts; returns to Israel

  13. U.S. ‘D-Day’ airline sanctions hit as UAE and neighbors cancel Iranian flights

  14. Iran’s Safavi warns conflict could spread to Indian Ocean if U.S. strikes again

  15. Kyiv drone strikes land as Zelenskyy floats energy ceasefire

  16. Iran–U.S. New York talks resume without a Hormuz breakthrough

  17. Yemen Red Sea fighting kills scores and displaces tens of thousands

  18. Lula warns against foreign election meddling ahead of Oct 4 vote

  19. Washington invites Putin to December G-20 in Florida

  20. Trump–Xi summit day puts Taiwan, Iran leverage, and AI on the world stage

  21. Canada–U.S. tariff war deepens with counter-duties and import bans

  22. Oil whipsaws on Iran diplomacy and Saudi supply chatter

  23. European stocks fade as oil and bond yields climb

  24. Hormuz reopening still tied to Iran’s blockade and sanctions demands