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Trump threatens to "annihilate" Iran at the UN, then announces talks have resumed
At the General Assembly, Donald Trump said he would have to decide whether to annihilate Iran absent a deal, then minutes later announced a "very good" three-hour meeting between US and Iranian representatives in New York, led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. A deal, he said, could come after the midterm elections. The Iranian and Cuban delegations walked out; oil prices fell.
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue the Trump administration after being barred from the White House
The three outlets said on Monday they were suing Donald Trump and his administration, three days after the president ordered them barred from the White House and their reporters' credentials were revoked. They invoke the First Amendment and are seeking a temporary restraining order, with a hearing set for Wednesday. Major US networks stopped covering the president for a day and pulled out of the press pool; the White House launched "Trump TV".
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The AfD comes first in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Friedrich Merz's CDU misses the 5% threshold for the first time in its history
Two German states voted on Sunday. In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern the AfD came first with about 38.2% of the vote while the CDU fell to 4.9%, below the 5% threshold, leaving it out of a state parliament for the first time in its history. In Berlin, Die Linke came first with 25.3%, ahead of the CDU. Friedrich Merz called the result a disaster for his party and said he would stay on as chancellor.
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United Russia wins the parliamentary election on the day Ukraine launches its largest drone attack on Moscow
Vladimir Putin's party is set to win the State Duma election with 57.5% of the vote, in the first parliamentary ballot since the war began and with no real opposition on the papers. On the final day of voting, Moscow reported more than 1,600 Ukrainian drones intercepted, around 450 of them over the capital; the Moscow oil refinery caught fire and the Kremlin has promised to intensify its strikes on Kyiv.
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Air raid alert in Riyadh: facing the Houthi offensive, Saudi Arabia seeks support, Pakistan vows to defend it and Washington stays on the sidelines
Riyadh saw its first air raid alert on Saturday since the escalation with the Houthis, who hold Bab al-Mandab and are blockading Saudi tankers. Pakistan, bound to the kingdom by a defence pact, vows to defend it "physically"; China has privately asked Iran to rein in the Houthis, while Donald Trump is limiting himself to intelligence support, according to CBS News.
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The US, Denmark and Greenland reach a deal giving Washington permanent military access to the island, with no transfer of sovereignty
Donald Trump on Friday announced a deal with Denmark and Greenland granting the United States permanent access, basing and overflight rights on the island, allowing it to open new bases and shutting out China and Russia. Copenhagen stresses that it recognises Danish sovereignty; it is due to be signed next week at the UN, then approved by the Danish and Greenlandic parliaments.
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US Congress passes a Russia sanctions law allowing 100% tariffs on countries that buy its oil and gas
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed, by 262 votes to 159, the Russia and Iran sanctions law already approved by the Senate. It lets Donald Trump, who has not yet signed it, impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries buying Russian oil and gas, and sanctions the shadow fleet and Russian banks. India pledges to protect its trade interests; the Kremlin calls it an unfriendly move.
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NATO downs a drone over Lithuania as a Russian frigate fires flares at a Danish helicopter
NATO air-policing fighters shot down a drone over Lithuania overnight into Tuesday, a first in that airspace; it came down near Pratkūnai, about a hundred kilometres from Vilnius. The same night, Denmark's defence command says a Russian frigate fired two flares at a Fennec helicopter off Gedser. Copenhagen summoned the Russian ambassador and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the move “irresponsible”; Moscow says it is investigating and accuses the helicopter of dangerous manoeuvres.
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The war against Iran has cost $38 billion and used up to two-thirds of US interceptors, Congress budget office says
The Congressional Budget Office puts the cost of the war against Iran at $38.1 billion through 1 August, about $246 million a day, with a further $2-3 billion a month if the conflict continues. More than half covers replacing munitions; extra flight hours account for $10.4 billion. The agency estimates the war has consumed up to two-thirds of US missile interceptors since June 2025. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had given Congress a figure of $37.5 billion in July.
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Traffic collapses in the Strait of Hormuz as the Houthis strike three Saudi cities and the Gulf meeting is postponed
The Saudi-led coalition says thirteen civilians were wounded and seven houses damaged by Houthi missile and drone fire on Khamis Mushait, Abha and Taif; its spokesman, Major General Turki Al-Malki, invokes Article 51 of the UN Charter. At the same time shipping traffic is collapsing in the Strait of Hormuz, and the meeting due between Iran and Gulf states on navigation arrangements was postponed at Riyadh's request. In Yemen, the Houthis have taken the port of Mokha and then Mayyoun island.
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A Russian oligarch close to Putin paid for festivities at Donald Trump Jr's wedding, the couple calls it a “gift”
ProPublica reveals that Umar Kremlev, a Russian businessman close to Vladimir Putin and president of the International Boxing Association, paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for festivities at Donald Trump Jr's wedding in the Bahamas. The couple calls it a friend's “gift”; an ethics watchdog sees the appearance of a conflict of interest. Six countries, from London to Kyiv, read the revelation.
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