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Trump waives Russia energy tariffs and sanctions under Graham law

Waiving the law avoids a potential clash with the top purchasers of Russian energy products, India, China and Turkey

Katie Zacharia is out after 5 days as White House Press Secretary

The ouster came as Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing

Zelenskyy slams Trump's Russian diesel deal, calls peace move a 'parody'

At an EU summit in Brussels, Zelenskyy criticised Trump's diesel deal with Russia, accused Putin of avoiding peace talks and warned that Moscow could gain funds for its war

White House lists $330.5 billion in investments in the US from India

The White House listed $330.5 billion in investments from India, including a $300 billion Reliance Industries refinery project, as part of $10.871 trillion in investments in the US.

US midterms 2026: What is at stake for Trump, Republicans and Democrats

All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate are up for election; republicans currently control both chambers of Congress

US says Trump didn't order curbs on Ukraine's access to SpaceX's Starshield

The statement pushes back against Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's claim that Trump and Elon Musk restricted access to the satellite technology, affecting Ukraine's ability to intercept Russian drones

Trump's deal with Russia fuels tensions in war he vowed to swiftly end

The Ukrainian president's defiant decision to continue attacking Russian refineries underscores President Trump's inability to end a war he had promised to resolve

Trump says he is talking to Russia and China about denuclearisation

Russia has the most stored nuclear ‌warheads followed by the United ​States and China, ​according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Germany slams US move to bring Russia back to global stage, backs Ukraine

German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil said talks with Moscow must not come at Ukraine's expense or bypass President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, amid Donald Trump's efforts to ease sanctions on Russia

US proposes unfreezing Russian assets to revive Ukraine peace talks: Report

European delegates, however, rebuffed the proposal, which was pitched by US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner

North Korea tests submarine-launched missiles amid Trump-Kim meeting plans

The test comes as Donald Trump signals interest in meeting Kim Jong Un during his upcoming Asia trip, while Pyongyang steps up missile launches and seeks to strengthen its military capabilities

Trump on wrong side of history: Zelenskyy criticises US-Russia diesel deal

The Ukrainian president said US risked losing a strong partner by agreeing to a Russian diesel supply deal, as Trump defended the arrangement as a way to boost global supplies and ease energy prices

Nine large banks engaged in so-called debanking, says US regulator

A representative for Wells Fargo declined to comment. Spokespeople for the other firms didn't immediately respond to requests for comment

Massive oil, gas and mineral exploration to begin in Greenland: Trump

However, Trump did not share details about the ‌exploration plans in Greenland

Judge extends order blocking Trump from barring reporters in White House

A federal judge extended an order blocking the Trump administration from banning reporters for three news outlets from the White House, as the extraordinary case pitting the president against the media makes its way through the legal system. US District Judge Timothy Kelly on Tuesday ruled that CNN, MS NOW and Politico are likely to succeed on their constitutional free speech and due process claims. "Still," he added, "no one should interpret the Court's decision to suggest that President Trump's concerns about accuracy and fairness in the media's reporting are unfounded, or that the government is powerless when its true aim is to protect national security when classified information is unlawfully disclosed." Kelly, who was nominated to the bench by Republican President Donald Trump, previously ordered the White House to restore the reporters' "hard pass" press credentials while he weighed their claims. With that temporary order due to expire on Tuesday, the judge issued a prelimin

US cuts refugees' deadline to contest status termination, raising fears

The Trump administration is cutting the time refugees have to contest the termination of their status, a move critics say could put tens of thousands of people who fled persecution and wars in their home countries on a path to deportation. The new policy, which goes into effect Wednesday, reduces from 30 to 10 the number of days refugees have to challenge the revocation of their status. It is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to restrict and transform a program that has served for decades as a pathway for refugees. The goal of the new policy, according to the document, is to "mitigate potential risks" associated with people who were admitted as refugees but were not eligible for refugee status. The policy does not say exactly how many people could be affected, but it specifically refers to refugees admitted during President Joe Biden's administration, when it says there was an "alarming erosion of the integrity" of the refugee program. Refugee advocates dispute th

Russian diesel not for us, but for world markets: Trump amid criticism

Facing criticism over the diesel deal with Russia, US President Donald Trump said the fuel from Moscow's refineries was meant to stabilise the global market, which has been hit by high prices. On October 9, Trump announced that Russia would supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel, followed by an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons "immediately thereafter." To facilitate the shipments, the US Treasury Department issued a temporary licence easing sanctions on Russian diesel shipments to global markets until April 7, 2027. The move came ahead of November congressional midterms in the US, as diesel prices surged amid supply disruptions caused by the Iran war. "That's a diesel deal. Not for us. That's being released into the world. That's not being released to us," Trump told reporters here on Tuesday, amid a growing chorus against the surprise deal he announced last week after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Republicans and Democrats hit out at the deal

Trump says he does not believe China and Russia are helping Iran at all

Trump says Moscow and Beijing have too much to lose by helping Tehran, amid reports of possible Russian targeting support and Chinese assistance during the Iran war

Trump's diesel deal with Russia irks allies, unlikely to reduce prices

The decisions and the ceasefire are all a bet that lowering fuel prices will be the best way to win more votes next month despite the risk of a backlash from political friends and foes alike

Trump's deal with Russia gives Putin a boost in economic war with Ukraine

President Trump is moving to buy Russian diesel while also pressuring Ukraine to halt attacks on refineries, a lifeblood of Moscow's war machine