US President Donald Trump said he had called off a wave of strikes on Iran and that talks with Tehran open on Monday afternoon; Iranian agencies deny any deal on the Strait of Hormuz. Brent fell below $82, its lowest since mid-July.
Israeli air strikes hit Gaza for a second day on Sunday, with Palestinian tallies of 8 to 18 dead and no Israeli answer to the US disarmament roadmap. Ukrainian drones killed at least nine in Russian regions the same day, among them a 13-year-old girl in Belgorod region; Russian strikes killed at least five in Ukraine. Bombings killed three in a Moscow restaurant and at least 14 at a police station in Pakistan's Swat Valley. Emergency Lawyers blamed Sudan's army for a drone strike on a North Darfur court that killed at least 35.
Seven OPEC+ states agreed to add 188,000 barrels a day in September, finishing the rollback of their 2023 cuts, and Japan and the United States intervened jointly to support the yen last week, their first such move since 2011 per Nikkei Asia. Chinese chip advances swung markets before Friday's rebound.
Barely covered: Hungary shut its only nuclear plant on Sunday after record-low Danube water cut off cooling; it normally covers half the country's electricity, and the outage could last more than a month. Watch the Washington-Tehran talks.
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Israeli air strikes hit Gaza for a second day on Sunday, with Palestinian tallies of 8 to 18 dead and no Israeli answer to the US disarmament roadmap. Ukrainian drones killed at least nine in Russian regions the same day, among them a 13-year-old girl in Belgorod region; Russian strikes killed at least five in Ukraine. Bombings killed three in a Moscow restaurant and at least 14 at a police station in Pakistan's Swat Valley. Emergency Lawyers blamed Sudan's army for a drone strike on a North Darfur court that killed at least 35.
Seven OPEC+ states agreed to add 188,000 barrels a day in September, finishing the rollback of their 2023 cuts, and Japan and the United States intervened jointly to support the yen last week, their first such move since 2011 per Nikkei Asia. Chinese chip advances swung markets before Friday's rebound.
Barely covered: Hungary shut its only nuclear plant on Sunday after record-low Danube water cut off cooling; it normally covers half the country's electricity, and the outage could last more than a month. Watch the Washington-Tehran talks.
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Trump announces US-Iran talks after calling off strike wave
Yen strengthens after joint Japan-US currency intervention
Ceuta death toll rises to 72 as most migrants return to Morocco
Israeli strikes continue in Gaza as disarmament roadmap stalls
Chinese chip advances trigger week of global market swings
Drone strikes kill nine in Russia as Ukraine says it hit Saratov refinery
Iran says Hormuz route talks with Oman near completion as US blockade holds
Rights group blames Sudan's army for drone strike on Darfur court
OPEC+ completes rollback of 2023 oil output cuts
Rosatom reports drone strike meters from Zaporizhzhia reactor building
Two water-bomber pilots killed as wildfire destroys homes near Athens
AstraZeneca held talks on $400bn Bristol Myers merger
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Global · 8
- Yen strengthens after joint Japan-US currency intervention
- Chinese chip advances trigger week of global market swings
- OPEC+ completes rollback of 2023 oil output cuts
- AstraZeneca held talks on $400bn Bristol Myers merger
- Brent falls below $82 as US holds off on Iran strikes
- AI funding boom shows signs of strain
- Beijing draws 'red lines' before trade talks with EU and US
- US restores part of its vaccine and health aid
Middle East · 7
- Trump announces US-Iran talks after calling off strike wave
- Israeli strikes continue in Gaza as disarmament roadmap stalls
- Iran says Hormuz route talks with Oman near completion as US blockade holds
- Israel ties Lebanon deal to Hezbollah disarmament after Kafra blast
- Israeli forces push into Syria's Quneitra province
- US troop movements in Iraqi Kurdistan raise drawdown questions
- Lebanon weighs consequences of Salameh arrest
Europe · 15
- Ceuta death toll rises to 72 as most migrants return to Morocco
- Drone strikes kill nine in Russia as Ukraine says it hit Saratov refinery
- Rosatom reports drone strike meters from Zaporizhzhia reactor building
- Two water-bomber pilots killed as wildfire destroys homes near Athens
- Hungary shuts sole nuclear plant as Danube hits record low
- EU labelling duty for AI-generated content takes effect
- Bomb kills three at central Moscow restaurant
- EU naval force boards sanctioned Russian shadow-fleet tanker
- US weighs transfer of Patriot production technology to Ukraine
- Kremlin pushes more Russian men into fighting in Ukraine
- UK farmers warn drought could cause food shortages
- Türkiye updates military readiness for Cyprus after UN chief's visit
- Third suspect arrested as more graves surface in Zubin Potok
- Monte dei Paschi explores Banco BPM takeover as Rome plans exit
- Iran-linked Foxtrot network recruits teenagers in Europe
Africa · 3
Asia · 7
- Suicide bomber kills 14 at Pakistani police station
- China drills at Scarborough Shoal and warns Manila of a 'head-on blow'
- China flash flood death toll rises to 25
- Modi speeds up informal Indo-Pacific bloc to counter China
- Taiwan warns China's hybrid warfare tests whole region
- China's private factory gauge shows weaker growth
- Pakistan applies for $10bn US forex facility
North America · 6
- Hackers hit US water systems in at least seven states
- Wildfires around Spokane force 60,000 to evacuate
- AI policy groups demand federal probe into OpenAI breach
- US Senate leaders reach funding deal to avert shutdown
- Paul Weiss's capitulation reshaped US legal resistance to Trump
- US health secretary tells families to vaccinate against measles
South America · 4
Geopolitics · 33
- Trump announces US-Iran talks after calling off strike wave
- Ceuta death toll rises to 72 as most migrants return to Morocco
- Israeli strikes continue in Gaza as disarmament roadmap stalls
- Drone strikes kill nine in Russia as Ukraine says it hit Saratov refinery
- Iran says Hormuz route talks with Oman near completion as US blockade holds
- Rights group blames Sudan's army for drone strike on Darfur court
- Rosatom reports drone strike meters from Zaporizhzhia reactor building
- Two water-bomber pilots killed as wildfire destroys homes near Athens
- Suicide bomber kills 14 at Pakistani police station
- Bomb kills three at central Moscow restaurant
- China drills at Scarborough Shoal and warns Manila of a 'head-on blow'
- US-backed Venezuela transition talks set to open
- Wildfires around Spokane force 60,000 to evacuate
- Israel ties Lebanon deal to Hezbollah disarmament after Kafra blast
- Gunmen kill 12 in Nigerian village and seize churchgoers
- US restores part of its vaccine and health aid
- Lula launches bid for fourth term against Bolsonaro's son
- China flash flood death toll rises to 25
- Israeli forces push into Syria's Quneitra province
- EU naval force boards sanctioned Russian shadow-fleet tanker
- Modi speeds up informal Indo-Pacific bloc to counter China
- Ortega scraps elections to cement family rule in Nicaragua
- US weighs transfer of Patriot production technology to Ukraine
- Taiwan warns China's hybrid warfare tests whole region
- US troop movements in Iraqi Kurdistan raise drawdown questions
- Kremlin pushes more Russian men into fighting in Ukraine
- Türkiye updates military readiness for Cyprus after UN chief's visit
- Paul Weiss's capitulation reshaped US legal resistance to Trump
- Third suspect arrested as more graves surface in Zubin Potok
- US health secretary tells families to vaccinate against measles
- Storm leaves two dead and 180,000 without power in Chile
- Iran-linked Foxtrot network recruits teenagers in Europe
- Bus collision kills eight in central Tanzania
Economy · 12
- Yen strengthens after joint Japan-US currency intervention
- OPEC+ completes rollback of 2023 oil output cuts
- AstraZeneca held talks on $400bn Bristol Myers merger
- Brent falls below $82 as US holds off on Iran strikes
- Hungary shuts sole nuclear plant as Danube hits record low
- Beijing draws 'red lines' before trade talks with EU and US
- UK farmers warn drought could cause food shortages
- China's private factory gauge shows weaker growth
- US Senate leaders reach funding deal to avert shutdown
- Pakistan applies for $10bn US forex facility
- Monte dei Paschi explores Banco BPM takeover as Rome plans exit
- Lebanon weighs consequences of Salameh arrest