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Trump Invokes the Defense Production Act to Put $150 Million Into Domestic Fuel Refining

With diesel at $6.28 a gallon and the midterms less than two weeks away, the president used a Cold War-era law to direct money at refineries, though no projects have been named.

Oct 23, 2026/2 min read

A line of oil refinery stacks and flares on the Texas Gulf Coast at dusk seen across the water from the Texas City Dike, photographed on 20 May 2016, a file photograph illustrative of US refining and not of any project named in the memorandum

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Russia Fires 21 Ballistic Missiles at Kyiv Hours After Agreeing to Talks, and Moscow Says It Downed 808 Drones

Overnight into Thursday Kyiv endured three waves of missiles while Russia reported a huge Ukrainian drone wave, a day after Putin accepted three-way talks in principle with the US envoy.

Oct 23, 2026/2 min read

Apartment blocks on the left bank of Kyiv seen over a belt of trees from a hillside viewpoint, photographed on 9 August 2009, a file photograph of the city and not of the overnight attack

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US and Israel Have Drawn Up Plans to Strike Iran After the Midterms, New York Times Reports

A New York Times report on Wednesday says Washington and Israel have prepared a short, intense campaign against Iran for after 3 November, and oil climbed to its highest since May.

Oct 23, 2026/2 min read

A 1945 British War Office map of the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Musandam peninsula in pale blue and pink, an illustrative historical map and not a photograph of any incident

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Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Bureau Searches the National Bank, and Governor Pyshnyi Says He Is Staying

Investigators searched the central bank and an employee's home in a case tied to Sense Bank; the governor says it has nothing to do with his work, and the bank denied rumours he had resigned.

Oct 22, 2026/2 min read

The red-brick facade of the National Bank of Ukraine building on Instytutska Street in Kyiv with Ukrainian flags and the entrance gate, photographed on 6 April 2008, a file photograph of the building and not of this week's searches

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Iran Says Hormuz Stays Shut Until Washington Accepts Its Seven-Day Plan, and Explosions Are Reported on Its Coast

Foreign Minister Araghchi says indirect talks via Pakistan and Qatar continue, but the strait stays closed; late Wednesday state media reported unexplained blasts at Sirik, overlooking the strait.

Oct 22, 2026/2 min read

A map of the Strait of Hormuz showing the Iranian coast, the Musandam peninsula and the Gulf of Oman, produced from OpenStreetMap data and dated 27 March 2026, an illustrative map and not a photograph of any incident

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Putin Tells Witkoff He Will Negotiate in Principle as Russia Frees American Stephen Hubbard

After three hours in St Petersburg, the Kremlin said Putin backs US-mediated three-way talks, possibly in Abu Dhabi in mid-November, and Moscow released a 74-year-old American teacher.

Oct 22, 2026/2 min read

Palace Square in Saint Petersburg with the Alexander Column in front of the Hermitage, photographed on 5 July 2017, a file photograph illustrative of the city and not of the meeting between Putin and Witkoff

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Two Killed at a Saudi Oil Field and One at Dammam Airport as the US Orders Embassy Staff Out of Saudi Arabia

Debris from an intercepted drone killed two foreign workers at Aramco's Shaybah field on Wednesday, hours before a fatal strike on Dammam's airport and a State Department departure order.

Oct 22, 2026/2 min read

The passenger terminal of King Fahd International Airport in Dammam seen from the apron, with floodlight masts and ground-handling steps in the foreground, photographed on 13 March 2018, a file photograph of the airport and not of Wednesday's attack

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France Lines Up an Extra 200,000 Tonnes of Gulf Diesel a Month as Macron Tours the Gulf

The Elysee says the UAE and Bahrain will each add 100,000 tonnes of monthly diesel, lifting French commitments to 295,000 tonnes, about a tenth of consumption, after a weekend of fuel-price riots.

Oct 21, 2026/2 min read

The front courtyard and main facade of the Elysee Palace in Paris with a French flag on the roof and a dark car by the steps, photographed on 16 November 2020, a file photograph of the presidential palace and not from this week's Gulf tour

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More Than 250,000 Have Fled Yemen's Fighting Since July as a Houthi Missile Strike Kills Dozens of Recruits

The UN refugee agency says Taiz accounts for three quarters of departures, while a ballistic missile strike on a Shabwa training centre killed more than 50 new security recruits.

Oct 21, 2026/2 min read

A wide view over the dense buildings of the city of Taiz in Yemen with the Saber mountain behind, photographed on 24 September 2014, a file photograph of the city and not of the recent fighting

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King Charles Hosts Oman's Sultan at Windsor and Praises Muscat's Role in Reopening Hormuz

The first Omani state visit to Britain in 44 years opened at Windsor with a banquet, warm words on diplomacy, and talks with the prime minister due Wednesday as Oman balances Washington and Tehran.

Oct 21, 2026/2 min read

The King George IV Gate and towers of Windsor Castle seen along a tree-lined path, photographed on 4 June 2019, a file photograph of the castle and not from Tuesday's banquet

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NATO Sends More Patrol Planes to the Black Sea After a Run of Drone Strikes on Merchant Ships

Allies will add maritime patrol aircraft, radar and counter-drone teams after ships were hit off Romania and Bulgaria, though nobody in the alliance has named Russia as the attacker.

Oct 21, 2026/2 min read

A bulk carrier moored in the port of Varna, Bulgaria, on the Black Sea, in a photograph published in September 2022, a file photograph of merchant shipping on the Black Sea and not of any vessel attacked