Diplomacy over Iran, industrial politics around nuclear power, and a fight over vocabulary define the day's coverage.

Middle East

  • The US and Iran held their first talks since a ceasefire collapsed in June, after months of intermittent fire; Trump warned Tehran beforehand it must choose between a deal and 'annihilation,' then called the meeting productive — more.

Czechia

  • Škoda JS, part of the state-linked ČEZ group, signed on as exclusive designer and supplier of drive systems for Rolls-Royce SMR's small modular reactor programme in Britain, fitting Europe's push to build nuclear supply chains independent of Russia — more.

Analysis

  • A Romanian president's UN speech, Kaliningrad framed as a Russian testing ground, a Canadian threat assessment and undersea cable sabotage were all labeled 'hybrid warfare' this week — just as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the threats are 'less and less hybrid' and closer to open conflict — more.