Daily recap
Every day, the whole day in ninety seconds.
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Daily recap — Oct 4, 2026: Oil deal surfaces in Ukraine talks as US, Taiwan and Europe harden against Russia
An oil deal linked to allies of US President Trump has become part of talks between the US and Russia on ending the Ukraine war, though which company and what terms are unclear.
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Daily recap — Oct 3, 2026: Russia hits Kyiv's river bridges, UAE threat shadows City case, US arms allies as builders
Russia struck both of Kyiv's main bridges over the Dnipro River on back-to-back days, disrupting supplies into the capital.
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Daily recap — Oct 2, 2026: Trump may tap EU diesel reserves; Germany pushes fast-track asylum rule
Donald Trump said he might ask European governments to release diesel reserves after fuel prices hit record highs, and this has pulled the UK into emergency talks with Brussels.
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Daily recap — Oct 1, 2026: NATO warns Russia back after Putin's nuclear threat over Kaliningrad
Russia's President Vladimir Putin threatened to use nuclear weapons against NATO countries if the alliance takes action over Kaliningrad, a Russian territory wedged between Poland and Lithuania.
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Daily recap — Sep 30, 2026: Russia kills three in Kyiv strike, Europe buys more weapons, G20 meets under Trump tariffs
Russia launched missiles and drones at Kyiv overnight, killing at least three people including a child, days after a similar strike forced NATO jets to scramble over Poland and Romania.
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Daily recap — Sep 29, 2026: US bans Canadian goods, Labour pledges nationalisation, nuclear warnings turn real
The United States has banned Canadian alcohol, dairy and motorcycles, the first real step since trade talks collapsed in August, with no restart in sight.
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Daily recap — Sep 26, 2026: Trump turns down Iran's offer on the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions ground pilgrim flights
Iran offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route, a week after any deal, but Trump rejected it.
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Daily recap — Sep 25, 2026: Trump-Xi summit ends with tariff pause but no word on Taiwan; UK warns Iran over threats to Jews
Trump and Xi finished a Washington summit with a two-month pause on tariffs and a formal dinner, but did not say publicly whether they discussed Taiwan, the self-governing island China claims as its own.
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Daily recap — Sep 24, 2026: Russian strikes kill two in Kyiv, drone shuts Berlin airport, NATO jets scramble
Russian missiles and drones killed two people in Kyiv, and NATO — the military alliance of the US and European countries — scrambled fighter jets over Poland and Romania in response.
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Daily recap — Sep 23, 2026: US and Iran hold first talks since ceasefire broke down in June
American and Iranian officials met for the first time since a June ceasefire collapsed, with President Trump saying beforehand that Iran must choose between a deal and 'annihilation,' then calling the meeting productive.
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Daily recap — Sep 22, 2026: EU nations block new Russia sanctions as allies show gaps in military buildup
France and Luxembourg stopped the European Union from agreeing new sanctions on Russia, on the same day US President Trump was due to meet Ukraine's President Zelenskyy at the United Nations in New York.