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G7 Nations Agree to Release 100 Million Barrels of Oil and Diesel Amid Price Surge
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G7 Nations Agree to Release 100 Million Barrels of Oil and Diesel Amid Price Surge

G7 nations have agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel over four months via the IEA, with a frontloaded diesel release within 20 days, after US diesel prices hit a record $6.52 per gallon on September 22.

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United States Exempts India and 19 Other Nations from 100% Tariff on Specialty Pharmaceuticals International
United States Exempts India and 19 Other Nations from 100% Tariff on Specialty Pharmaceuticals

The US has exempted India and 19 other nations from its new 100% Section 232 tariff on patented pharmaceuticals, covering specialty drugs for rare diseases, gene therapies and veterinary medicine. Generic drugs and their ingredients remain entirely outside the tariff's scope.

Trump Rolls Out Rare Tarmac Welcome for Xi as US-China Trade Truce Extended to January International
Trump Rolls Out Rare Tarmac Welcome for Xi as US-China Trade Truce Extended to January

Trump personally greets Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews as the US and China extend their trade truce to January, ahead of White House talks on Taiwan and chips.

Trump Signs Commission Making Rubio Permanent National Security Adviser, First Dual Role Since Kissinger International
Trump Signs Commission Making Rubio Permanent National Security Adviser, First Dual Role Since Kissinger

Trump signs a commission making Marco Rubio permanent national security adviser while he remains secretary of state, the first such dual role since Kissinger.

"The Word Artificial Makes It Sound Fake": Trump Tells UN He's Renaming AI to "Super Intelligence" International
"The Word Artificial Makes It Sound Fake": Trump Tells UN He's Renaming AI to "Super Intelligence"

Trump tells the UN General Assembly that AI will be renamed "super intelligence" in US documents, while rejecting global oversight of the technology.

Trump Banned Three News Outlets From the White House, The Press Freedom Index Still Says India Is Worse.

India's 157th rank on the 2026 World Press Freedom Index puts it below Qatar, the Philippines, and near war zones, even as Trump banned three US outlets.

Trump Says He's "Banning" CNN, MS NOW and Politico From the White House Over "Fake News"

Trump announces a ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House over "fake news," though no clear enforcement steps have followed the post.

US Homeland Security Deletes AI-Generated "Mr Singh" Poster After Backlash Over Racial Profiling

DHS deletes AI-generated "Mr Singh" deportation poster after Sikh groups, lawmakers and Hasbro accuse the agency of racial profiling and unauthorised use of Transformers imagery.

Trump Promises $5,000 "Dividend" to Every American If Republicans Win Midterms

Donald Trump has promised a $5,000 "dividend" to every American adult if Republicans win the midterms, drawing skepticism over its trillion-dollar cost and legality, while Indian social media compared...

Trump Announces "Biggest Oil Deal in World History" With Venezuela

President Trump on August 28 announced a deal with Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez giving the US 55% effective control of a new joint venture holding 65 billion barrels of proven oil re...

US Removes Syria From Terror Sponsors List After 47 Years, Delists HTS

The United States formally removed Syria from its State Sponsors of Terrorism list on August 24, ending a 47-year designation and simultaneously delisting Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a global terrorist or...

Trump Cites India's 646 Million Voter ID Elections to Push SAVE America Act

President Trump on August 18 invoked India's 2024 general election, 646 million voters, all with photo ID, less than 1% mail-in to push Congress to pass the SAVE America Act. He cited Chief Election C...

White House Names India in "Great Transshipment Scam," Accuses 40+ Nations of Helping China Evade Tariffs

The White House's "Great Transshipment Scam" report released August 13 accused India and 40+ nations of enabling Chinese exporters to evade US tariffs through third-country routing and relabelling. In...

Trump Signs 100% Tariff Proclamation on Security Drones

President Trump signed a proclamation August 13 imposing 100% tariffs on large security-capable drones, 25% on smaller models, and 15% on allied-nation imports, taking effect September 3. Citing natio...

"The Tiger" Takes Office in Colombia and the US Responds With a $1 Billion Security Pledge on Day One

The United States pledged $1 billion in security assistance to Colombia's new right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella on August 7, his inauguration day, as the 48-year-old self-styled "Tiger" vo...


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