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Summary: U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on 5 September 2026. The meeting, attended by senior Russian officials, was followed by a temporary pause in air strikes on Kyiv, which Putin said he ordered after a request through
The operation follows a Larak Island strike on mine-rocket launchers, Iranian missiles at Jordan bases and two tankers hit off Oman.
US sanctions Autistici/Inventati and its Noblogs platform, used by Antifa and anarchist groups linked to attacks across the US and Europe.
Venezuela oil deal follows Maduro’s capture and US control of licensed sales. 17 fields, 100-year rights, operator still unnamed.
Disputes on medium-duty vehicles, French-language content & third-country deals end talks. Both sides advance counter-tariffs & support measures.
Five sectoral determinations and nearly 60 designations target IRGC commanders, cyber units and petroleum traders in India, Hong Kong and Türkiye
US Special Forces, warships back Ecuador's cartel fight in Esmeraldas under the A3C coalition, targeting narco-terrorist groups near Colombia
Trump declared economic isolation of Iran, warning any country whose banks, businesses or airports still provide a lifeline faces consequences.
Socialist aligned candidates win 2026 urban primaries from New York to Florida. DSA Membership hits 129,000. Polls show Democrats back socialism.
Scheduled Arctic sailings begin as icebreaker fleets expand, infrastructure plans advance and multi-state strategic competition grows.
Autopsy finds gunshot killed Melissa Casias, a missing Los Alamos worker linked to the missing scientists cluster. Manner of death undetermined.
New HHS report ‘Wolves in White Coats’ examines profit motives, alleged coding fraud, and lasting harm in gender medicine for minors.