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Trump Proposes $5 Billion Fund to Rebuild Gulf Energy Infrastructure

U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed a fund to finance infrastructure rebuilding damaged in the war with Iran, offering $5 billion in U.S. money for starters. The information comes from the Wall Street Journal, which cited unnamed sources from Washington and Gulf states. The money from the fund would also be used to help Gulf states develop alternative oil export routes bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, the report also said, adding that the United States will ask these states to also contribute to the fund, eyeing a total size of $10 billion.…

OilPrice.com•Irina Slav22 Sept

• neutral toward Donald Trump · 98%

Washington voter rolls

SEATTLE — A federal court in Washington dismissed the federal government’s lawsuit attempting to force the Washington secretary of state to provide an unredacted statewide voter registration list. The federal government says the secretary’s refusal to provide the records violates Title III of the Civil Rights Act, but the list is not subject to demand under that law because Congress did not intend for it to cover all documents in a state’s possession. The list at issue is constantly updated with new information, and the federal government did not adequately explain the retention and preservation requirements of the applicable statute could apply to such a list.

Courthouse News•Brief22 Sept

Kyiv and Washington want war in Ukraine to end 'before winter,' Zelenskyy says

The Ukrainian president added that he had just finished a "positive and productive meeting with President Trump" in New York on Tuesday.

Euronews22 Sept

• neutral toward Volodymyr Zelenskyy · 91%

Cold War Lessons for A.I.

The U.S. and Soviet Union managed to avert nuclear catastrophe. Can Washington and Beijing do the same for A.I.?

The New York Times•Katrin Bennhold22 Sept

Beijing and Washington talk about an AI hotline. But who will answer the call?

A hotline might prevent an AI accident from spiraling into war. But if neither the U.S. or China has a solution for "rogue AI," phoning one another about it is not going to provide much security.

Fortune•Jeremy Kahn22 Sept

The U.S. Has More Leverage in Iraq Than It Thinks

If U.S. forces leave Iraq by 30 September 2026, Washington should view the departure not as the end of its relationship with Baghdad but as an opportunity to redefine it. The U.S. will retain influence in Iraq, but it will have to exercise that influence differently. America’s challenge will be transitioning from control to influence. For two decades, the military presence gave Washington an extraordinary degree of leverage over Iraq. Once U.S. troops leave, leverage will diminish, but the U.S. will retain important instruments of power:…

OilPrice.com•James Durso22 Sept

India’s Russian Oil Imports Slide as Refiners Hunt for Alternatives

India’s imports of Russian crude fell 16.5% in August and are expected to decline again in September, just as a new U.S. sanctions law gives Washington authority to hit major Russian oil buyers with tariffs of up to 100%. Russian shipments to India dropped to about 2.1 million barrels per day in August from July’s record levels, according to trade data cited by Reuters. Preliminary Kpler data puts September imports at 1.9 million bpd. Russia remains India’s largest crude supplier. The August decline predates the new U.S. law,…

OilPrice.com•Julianne Geiger22 Sept

Trump failing to block China’s access to American AI technology, say senior Senate Democrats

A group of Senate Democrats on Tuesday said President Trump is failing to block China from accessing sensitive American technology to accelerate its development of artificial intelligence, ahead of the Chinese leader’s state visit to Washington this week.  Trump must close loopholes that China has used to subvert U.S. export bans on sensitive American technology,…

The Hill•Laura Kelly22 Sept

• neutral toward Donald Trump · 91%

Iran, AI and the ICC: Trump makes threats, touts policies at UN General Assembly

US President Donald Trump launched a full-throated defence of the deeply unpopular US-Israeli war against Iran before the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, claiming that Washington would reach a deal with Tehran after the upcoming US midterm elections. Trump also rejected the idea of global regulation of artificial intelligence, said the government of Cuba would soon "fall", and urged member countries of the International Criminal Court to "resign".

France 24•FRANCE 2422 Sept

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Beijing Tightens Rare Earth Flow Ahead Of Washington Summit With Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump are scheduled to meet in Washington on Thursday. UBS analysts quoted chief China economist Yu Song as saying the meeting between the leaders of the two global superpowers is largely about strategic stability and modest progress on tariffs, rare earths, and AI safety. Political risk analyst Marcus Bischoff expects no major breakthrough but says the most realistic outcome is continuity in US-China relations as the most likely outcome. He sees cautious grounds for higher expectations following…

OilPrice.com•OilPrice.com22 Sept

• neutral toward Donald Trump · 98%

Trump says 2 new US bases coming to Greenland as deal signed

President Trump said on Tuesday that Greenland will host two new “major” U.S. military bases, expanding Washington’s footprint on the arctic island after months of tensions with Denmark.  “We will immediately begin the process of developing a large military presence in the appropriate locations. We’ll be building two very major military bases,” the president said…

The Hill•Filip Timotija22 Sept

• neutral toward Donald Trump · 96%

Washington Should Embrace Space Warfare

Space is already becoming militarized. The U.S. shouldn’t let adversaries take the lead.

Foreign Policy•Matthew Kroenig22 Sept

Mirroring Trump, Allies Are Expected to Label Latin American Cartels ‘Terrorists’ at U.N.G.A.

On the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, 14 countries are expected to follow Washington’s lead by designating 25 criminal groups as terrorist organizations.

The New York Times•Annie Correal and Edward Wong22 Sept

How ‘national security’ has become Trump’s crutch for getting his way in Washington

Congress sees through Trump’s ‘idiotic’ justification for fortifying every inch of Washington, D.C., but the president is pushing ahead with it anyway, writes John Bowden

The Independent•John Bowden22 Sept

• critical toward Donald Trump · 98%

Iran war spreads through region as Trump seeks way out

Washington, Tehran and the Gulf states continue to pursue different objectives while searching for a way to end the Iran war.

Deutsche Welle22 Sept

• neutral toward Donald Trump · 90%

‘MBS will not forget’: Trump’s reluctance to fight Houthis rattles Saudi Arabia

US hesitation has amplified doubts in Riyadh about Washington’s reliability as its prime defence partner

Financial Times22 Sept

• critical toward Donald Trump · 88%

Delcy Rodríguez cashes in on bargain with Trump

Meeting with US president comes after a level of deference shown to Washington that most leaders would find humiliating

Financial Times22 Sept

• critical toward Delcy Rodríguez · 98%
• critical toward Donald Trump · 82%

Why United Nations says US boat strikes may be ‘crimes against humanity’

Washington justifies the attacks as necessary to halt the flow of lethal drugs into the US.

Al Jazeera22 Sept

• neutral toward ONU · 97%

The UK Government Faces a Reckoning Over Palantir

Andy Burnham once kept Palantir out of Greater Manchester. His first test as prime minister is whether to cut the company’s £330 million NHS contract—and risk a rupture with Big Tech and Washington.

WIRED•Ben Gartside22 Sept

AI is generating a new wave of US populism. It could be a tipping point | Robert Reich

It’s becoming obvious to many Americans that corporations have been raking it in while workers take it on the chin Last week, the unlikely duo of Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon spoke before a Washington group demanding a stop to AI and its datacenters. Notably, both lambasted the corporate oligarchs behind AI. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Robert Reich22 Sept