Russia will listen to what the US envoy brings back from the Oslo meeting, but rules out political concessions. “We’ll see what they propose,” Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, according to the state-controlled Tass news agency.
WorldDonald Trump is pressuring Ukraine and considering a summit with Putin and Xi. After an urgent meeting with Trump’s envoy in Oslo, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his European counterparts say they have a counterproposal. “We’ll see what Putin says about it,” the Ukrainian president says.
World politicsE-commerce and cloud services company Amazon plans to hire more than 300,000 seasonal workers in the US during the holiday season, a 20 percent increase from the same period last year.
BusinessAlbanian Prime Minister Edi Rama claims a “hybrid war” is behind the unrest in the country.
ConflictsThe price of North Sea oil (Brent) rose 1.6 percent to $111.30 per barrel, its highest level since May. Recent Iranian attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, and Tehran’s signals that Iran must control the strait to protect the country from attack, have driven prices higher.
BusinessAlberta does not want to become independent from Canada. A referendum on starting the process ended in a “no” vote, according to preliminary results.
World politicsThe US and Ukraine are meeting at short notice in Oslo in an effort to break the deadlock in long-running peace talks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is flanked by European leaders as Donald Trump’s envoy sits down at the table.
ConflictsUS Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday during an unannounced visit to Israel, two sources familiar with the matter told Axios.
WorldUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Ukrainian delegation may meet US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Norway in the coming days.
ConflictsDonald Trump says he is open to meeting with the presidents of Russia and China in November.
World politicsThe US Supreme Court is set to review a 150-year-old federal law banning the home distillation of spirits. The “moonshine lobby” is rejoicing.
WorldBy November 2, Uefa wants key documents from Fifa about president Gianni Infantino’s heavily criticized plans to sell shares in the World Cup to private investors, which were later scrapped, the BBC reports.
FootballInflation in Canada, which is engaged in a trade war with neighboring United States, rose to 3.1 percent in September from 3.0 percent in August.
BusinessA Swedish delegation of eight people will not be allowed to observe the midterm elections in the US, which has banned international observers. This is a decision that stands out in many ways, says Håkan Svenneling (V), the new chair of the Riksdag’s OSCE delegation.
Swedish politicsTech entrepreneur Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, says all American children will each receive a share in the space and AI company SpaceX. The donation is worth just over 100 billion kronor.
BusinessHe is young, energetic and perhaps the most talked-about candidate in the US election campaign. If Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins in Michigan, the Senate could end up in Democratic hands. Supporters describe him as a progressive force - Republicans see him as both radical and dangerous.
World politicsTen people have reportedly been arrested by Israeli police following a series of high-profile settler attacks in the occupied West Bank over the weekend.
WorldIran's Revolutionary Guard claims an oil tanker caught fire after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
WorldUkraine's armed forces are once again facing limitations in the US satellite networks Starlink and Starshield, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. In Nova Vodolaha, in the Kharkiv region, at least six people, including three children, were killed when a Russian drone struck a park, according to the region's governor.
ConflictsRussian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a meeting with his American and Chinese counterparts to end the war in Ukraine, several sources familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.
ConflictsOil prices fell after trading opened at midnight on Monday.
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