Iran's crude loadings fell to zero in September due to the US naval blockade.

Confirmed transits through the Strait of Hormuz averaged 6.98 million barrels per day in the seven days to September 20, about 38% of the pre-war baseline.

Oman and Iraq closed their airspace to Iranian civilian planes due to the threat of US secondary sanctions.

Trump earlier this month said he might be OK letting Chinese automakers into the US if they produced vehicles domestically.

Xi's delegation reportedly could include Wang Chuanfu, founder of BYD, and Robin Zeng, founder of CATL.

Global market share for Chinese auto brands jumped nearly 70% from 2020 to 2025, according to GlobalData.

More than four dozen media outlets and groups filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the judge to side with the banned outlets.

Attorney Ted Boutrous represented the three media outlets in court.

Judge Kelly was nominated to the bench by Trump in his first term.

The White House invited major tech executives, including from OpenAI, Apple, xAI, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Meta, to a state dinner being held for Xi.

Donald Trump greeted Xi Jinping on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday evening to kick off Xi's state visit to Washington.

The arrival ceremony included a 100ft long red carpet, a military flyover by two B-1 bombers, and a presentation of the flags and national anthems of both countries.

A US-China trade agreement reached in October 2025 is set to expire in November.

David Sacks described the planned welcome by Trump for Xi as 'really unprecedented.'

The three-day trip marks Xi's first state visit to the US since 2015 and his third meeting with Trump in the past year.

The ongoing war between the US, Israel and Iran threatens to plunge Yemen back into a civil war.

Alanna O'Malley said the veto problem leaves the UN hamstrung.

Zelenskyy urged leaders to tighten economic measures meant to punish Moscow despite its vetoes of Security Council resolutions.

The Israeli delegation boycotted Pezeshkian's address.

Pezeshkian said Israel's genocide in Gaza revealed the double standards to which Iran is held by the international community.

Pezeshkian said Iran is ready for dialogue and diplomacy without accepting the language of force.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the EU move reflected Russian efforts to break the West's unity.

France welcomed the decision to grant clemency to Ryan and called it a humanitarian gesture.

Ryan also holds British citizenship.

Two of the people who died in Pennsylvania were babies, including a newborn whose mother had measles while pregnant.

One of the people who died in Pennsylvania was a 40-year-old woman who had a history of asthma and severe lung disease.

One of the people who died in Pennsylvania was an 18-year-old who developed a rare neurological condition that causes inflammation in the brain and spinal cord.

The gunshot fractured Garces Perez's clavicle and he is wearing a sling.

Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch said Garces Perez was making a DoorDash delivery when an unmarked black truck sideswiped his car.

DHS said Garces Perez's work permit expired last year.

Ed Miliband imposed sweeping sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements earlier in September 2026.

Canada's Mark Carney spoke of a rupture in the world order at Davos and called for democratic middle powers to build alliances based on shared values.

Miliband and Foreign Office diplomats formed a 12-nation coalition to back the West Bank sanctions policy.