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The US Treasury issued a general license permitting Russian diesel transactions through April 2027, as Trump blamed Zelensky's refinery strikes for high fuel prices and European allies vowed to maintain sanctions.
President Trump announced an agreement with Putin for Russia to supply diesel to US and global markets, with the Treasury suspending sanctions through April 2027. Zelensky condemned the deal as financing Russia's war, European allies vowed to maintain sanctions, bipartisan US lawmakers criticized the move as a betrayal, and market analysts judged the volumes economically negligible. The Kremlin confirmed Putin made no commitment to resume peace talks.
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The third strike on the airport this week draws coalition vows of retaliation, Houthi claims of legitimate response, and a US decision on direct military involvement.
A Houthi missile strike on King Khalid International Airport killed 12 people of eight nationalities and wounded 309, drawing coalition vows of decisive retaliation, a declared Houthi air blockade on Saudi Arabia, and global condemnation. The United States is weighing direct military participation, while UN officials warn that Yemen has returned to full-scale war and that battlefield gains cannot substitute for negotiations.
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The ruling BJP calls the clampdown democracy prevailing over mobocracy; opposition leaders compare it to the 1975 Emergency and demand the election commissioner's resignation.
Indian police detained thousands and locked down Delhi to block a CJP protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter-roll irregularities. The BJP framed the crackdown as lawful enforcement against anarchic forces, while opposition leaders, the UN, and legal experts challenged it as authoritarian overreach and a violation of assembly rights. The Supreme Court has ordered the government and Election Commission to respond to the allegations.