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Trump rages at 'stupid people' trying to stop his turn toward Russia amid furious backlash

President Donald Trump defended his latest turn toward Russia in a lengthy Truth Social screed Sunday as outrage over the president's recent moves continues to escalate. Last week, Trump announced that the U.S. would buy millions of barrels of diesel fuel from Russia in an effort to lower gas prices ahead of the midterms. That's despite Russia's weakened…

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Zelenskyy Warns Trump’s Diesel Deal With Russia Is ‘Very Dangerous’‘This diesel deal is very dangerous.’

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Zelensky speaks to Witkoff, Kushner amid U.S.-Ukraine crisisUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke Sunday with President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner about the crisis between the countries and U.S. efforts to resume peace talks with Russia. Why it matters: It was the first call between Zelensky and senior U.S. officials since tensions spiked between their countries after Trump cut a diesel…

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Macron Addresses Nation: Refuses Blame, Ignores Immigration Impact on Riots, 'How Can French People Do This?'In an address to the nation on Sunday evening, French President Emmanuel Macron refused to take any accountability for the national riots that erupted on Saturday, as he sought to shift the blame onto the far-left and even external forces like the Iran conflict while failing to acknowledge the role mass migration played in creating a groundswell of…

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Migrants From Ukraine and Sudan to Keep Deportation Protections for NowTemporary Protected Status for the two countries was set to expire on Monday. The Trump administration said an announcement would be made “at the appropriate time.”

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Congress reacts to executive order exempting Russia from economic sanctionsNPR's Eric McDaniel reports on how Congress has reacted to President Trump's executive order exempting Russia from economic sanctions.

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Bessent says there was no sanctions relief for Russia after U.S. diesel dealTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said President Trump did not provide Russia with sanctions relief by waiving sanctions against Russia set to take effect soon, after signing off on a deal that allows Russia to permit diesel into the U.S. and global marketplace. NBC News's Kristen Welker on "Meet the Press" pressed Bessent on...

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Russia, Ukraine keep up attacks as Zelenskyy renews appeal to U.S. - Sun, 18 Oct 2026 PSTRussia and Ukraine continued to trade attacks overnight as Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was ready for fresh talks with the U.S. and renewed an appeal for Washington to put pressure on Moscow. The Ukrainian president said Russian forces hit substations in the Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, and Odesa regions, leaving tens of thousands of families…

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Trump Says Diesel Deal Aimed to Keep Talks With Russia GoingPresident Donald Trump said he cut a diesel export deal with Russia and delayed imposing further sanctions because he doesn’t want to drive Vladimir Putin away from peace talks with Ukraine.

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Shock as Trump's 'disgraceful' Russia rant instantly backfires: 'Despicable human being'President Donald Trump's shocking rants about his turn toward Russia on Sunday sparked immediate backlash across the political spectrum. "My decision on Russia is a very simple one. I am in the process of negotiating Peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine, and don’t want to do anything that will drive, foolishly, Russia away from the bargaining…

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