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WEDNESDAY . 23 SEPTEMBER 2026
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01Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declared at the UN Security Council that Moscow will not pause its military operation in Ukraine despite international pressure for a ceasefire.
02President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping centered their latest meeting on artificial intelligence superpower ambitions and agreed to extend their bilateral trade truce by two months.
03The White House is reportedly preparing a potential 90-day ban on diesel exports to address record-high domestic prices despite skepticism from the Energy Secretary.
04Romanian Prime Minister Siegfried Mureșan pledged no increases in taxes or VAT rates throughout his mandate as President Nicușor Dan reassured American investors in New York.
05Meta unveiled new VR glasses with a lighter form factor at Connect 2026 as Microsoft collaborated with law enforcement to dismantle a massive AI-powered phishing platform.
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