Ukraine Strikes Russian Diesel Export Terminal Hours After Trump-Putin Deal

💥 ROSTOV — Ukraine hit the terminal Russia just promised Trump diesel from. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Striking NZNP Rostovsky hours after GL-135 was signed is Kyiv's attempt to kill the supply line before it becomes politically locked in. If the terminal is out, Trump's Hormuz pressure valve disappears and domestic energy pressure spikes. Ukraine just inserted itself into the Iran standoff — betting Washington can't juggle both crises at once.

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Citi Warns Oil Price Risks Remain Skewed to Upside Despite Gulf Export Recovery

📉 MARKETS — Citi flags upside oil risk even as Gulf exports partially recover. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: A partial recovery normally triggers analyst price downgrades — Citi's opposite call means the bank views any reopening as fragile or already priced in. With IRGC attacks continuing and November 5 approaching, institutional money is

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Canada and Turkey Announce Strategic Partnership on Defense and Energy

🤝 ANKARA — Canada is pivoting from Washington, and it picked Erdoğan's capital first. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Turkey isn't a neutral choice — Ankara controls Bosphorus transit, holds Iran leverage, and runs Russian equipment inside NATO. The energy pillar is the tell: Turkish pipelines carry Azerbaijani gas Europe needs as

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Gulf Markets Fall as Fresh Houthi Strikes on Saudi Arabia Raise Regional Risk

📉 GULF MARKETS — Houthi strikes are now doing what oil prices couldn't. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Gulf equity indices pricing in risk Brent already reflected weeks ago signals a threshold crossed — regional investors now see Saudi infrastructure as a live target. With King Fahad hit and fresh strikes landing, domestic capital

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AP-NORC Poll: Americans Want Costs Cut and Iran War Ended, Not Trump Probes

🗳️ MIDTERMS — The public wants out of the war Trump is days from escalating. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: AP-NORC polling shows voters prioritizing costs and ending the Iran war over congressional Trump investigations — days before November 3. Trump's post-midterm strike authorization depends on a Congress that may read this

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Citi Warns Oil Price Risks Remain Skewed to Upside Despite Gulf Export Recovery

Canada and Turkey Announce Strategic Partnership on Defense and Energy

Gulf Markets Fall as Fresh Houthi Strikes on Saudi Arabia Raise Regional Risk

AP-NORC Poll: Americans Want Costs Cut and Iran War Ended, Not Trump Probes