Brazil holds the first round of its presidential election on Sunday, October 4. Polls show President Lula narrowly ahead of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. The US has suspended consular services in Brazil, citing security concerns.

The US is sending the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier group and about 9,000 sailors and Marines to the Middle East. President Trump has rejected Iran's latest proposal as "not good enough".

Essar Group's US arm Mesabi Metallics will build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, announced by President Trump as the largest in US history. It will use ore from a new Minnesota mine, create about 1,750 permanent jobs and start production in 2030.

Xi Jinping's US state visit ended with a limited deal on farm goods and medical devices and a truce extended to January 10, 2027. Taiwan, chips and rare earths remain unresolved.

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The US and China extended their trade truce by two months to January 10, 2027, giving negotiators more time to pursue a broader economic agreement.

China confirms Xi Jinping will visit the US September 23–25 for talks with President Trump. Here is what is officially known and what remains unannounced.

Zelenskyy and Trump will meet in New York as diplomacy resumes. The meeting is confirmed, but no ceasefire formula or peace agreement has been announced.

Trump says the Iran war is "hopefully" near its end and claims direct contact with Tehran, but Iranian officials call it mixed signals amid a UN war crimes probe.

Trump says Venezuelan crude will be used to refill the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve, but supplies have not arrived and key terms remain undisclosed.

A federal judge rejected Donald Trump’s latest effort to move his New York hush-money conviction to federal court. The conviction remains while state appeals continue.