That’s nine seconds of silence by the way. Then the smile.

POLITICO: Next month, you'll be only NATO leader aside from Trump to attend APEC summit in China. Do you plan to seek a meeting with Putin while there? CARNEY: No. I don't. My message to him would be, "We're going to tighten sanctions. Get out of Ukraine. Stop your war crimes." POLITICO: We had some breaking news today, just shortly before we sat down here. Russian hockey teams are likely to be let back into international tournaments. Canada is hosting the under-20 championship in Alberta. What do you make of the idea that Russian teams will be competing once again? CARNEY: I wasn't aware of it. It's unwelcome. POLITICO: Do you consider... CARNEY: I'll think about it.🔚 This decision to let Russian hockey teams back into international tournaments is monstrous. I hope other countries will refuse to compete alongside Russia as they continue murdering our people, including athletes. On the first question, Carney is based as always.

RAFAEL GROSSI LOGRÓ SU MEJOR VOTACIÓN PARA SER SECRETARIO GENERAL DE LA ONU Lectura rápida El argentino, actual director del Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica (OIEA), obtuvo nueve apoyos, cuatro rechazos y dos votos sin opinión en la séptima ronda de votación del Consejo de Seguridad. Fue su mejor resultado hasta ahora y se mantiene en carrera para suceder a António Guterres. Los resultados de la votación La costarricense Rebeca Grynspan volvió a obtener la mayor cantidad de apoyos, con 11 votos a favor y cuatro en contra. Grossi quedó detrás de ella, en una votación no vinculante en la que todavía no se definió al próximo secretario general. El papel de las grandes potencias Para acceder al cargo, un candidato necesita al menos nueve votos y evitar el veto de los cinco miembros permanentes del Consejo de Seguridad. En esta ronda se utilizaron papeletas del mismo color, por lo que no se pudo identificar si alguna de esas potencias rechazó a un aspirante. (+) en Clarín: clar.in/4ixOJ7t

Rezaei on the U.S.-Iran negotiation track: "The second offer was better than the first offer, but an explicit message was passed to them. Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi told them: 'Iran is suspicious of you. You want to negotiate, and then attack after the elections.' After we said this, their third response reached us, and it was much better than the previous ones. It made clear that the Americans are ready to accept your seven conditions. After that, we still had a few unclear points. Yesterday these answers were passed to Araghchi, and discussions in this new round began."

Still, the finest documentary series ever made.

BREAKING!! G20 foreign ministers wrapped two days of talks in Atlanta with a U.S.-led focus on energy security, supply chains and geopolitical tensions. Notably absent: any mention of Russia, Ukraine or the war between them in the chair’s statement. 👇

Julianna Rozek. Just 34 years old. An Australian woman of Ukrainian descent who could have lived a peaceful, safe life in Melbourne. But she chose Ukraine. Julianna came not to fight, but to help. Alongside other volunteers from Repair Together, she helped rebuild Ukrainian homes and villages devastated by Russian aggression. She helped people she had never met because their suffering mattered to her. On September 6, 2026, Julianna tragically lost her life in the Kyiv region alongside her partner, Irishman Darren Martin. Their lives ended in a fire at the house where they were staying. They still had so much to live for, so much more they wanted to do. I am a Ukrainian war veteran. I know the value of human life, and I will never stop thanking the foreigners who come to help my country during its darkest hours. Julianna, thank you for your enormous heart, your kindness, and every day you devoted to Ukraine. Thank you for refusing to turn your back on our people. You didn't have to help us. But you did. May you and Darren rest in peace. My deepest condolences to your families and loved ones. Ukraine must never forget those who stood beside us when we needed them most. Thank you, Julianna. Rest in peace. 🇺🇦🇦🇺🇮🇪 P.S. I'm gradually moving from X to Substack, where I continue sharing my stories and writing about Ukraine. You can follow and support my work here: mykhailorohoza.substack.com

RT @BabakVahdad: Speaking on Iranian state television tonight, Mohsen Rezaei confirmed that no official decision has been taken to revise I…

“If war breaks out again, do we want to maintain our previous doctrine?”

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei: I have read Vance’s letter but have not yet replied. Their tone has changed completely, which is a good sign. The Iranian people have consolidated their victory. No new official decision has been made on changing our nuclear doctrine, but the question is being discussed: if war breaks out again, do we want to maintain our previous doctrine?

מקןר דיפלומטי אומר לי: המתווכים הקטארים בראשות עלי אל-ת'וואדי ממשיכים בשיחות עם סגן שר החוץ האיראני בדוחא. המתווכים הקטארים נמצאים בקשר שוטף עם הבית הלבן. בשלב זה אין עוד הסכם על חידוש מו"מ ישיר בין ארה"ב לאיראן ואין מועד להגעת משלחת אמריקנית לדוחא

#Iran FM: Our conditions include lifting post-Islamabad MoU sanctions, reducing US forces in region, restoring oil waivers, releasing all frozen assets, recognizing new shipping lane in Strait of Hormuz set with Oman while closing others, & ending war on all fronts incl. Lebanon.

“Still very far”

عراقچی: هیئتی از #ایران راهی دوحه شده ومعاون من برای ادامه رایزنی‌ها در قطر حضور دارد. میانجی‌ها پیشنهادهایی درباره موضوع هسته‌ای ارائه کرده‌اند که در چارچوب مرحله دوم در حال بررسی آن‌ها هستیم. پس از موافقت واشنگتن با شروطمان، درباره مستقیم یا غیرمستقیم بودن مذاکرات تصمیم میگیریم

Long past time we booted Martinez out. Loud mouth. Little quality left.

#Iran FM: We've carefully reviewed JD Vance’s letter in high-level meetings. If Washington aims to sow discord by the letter, it’s another mistake added to its past ones. We see no need to meet US now; our conditions are clear & mediators continue consultations on them.-AlJazeera

Exactly. “The call was not intended as a breakthrough in itself. It was one step in a diplomatic sequence designed to keep the negotiations moving and ultimately bring the two presidents together.”

NEW: @Keir_Starmer has made his first major intervention since stepping down as prime minister He urges Europe and Britain not to be “caught asleep” again in the face of rising security challenges, calls for a “common security framework” between the EU and the UK, and warns the Trump presidency is not an “aberration” but a “permanent change” Starmer says: “A stronger Europe is vital and the UK must be at the heart of it. Europe has twice been caught asleep - failing to anticipate and prepare for predictable events. "First when Russia’s attack on Ukraine exposed long-standing European weaknesses on defence and security; and second when President Trump made clear, once and for all, that the US will no longer bankroll our European security. We have to catch up. “I will say here what I have said to European leaders. This is about responding to a permanent change of affairs, not an aberration of the Trump Presidency. Things will not go back to the way they were before. “That doesn’t mean the US relationship is no longer important. On the contrary, the military, security and intelligence alliance is far too strong for that. But it does mean enabling Europe to take on far more responsibility for its own defence and security. “Increased defence spending is a part of that, but the challenge goes far beyond that. We need to build up pan-European co-operation and co-ordination on defence and security - a common security framework as much as a common market. The EU is changing to respond to that, but it cannot be the EU alone when Europe’s periphery is core to its defence. “Britain must be central to that project. We are one of two nuclear powers. We are a leading NATO member. We have a viable next generation fighter jet programme. And we are pledged to work alongside European allies to guarantee security in Ukraine. "Ireland and the UK stand side by side in the coalition of the willing and with Ukraine, working together to guarantee and shape the security of our continent. I hope and believe that Britain’s relationship with its friends and allies can and should be strengthened by this urgent and common security project.” He spoke in Dublin after meeting Taoiseach Micheal Martin and being given an award by the British Irish Chamber of Commerce

Is the U.S. really planning on nominating Viktor Orban to be U.N. Secretary General? Turns out it's a prank by a MAGA wannabe at the State Department—and the Trump administration is not happy about it. My latest. puck.news/s/7qzrrwfd/twa

The events unfolding tonight at Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal are very serious indeed. We appear to be witnessing an unprecedented confrontation over the government’s use of state power and the independence and authority of a constitutional institution. Both sides offer sharply different accounts of what happened and why. Whatever the facts ultimately establish, thousands gathering outside the Tribunal make an already dangerous situation more combustible. The last thing Poland needs is a confrontation that spirals into something far worse. America is on Poland’s side. It is not our place to judge or interfere in its internal affairs. Our concern is for the stability, security, and democratic future of a country we are proud to call our friend and ally. I hope everyone involved—government officials, law enforcement, and demonstrators alike, to take a deep breath, and don’t take any action that could provoke violence or further escalation. Americans and @POTUS care deeply about this country, its democracy, and its future. But Poland’s strength ultimately must come from within—from its people, its institutions, and their shared commitment to the rule of law. Poland has come too far and accomplished too much to let political differences, no matter how strongly felt, put any of that at risk.

Something notable in the press conference: while Carney and von der Leyen raved about "associate membership", Costa did not use the term once. He instead followed the language agreed by member states: "an ever closer association."