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U.S. President Donald Trump outlined plans to refill oil reserves, cut taxes, and reallocate government savings at the FII Priority Summit in Miami. He also criticized Ukraine’s leadership and called for direct talks with Russia.
Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Priority Summit, hosted by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund in Miami, Trump detailed his administration’s economic plans, energy strategy, and foreign policy stance.
At the forefront was his pledge to quickly refill the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), which he said was depleted by his predecessor, Joe Biden, to lower gasoline prices.
📢 “We’ll fill it up fast,” Trump declared, without detailing how or when the reserves would be restored.
His speech also focused on major tax cuts, promising to eliminate taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security benefits while also lowering taxes for workers, businesses, and energy producers.
📢 “We’re going to dramatically cut taxes for families, for workers, and for companies,” he said, adding that companies investing in new U.S. factories and infrastructure would be able to expense 100% of their investments.
Trump also addressed government spending, announcing that his administration is considering returning 20% of savings—from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative—directly to Americans, while another 20% would go toward reducing federal debt.
🌍 Trump’s Stance on Ukraine and Russia
On foreign policy, Trump doubled down on his skepticism toward U.S. support for Ukraine, claiming that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy convinced Washington to spend $350 billion on a war that “never had to start.”
📢 “They’ll never settle that war without our involvement,” Trump said, while criticizing Europe for failing to bring peace.
He also took aim at Zelenskyy’s leadership, questioning his decision to postpone elections and citing unverified casualty figures, claiming that Russia has lost 900,000 soldiers, while Ukraine has lost 700,000.
📢 “I love Ukraine, but Zelensky has done a terrible job. His country is shattered, and millions of people have unnecessarily died.”
Trump argued that diplomacy is needed, stating that “you can’t bring a war to an end if you don’t talk to both sides”. He praised Saudi Arabia’s efforts in hosting negotiations, referring to talks held in Riyadh without Ukraine’s direct participation.
Russia's health watchdog said on Tuesday that no cases of plague had been detected among anyone who had come into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory worker who died last week, and locals said their lives had barely been disrupted.
Russia struck Ukraine overnight in one of the biggest attacks of the conflict, killing at least 19 people, Kyiv's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Around 70 missiles were fired at Ukraine during the attack, as well as drones, the Ministry said.
The Saudi-led coalition says it has carried out a series of military operations against Houthi targets in Yemen after attacks on two Saudi airports left three people dead and dozens injured.
Azerbaijan and the five Central Asian states have signed two key documents at the 8th Consultative Meeting of Heads of State in Turkmenbashi, formalising a broader framework for regional cooperation in transport, trade, energy, digitalisation and security.
An investigation into August Hanning, the former head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), has no connection to Azerbaijan, informed sources have told AnewZ.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Thursday 8 October, that Yerevan will discuss the possible construction of railway connections with the Turkish city of Kars and the Azerbaijani city of Nakhchivan with Russian officials next week, according to local media.
It started with classrooms. Too many students, not enough teachers, deteriorating buildings and growing anxiety over what comes after high school. But within weeks, a movement that began outside French lycées had spread across the country.
Iran says it will deliver its response to recent U.S. proposals through intermediaries, underscoring that communication between the two countries continues indirectly alongside ongoing diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions.
International cooperation, lunar exploration and the growing role of artificial intelligence dominated the third day of a major astronautical conference now underway in Antalya.
Armenian authorities have frozen a wide range of assets belonging to billionaire businessman and opposition politician Gagik Tsarukyan as part of proceedings linked to the confiscation of property allegedly acquired illegally.
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