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CNN has notified the U.S. government that it will file a lawsuit today to protect its rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The White House revoked our journalists' credentials without notice or procedure, citing objections to our reporting.

The Kremlin: The sanctions bill against Russia signed by US President Trump will not help restore US-Russia relations or promote a peaceful resolution in Ukraine. We are in close contact with our trading partners, who have stated that they do not accept this policy.

The Kremlin stated that claims of Russian threats against Europe are false and unacceptable.

Kremlin: We see that the German authorities have rather low approval ratings. This is largely due to Germany's decision to stop buying cheap Russian gas and instead opt for very expensive gas, primarily from the United States.

Kremlin: The Russian-controlled town of Oreschki in the Kherson region of Ukraine is facing food and medicine supply problems.

According to data from the Intercontinental Exchange, the price of near-month wholesale natural gas contracts in the UK fell 5% to 188.15 pence per thm.

Irish Data Protection Commission said on Monday it has fined Alphabet’s Google €403 million ($463 million) for improperly processing location data in web and app activity and location histories. The penalty followed complaints from multiple European consumer groups. Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle said Google’s breaches meant users may not have known their location data was being used to influence them via advertising or to infer interests, eroding control over personal data. The fine is the fourth-largest issued under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation; in 2023 the regulator fined Meta Platforms €1.2 billion for transfers of EU personal data to the United States.

The German central bank says German inflation will remain high due to energy and healthcare factors.

The German central bank predicts that the German economy will grow slightly in the third quarter and recover in the fourth quarter.

According to AFP: The United States has refused to issue visas to Iranian President Peshizian's UN communications team.

A spokesperson for the German Ministry of Economic Affairs stated that the specific details regarding the fuel price ceiling are still being finalized.

A German government spokesperson said the European Commission is expected to propose a tax on windfall profits.

A German economic spokesperson said the government needs to re-examine its reform plans.

A German economic spokesperson said: "We need a clear vision for refineries."

A German government spokesperson stated that there will be no cap on fuel prices under any circumstances.

A German government spokesperson said that fuel price reductions are planned to be implemented starting October 1.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations Office reported that the military informed us that an oil tanker entering the Strait of Hormuz was hit by a projectile. Two crew members sustained minor injuries, and the vessel reported it would continue to its next port of call.

The Tehran Stock Exchange Composite Index closed down 115,000 points today at 7.28 million. Earlier, the index opened up as much as 22,000 points, regaining the 7.3 million mark. The National Copper Corporation of Iran dragged down the index by approximately 31,000 points, while the Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Corporation contributed about 14,000 points to the gains. About 50% of stocks rose, while the other half fell; buy orders exceeded 6 trillion tomans, while sell orders totaled 2.3 trillion tomans. To date, individual investors have net withdrawn 8 billion tomans from gold funds, with fund share prices falling by 2% to 3%.

UK Maritime Trade Operations Office: Received a report of an incident involving a vessel while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

Ukrainian Prime Minister: Russia launched a massive attack on several Ukrainian cities and communities overnight, hitting residential buildings, social infrastructure and businesses.