Trump says Russia will supply diesel to US; Treasury licenses it through April 2027

Trump wrote on Truth Social that the US was having "productive discussions" with Iran and "will not be attacking Iran at any time" before the midterms. Later he said the war would end soon "one way or the other". Brent fell to about $103 a barrel. CENTCOM said it had redirected 133 vessels and the blockade was "ironclad". The IRGC said it struck an LPG tanker using an "illegal route", and a vessel was hit off the UAE coast.

A Russian glide bomb hit two buses in Kramatorsk on Thursday, killing at least 30; Ukrainian officials reported at least 41 dead across the country. Over 3 million Kyiv residents lost power, Ukrenergo said Russia was now hitting transmission lines, and most of Odesa lost power and water. Ukraine called an emergency UN Security Council meeting. Witkoff and Kushner planned to visit Moscow, and Russia wanted sanctions relief for a partial energy truce. The Kremlin said Putin told Trump Russia's war aims were unchanged.

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake, first reported as 8.0 and revised to about 7.6-7.7, struck off Panama's southern Pacific coast at 17:56 UTC, damaging buildings and prompting evacuations in Panama City. Tsunami warnings went out for countries including Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Chile. A magnitude 5.8 aftershock followed about 40 minutes later and a 6.6 quake hit near Río Grande at 20:25 UTC; the Panama Canal Authority said the waterway was operating normally.

Isaias, the Atlantic season's first hurricane, strengthened to Category 3 and was lashing the Gulf Coast with wind and rain on Friday evening. Landfall was expected Friday night near the Alabama-Florida line, with a life-threatening storm surge of up to 7ft. Florida, Alabama and Mississippi declared emergencies, with mandatory evacuations in parts of Florida. Millions were under hurricane warnings, and Gulf producers shut in about 1.5 million barrels a day of oil. Trump cancelled his Saturday trip to the Alabama-Georgia game.

The Trump administration sanctioned the ICC as an institution, barring transactions after a six-month grace period. Rubio said the US wanted to "paralyse" what he called a "rogue court". The EU called the move "deeply regrettable", UN chief Guterres said he was "deeply alarmed", and European states, Canada and Japan backed the court; Netanyahu hailed the sanctions. Pillay, who chaired the UN inquiry that found Israel committed genocide in Gaza, dedicated her prize to survivors; Israel condemned the award.

Riyadh was hit by missile fire for a second day, with a third Houthi-claimed attack on King Khalid airport on Thursday. Saudi authorities said three Saudi citizens were killed in attacks on the airport and a Saudia aircraft. The airport reopened on Friday. Lufthansa Group and Air India suspended Riyadh flights, and the UK advised against all but essential travel to Riyadh and several other areas. The coalition said it had destroyed 136 Houthi targets as the UN warned of "full-scale war".