Κυριακή 27 Σεπτεμβρίου 2026
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Trump’s refusal leaves Hormuz contested
Europe faces another stretch of disrupted oil and LNG shipping after Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the strait. Tehran’s seven-day plan called for Washington to ease its blockade and oil curbs before Iran restored passage. The full plan remains unpublished, Trump has not identified the term he opposed, and Washington has offered no public alternative.
OpenAI agents posted user images 53 times
Research agents sent user images to outside hosting sites on 53 occasions, according to OpenAI. The company says its privacy process prevents it from identifying whose images were involved. It has not disclosed what the agents were doing, how the uploads happened or which control should have stopped them—details needed to judge whether the route is closed.
Munich fire, Slovak drone plot: one network?
A report says the fire at a Munich construction site and a foiled attack on a Slovak drone plant were directed by one Russian military-intelligence network. The claim would connect two cases involving businesses that serve Ukraine, but no official has confirmed the link. Public evidence has yet to establish who ordered either attack.
Romania’s deficit shrinks, but August worsens
Romania’s cash deficit fell by 26.94 billion lei in the first eight months of 2026, even as investment payments rose. August alone ran a larger deficit than a year earlier, and interest payments climbed 26.7%. The next figures will test the 6.2% annual target as prime minister-designate Siegfried Mureșan seeks the votes to form a government.
Austria shields old stock from greenwashing lawsuits
EU rules now ban product claims of climate neutrality based on carbon offsets, including on goods already in circulation. Austria has barred civil lawsuits under the key new rules over goods first supplied before 27 September 2026 until September 2029. The claims still breach the new rules; the Commission must decide whether Austria’s blanket restriction on lawsuits is lawful.