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Iran's army says an 'Iranian order' holds in Hormuz; AP calls it 'the fighting with Iran' and names no one else
Two Iranian military claims about the Strait of Hormuz reached print on 29 September. Iran's army says the waterway is Iranian. The Revolutionary Guards say US warships can …

Energy, economic ties or Ukraine: Vedomosti, TASS and a Reuters account give three subjects for Dmitriev's Washington talks
The White House confirms that Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's investment envoy, met US officials in Washington on 28 September. It has not said what they discussed. Five Russian reports …

NewsMaker says nothing is short yet; Reuters and Le Figaro give no reason at all
Moldova takes 60 days of emergency powers over energy and water. Three reports, one vote, and only the Moldovan outlet says why — to say there is no …

Fico calls fuel prices "proof of EU cynicism"; Le Figaro dates the gap to the Middle East; Athens argues over arithmetic
Seven reports from four outlets give five causes for the same rise. One carries a number with its base: petrol in Romania up 6.6% in a month against …

Carpathian Summit: 50 'planned projects' or 50 'agreements prepared for signing', and six countries or a 'Carpathian Eight'?
Two Ukrainian outlets quote Zelensky on the same €1bn but describe different things. Two outlets list six countries at the declaration. A third reports a 'Carpathian Eight' of …

Trump says the two sides "agreed"; Zelensky says only that he is "ready to support"; Russia has not commented
Four reports on one announcement about strikes on power plants and refineries. Neither of the two governments named in it announced it.

Welt says there is "only one relevant trigger"; Efimerida ton Syntakton says it is "the profiteering party"
Six reports from Germany, Greece and Austria describe the same record at the pump and name four different causes for it. Two carry a number. None says what …

Al Jazeera carries Trump blaming Ukraine's strikes; IRNA and Shargh carry $9.99 and no cause at all
Three reports, one filling-station price board, and only one of them says why the number is there.

Regnum says Trump "demanded", Ukrainska Pravda says he "asked", Vedomosti says the ask was not to block Russian diesel exports
Nine reports on this desk carry one remark Trump made to journalists on 13 September. They give it four different verbs, three different targets, and no answer from …

Suspilne says two Russian refineries are on fire; TASS answers a "40-day plan" and calls it escalation
Four reports carry Ukraine's claim of what it hit. Five carry Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov calling the plan a step toward escalation. None carries both, and none we …

Reuters says a 'Russian official' will go to Houston; Le Figaro says a diplomat, the second since 2022
Reuters and Le Figaro both cite the White House for news that Russia will attend next week's G20 energy meeting. Neither names the Russian. Only Le Figaro says …

Ziarul de Gardă says the Ryazan refinery "has ceased operations"; Moscow's account says only that damaged refineries must be "restored"
Three reports on drones hitting Russian targets. One dates the attack, one counts 28 people hurt, one names neither a plant nor an attacker. Not one of the …

Kremlin says Europe is "hurting itself" over Russian gas; Der Standard says Chinese buyers pushed oil past 100 dollars
Six reports on one week of rising European energy bills name four different culprits. Two carry a number, and one of those two is a trade body's forecast.

Kyiv's outlets and ASTRA name the Ryazan refinery; Interfax and Vedomosti name no facility at all
Drones reached Ryazan, Rostov, Kursk, Voronezh and Bryansk overnight on 5-6 September. Governor Pavel Malkov, whom every side quotes, said only that debris from downed drones started a …
One diesel record, three framings: the Iran war, Trump's holdings, and a price only one outlet prints
Four reports carry a US diesel record on 4 September. The New York Times says the war in Iran drove it, MSNBC says the president stands to gain …
The US energy secretary says 17 million barrels crossed Hormuz on Monday. AFP says Iran has shut the strait.
LBCI carried it as a single line of ticker at 08:01 on Wednesday 2 September: US energy secretary Chris Wright told CNBC that more than 17 million barrels …