Portland deployment, Ukraine, Iran, Moldova and Fat Bear Week

From Reuters.

U.S. President Donald Trump orders military deployment to Portland, Oregon (https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-orders-deployment-troops-portland-ice-facilities-2025-09-27/) , directing troops to protect ICE facilities from what he calls "domestic terrorists". Russia launches a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine (https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russian-launches-major-drone-missile-attack-ukraine-still-ongoing-2025-09-28/) . The UN reinstates sweeping sanctions on Iran (https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-defiant-restored-sanctions-it-recalls-ambassadors-2025-09-27/) . Moldovan voters (https://www.reuters.com/investigations/holy-war-how-russia-recruited-orthodox-priests-sway-moldovas-voters-2025-09-26/) head to the polls. Plus, a dinosaur’s deadly last meal (https://www.reuters.com/science/how-mean-was-this-new-argentine-dinosaur-it-had-croc-leg-its-jaws-2025-09-23/) and the final days of Fat Bear Week.

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