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INTERVIEW: Moldova seizes its moment

From rapid progress towards EU accession to the reconstruction of neighbouring Ukraine, factors have aligned to make Moldova an attractive FDI destination, says Invest Moldova head Natalia Bejan.

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India sees drop in CO2 emissions as renewables accelerate

India’s power sector has recorded an unusual dip in carbon dioxide output, with emissions falling by 1% in the first half of 2025 compared with a year earlier.

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Washington has “surrendered” in the Central Asia battle for influence, says ex-ambassador

Russia and China now dominate narrative across region, Daniel N. Rosenblum tells students at Yale. If US cuts itself off from the world, “we will ultimately be less secure and less prosperous,” he warns.

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Pakistan gives Saudi Arabia a landmark Article 5 collective security guarantee

In what is likely to be a game-changing decision, Pakistan, a nuclear power, has given Saudi Arabia an Article 5-like collective security guarantee.

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Erdogan secretly hosted Donald Trump Jr. at Istanbul palace, claims opposition leader

Meeting took place even amid outrage at White House plan to disperse Gaza Strip Palestinians to countries including Turkey, Ozgur Ozel tells rally.

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Indonesia’s Raja Ampat - tourism hub or den of corruption?

In recent years, Indonesia has doubled down on promoting Raja Ampat, a remote archipelago in West Papua famed for its biodiversity, as a global eco-tourism icon.

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Flood corruption scandal shakes the Philippines

The Philippines is grappling with a widespread controversy surrounding its flood control programme, with allegations of billions of pesos being siphoned off from projects meant to protect vulnerable communities.

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Russian team comes dead last in Hungary’s annual grave digging contest

In a surprise move, Hungary invited a Russian team to its annual grave digging competition. In an even bigger surprise the team from Novosibirsk came dead last.

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Europe’s summer heatwaves killed more than 16,000 people

Turkey’s e-imports soar to 12 times e-exports

Taiwan central bank maintains rates as growth momentum strengthens

Europe’s summer heatwaves killed more than 16,000 people

The heatwaves that swept the Continent were responsible for more than two-thirds of the 24,400 heat-related deaths estimated in Europe this summer, or 16,266 people, according to a new study conducted by scientists at Imperial College London.

Turkey’s e-imports soar to 12 times e-exports

Numbers highlight Turkish consumers’ growing appetite for low‑cost overseas platforms such as China's online marketplace Temu and e-commerce fast fashion giant Shein.

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US president says he brought peace to “Aberbaijan” and Albania as he touts his peacemaker credentials during UK state visit.

Iran conducts evening ballistic missile test at Semnan range with Sejjil-class system, residents report dramatic launch amid heightened security around military facility.

UNDP warns of stagnation and rising vulnerability across the region amid "overlapping crises".

Gulf Defence Council condemns Israeli attack on Qatar, approves enhanced intelligence sharing and joint military exercises to strengthen regional defence integration mechanisms.

Opposition lawmakers disrupted Prime Minister Edi Rama’s presentation of Diella, the world’s first AI-generated government minister.

Tech

UAE's RAKEZ partners with India economic council to launch startup series supporting entrepreneurship and global expansion opportunities for both countries.

Iranian communications deputy admits filtering policies have created unsafe, polluted internet network whilst domestic messaging platforms show significant growth.

Dozens of Israeli actors fall victim to an alleged Iranian phishing campaign disguised as a film casting call, prompting security warnings over identity document theft.

Move comes in wake of Ankara court's zapping of tweets from AI chatbot seen as directing insults at country's leader Erdogan.

Amazon has acquired a stake in Colombian delivery platform Rappi through a $25mn convertible note, gearing up to challenge MercadoLibre's dominance across Latin America's booming e-commerce landscape.

Opinion

Timothy Ash, senior sovereign strategist at BlueBay Asset Management in London, says European policymakers are belatedly waking up to the fact that the war in Ukraine is set to be prolonged — and that they alone may have to foot the bill.

The recent peace breakthrough between Armenia and Azerbaijan is a major diplomatic win for the United States and a setback for Russia, according to a new report published by the Atlantic Council.

Xi Jinping needs to think again before he sends so many young Chinese men and women to their deaths on Taiwan, for if the PLA does one day dare to land, they will be buried here.

“A crisis is drawing ever closer. It will break in Ukraine, but it won’t begin on the frontlines, where the country’s battle-weary brigades continue to impose a brutal cost on the Russian invader," writes Timothy Ash of BlueBay Asset Management.

Every Turk up and down the country has an opinion on what Erdogan is up to.

Data

Consumer prices declined in 70 Russian regions in August compared with July, according to data released by the Central Bank of Russia on September 18, as annual inflation also eased in 77 of the country’s regions. (chart)

Belarus’ economy expanded by 1.6% in the period from January to August 2025, according to preliminary estimates from the National Statistical Committee, state news agency BelTA reported on 17 September.

An overwhelming majority of Ukrainians remain committed to resisting Russia’s invasion and reject Moscow’s latest peace proposals, even as many recognise that the war is unlikely to end soon, according to a new survey by the KIIS.

Real estate remains the most popular option overall but younger investors are leading a shift towards stock market investing, says survey commissioned by Revolut.

The Economist Democracy Index rates countries on the state of their governing system each year. In the latest edition, corresponding to the year 2024, only 25 countries (6.6% of the world's population) have been rated as "full democracies"

Features

US terminates Iran Chabahar port sanctions waiver from September 29, jeopardising India's strategic trade operations and regional connectivity initiatives through the key facility.

The European Commission is floating a new idea of how to “creatively” tap Russia’s $300bn of frozen assets without the need to appropriate, which is legally questionable, by replacing the money transferred to Kyiv with EU-backed bonds.

Golden age of spaceport is long over, with Moscow focused on facilities in Russia. Kazakhstan, however, hopes it can find profitable niche in launching satellites.

The Central Bank of Russia has quietly acknowledged growing financial distress among the country’s largest companies, identifying 13 corporations as "truly problematic" borrowers at the end of the first quarter.

Iranian authorities arrest driver who opened fire with Kalashnikov rifle during road dispute on busy Chalous highway connecting Tehran to Caspian coast.

Blogs

Turks hit back with a storm of “patriotic” response.

It’s increasingly looking like a clash of civilisations, isn’t it? In the last 24 hours there was yet another Global South summit where the collective leaders of the world’s biggest countries gathered to show unity in the face of US aggression.

The coalition of the willing Paris summit on September 4 ended in disaster. The European team has been working really hard for several weeks to thrash out a plan to save Ukraine and came together in Paris.

Milorad Dodik has been stripped of his role as president of Bosnia's Republika Srpska but he is continuing to operate as if still in power.

Kosovans are running out of patience with the political crisis that has persisted since the February general election, taking its toll on the country’s economy.

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Indian engineering giant Larsen & Toubro has secured a major order valued at up to $285mn from the state-owned Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd for works at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu

When Russian prime minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that Vladimir Putin had approved more than 4,500km of new high-speed rail, the tone was businesslike, almost perfunctory, but the project could be a game-changer.

Industry associations say that without rapid intervention, Croatia risks increasing fossil fuel imports, losing market confidence and undermining climate and energy objectives.

Russia has announced an ambitious programme to double its nuclear power plant fleet with 38 new reactors, according to the state-owned nuclear power agency Rosatom.

The deal, concluded virtually on September 16 falls under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, which allows countries to cooperate on reducing greenhouse gas emissions through cross-border carbon credit schemes.

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