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Russia moves North Korean missile unit into Voronezh region, Ukraine says

Russia is preparing to station a missile unit made up of North Korean troops in the Voronezh region, Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate said on August 5, according to Reuters. The roughly 90-strong unit is to be folded into Russia's 112th...

Ukraine turns to hunting Russia's missile launchers as its interceptors run dry

Russia fired 24 ballistic missiles, four Zircon or Onyx cruise missiles and 115 drones at Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight on August 5, killing 17 people and injuring 44, part of a pattern of attacks that has pushed Ukraine, now out of...

Trump skyscraper in Dubai enters next construction phase

Trump International Hotel & Tower, Dubai, has entered its next phase of construction following the award of its podium construction contract.

Israel receives largest-ever submarine from Germany

Israel has received its largest and most expensive submarine, with ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems TKMS completing delivery of the IMS Drakon to the Israel Navy.

Argentina renews $19bn China swap line for five more years

Argentina’s central bank has renewed its currency swap agreement with the People’s Bank of China for five years, extending the facility to 2031 and locking in more than $19bn of support for the country’s international reserves.

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Kazakhstan may face sanctions risks from drone-hit Wildberries expansion, say observers

Chances Ukraine would attack logistics of ecommerce giant moved to Russia's neighbour seen as "zero", but dual-use items in stock would be a worry.

Russia's mobile internet 'whitelist' mode has quietly become permanent

Russia's mobile internet 'whitelist' mode - restricting access to a government-approved list of services - has shifted from an emergency drone-defence measure into a permanent feature of daily life, with only 30.5% of mobile sessions in central...

Putin signs law bringing Russia's crypto market under central bank licensing

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on August 4 that for the first time comprehensively regulates the circulation of digital currencies and digital rights in Russia, TASS reported, establishing comprehensive digital currency rules.

Visa acquires Israeli cybersecurity company BioCatch for $2.4bn

Visa has agreed to acquire Israeli digital fraud prevention company BioCatch for $2.4bn in cash in the latest tech deal between Israeli and US tech and finance firms.

China leads global humanoid robot investment race as US moves to ban Chinese machines

Humanoid robotics has become one of the fastest-growing corners of the global technology industry - and one of the newest fronts in the US-China tech rivalry.

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Opinion

MENDEL: Before the Harsh Winter: Ukraine’s Quiet Exodus and the Regions Left in Shadow

As Ukraine goes through the fifth year of full-scale war, a quiet but unmistakable movement is underway. Families are packing what they can, often saying goodbye to aging parents and family dogs, and leaving for safer ground.

Bulgaria's foreign policy balancing act raises concerns over European unity

Bulgaria is increasingly pursuing a transactional foreign policy that risks weakening European cohesion, says a new ECFR paper.

COMMENT: Ukraine's refinery campaign is turning oil into Russia's weakest economic link

Ukraine's long-range drone campaign against Russia's oil industry is simultaneously hitting three sensitive areas of the war economy at once: fuel production, domestic logistics of petroleum products, and fiscal stability.

TCHAKAROV: The Kyrgyz som’s calm is getting expensive

The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has sold almost $1.5bn through nine foreign-exchange interventions since the start of 2026.

MACRO ADVISORY: Best Eurasia books published in 1H26

Macro-Advisory Limited has issued its annual mid-year compilation of the best business, political and general interest books published in 1H26, covering the twelve states in the Eurasia region plus Iran and Afghanistan.

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Kazakhstan services PMI hits highest level in more than 12 months

Stronger new business gains. Cost inflation weakest in months. Confidence, however, retreats to six-month low.

Czech inflation accelerates to 1.7% in July, according to flash estimate

Service prices registered the highest growth, rising by 4.7% y/y, while the greatest easing was registered in the food and non-alcoholic beverages basket.

Uzbekistan’s headline inflation slows to 6.4% in July from 8.9% a year earlier

Gasoline prices soar 21.7%.

Bulgarians still EU's heaviest smokers

Bulgaria had the highest proportion of daily users of tobacco and related nicotine products in the European Union in 2025, even as smoking rates across the bloc edged lower.

Russia’s services sector remains in contraction as fuel shortages drive costs higher

Russia’s services sector remained under pressure in July as weak consumer demand and falling purchasing power continued to weigh on business activity, while fuel shortages pushed up transport costs and renewed inflationary pressures.

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Features

Pentagon drafts new nuclear strategy weighing tactical weapons against Russia, China

The US Department of Defense is drafting a new nuclear strategy weighing tactical nuclear weapons against Russia and China, NBC News reported on August 5, landing against a backdrop of Russia's 2024 doctrine loosening and 2026 nuclear signalling,...

Iranian President Pezeshkian finally meets the new supreme leader, maybe?

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was driven to an undisclosed Tehran location and seated in the dark beside a man he could not see, later asking whether the voice he heard really belonged to supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei - the only known...

INTERVIEW: Hungarian deep-tech Edortech eyes global battery market with patented tin-alloy anode platform

CEO Adam Vida talks to IntelliNews about Edortech's ONLi platform and its ambitions to build a European supply chain for next-generation batteries.

US has burned through half Patriot, 80% of THAAD interceptors fighting Iran – CNN

The US military has used up nearly 80% of its interceptors for the THAAD missile defence system fighting Iran, with senior commanders warning the Pentagon's munitions stockpile is dangerously low, CNN reported on August 4, citing multiple sources...

North Macedonia battles wildfires and water contamination as Europe’s drought intensifies

Europe’s worst drought in decades is disrupting transport, energy and agriculture, with the Balkans increasingly feeling the impact of extreme heat and water shortages.

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Blogs

ISTANBUL BLOG: Turkey probes TV presenter who called Syria’s al-Sharaa a “terrorist with a tie”

Dubious rise to the top is questioned. Watchdog says remarks “incompatible with foreign policy vision”.

CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Unjust bureaucratic hurdles are wrecking legit UK travel dreams

Tourist visas denied based on highly subjective assessments of financial means and intentions to use “return” section of plane ticket.

MOSCOW BLOG: The Nato-Russia clash mission creep

The stochastic war continues to escalate into a brutal tit-for-tat missile war with both sides continuously rolling out new and improved weapons that could eventually lead to a direct clash between Nato and Russia.

MOSCOW BLOG: Hitting the Wildberries warehouse is a lot more painful than it looks

The tit-for-tat missile war escalated at the weekend after Ukraine hit the largest distribution centre belonging to Wildberries, the “Amazon of Russia.” The Kremlin hit back the next day with a massive drone and missile barrage.

KYIV BLOG: What is Ukraine’s future: Afghanistan or Finland?

What is in store for Ukraine? There are two starkly different possibilities. It can become Finland — a country that lost a war, lost a tenth of its territory, swallowed neutrality, and then got rich. Or it can become Afghanistan.

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Taiwan may issue sea warning as another typhoon approaches

The heaviest rainfall is expected over the weekend and torrential rain is possible in mountainous areas of northern Taiwan, while heavy rain is forecast across northern and central Taiwan and Matsu.

Global textile trade's hidden water costs threaten emerging market supply chains

Countries including Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Uzbekistan have sought to move up global textile value chains but climate change and water scarcity make traditional production models increasingly vulnerable, says Chatham House report.

UK's GBP21.7bn carbon-capture bet faces a credibility gap - Carbon Brief

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) - technology that catches CO2 from a factory or power plant and injects it underground - is central to most official net-zero roadmaps, but remains marginal in practice and mired in controversy.

China expands nuclear build as capacity overtakes France

China has approved the construction of eight more nuclear reactors, extending the country's rapid expansion of atomic power as newly completed units enter service and installed capacity moves ahead of France for the first time.

Water shortages leave 40 villages in Iraq's Diyala facing severe drought

More than 40 villages south of Bahraz in Iraq's Diyala province face acute water shortages, forcing residents to rely on wells, as authorities push to dredge the Khrisan river before the next irrigation season.

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