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Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for an attack on a Syrian army headquarters in the city of Al-Mayadeen in Deir ez-Zor province that left one soldier dead.

The US Air Force and Northrop Grumman have agreed to raise B-21 Raider stealth bomber production capacity by 25%, drawing on $4.5bn already approved to accelerate delivery of the next-generation strike aircraft.

Iran has begun preparations to redenominate its currency, with the old rial set for full withdrawal by 2030 following a two-year system overhaul and three-year dual-currency transition.

Hungary will only support measures to aid Ukraine if Russian oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline are restored, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said.

The government is racing to meet ambitious targets agreed with the European Commission.

Tech

Cobel Darou has launched semaglutide as Velorita in Iran, targeting a country where six in ten people are overweight, though neither Ozempic nor Wegovy are officially approved by Iranian health regulators.

Single Digital Gateway is intended as a unified portal for information, procedures and digital services offered by public institutions.

For now at least, quadcopters on city patrol are not bringing out the cuffs, they just want to improve your “discipline and foster a culture of public order”.

Financing for Onodrim comes amid a surge in investor interest in European defence technology.

Yerevan wants to turn the country’s scientific and technological heritage into global competitiveness.

Opinion

When US state secretary Marco Rubio toured Hungary and Slovakia last weekend, American liberals were aghast. They were specifically flared up by Rubio openly endorsing the incumbent Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, in upcoming elections.

With its power grid collapsing and tankers turning back mid-ocean, the communist island faces a crisis its friends in Moscow, Beijing and across Latin America are unwilling — or unable — to prevent.

The current global environment calls for a more deliberate effort to strengthen and adapt the partnership between Kazakhstan and the UK for the years ahead, writes Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Yermek Kosherbayev.

After the first meeting in Oman this monthy, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Grossi are meeting in Geneva to try to stop a new war.

The violence that happened in the Yemeni city of Ataq last week that killed five and injured dozens cannot be reduced to a clash between protesters and security forces, nor to a banned rally or raised slogans.

Data

The Bank of Israel Monetary Committee maintained the interest rate at 4%, halting a streak of two consecutive 0.25% cuts implemented in November and January.

Short-term financing conditions remain manageable, but the country faces a steadily worsening debt trajectory over the medium and long term unless significant fiscal adjustments are made, European Commission report says.

Analysts say harsh January weather drove the headline result, as sales of clothing and shoes picked up sharply while other segments performed in line with expectations.

Oil sector to continue to face challenges given lower global crude prices, but overall economic prospects remain broadly positive.

Stronger-than-expected rebound partially offset the contraction recorded in the previous two years, but was not sufficient to fully restore pre-crisis levels.

Features

Japarov administration taking unique approach to improving road safety.

As consumption led growth fades, Poland is betting on investment to catch up with the UK.

For many observers, the three‑phase 2025–26 Myanmar general election was never about democracy. Held in December and January under the auspices of the military junta that seized power in a 2021 coup, the elections were widely dismissed.

India’s healthcare sector is drawing increasing investor attention as rising incomes, urbanisation and expanding insurance coverage fuel demand for hospital services, diagnostics and specialised treatment.

As Central Asia is drawn more and more into China’s orbit, Beijing is emerging not as a source of strain but as a critical stabilising factor in the region.

Blogs

Observers have little idea over what it was all about. Did Berdimuhamedov meet Trump?

The Geneva peace talks on ending the war in Ukraine broke up yesterday with no concrete results. There were no announcements nor any readout of what was discussed.

Kazakhs still seeking answers to questions such as whether president issued his “shoot-to-kill” order on the basis of false information from people who turned out to be conspirators.

Just another day in the Turkish parliament. Homo sapiens rule the world because they represent the only animal that can cooperate flexibly in large numbers.

Cuba’s worsening energy collapse has deepened after Mexico suspended oil shipments to the island under mounting pressure from the US, exposing both Havana’s acute dependence on imported fuel and the limits of Mexico’s diplomatic talks.

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Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment has called on motorists to move away from petrol and diesel vehicles, as more than 120,000 fossil fuel vehicles have already been swapped for electric alternatives under a scheme launched in 2022.

FeroInvest owner Kočo Angjušev talks to bne IntelliNews about North Macedonia’s first battery energy storage system, the country's growing renewables market, and his response to US sanctions.

Funding aimed at vulnerable households, energy-poor citizens and small businesses facing higher costs from the green transition.

India’s leading power company, Adani Power Limited, has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Adani Atomic Energy Limited, marking its formal entry into the country’s nuclear power generation industry

In a statement issued on February 19, DOF director-general Adnan Hussain said the amendment is intended to strengthen regulatory oversight, conservation safeguards and enforcement measures against threats such as bycatch and habitat disruption.

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