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São Paulo governor Tarcísio de Freitas' apparent retreat from presidential ambitions has upended Brazil's 2026 race, alarming President Lula's leftist allies while breathing new life into alternative rightwing candidates.

Moscow backed claims of Western involvement in a major anti-government rally in Tbilisi on October 4, which the country’s political opposition had ambitiously billed as a “peaceful revolution”.

Institute for the Study of War says Kremlin is fearful that expanded long-range strike capabilities for Ukraine would erode the sanctuary Russia currently enjoys in its rear.

Iran's Hormozgan judiciary acquits German national Lennart Monterlos of espionage charges after arrest during 12-day war with Israel, though prosecutor retains right to appeal the Revolutionary Court's verdict.

Etu has secured structured financing from Mauritius Commercial Bank and TotalEnergies Trading SA to fund its 7.5% stake in Block 17/06. The deal advances Etu’s plan to lift output to 80,000 bpd by 2030.

Tech

Serbia is among the last countries in Central and Eastern Europe to allocate 5G spectrum, reflecting policy delays that have slowed the adoption of advanced digital services, cloud computing and Industry 4.0 technologies.

Country aims to be fully digital state by 2028. Ministry of Artificial Intelligence was opened in August.

Electronic payments in North Macedonia continued their strong upward trend, as citizens increasingly opted for mobile applications and payment cards instead of over-the-counter transactions, the National Bank said.

The Russian government has unveiled a sweeping package of draft legislation billed as a crackdown on online fraud, but rights groups warn it will significantly expand state surveillance powers and online repression, Meduza reported on September 30.

A team of Chinese researchers has developed a new iron-making technology that can complete smelting in as little as three seconds, a 3,600-fold increase in efficiency compared to conventional blast furnace methods, Interesting Engineering reports.

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Central Asia lies at the crossroads of major geopolitical and regional interests. Until recently, the countries of the region managed to balance between Russia, China, Turkey, and the collective West. Now China plays an increasingly impoortant role.

When Vladimir Putin first came to power, Russia was grappling with a demographic crisis. A quarter of a century later, the country faces another one—this time more severe, more complex, and more resistant to the tools previously used to contain it.

Four extraordinary events happened last week within the span of just 72 hours; a week which may well be remembered as one of the most consequential in the transition from Pax Americana to the multipolar world.

European officials fear that US President Donald Trump’s dramatic U-turn on Ukraine is a back door plan to shift responsibility for the West’s failure to prevent Ukraine’s defeat in its war with Russia or help it recover afterwards.

As an analyst warns of a “near police state”, the president’s rival pleads from his jail cell for democrats everywhere to take an interest.

Data

Business confidence hits 28-month low. Companies cautious with new tax rules on horizon.

According to projections from the Bank of Thailand, as the central bank grapples with faltering growth, external headwinds and limited inflationary pressure, the nation’s policy of monetary easing is likely to continue past the new year into 2026.

Central bank wants figure below 30% by year's end.

Ukrainian ports processed 134,191 TEU in 8M25, more than during the whole of 2024, according to the Association of International Freight Forwarders of Ukraine.

Iran's Central Bank plans major currency supply intervention in Tehran and Dubai unofficial markets next week to reduce dollar rate from current IRR1.175mn level.

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Iran is fast running out of water fast and the country's president wants to move the capital immediately.

The world order is changing. The emerging markets are coming of age and they are setting up a raft of largely non-Western Global Emerging Markets Institutions (GEMIs) to coordinate their lives. Trade is the glue that binds them together.

India’s home textile industry is bracing for one of its most challenging years, after the United States imposed steep tariffs of 50% on a broad set of Indian exports with effect from August 27

The international order is breaking up as the Global Emerging Markets build a raft of new non-Western interlocking international institutions to run their vision of a new multipolar world order.

As Slovenia’s population ages, the overhaul of the pension system is becoming one of its defining political struggles of the decade.

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Czech populist stalwart Andrej Babiš and his ANO party are projected to make a comeback after this week's elections, raising questions about the country's future direction.

The authorities in Chisinau have responded to Russian interference with strategies that would, under normal circumstances, be considered on the verge of unconstitutional.

Trump bails out Argentina with $20bn while slapping 50% tariffs on Brazil to protest Bolsonaro's coup conviction. His ideology-driven policy risks pushing both nations toward China—exactly what Washington hoped to prevent.

Billionaire loses presidency of “Big four” club Fenerbahce. Unpopular figure subjected to language you wouldn’t even hear on a building site.

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

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Iran plans to deploy a fleet of five aircraft targeting the Lake Urmia and Zayandeh Rud basins and Khorasan Razavi province to boost rainfall by 15-20%.

Energy minister says government taking measures to prevent blackouts.

The flotation will follow the book-building route, with half the shares reserved for qualified institutional buyers, 15% for non-institutional investors and the remaining 35% for retail participants.

For the country’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms - the companies that design, build and then maintain solar projects, the challenge is more and more about how to adapt.

Introduced in June, the framework abandons the uniform tariffs that once rewarded all renewable generation equally, regardless of local demand or grid capacity.

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