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Analysts have warned clash between “People’s General” and president Japarov could reignite old tensions between the country’s north and south.

Officials in Tiraspol accused Chisinau of imposing additional fiscal pressure on companies operating in the region.

No prime minister candidate commands majority support in parliament, given the entrenched positions adopted by political parties after the collapse of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan’s cabinet.

Niewiadów Polska Grupa Militarna has kicked off efforts to raise around €50mn from a share issue to finance its transformation into a European defence industry player.

A hantavirus outbreak on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius has killed three and infected at least seven across multiple countries with reports from Europe of new possible infections.

Tech

A pro-Iran hacking group calling itself Team 313 has claimed responsibility for cyber attacks on eBay and Spotify, causing millions in losses.

Offering drew strong demand of $13.87bn from around 300 international institutional investors.

Iran's Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Zahra Behrouz-Azar has criticised continued restrictions on international internet access.

Regulating the crypto market has taken on renewed urgency after Polish prosecutors launched a fraud investigation into cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto.

Intel is planning to expand investment in Vietnam, support workforce training and help develop the country’s semiconductor ecosystem as it deepens its role in the group’s global manufacturing network.

Opinion

The European Union has finalized a €90bn loan for Ukraine for 2026–2027. This is an important decision. But it should be read correctly. This is not money for Ukraine’s reconstruction. This is money for the war.

Stories predicting an imminent crisis in Russia do not reflect political, economic or battlefield reality.

The geopolitical shocks of the Gulf war are dominating headlines and investor sentiment, but these shocks rarely act as the primary engine of global economic downturns, according to a note by Ben May of Oxford Economics.

Russia's oil export revenues nearly doubled in March as the Iran war drove global crude prices sharply higher, providing Moscow with a temporary financial lifeline even as underlying economic and fiscal indicators paint a stressed picture.

Imagine if an alien bug invaded the earth. I'm not talking about the big slick black monsters that bite your head off from the Alien franchise. I'm talking about tiny little nondescript bugs that gnaw away at plants and have a taste for concrete.

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Bank Pekao cut its Polish economic growth forecasts as a prolonged conflict in the Persian Gulf weakens private consumption and exports, the bank said in a report.

Annual increase mainly driven by higher prices in transport, which surged by 16.1%.

Decline in imports reflects weaker domestic consumption and subdued economic activity amid ongoing fiscal consolidation measures.

ADNOC confirmed that it is deploying AED 200bn ($55bn) in capital investment across refining, manufacturing and marketing between 2026 and 2028.

Acceleration in inflation supports central bank decision to raise its policy rate by 1.5 pp to 6.5%, in a shift toward a more hawkish monetary stance.

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Hungary’s new Prime Minister Peter Magyar has inherited a country that remains broadly supportive of closer ties with the European Union but is increasingly cautious about breaking with Russia or deepening support for Ukraine.

Claim and counter claim are flying between Washington and Tehran about what happened during the 48 hours that Operation Project Freedom was in effect. Iranian state media claims it used a sophisticated anti-radar missile to blind three US warships.

The world's oil buffer is disappearing faster than at any point in recorded history. Two months into the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz, global inventories are drawing down at a pace that has already exceeded the previous quarterly record.

The UAE has left OPEC, lost a proxy war with Saudi Arabia in Yemen, armed a militia accused of genocide in Sudan, recognised Somaliland alongside Israel, and welcomed an Iron Dome battery onto its soil.

Paraguay backs Taiwan — again. But with $6bn in Chinese imports and no direct access for beef or soy, the real pressure isn't coming from Beijing's diplomats. It's coming from Asunción's own farmers.

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Mega deals announced by Trump-linked companies brings up concerns over corruption and environmental impact similar to those raised over Chinese and Middle Eastern investments in the past.

Phew. That was an effort. EU leaders met in Brussels yesterday and signed off on releasing the €90bn loan for Ukraine that will keep it in the fight with Russia for another two years. They also passed the twentieth sanctions package on Russia,

Rumours have swirled for months that Kazakhstan’s president wants to succeed Antonio Guterres. An appearance at an event in Turkey did his chances no harm at all.

Party leader Ozgur Ozel has so far proven so ineffective that president Erdogan finds him entirely tolerable outside of a prison cell.

As Taiwan’s opposition leader, Cheng Li-wun leads a delegation across China the fine line between opposition outreach and quasi-diplomacy is being blurred. It is an issue that should concern anyone with a stake in Taiwan’s democratic integrity.

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Minister points to reduced river flows from upstream Kyrgyzstan and lower stored volumes in reservoirs.

Electricity demand across the wider ASEAN region is rising rapidly. Manufacturing expansion, electric vehicle adoption and the construction of energy-intensive data centres are driving consumption higher and higher every day.

AIIB says transaction aims to deepen local capital markets and mobilise private investment into climate-related projects.

In the late 20th century, a handful of countries — led by Brazil and the United States — turned to liquid biofuels to reduce their dependence on foreign oil markets, producing transport fuels from cheap crops instead.

Indonesia and the Philippines have formalised a strategic alliance to unify the regional nickel industry, effectively creating a nickel cartel that controls nearly three-quarters of the world’s mining output.

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