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Israeli politicians from coalition and opposition have condemned the US-Iran memorandum of understanding signed without Israel's involvement, as Tel Aviv shares fell.

Ukraine is preparing a new phase of banking sector reforms that could see major state-owned lenders privatised and shares in the country's largest bank offered to investors.

Iran's executive vice president Mohammad Jafar Ghaempanah has said the deal with the US will secure all of the country's national interests, hinting at the release of billions in frozen funds.

Nomination triggers a confrontation within the centre-right PNL and opens a new chapter in efforts to rebuild a pro-European governing coalition on shaky foundations.

Party congress signals continuity rather than strategic renewal for Fidesz, forced into opposition after four supermajority wins.

Tech

China-Central Asia Monitor: June 5-11, 2026.

Planned logistics platform is expected to function as a marketplace for freight customers.

South Korea’s exports of information and communication technology (ICT) products reached a record monthly high in May, driven by strong demand for semiconductors and other products linked to the artificial intelligence ecosystem.

More than 10 trade agreements were signed in total. These included an offshore wind farm project.

Europe has a problem. It’s falling behind both the US and China in innovation. If a European start-up gets off the ground they regularly decamp for the US where the market is bigger and more liquid.

Opinion

Syria envisioned as key cog in new energy distribution network.

Compromised politicians in Ukraine and Europe see the continuation of the war as a lifeline for their expiring careers.

Routinely ignored, the European legislature acts as if it carries some weight in Turkish affairs. Spare us, please.

Erdogan seen as having throttled last life out of CHP. His “coup is complete”.

Relations between Yerevan and Moscow remain strained, following a pattern seen in Moldova, where Russian trade restrictions and political pressure ultimately helped push exports toward the EU.

Data

Gross Domestic Product at constant prices increased to LKR3.65 trillion ($11bn) during the January-March period, up from LKR3.48 trillion a year earlier. At current prices, Sri Lanka’s GDP rose 11% year-on-year

Most economists surveyed expect the BSP to extend its tightening cycle to contain inflationary pressures. Four forecast a 50-basis-point increase, while five expect a smaller 25-basis-point move.

Think tank Ember calculates cost to Ankara of energy shock caused by Iran war.

Central bank was not moved to tighten by either developments in the Middle East conflict or the domestic political stress.

Two thirds of Russians are no longer paying close attention to the war in Ukraine, according to the latest survey from the independent Levada Center, up from a third in March.

Features

The transfer of operational functions of the Western Route Export Pipeline, better known as the Baku-Supsa pipeline, to the state authorities of Azerbaijan and Georgia may at first glance look like a purely technical development.

Kazakhstan is pursuing a broad programme of economic reforms aimed at attracting long-term investment, deepening capital markets and accelerating diversification beyond extractive industries.

As Brussels accelerates Moldova's accession path, officials and business leaders argue that one of Europe's poorest countries is becoming one of its most ambitious reform stories

Estonia faces a difficult path back to fiscal balance after more than doubling defence spending since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finance Minister Jürgen Ligi tells IntelliNews.

Empires tend to last about a hundred years, and true to form the Pax Americana has passed its peak. What follows is decades of instability and lower growth as the leading countries of the world vie to fill the void. The Interregnum has started.

Blogs

Prime Minister Edi Rama’s government has been targeted by a wave of mass protests dubbed the "Flamingo Revolution".

The E3 European leaders met in London over the weekend to thrash out a new formula to take to the Kremlin and end the war in Ukraine. Unfortunately, the document they produced takes us all the way back to the very beginning of the process.

What began as an environmental campaign against the planned development linked to Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has rapidly evolved into a broader protest movement.

He’s passionate but ultimately dull. While he’s directing matters, the regime can happily go about dismantling the opposition.

German businessmen are going to the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia’s premier investment forum, in a public show of the fraying commitment to cutting off commercial ties under the sanctions regime.

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Vietnam is betting on wind power to fuel its green transition amid the energy uncertainty, while fuel price is changeable.

India’s increasingly severe summer heatwaves are becoming a structural threat to economic growth, raising costs for businesses, reducing worker productivity and slowing growth in an economy that remains heavily dependent on physical labour.

Country has opportunity to move “zero waste” agenda item from rhetoric to actual implementation ahead of COP31 co-hosting, says Greenpeace.

Under the lease, Acwa Power Philippines will develop an integrated solar and battery storage facility with an eventual capacity of up to 500MW.

Singapore has been looking long and hard into energy sources the island can still explore.

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