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Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit comes up short on achievements
Iran left in lurch.
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Missile War Monitor: Putin orders massive strikes on Ukraine's energy grid
President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian armed forces to prepare massive strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, in what he cast as retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.
Eastern flank drone incidents test Nato's defences
Three drone incidents in 36 hours last week highlighted the growing security challenge facing Nato's Black Sea flank.
Rosatom is building 28 reactors abroad and negotiating 50 more
Rosatom is building 28 nuclear power units in nine countries and has signed agreements for 17 more, its chief executive told President Vladimir Putin.
Latvia publishes 'list of shame' of companies trading with Russia, Belarus
List contains 170 companies, including prominent Latvian businesses such as lingerie producer Lauma Lingerie and pharmaceutical company Grindeks.
Nato has no plan for a joint Russia-China attack, its own strategists say
The scenario that keeps Western planners awake is easy to describe and, it turns out, almost entirely unstudied: Russia moves on a Nato member while China moves on Taiwan.
Britain's drones are hitting Russian refineries leading to retaliation fears
A British-built drone flying into a refinery outside Moscow is a different kind of object from a British-built missile doing the same thing, and both London and the Kremlin know it.
Russia's fuel crisis is back as Ukraine continues to knock out Russian refineries
Petrol rationing is back across Russia, and this time a governor has admitted his region's refinery will be out of action for six months.
The warehouse war starts to empty Ukraine's supermarket shelves
Empty produce shelves and hand-printed apology notices have appeared in Kyiv's supermarkets, the clearest sign yet that Russia's campaign to burn down Ukraine's warehouses is reaching ordinary shoppers.
Russia swings 93% of its rail trade to friendly states as it maps corridors to the Indian Ocean
Russia is stitching together a web of new railway corridors from the South Caucasus to the Indian Ocean, redirecting freight away from Europe towards Asia and the Global South.
Six years after Belarus's stolen election, Lukashenko is more entrenched than ever
Six years on, the protests have been crushed, the opposition scattered into exile, and Lukashenko is not only still in power but trading political prisoners for sanctions relief from Donald Trump's Washington while Belarus...
North Korea's sanctions-busting economy books a $22bn windfall since the Ukraine war began
North Korea has earned up to $22bn in foreign currency since 2022, new estimates show, driven by cyber theft, arms sales to Russia and easing isolation.
Ukraine’s attacks on Wildberries will hit foreign traders for tens of millions, says company CEO
Businesses across Central Asia and countries including Belarus, Armenia and China will feel the pain, ecommerce boss adds.
Uzbekistan and Belarus set $2bn trade target as Lukashenko banks a diplomatic win
Bilateral trade tripled in five years, up 30% this year, now targeted to hit $2bn. But even doubled, Uzbek trade barely dents Belarus's dependence on Russia.
Lukashenko fears for the spuds of Belarus
A leader who has spent the summer insisting Belarus "does not need war" knows precisely which crisis his citizens would find harder to forgive: drones over the border are an abstraction for most Belarusians; empty potato shelves are not.
Lukashenko hails Indonesia as Belarus' key partner in Southeast Asia
Speaking after their meeting at the Merdeka Palace on July 2, Lukashenko said Indonesia would remain a key partner for Belarus in the region. He said even a single strong partner in Southeast Asia would be of significant value to Belarus.
Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe growth holds firm in 2026, says wiiw
Region seen outpacing eurozone, but geopolitical risks and industrial weakness cloud outlook.
Ukraine’s new aggressive Belarus strategy
Ukraine has sharply escalated pressure on Belarus, switching from a cautious policy of appeasement to try and split Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko off from Russian President Vladimir Putin to an aggressively coercive policy of threats.
Zelensky warns Belarus to remove military communications gear on the border or face an attack
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has issued his strongest warning yet to Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, accusing Minsk of directly facilitating Russian drone attacks on Ukraine and giving Belarusian authorities one week to remove it.
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EU-regulated CI Ratings assigns BBB international rating to EDB with stable outlook
Highlights strong capital position, robust asset quality, comfortable liquidity profile and low refinancing risk.