Poland busts cyber-espionage ring set up by Russia and Belarus
VISEGRAD BLOG: Globsec security forum insists Ukraine is still winning the war
Belarus is benefiting from the economic boom in Russia, for now
Armenians scorn Lukashenko's derisive remarks
Russia pressing Central Asian states to embrace nuclear power
MOL reaches agreements securing Druzhba crude deliveries
Russia doesn’t like growing US economic role in Central Asia, but seems powerless to stop it
Ukrainian restaurants flourish in Japan amidst prolonged displacement
Who is Ukraine’s new Foreign Minister, Andriy Sybig?
Zelenskiy reshuffles the government, sacks energy boss
Russian drone enters Romanian airspace
AI will be a major source of GHGs by 2030, says Morgan Stanley
Estonia struggles to restart its growth motor
Estonia aims to make a business out of housing foreign prisoners
Czech inflation stays at 2.2% y/y in August
Czech industry remains in decline of 1.9% y/y in July
Top presenter fired from largest Slovak commercial TV sets up online news outlet
Macedonian government approves €500mn loan from Hungary to boost economy
MOL starts production at green hydrogen plant at Hungarian refinery
Poland has a "constitutional duty" to neutralise Russian missiles flying over Ukraine, says foreign minister
EU mulls sanctions against Slovakia over rule of law backsliding
Slovak economic growth slows to 1.9% y/y in Q2
Slovak spy agency has Pegasus spyware, opposition claims
Robust performance of blue chips drives Ljubljana Stock Exchange to new highs
Unexploded WW2 bomb forces evacuation of thousands in Slovenia and Italy
Slovenian NLB’s bid for Addiko Bank fails
Enlargement fatigue and the Western Balkan security vacuum
Imprisoned MEP Beleri released in move likely to ease tensions between Albania and Greece
Albanian customs says toxic waste shipped to Far East came from Kosovo
After Middle East expansion Bosnia’s IMG sets its sights on global markets
71.2% of Bosnians want EU membership
Greece, Romania and Bulgaria plan joint response to soaring energy prices in Southeast Europe
Convenience store chains thrive across Southeast Europe
Top Bulgarian politician loses power plant and palaces in battle with rival
Toyota invests in Croatian robotics firm Gideon to advance autonomous vehicles technology
Croatian president in new row with government for using army helicopter “like a taxi”
Can Croatia sustain its tourism-fuelled growth?
Kosovo reopens two border crossings with Serbia after protests end
Tensions escalate in northern Kosovo as police block offices of Serbian institutions
Polish PM Tusk pledges full support for Moldova’s EU accession
Romania confirms interest in buying Moldova's Giurgiulesti port
Grape harvest in Moldova down by 35% amid climate challenges
Montenegro hopes to complete EU membership talks by 2026
Montenegro arrests FutureNet co-founder Roman Ziemian over multi-million dollar scam
Romania’s foreign trade falls as a share of total economy
Romania’s grand coalition to get easy electoral ride, followed by tough choices
Romania confirms weak 0.7% y/y GDP growth in H1
AMD expands Balkan presence with two new development centres
Serbia outpaces EU economic growth
Serbian deputy PM meets Putin in Vladivostok
Not even “cancer explosion” warnings deterring Turkey from coal power expansion, says HRW
Turkey cuts 2024 growth target to 3.5%, pushes up inflation target to 41.5%
Egypt, Turkey speak of “new era” of relations as el-Sisi visits Ankara for first time since 2013 toppling of Morsi
Turkey yet to prove rare earth deposit has suggested “giant” potential despite reported processing talks with China
Afghanistan’s embassy in London to close in three weeks
Afghanistan: the worst country to be a woman – Statista
PANNIER: Choppy Central Asia-Taliban trade relations won’t derail efforts to keep Kabul sweet
Pakistan-Afghanistan transit trade drops 59% in FY2023-24
Iran-Russia tensions rise over Armenian corridor
Iran summons Russian ambassador over support for Zangezur corridor
Joint venture set up in Bucharest to bring Azeri green power to Europe
Azerbaijan's parliamentary elections slammed by OSCE preliminary report
PANNIER: Central Asia can aim for big league in critical raw materials
Russians and Ukrainians fleeing from war to the South Caucasus
Eight human rights groups call on Kyrgyzstan not to liquidate Kloop Media
After the dzud
Putin touches down in Ulaanbaatar to handshakes and red carpets
Arrest Putin when he sets foot on Mongolian soil, Kyiv urges Ulaanbaatar
Putin set for Mongolia visit despite country’s International Criminal Court membership
CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Tokayev’s talk of a “security architecture” may keep Moscow on its toes
Iran, Turkmenistan deepen ties with four agreements
Southeast European countries look to Algeria to diversify energy supplies
Slovenia turns back to Algerian gas after flirtation with Russian supplies
“Silent demise” of world’s vast rangelands threatens food supply of billions, warns UNCCD report
EBRD announces profit of €2.1bn in 2023
Hundreds of millions on verge of starvation, billions more undernourished as Climate Crisis droughts take their toll
Kamikaze marketing: how the natural diamond industry could have reacted to the lab-grown threat
The West is bleeding the Global South of wealth thanks to massive wage inequality, says study
Global solar panel glut caused by Chinese overproduction
Global access to energy starts to fall for the first time in a decade, says IEA
Saudi Arabia hosts kingdom's first Africa summit, to boost ties, promote stability
Putin at 2023 Africa-Russia summit: Wiping debts, donating grain and boosting co-operation
EBRD 2023: Bank to expand into the whole of Africa plus Iraq
Have lab-grown diamonds changed the diamond industry forever?
Burkina Faso the latest African country to enter nuclear power plant construction talks with Russia
Russia's nuclear diplomacy binding emerging markets to the Kremlin
The 'wet-bulb' set to kill hundreds of thousands of people if temperatures and humidity levels continue to rise
IMF: China’s slowdown will hit sub-Saharan growth
Moscow unlikely to give up Niger toehold as threat of ECOWAS military action looms
WHO declares "global public health emergency" owing to mpox outbreak in Central Africa, new virus strain
Rain, rain go away
Africa, Asia most people living in extreme poverty
Sea levels rise 10 cm since 1993 as ice caps melt
10 African countries to experience world’s fastest population growth to 2100
EM winners and losers from the global green transformation
Russia revs up to test cross-border crypto payments
Saudi Arabia tightens Hajj rules after deadly 2024 pilgrimage, Egypt acts on violations
SDS storms fed by sand and dust equal in weight to 350 Great Pyramids of Giza, says UNCCD
Southern Africa has 'enormous' potential for green hydrogen production, study finds
Sri Lanka's LTL Holdings targets African power sector
How France is losing Africa
Gabon coup attempt after the re-election of President Ali Bongo
Guinea grants final approvals to Rio Tinto for $11.6bn Simandou iron-ore project
IMF: Carbon emissions from AI and crypto are surging and tax policy can help
US adds 17 Liberian-flagged bulk carriers and oil tankers to Russian sanctions-busting blacklist
Panama and Liberia vying for largest maritime registry
Where water stress will be highest by 2050
Italy's PM Meloni unveils "Mattei Plan" for African development ahead of Italy-Africa summit
Climate change made Libyan deluge up to 50 times more likely, say weather researchers
Ukraine claims it was behind massacre of Wagner Group mercenaries in Mali
Can Morocco's phosphate wealth put it at the centre of the global battery supply chain?
Hajj aftermath: deaths, disappearances and detentions spark investigations across world
Can Niger's military junta seize the country's uranium opportunity?
Disaster season: heat waves sweep the world – in charts and maps
US lab invents a Fremen-tech water harvester
Niger and beyond: Francophone credit delivers coup de grâce
SITREP: Middle East rapidly destabilised by a week of missile strikes
Serbian weapons found in Sudan, violating UN arms embargo
Climate crisis-driven global food security deteriorated between 2019 and 2022 and is even affecting the US
Bank Negara Malaysia expected to keep interest rates steady amid inflation concerns
Malaysian ringgit set to strengthen against US dollar on strong demand and economic indicators
Bank Indonesia projected to cut benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points by end of 2024
Philippines to lift moratorium on digital banking licences starting January 2025
Japan’s Tokyo Metro seeks $4.7bn valuation for record IPO
Kazakhstan not at all “scared” of transit competition posed by planned China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, says analyst
Modi spends a busy day doing deals with Russia
Suzlon wins India’s largest wind energy order
Actis commits $600mn to Philippines’ largest solar power project
India pushes LNG adoption in heavy-duty vehicles to combat air pollution
Hasina’s exit likely to continue economic crisis and lead to trade slump for Bangladesh
China builds melt-down proof “pebble-tech” nuclear reactor
Iran, China launch freight trains as part of new rail corridor
Singapore-based Aslan Energy Capital and PT Calypte Sugi Power partner to develop solar power hub in Indonesia
Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics agency predicts La Nina impact in Indonesia, affecting mining sector
China’s move to restrict “bullet material” antimony exports to boost Tajikistan, Turkey and Myanmar
Uzbekistan, China eye joint uranium exploration
Indonesia enforces integrity pact on digital firms to curb online gambling
India’s telecom regulator proposes experimental spectrum for Tera Hertz technology
Japan's Rapidus seeks $685mn in loans to boost semiconductor production
Bahrain and Iran to begin talks on normalising relations
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait set to offer Russians visa-free entry
Jaw-dropping discovery: 450,000-year-old tooth unearthed in Iran
China's COMAC eyes Saudi Arabia as launchpad for international expansion
Germany, France, UK plan sanctions on Iran's aviation sector
Persian saffron exports plummet amid smuggling epidemic
Iran demands 'equal footing' with Kuwaiti and Saudi plans to drill for gas in Gulf
92% of Iranians dissatisfied with current situation, national survey shows
Iraq’s Nasiriyah records world's highest temperature at 48.7°C
Middle East power grid struggles as demand hits record high
Iraq signs deal for 14 Airbus helicopters to boost defence capabilities
Iraqi health graduates clash with police in job protests
Colombia's Petro alleges Pegasus spyware purchase by previous government
Hezbollah claims drone strikes Israeli military base
Israeli court orders end to national strike over Gaza hostages
Saudi Arabia urges citizens to leave Lebanon immediately
More than 1,000 dead in Hajj pilgrimage heatwave
Dozens of pilgrims die during Hajj pilgrimage from extreme heat
Iraq braces for severe heatwave with temperatures to reach 49C
Kuwait sets all-time high electricity consumption record as temperatures soar
Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah strike in new tensions on border
Middle East tensions affecting regional flight routes
France, Poland urge citizens to leave Iran, Israel and Lebanon as soon as possible
Saudi Arabia launches most expensive resort on Red Sea coast
Chinese cars are flooding the Gulf Arabian auto markets
PANNIER: Gulf investment commitments to Central Asia rival sums once pledged by China
Thousands rally in Tel Aviv demanding Gaza deal
Israel launches large operation in West Bank, kills 10 Palestinians
Turkey lowers flag at Tel Aviv embassy after Hamas leader's death, sparking Israeli rebuke
Did WhatsApp give away Hamas leader's location?
Saudi Arabia reopens embassy in Syria, signalling diplomatic thaw
Saudi crown prince meets Russian foreign minister amid Ukraine talks speculation
Iran uses 'dark fleet' to deliver 1.8 million barrels of oil daily
Syrian man confesses to deadly German stabbing
TEHRAN BLOG: Pezeshkian's dilemma over Haniyeh's assassination
Iranian foreign ministry condemns Haniyeh's assassination in Tehran
Reactions to the killing of Haniyeh in Tehran
Israel says it struck Yemen’s Hodeidah oil terminal
Latin America trapped in low growth cycle, ECLAC warns
Hurricane Beryl wreaks havoc in the Caribbean, leaves 10 dead as it heads for Mexico
Hurricane Beryl strengthens to Category 5, headed to Jamaica
Tropical storm Beryl intensifies to an “extremely dangerous” category 4 hurricane in an extreme weather first
US general calls for Marshall Plan in Latin America to counter China and Russia
Amazon faces “tipping point”, say researchers
BRICS MATERIALS: Top holders of lithium resources clamour to join BRICS
US and Chinese troops join Brazil-led military exercise in rare collaboration
Brazil's service sector growth slows in August amid softening demand
LATAM BLOG: Brazil showed the world how to stand up to Musk. Europe should follow suit
Isabel Allende slams Maduro “dictatorship” as betrayal of father's socialism
Yuno rides Latin America's fintech wave to global expansion
Hunt on for Escobar's “cocaine hippos” as Colombia battles eco-threat
Colombian fighters returning from Ukraine face jail in Russia after Venezuela stopover
Who has the most prisoners? – Statista
Will Venezuela’s Maduro go out with a bang or a whimper?
Ecuador slams vice president's gender complaint against President Noboa as coup attempt
BYD denies delay in Mexico plant amid US election speculation
US agents seize $5mn worth of meth disguised as watermelons at US-Mexico border
Nicaragua lauds RT chief Simonyan after fresh US sanctions over disinformation scheme
Horror in Paraguay as three-year-old girl dies after shocking family abuse