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Uzbekistan downgrading its nuclear cooperation with Russia
Rosatom appears on outs with Tashkent.
US swings sanctions stick at Turkish bank accused of smuggling Chinese oil payments to Iran in gold
American ambassador to Ankara at great pains to describe move as aimed at “one entity”, not at a nation, banking system or ally.
Ukraine seeks US ‘winter package’ as Washington revives peace push
Ukraine has asked the US envoys for a substantial package of air defence equipment, energy assistance and liquefied natural gas to help it survive another winter of war, as Washington revived efforts to broker an agreement between Kyiv and Moscow.
Ukraine's prosecution cyber chief is detained over scam call centres
Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies have detained Serhii Kropyva, head of the cyber department at the Prosecutor General's Office, accusing him of shielding a network of fraudulent call centres.
Ukraine abstains as the UN adopts a world map that shades Crimea differently
Ukraine abstained from the UN General Assembly resolution adopting a new world map, because the map it endorses shows occupied Crimea in a lighter shade than the rest of Ukraine.
Missile War Monitor: Russia spares Kyiv for three days and hits everywhere else
Russia stopped striking Kyiv at midnight on 5 September, hours before Donald Trump's envoys reached the Kremlin. Everywhere else the war carried on as before.
US envoys head to Moscow and Kyiv to restart Ukraine talks
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are due to meet Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on September 5 and Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv the following day, restarting talks stalled since February.
Drone that hit Ukraine's SBU headquarters was guided from inside Ukraine, adviser says
The drone that struck the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine in central Kyiv on September 4 was guided from inside the country, a presidential adviser believes.
Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau says a scam call centre ring ran from the prosecutor's office
Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies have moved against a criminal organisation they say is headed by an official of the Prosecutor General's Office and protects a network of scam call centres.
Missile War Monitor: Russia hits Teva and WHO drug warehouses in Ukraine
Russian drones hit warehouses belonging to the Nasdaq-listed drugmaker Teva and one of the World Health Organization's main medical supply depots in Ukraine on September 3.
EU commissioner cancels Serbia visit over Mladic funeral controversy
Marta Kos said the public “glorification” of convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic was incompatible with European Union values.
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Anak Krakatau erupts in Indonesia
Mount Anak Krakatau in Indonesia experienced a series of explosive eruptions spanning from late Friday, September 4 into the early weekend hours of September 5.
Booming jet fuel prices not yet reflected in airline ticket prices, says chairman of Turkey’s Pegasus
Iran War and soaring refining margins taking heavy toll on regional aviation.
Russian drone strikes Ukraine’s SBU headquarters days after security agencies clash in Kyiv
A Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine’s SBU domestic security service in the heart of Kyiv on Friday, targeting the office of its acting chief and injuring at least 12 people, according to Ukrainian officials.
Argentina escalates Falklands dispute as Trump leaves UK support in doubt
Javier Milei has threatened sanctions on oil companies near the Falklands and promised new naval funding, hardening Argentina's claim days after Donald Trump declined to rule out shifting US policy on the islands.
Missile War Monitor: Russian oil firms miss 60% of gasoline contracts as Ukraine's drone campaign bites
Russian oil companies failed to fulfil about 60% of gasoline supply contracts on the St Petersburg exchange between May and September, industry sources told Kommersant on September 3.
Russian general accused over Kyiv children's hospital strike shot in Saratov
A Russian general charged by Kyiv over the 2024 missile strike on Ukraine's main children's hospital has been shot and badly wounded in the Saratov region.
Putin holds out a Ukraine deal while Russia braces for a longer war
President Vladimir Putin says there is still a chance of a peace deal with Ukraine, and that contacts between the two countries are continuing, mainly through their security services.
India’s Kyiv outreach contrasts with lower level Russia forum presence
India continues to import crude oil, as well as other hydrocarbons and commodities from Russia even as the risk of Western and especially US sanctions mount.
Hungary keeps Ukraine EU accession talks blocked over minority rights
Budapest will continue to block the opening of further chapters in Ukraine’s EU accession talks until Kyiv implements an agreement on the rights of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia.