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Turkey repatriates Islamic State militants transferred from Syria to Baghdad prison
Second transfer involving around 250 jailed Turkish women set to go ahead.
Uganda appoints Vitol to market 'Pearl Sweet' crude ahead of 2027 exports
Uganda, close to commercial oil exports, appoints global commodities trader Vitol to market the government and Uganda National Oil Company’s allocation of newly branded 'Pearl Sweet' crude.
Brazil's Supreme Court feud deepens as election race tightens and economy slows
Brazil's Supreme Court sank further into crisis after two justices sought sanctions against each other over a corruption probe tied to the collapsed Banco Master a few weeks ahead of the high-stakes October 4 election.
Kenya appoints James Mworia CEO of infrastructure fund targeting $38.6bn investment
Kenya’s National Infrastructure Fund is intended to use public seed capital and privatisation proceeds to crowd in private and institutional investment for major infrastructure projects.
Tens of thousands attend Ratko Mladic's funeral in Belgrade
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic did not attend the funeral, but his son Danilo was among those present.
Thousands gather in Belgrade for funeral of convicted war criminal Mladic
Ratko Mladic's death and funeral have reignited divisions over Serbia's wartime past and strained ties with the European Union.
Volkswagen restructuring puts Audi’s Hungarian plant at risk
Volkswagen’s restructuring programme envisages major capacity reductions and the elimination of around 50,000 jobs.
Vietnam bank deposits surpass credit growth in August
VND deposits rose 8.77% from the start of the year to August 22, outpacing the 8.38% increase in outstanding VND credit, Deputy Finance Minister Tran Quoc Phuong told the government.
Pakistan seeks to expand SME financing through cluster-based lending
SMEDA and the State Bank of Pakistan held a seminar bringing together financial institutions, industry representatives and other stakeholders to discuss the findings of cluster-based lending studies.
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.