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Russia’s debt service costs swelling due to high interest rates
Russia’s debt servicing costs are swelling, despite the low level of debt, thanks to sky high interest rates, the Ministry of Finance (MinFin) said on September 29.
Death toll rises in Indonesian Islamic boarding school collapse
Rescue efforts remain ongoing, with dozens of students feared trapped beneath the rubble. Officials have not yet disclosed the cause of the building’s collapse.
Orban dismisses Ukraine drone incursion as “it is not a sovereign state”
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban dismissed allegations that Hungarian drones violated Ukrainian airspace last week as irrelevant even if they had, as “Ukraine is not an independent, sovereign country”, he said in an interview.
Romanian cold cuts producer Cris-Tim confirms Bucharest IPO plans
Cris-Tim Family Holding is one of the largest meat processors and ready meal producers in Romania.
Moldova aims for rapid EU accession process after PAS election victory
Ruling PAS has set the goal of completing EU accession chapters by 2028, before the next general election.
China issues 11 death sentences in cross-border scam case
In total, 39 members of the family faced sentencing on September 29 in Wenzhou. Five others received death sentences suspended for two years, 11 were given life imprisonment, and the remaining defendants were jailed.
Turkey agrees to take its hands off Germany’s kebab
Ankara’s EU food heritage bid to regulate marinades and ban veal in the doner founders.
Washington's commerce chief targets Brazil for trade concessions despite US surplus
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has listed Brazil among multiple countries needing commercial relationships "fixed" to benefit the US, despite Washington running a trade surplus with Latin America's largest economy.
Russia could use UN Security Council presidency to destabilise Bosnia, ISW warns
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia will use its United Nations Security Council presidency to “review the implementation of the Dayton Accords”, indicating Kremlin aims to create instability in the Balkans.
Brazil’s right-wing fractures as 2026 election takes shape amid judicial tensions
Brazil's conservative opposition faces mounting internal divisions and legal pressures as it gears up for the 2026 presidential contest, with São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas signalling retreat from national ambitions.
Bulgarian transport inspectors detained for demanding bribes from Robbie Williams concert trucks
Bulgarian inspectors stopped UK-registered trucks carrying equipment for Robbie Williams' Sofia concert and reportedly requested cash before allowing them to proceed.
EU and UK reimpose nuclear sanctions on Iran following snapback mechanism activation
UN Security Council reimoses all nuclear sanctions on Iran following E3 snapback activation after Tehran accumulated enriched uranium 48 times JCPoA limit and refused to restore IAEA monitoring access.
Dar Global announces $1bn Trump Plaza Jeddah in second collaboration with Trump Organization
Dar Global announces $1bn Trump Plaza Jeddah featuring mixed-use community with Central Park-inspired design in second Trump Organization collaboration following Trump Tower Jeddah launch.
China signs $1.4bn Tazara railway deal, reviving copperbelt link amid Lobito Corridor rivalry
China's deal with Tanzania and Zambia sets up a direct contest with the US- and EU-backed Lobito Corridor in Angola amid booming copper and cobalt exports from the Zambia–DRC copperbelt.
Preliminary results show pro-EU PAS keeps its majority in Moldova
PAS victory will allow Moldova to continue work towards EU accession and keep dream of joining by 2028 alive.
Lavrov pushes Russian agenda, networks with the Global South at UNGA
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov used the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York to lambaste the West and continue building up the growing Global South community that is aligning with the BRICS-led alternative pole
Japanese scientists measure seafloor sinking for the first time
Over long periods, this process can culminate in sudden shifts along the plate boundary, sparking powerful earthquakes and tsunamis.
Serbia arrests two suspected trainers of Moldovan election disrupters
Pair arrested on suspicion of training Moldovan and Romanian citizens to carry out unrest during Moldova’s September 28 general election.
Armenia’s Pashinyan sets out EU membership goal in UN speech
Armenia now the most Western-leaning of the three South Caucasus states as region's geopolitical balance shifts.
China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran push back on Trump ambitions in or near Afghanistan
Trump’s administration has been exploring options for keeping a military footprint in Afghanistan - a move that Russia has already said would have catasrophic consequences.