Asia
Southeast Asia's Innovation Gap Is Now an Efficiency Problem
Five Southeast Asian economies have expanded innovation plans, but rankings and efficiency ratios show a persistent divide between inputs and usable outputs.
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China
China considers November summit with South Korea at Shenzhen APEC meeting
Wang Yi and Cho Hyun paired possible leader-level talks with plans for travel, trade, supply-chain and cultural cooperation, while Seoul pressed Beijing on North Korea.
Europe
ICC condemns US sanctions on court president and senior trial lawyer
The Hague tribunal called the measures a direct assault on judicial independence as Washington widened a campaign that now reaches half of the court's judges.
India
India and Japan defence ministers set Delhi talks on Indo-Pacific security
Rajnath Singh and Shinjiro Koizumi are due to examine stronger defence ties, strategic trust and new areas of cooperation during a bilateral meeting in Delhi.
Middle East
UAE suspends trade with Iran after renewed ballistic missile fire
An indefinite halt to trade and financial transactions cuts a major commercial gateway for Iran as missile alarms, tanker attacks and restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz intensify.
China
China's Q2 Slowdown Deepens the Export-Imbalance Puzzle
Growth slowed to 4.3 percent in Q2 2026 as investment and consumption weakened, while exports remained the main support for activity.
Africa
Ethiopia and United States elevate defense ties to strategic partnership
Pentagon consultations established a framework for deeper institutional coordination, mutual trust and joint work on security in the Horn of Africa.
Europe
Zelenskyy dismisses senior aide as graft probe and election pressure converge
A money-laundering investigation reached Ukraine's presidential office as a dismissed defense minister called for a legal path to elections under prolonged martial law.
Russia
Ukraine sends nearly 800 drones toward Russia as missile strike kills 10 in Kharkiv region
An expanding long-range air campaign brought mass drone interceptions around Moscow and renewed civilian casualties in northeastern Ukraine as the ground front remained largely locked.
Brazil
Washington weighs renewed sanctions on Moraes as Brazil ties deteriorate
The Trump administration is considering another use of Magnitsky measures against Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes as judicial, trade and diplomatic disputes deepen between Washington and Brasília.
Africa
UN warns Zambia over opposition arrests after disputed election
Eleven opposition officials were detained after an election-night raid involving gunfire, while the defeated candidate rejected the result and prepared a court challenge.
Russia
Mini-Refineries Reveal the Limits of Russia's Fuel Response
The debate over small refineries points less to a viable fuel solution than to the strain on Russia's wartime economic management.