Europe
German arrests link suspected sabotage network to sites in two countries
Two Belarusian nationals are suspected of planning arson near Nuremberg, while Romania seeks them over a fire at a defence-industry park.
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Europe
Asia
Armenia frames regional trade as a practical guarantee of peace with Azerbaijan
Ararat Mirzoyan argues that rail links, reciprocal markets and US-backed investment can make renewed conflict economically costly for every participant.
Europe
Pashinyan links new regional rail routes to Armenia's EAEU trade agenda
Armenia's prime minister presented the TRIPP corridor and reopened regional infrastructure as a route to wider rail access, while urging the Eurasian Economic Union to remove persistent barriers to trade and transit.
Russia
Trump urges Ukraine to stop striking Russian diesel infrastructure
The U.S. president linked Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries to a global diesel shortage, as disrupted Gulf exports and intensified strikes tightened fuel supplies and raised prices.
India
Modi urges wider global integration for India's UPI payment network
India's prime minister wants UPI linked with more national payment systems, prioritizing countries with large Indian communities and strong trade ties to reduce remittance and transaction costs.
China
North Korea nears completion of long-delayed bridge to China
Satellite analysis indicates customs facilities, roads and landscaping on North Korea's side of the New Yalu River Bridge are nearly ready, suggesting the dormant crossing may finally open.
China
Kazakhstan plans $327 million expansion of oil pipeline routes to China
KazTransOil intends to expand the Kenkiyak-Atyrau and Kenkiyak-Kumkol links through 2030, raising their combined annual capacity to 35 million tons and strengthening the eastbound route.
Europe
Finland stages Europe's largest civil defense exercise since World War II
More than 2,000 people joined Shelter 2026 in Kuopio, rehearsing power and water failures, cyberattacks and missile threats as Finland strengthens its whole-of-society defense model beside Russia.
Russia
Russia strikes nine Ukrainian cities as air-defense shortages deepen
The overnight missile and drone barrage damaged homes, businesses, energy systems and transport while Ukraine renewed its call for ballistic-missile defenses.
Europe
Black Sea strikes threaten Egypt's food supplies as maritime attacks intensify
Kyiv warned that attacks on cargo shipping are reducing food deliveries and raising prices, while Moscow rejected a proposed halt to strikes on civilian vessels in the Black Sea.
Latin America
Colombia races to find survivors after century's strongest quake kills more than 110
A magnitude-7.4 earthquake devastated western Colombia, damaging about 1,600 buildings and confronting a newly inaugurated government with a national rescue, security and humanitarian emergency.
India
India considers tripling Cabinet threshold for foreign investment approvals
A proposal to raise the CCEA review line from ₹50 billion to ₹150 billion would give ministries greater authority over large FDI applications, while a parallel review seeks to prevent duplicate approvals for indirect investment.