Russia
Russia widens its tax net as war spending drains financial buffers
Mining profits, investment income, online imports and foreign-company assets are targeted as the budget deficit exceeds revised plans.
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Russia
Asia
ASEAN defence summit tests US attention as the Middle East war drains capacity
Pete Hegseth faces allied questions on readiness, the South China Sea and alliance reliability while China maintains a lower-level presence in Cebu.
Latin America
Cuba embargo vote exposes a sharper confrontation at the United Nations
The annual non-binding resolution still commands broad support, but US pressure, fuel restrictions and an unusual floor dispute have raised the stakes.
Middle East
US warning raises prospect of a short, intense new Iran campaign
Gulf states were told to prepare for renewed fighting after the US midterms as forces, air defences and strike plans are repositioned across the region.
United States
US midterm pressures reach Kyiv as Trump shifts toward Moscow
An analysis links a recent change in US policy to voter anger over fuel and living costs, though any Ukraine deal remains distant.
Middle East
Iran's rial falls to new low as central bank offers up to $2 billion
The currency weakened beyond 2.68 million rials per dollar as sanctions, the naval blockade and inflation above 70% drove demand for hard currency and gold despite a state-bank intervention.
Europe
Swiss voters reject stricter neutrality rules and preserve room for NATO cooperation
Final results showed 70.2% opposition in every canton to a constitutional initiative that would have restricted independent sanctions and peacetime cooperation with military alliances.
Brazil
Lula defends Pix as Brazil seeks talks with Trump over US tariffs
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva linked the defense of Brazil's instant-payment system to opposition against US tariffs of up to 25%, while seeking a September meeting with Donald Trump during the UN sessions.
China
China vows to defend its interests as US prepares new Iran sanctions
Beijing warned against pressure tactics as Washington prepared measures expected to hit Iran's trading partners and urged China to cooperate.
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.
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.
United States
Trump threatens to declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory
The president linked his territorial threat to the US blockade and control of shipping, while Iran insisted that only Tehran can decide whether the international waterway opens or closes.