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.
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China
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.
India
India's retail inflation rises to 4.45% as food and fuel pressures build
July inflation moved further above the central bank's 4% target, with food prices rising 5.52%, while the RBI still sees limited evidence that the pressure has spread broadly through the economy.
Russia
Putin cites slower Russian inflation while acknowledging signs of labor-market weakness
The Russian president said annual inflation had eased to 8.8 percent by the end of July 2025 and could reach 6 to 7 percent by year-end, while warning that both recorded and concealed unemployment were beginning to rise.
United States
US economic records coexist with slower hiring and uneven industrial gains
Payrolls, stocks and goods exports have reached notable highs, but weaker job creation, limited factory hiring and disputed investment totals complicate the administration's account of a broad economic boom.
Asia
Bank of Japan opens door to early rate hike as inflation and yen risks intensify
The central bank held its policy rate at 1 percent but warned for the first time that underlying inflation could exceed target, placing the September meeting and further monetary tightening in focus.
Europe
Spain and Morocco reverse unprecedented Ceuta border surge as European divisions deepen
Around 50,000 people entered the Spanish enclave within a day and roughly half returned, while deaths, repatriations and threats of tighter Schengen controls turned the emergency into a wider European dispute.
India
India calls for faster policy execution as oil, AI and supply chains test resilience
The Finance Ministry tied investment and strategic autonomy to quicker implementation of domestic reforms while warning that sustained high oil prices and a possible El Niño could pressure inflation, public finances and growth.
Europe
China and Slovakia seek strategic partnership in AI, energy and trade
Xi Jinping and Peter Pellegrini outlined a broader bilateral relationship built around investment, emerging technologies, people-to-people links and Slovakia's role in China-EU dialogue.
China
SCO foreign ministers set security and development priorities ahead of Bishkek summit
Foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization endorsed a broader agenda spanning regional security, trade, technology and institutional reform, while China highlighted more than 160 projects launched through seven cooperation platforms.
Middle East
US sanctions Babak Zanjani network over Iranian financial evasion
Washington targeted Babak Zanjani and an extensive network it says helped Iran evade sanctions and finance destabilizing activity, using an executive order covering the financial, petroleum and petrochemical sectors.
Asia
Indonesia courts Chinese investment for supply chains, AI and industrial growth
Indonesia's investment minister said Jakarta wants Chinese companies to move beyond capital deployment and help build supply chains, technology capacity, talent and export-oriented industrial platforms inside the country.