Uzbekistan’s headline inflation slows to 6.4% in July from 8.9% a year earlier

Gasoline prices soar 21.7%.

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Iranian President Pezeshkian finally meets the new supreme leader, maybe?

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was driven to an undisclosed Tehran location, taken from his own car and seated in the back of a tinted-window ...

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Serbia races to secure fuel supplies as historic Danube drought threatens imports and agriculture

Serbia is facing growing pressure on its energy and agricultural sectors as record-low water levels on the Danube disrupt fuel imports and deepen concerns over the impact of a prolonged drought.

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INTERVIEW: Hungarian deep-tech Edortech eyes global battery market with patented tin-alloy anode platform

CEO Adam Vida talks to IntelliNews about Edortech's ONLi platform and its ambitions to build a European supply chain for next-generation batteries.

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Packaging maker Barem joins lengthening list of Borsa Istanbul companies filing for court protection from creditors

Series of bankruptcy declarations and defaults casting shadow over stock exchange.

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Bulgarians still EU's heaviest smokers

Bulgaria had the highest proportion of daily users of tobacco and related nicotine products in the European Union in 2025, even as smoking rates across the bloc edged lower.

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US has burned through half Patriot, 80% of THAAD interceptors fighting Iran – CNN

The US military has used up nearly 80% of its interceptors for the THAAD missile defence system fighting Iran, with senior commanders warning the Pentagon's munitions stockpile is dangerously low, CNN reported on August 4, citing multiple sources...

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Ukraine faces $3bn grain export loss as Russia's blockade empties Odesa of ships

Ukraine's alternative grain export routes will not reach the capacity needed to compensate for Russia's blockade of Black Sea ports until the end of August at the earliest, and even then will cover only half the volume normally handled through...

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Share of bad loans in Ukraine rises for first time in three years

The share of non-performing loans (NPLs) in Ukraine's banking sector increased for the first time in around three years at the beginning of the ...

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Russia's mobile internet 'whitelist' mode has quietly become permanent

Russia's mobile internet 'whitelist' mode - restricting access to a government-approved list of services - has shifted from an emergency drone-defence measure into a permanent feature of daily life, with only 30.5% of mobile sessions in central...

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China expands its presence in Uzbekistan

China-Central Asia Monitor: July 24-30.

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Brazil-Argentina relations downgraded over Milei's insults to Lula

Brazil said on August 4 it would downgrade diplomatic relations with Argentina to the level of chargé d'affaires after Argentine President Javier Milei repeated insults against Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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Rubio sees Venezuela transition advancing within months ahead of talks

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he expects Venezuela's political transition to advance over the coming months rather than years, as representatives of the interim government and the opposition prepare for their first face-to-face negotiations.

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North Macedonia battles wildfires and water contamination as Europe’s drought intensifies

Europe’s worst drought in decades is disrupting transport, energy and agriculture, with the Balkans increasingly feeling the impact of extreme heat and water shortages.

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Cameroon discusses ship-registry reform with US amid Russian shadow-fleet concerns

Russia-linked oil tankers turned to African registries as established flag states tightened sanctions compliance, while some vessels have also used fraudulent African registration documents.

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Azerbaijan's central bank reserves rise 4.6% m/m to $13.8bn in July

Azerbaijan's central bank foreign currency reserves have grown 19.6% since the start of the year and 23% over the past 12 months.

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Russia’s services sector remains in contraction as fuel shortages drive costs higher

Russia’s services sector remained under pressure in July as weak consumer demand and falling purchasing power continued to weigh on business activity, while fuel shortages pushed up transport costs and renewed inflationary pressures.

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Riyadh Air launches first India route with daily Mumbai service

Riyadh Air has launched daily Riyadh-Mumbai flights, its first India route and 10th destination, on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, with onward connections through Riyadh to Europe and North Africa.

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Uzbekistan’s dismissed energy minister reportedly detained over abuse of office, embezzlement allegations

Ahead of naming successor, president says main problem with Uzbek energy industry is no longer a lack of funding, it is weaknesses in management.

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Ukraine's calculus of death: Patriot missile and KIA numbers don't add up

Two numbers define how much longer Ukraine can keep fighting: how many interceptor missiles it has left to defend its skies, and how many of its soldiers are actually dying to hold the line. No one has a clear idea of the real numbers.

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Taliban delegation’s arrival in Moldova prompts government investigation

Chisinau says it is investigating decision to invite Afghan agriculture ministry officials as Moldova does not recognise Taliban rule.

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Slovakia’s spy agency SIS ranked worst in Europe

French weekly L’Express described SIS head Pavol Gašpar as “a spy in flip-flops”.

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Riyadh Air launches first India route with daily Mumbai service

Riyadh Air has launched daily Riyadh-Mumbai flights, its first India route and 10th destination, on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, with onward connections through Riyadh to Europe and North Africa.

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Russian human safari of a Kherson market trader reignites war crimes accusations

A video showing a Russian explosive drone stalking and detonating beside an unarmed market trader in the frontline city of Kherson has drawn fresh accusations of war crimes from Kyiv, days after the UN reported on record civilian casualties.

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Visa acquires Israeli cybersecurity company BioCatch for $2.4bn

Visa has agreed to acquire Israeli digital fraud prevention company BioCatch for $2.4bn in cash in the latest tech deal between Israeli and US tech and finance firms.

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MENDEL: Before the Harsh Winter: Ukraine’s Quiet Exodus and the Regions Left in Shadow

As Ukraine goes through the fifth year of full-scale war, a quiet but unmistakable movement is underway. Families are packing what they can, often saying goodbye to aging parents and family dogs, and leaving for safer ground.

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Russia adapting hybrid tactics to slow EU enlargement, European Parliament report warns

Russia is refining its use of hybrid interference to undermine European Union enlargement countries by combining disinformation, covert political financing, cyberattacks, economic pressure and proxy actors, says European Parliament report.

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Global textile trade's hidden water costs threaten emerging market supply chains

Countries including Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Uzbekistan have sought to move up global textile value chains but climate change and water scarcity make traditional production models increasingly vulnerable, says Chatham House report.

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Bahrain faces devaluation or default risk from Hormuz closure

Bahrain risks a currency devaluation or sovereign default if the Strait of Hormuz stays shut, Capital Economics warns, with central bank reserves down from $6bn in March to just over $2bn by June and no alternative export route.

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UK's GBP21.7bn carbon-capture bet faces a credibility gap - Carbon Brief

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) - technology that catches CO2 from a factory or power plant and injects it underground - is central to most official net-zero roadmaps, but remains marginal in practice and mired in controversy.

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