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Saudi wealth fund presses LIV Golf’s saviour to prove its commitment to tour

BC Partners to provide LIV with $10mn bankruptcy loan in effort to alleviate concern about its motivations for rescue de...

Digital ruble, cryptocurrency transactions available in Russia

The circulation of cryptocurrencies has become legal in the country starting from September 1

Greek stock market joins world’s leading exchanges after debt crisis

The Greek stock market joined FTSE Russell’s developed-market group on Monday, potentially attracting more international...

Qatar loses around 17% of LNG export revenue due to regional conflict

Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al Thani also stressed that the damage to the country’s gas infrastructure was "huge" and ...

The paradox of self-reliance: India-China trade dynamics | Data Point

While India is steadily building its manufacturing capabilities, that expansion remains deeply embedded in China-centric...

EU scrambles for Russia sanctions deal amid France standoff

All EU countries are required to agree to extend the sanctions — a key part of the bloc’s response to Russia’s war since...

New licensed participants in Russia’s crypto market may emerge by year-end — Central Bank

First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia Vladimir Chistyukhin recalled that a transition period had been established ...

Conflict isn’t slowing deals for Gulf’s fastest-growing investment firm

BlueFive Capital founder and CEO Hazem Ben-Gacem has used its $15 billion to invest in driverless deliveries, supercars,...

After Equinor, Njord Survey inks three-year agreement with RWE

RWE has awarded Swedish offshore survey company Njord Survey a three-year framework agreement for […] The post After Equ...

Orlen and Naftogaz deepen energy ties with two MoUs

Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz Group and Poland’s Orlen have strengthened cooperation in liquefied natura...

Digital euro makes debut in wholesale financial markets

European Central Bank hopes to launch a retail equivalent by 2029

ECB to invest part of own funds in tokenised securities, with settlement via Pontes

Eurosystem brings central bank money to tokenised finance

ESA brings public and private capital together to accelerate Europe’s space economy

Paris, 18 September 2026 – Access to appropriate finance is becoming a strategic enabler of Europe’s space ambitions. At...

Missing measure in India’s magnet mission

The strategic question is not simply whether India possesses rare-earth resources or whether imports from China can be r...

‘This pushes the boundaries’: White House helped Pentagon explain the legality of its equity deals

A legal opinion reviewed by Semafor shows how the Trump administration created the rationale for government stakes in mo...

Why the Senate won’t vote to repeal new Canada tariffs

The president’s use of a nearly century-old law to impose the levies takes away individual senators' ability to force a ...

US, Chinese officials talk trade, AI ahead of Xi visit

Officials picked up where they “left off in Beijing,” said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Iran’s economy cracks under U.S. pressure, but Tehran won’t bend to Trump

As Iranians face shortages, President Donald Trump’s blockade, more so than new sanctions, is eroding the country’s econ...

Georgia-Russia trade rises by 19.1% in January-August

Russia ranked third among Georgia’s largest trading partners, accounting for 11.3% of the country’s foreign trade in the...

Washington’s Foreign Equity Bets Need Better Governance

What do a rare earth mine in Brazil and a graphite mine in Mozambique have in common? Both have received significant Uni...

Chinese rare earth shipments to US drop ahead of Trump-Xi summit

August exports down 20% from July as Washington presses Beijing over supplies of critical minerals

Ukraine's energy giant wants to build oil storage sites in Hungary, Magyar refuses

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar rejected the construction of Ukrainian oil storage facilities on Hungarian territo...

ASEAN’s digital payment boom outrunning its scam defenses

Southeast Asia’s rapid economic integration has long been a celebrated success story, and nowhere is this more evident t...

Sibur expands polymer supplies to Africa, Southeast Asia

According to CEO Mikhail Karisalov, Sibur plans to export part of the output from its new polypropylene production facil...

North Korea says new sanctions cannot block development, KCNA reports

SEOUL, Sept 21 - North Korea said on Monday it would not tolerate what it called hostile forces' efforts to curb Pyongya...

As renewed chaos grips the oil market, one country is keeping global prices down – by reducing demand

As renewed chaos grips the oil market, China is reaping the benefits of electric vehicles. But Australia’s reliance on d...

Kenya: Museveni Says Kenyan Media Misrepresented His Fuel Remarks, Thanks Ruto for Supporting Uganda Fuel Deal

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has clarified remarks that triggered a fresh debate over petro...

USCIRF seeks sanctions against RSS, no high-level meetings with its leaders

The remarks of the religious freedom body’s chief came weeks ahead of RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat’s visit to the U.S.

Bangladesh raises fuel prices by up to 17% amid global oil price surge

The latest increase follows fuel ‌price hikes in April and June, when the government also raised prices to help offset r...

Carlyle’s stalled Lukoil deal leaves refineries idle in tight market

Proposed agreement has been stuck in the US government approval process for almost 10 months even as fuel prices have so...

Why the world’s hottest stock market is a national liability

South Korea’s wild stock price swings are hurting the country’s image

Fed and BoE step up scrutiny of bank exposure to trading firms after Jane Street loss

Regulators intensify questioning of prime brokers after blow-up at AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness

How Trump and Xi went from tariff war to trade truce

BEIJING, Sept 21 - Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday for...

Trump administration prepares sanctions against International Criminal Court, sources say

Targeting the entire organisation directly could ​severely undermine the court's work; ICC officials warn courtwide sanc...

U.S. sanctions on International Criminal Court officials | Explained

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, announcing the sanctions, said that the ICC has made multiple attempts to assert au...

Attacks on mining operations on the rise in Pakistan: report

Rising violence around resource projects threatens Pakistan’s push to draw foreign capital into its mineral sector.

Russia Warns New U.S. Sanctions Law Would Harm Trump’s Peace Efforts

President Trump signed the legislation, named for Senator Lindsey Graham, at the White House, but he has broad leeway to...

A Small Country’s Huge Windfall from the War in Iran

Oil-rich Guyana is enjoying red-hot growth. But the boom is magnifying tensions over corruption, inequality and strained...

F127: Over-Reliance on U.S. Technology Is No Longer Appropriate

Analyzing Germany’s F127 frigate program, this article by German defense media hartpunkt examines why relying heavily on...