Russia plans to raise military spending to 17.1 trillion roubles ($202.6 billion) in 2027, the highest planned level since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, while cutting funding for healthcare, education and welfare and introducing new tax increases....
Ukraine has used its domestically developed FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for the first time, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on 1 October. The missile was developed by Ukrainian defence company Fire Point, which says the system is...
Kazakhstan is placing the Golden Horde at the center of a new national historical narrative under President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, presenting the country as a direct successor of the medieval state. The policy is aimed at strengthening national identity...
Former Afghan officials, parliamentarians and representatives from several regional countries gathered in Islamabad on 29–30 September for a conference focused on Afghanistan’s political crisis, security threats and possible paths to peace. Participants criticised the Taliban government and called...
Iranian authorities are seeking to encourage prominent Iranians living abroad to return, with several musicians recently coming back and performing in the country. However, confirmed returns remain limited, and there is no public evidence that political figures named...
Beijing and Washington offered notably different accounts of the outcomes of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s September 23-25 state visit to the United States, highlighting differences over trade and global security while Taiwan was absent from both official summaries....
Russian missile strikes have brought Ukraine’s steel industry to a near standstill, with major plants including Zaporizhstal and ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih forced to shut down. The attacks threaten hundreds of thousands of jobs, local government revenues and a...
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned European countries against further escalation with Russia, saying Moscow was ready to respond to growing military threats while also expressing readiness to restore relations with European neighbours. Speaking at a meeting of the...
Iran’s economic ties with the Gulf states have come under renewed pressure following the regional escalation involving the US, Israel and Iran. The UAE, which accounts for more than 90% of Iran’s trade with the Gulf, announced in...
Egyptian opposition groups gathered in The Hague on 16 September for the First National Congress (FNC), bringing together Islamists, liberals and activists to discuss political and institutional reforms for a potential post-President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi era. The meeting...