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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar shaking hands in front of a Russian Energy Week 2026 backdrop

Turkey’s Energy Minister Says Ankara Will Get Some Russian Diesel

Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar says Turkey will receive a share of the Russian diesel Moscow and Washington agreed to release, according to Sputnik. Neither the US license nor Russia's statement names Turkey,

October 18, 2026

Business·News

Satellite image of eastern Mongolia showing a large dark burn scar on brown steppe after the Numrug reserve fire

Mongolia Vows Liability Claims Over Numrug Reserve Fire, Xinhua Reports

Mongolia has promised compensation claims after a convoy vehicle sparked a fire in its Numrug reserve, Xinhua reports. Mobicom and local media disagree on why the convoy was there, and police have

October 18, 2026

Climate·News

Black Daiichi Life Group lettering in Japanese and English on an illuminated sign

Challenger Bought Its Own Shares at A$9.84. Then Daiichi Bid A$11.80

Challenger spent A$4.9 million buying back its own shares on Friday. After the market closed, a Daiichi Life unit offered A$11.80 for the rest of the company, 19.8 percent above Friday's close.

October 18, 2026

Business·News

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan laughing with HKMA chief Eddie Yue and IMF Deputy Managing Director Bo Li at the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok

Hong Kong Bets on Beating the IMF, but Its Second Half Must Top 2.5%

Hong Kong's financial secretary says his government is more optimistic than the IMF's 3.8% forecast for 2026, but the numbers behind the range depend on the second half. TEH's arithmetic puts the

October 18, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Taiwan Coast Guard officer in an orange uniform photographs a distant China Coast Guard vessel labelled 3303 from the bridge of the patrol ship Taichung

Taiwan Says 16 Chinese Ships Struck at Once but Names Only Six

Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration says China ran four simultaneous operations on Sunday, from a fishing boat off Kaohsiung to two cutters circling Dongsha. Its release counts 16 vessels but describes only six,

October 18, 2026

Government and Politics·News

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed meets Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman in Abu Dhabi, with two other officials seated at the table

Saudi Defence Minister Meets UAE President, Cites “Joint Gulf Action”

Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, with Houthi strikes on Riyadh's airport as the backdrop. The readouts speak of

October 18, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Front of the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates building under a clear blue sky

Syria and World Bank Agree Recovery and Reconstruction Fund, Size Unstated

Syria and the World Bank agreed on Sunday to set up START, a multi-donor trust fund for reconstruction. Reports of the joint statement give no target size or first contributor, while the

October 18, 2026

Business·Economy·News

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Iran’s Speaker Warns Gulf Funds: No Money for AI Firms ‘Aiding Invasions’

Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, announced a "Persian Gulf Data Authority" and told Gulf funds and firms to give no finance, equity, land or energy to AI or data companies "aiding

October 18, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Conflicts, Military and War·News

Portrait of Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed Al Tayeb in a white turban and glasses against a wood-panelled wall

Al-Azhar Urges Mediation Committee as Saudi-Houthi Fighting Intensifies

Al-Azhar asked Arab and Muslim governments on Sunday to form an urgent mediation committee as hostilities between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis intensify. The National calls the move rare and probably symbolic,

October 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News·Religion

Men carry stacked mattresses on their heads beside a blue minibus as displaced families receive supplies in Aden, Yemen

Houthis Fire Eight Missiles at Marib as Yemen Claims 1,326 Strikes

The Houthis launched eight ballistic missiles toward Marib on Sunday, a city sheltering many displaced people, while Yemen's armed forces claimed 1,326 strikes in 24 hours. The government's own tallies since the

October 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Turkey’s Energy Minister Says Ankara Will Get Some Russian Diesel

Mongolia Vows Liability Claims Over Numrug Reserve Fire, Xinhua Reports

Challenger Bought Its Own Shares at A$9.84. Then Daiichi Bid A$11.80

Hong Kong Bets on Beating the IMF, but Its Second Half Must Top 2.5%

Taiwan Says 16 Chinese Ships Struck at Once but Names Only Six

Saudi Defence Minister Meets UAE President, Cites “Joint Gulf Action”

Syria and World Bank Agree Recovery and Reconstruction Fund, Size Unstated

Iran’s Speaker Warns Gulf Funds: No Money for AI Firms ‘Aiding Invasions’

Al-Azhar Urges Mediation Committee as Saudi-Houthi Fighting Intensifies

Houthis Fire Eight Missiles at Marib as Yemen Claims 1,326 Strikes

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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