UN Security Council reimoses all nuclear sanctions on Iran following E3 snapback activation after Tehran accumulated enriched uranium 48 times JCPoA limit and refused to restore IAEA monitoring access. Bne IntelliNews

Dar Global announces $1bn Trump Plaza Jeddah featuring mixed-use community with Central Park-inspired design in second Trump Organization collaboration following Trump Tower Jeddah launch. Bne IntelliNews

China's deal with Tanzania and Zambia sets up a direct contest with the US- and EU-backed Lobito Corridor in Angola amid booming copper and cobalt exports from the Zambia–DRC copperbelt. Bne IntelliNews

When Vladimir Putin first came to power, Russia was grappling with a demographic crisis. A quarter of a century later, the country faces another one—this time more severe, more complex, and more resistant to the tools previously used to contain it. Bne IntelliNews

After more than three years of heavy investment, Russia’s military production has gone into surplus, producing more arms and ammo than it needs to perpetrate the war in Ukraine, the Kiel Institute reported. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: Economic fundamentals in Thailand hardly justify a stronger currency. Growth has been tepid, inflation low, and interest rates insufficiently active to pull in speculative capital both at home and from overseas. Bne IntelliNews

It appears that the ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) has won the general election in Moldova on September 28, but President Maia Sandu has taken a page out of the Kremlin's “managed democracy" playbook. Bne IntelliNews

PAS victory will allow Moldova to continue work towards EU accession and keep dream of joining by 2028 alive. Bne IntelliNews

A team of orthopaedic surgeons in China's Zhejiang province has developed a revolutionary new bone adhesive, dubbed “Bone 02”, inspired by the natural occurring glue oysters use to stick themselves to underwater rocks. Bne IntelliNews

Over long periods, this process can culminate in sudden shifts along the plate boundary, sparking powerful earthquakes and tsunamis. Bne IntelliNews

While BTS rewrote the rules for boy bands, BLACKPINK reshaped girl group dynamics and have since taken the world by storm, routinely selling out stadiums across the US and Europe. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: Trump’s administration has been exploring options for keeping a military footprint in Afghanistan - a move that Russia has already said would have catasrophic consequences. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: Trump’s administration has been exploring options for keeping a military footprint in Afghanistan - a move that Russia has already said would have catasrophic consequences. Bne IntelliNews

It was reported that between mid-August and mid-September alone, 978 students required hospital treatment for diarrhoea, vomiting, rashes, facial swelling, breathing problems, and headaches. Bne IntelliNews

Indonesia is routinely listed among the World Bank’s largest borrowers, second only to India in some recent tallies, reflecting an outstanding balance with the Bank running into the tens of billions and placing Indonesia among the top 10 debtors Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: It has also been speculated that Germany might be readying to accept a liaison presence on the part of the Afghan government, that stops short of full recognition. Bne IntelliNews

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov used the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York to lambaste the West and continue building up the growing Global South community that is aligning with the BRICS-led alternative pole Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: French supermajor TotalEnergies signed a Heads of Agreement with South Korea’s Hyundai Chemical. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: The United Arab Emirates’ state-run oil and gas company ADNOC announced that its investment vehicle XRG has closed its acquisition of an equity stake in NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG project located in Brownsville, Texas. Bne IntelliNews

The authorities in Chisinau have responded to Russian interference with strategies that would, under normal circumstances, be considered on the verge of unconstitutional. Bne IntelliNews

Pair arrested on suspicion of training Moldovan and Romanian citizens to carry out unrest during Moldova’s September 28 general election. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: Over in New York, country’s president, ex-Al Qaeda man al-Sharaa, is interviewed on-stage by a former CIA chief. Bne IntelliNews

The owner of the Telegram messaging service Pavel Durov said that the French intelligence approached him earlier this year and asked him to block anti-government channels in the run up to this weekend's elections on two occasions. Bne IntelliNews

Trump bails out Argentina with $20bn while slapping 50% tariffs on Brazil to protest Bolsonaro's coup conviction. His ideology-driven policy risks pushing both nations toward China—exactly what Washington hoped to prevent. Bne IntelliNews

Armenia now the most Western-leaning of the three South Caucasus states as region's geopolitical balance shifts. Bne IntelliNews

Economic fundamentals in Thailand hardly justify a stronger currency. Growth has been tepid, inflation low, and interest rates insufficiently active to pull in speculative capital both at home and from overseas. Bne IntelliNews

Trump’s administration has been exploring options for keeping a military footprint in Afghanistan - a move that Russia has already said would have catasrophic consequences. Bne IntelliNews

Trump’s administration has been exploring options for keeping a military footprint in Afghanistan - a move that Russia has already said would have catasrophic consequences. Bne IntelliNews

It has also been speculated that Germany might be readying to accept a liaison presence on the part of the Afghan government, that stops short of full recognition. Bne IntelliNews

French supermajor TotalEnergies signed a Heads of Agreement with South Korea’s Hyundai Chemical. Bne IntelliNews

The United Arab Emirates’ state-run oil and gas company ADNOC announced that its investment vehicle XRG has closed its acquisition of an equity stake in NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG project located in Brownsville, Texas. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: Billionaire loses presidency of “Big four” club Fenerbahce. Unpopular figure subjected to language you wouldn’t even hear on a building site. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: Argentina approves McEwen Copper's Los Azules project for RIGI tax incentives, positioning the country to re-enter copper production by 2029 as global supply deficits emerge and demand soars for the critical metal. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: Netanyahu vows to continue Gaza operations as diplomats stage mass walkout during his appearance at the UN. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: The constitutional changes, which include limiting who can adopt children, may put Slovakia at odds with EU norms on equality. Bne IntelliNews

Over in New York, country’s president, ex-Al Qaeda man al-Sharaa, is interviewed on-stage by a former CIA chief. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: Netanyahu delivers defiant UN address vowing to continue Gaza operations as diplomats stage mass walkout, whilst Israel plans unprecedented broadcast to Palestinian civilians via hijacked communications. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a financing package worth the hryvnia equivalent of €200mn for ProCredit ... Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: Iranian rial hits record low of IRR1,085,000 per US dollar as currency crisis deepens amid international sanctions and economic pressures, severely impacting purchasing power for 85mn Iranians. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: Cities across the developing world are set to be among the fastest-growing urban economies in the next quarter century, according to Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index 2025. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: Trump blocks Israeli West Bank annexation saying "time to stop" as Israel prepares loudspeakers to broadcast Netanyahu's UN speech to Gaza residents from border positions. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: US-based Lockheed Martin Skunk Works has introduced the Vectis, a Group 5 collaborative combat aircraft designed to operate alongside fifth-generation and next-generation fighter jets. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: Nigeria’s NUPRC has cleared TotalEnergies’ $510mn sale of its 200,000-bpd Bonga field stake to Shell and Agip. The deal lifts Shell’s OML 118 holding to 65% while TotalEnergies pursues a $3.5bn global asset sale programme. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: Claims senior politicians could have shielded the director of Budapest-based juvenile correctional institution Szolo Street have the potential to become a "Hungarian Epstein case". Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: In recent weeks, Seoul has held internal discussions about expanding joint defence commitments, including revisiting missile defence cooperation and rotational stationing of American forces. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: Wu Shang-yu, formerly attached to Taiwanese President William Lai’s office, was sentenced to four years. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: Chinese presence growing in Western Balkans, while Russia makes gains in Turkey, shows new index developed by wiiw, Bertelsmann Stiftung and ECIPE. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: According to UN data, more than 2.6mn Afghans have returned since January, many of them after decades abroad. Analysts caution that the abrupt influx risks creating conditions that extremist groups can exploit. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: European diplomats warned the Kremlin that Nato is prepared to shoot down any Russian fighter jets that violate their airspace, as military tensions between the EU and Russia continue to mount, Bloomberg reported on September 25. Bne IntelliNews

ICYMI: Once the most powerful man in Moldova, Vlad Plahotniuc faces criminal charges relating to the “$1bn bank theft” scandal. Bne IntelliNews