It’s 25 years since the New START treaty came into effect, which has just expired. Signed in 2010 by Barack Obama and one-term Russian President and Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev, the treaty set limits on strategic… Bne IntelliNews #NuclearWeapons #USRussiaRelations #NewSTART #ArmsControl #PeaceTreaty

The economy is set to slow further as headwinds remain intense. The energy crisis caused by russia’s terror attacks on civil infrastructure, but the stability of the economy is solid for now. Bne IntelliNews #Ukraine #Economy #Macroeconomics #EnergyCrisis #Russia

Russia’s gold reserves have exceeded $400bn for the first time in history, bolstered by strong prices and state efforts to reduce reliance on Western currencies, Vedomosti reports. Bne IntelliNews #Russia #GoldReserves #Economy #Finance #Investing

In recent years, we have become used to seeing Uzbekistan consistently on the international agenda as a country of reforms. It is written about, talked about, debated, and forecasts are made. Bne IntelliNews #Uzbekistan #Investment #MarketTrends #EconomicReform #BusinessOpportunities

Argentina and the United States inked a bilateral trade deal on February 5 that removes duties on hundreds of products, with Buenos Aires becoming the first country from a group of four in the region to conclude such… Bne IntelliNews #Argentina #TradeDeal #Washington #Trump #BilateralTrade

US President Donald Trump has upended the liberal world order that promoted free trade agreement and cooperation. Bne IntelliNews #TradeRoutes #GlobalTrade #USPolitics #DonaldTrump #FreeTrade

Indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear programme concluded in Muscat on February 6. Bne IntelliNews #Iran #USTalks #NuclearNegotiations #Diplomacy #MiddleEast

Lebanon and Syria signed a bilateral agreement on February 6 to transfer more than 300 Syrian prisoners from Lebanese facilities to continue their sentences in Syria Bne IntelliNews #Lebanon #Syria #PrisonerTransfer #BilateralAgreement #InternationalRelations

Toyota announces that Kenta Kon, executive officer and chief financial officer, will be promoted to president and chief executive officer effective April 1. Bne IntelliNews #Toyota #KentaKon #ExecutiveChange #CorporateLeadership #BusinessNews

The share of Russian consumers ordering ready-to-eat meals through delivery services reached 46% in 2025. Bne IntelliNews #Russia #DeliveryServices #ReadyToEat #FoodDelivery #ConsumerTrends

A suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in the Pakistani capital killed at least 31 people and wounded 169 others during Friday prayers. Bne IntelliNews #Pakistan #Islamabad #MosqueAttack #SuicideBombing #ShiiteMuslims

Finland and Ukraine have formalised a strategic partnership to strengthen electoral processes and democratic resilience through a new memorandum of understanding. Bne IntelliNews #Finland #Ukraine #Democracy #Elections #ElectoralReform

Russia's deputy GRU chief Vladimir Alekseev is in critical condition after being shot three times outside his Moscow apartment, the fourth attack on a senior military figure in just over a year. More at intellinews.com Bne IntelliNews #Russia #GRU #MilitaryNews #MoscowShooting #VladimirAlekseev

Mass deaths of young cormorants on Iran's Anzali coast have been linked to fishing nets, with officials calling for better coordination to protect seabirds along the Caspian. Bne IntelliNews #CaspianSea #WildlifeConservation #BirdProtection #Cormorants #EnvironmentalIssues

Amid huge compensation demands, CEO says “it does impact our appetite to invest further”. Bne IntelliNews #Kazakhstan #Shell #Investment #OilAndGas #EnergyIndustry

Tehran's Friday prayer leader has called on regime supporters to wage an online campaign against opposition voices, praising security services' role in the recent unrest. Bne IntelliNews #Iran #Tehran #FridayPrayer #OnlineCampaign #SocialMedia

The United States is ending all contact with Polish lower house speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty, US ambassador to Poland Thomas Rose said, setting off a political storm. Bne IntelliNews #Trump #NobelPeacePrize #Poland #USPolitics #WłodzimierzCzarzasty

Russia’s state nuclear agency, Rosatom, is building two new VVER-1200 reactors at Paks. Bne IntelliNews #PaksII #NuclearEnergy #Rosatom #NPP #VVER1200

Iran and the US have begun indirect nuclear talks in Muscat, Oman – the first since last year's military strikes Bne IntelliNews #Iran #US #NuclearTalks #Oman #MilitaryTensions

Israeli police located a stolen albino wallaby and several other animals in an apartment in Tel Aviv after a break-in at a zoo in the Beit She'an Valley. Bne IntelliNews #Israel #Wallaby #Zoo #AnimalRescue #TelAviv

Government-backed economic recovery package is aimed at shifting Romania's growth model from consumption to investment. Bne IntelliNews #România #EconomiaRomână #RecuperareEconomică #Investiții #PachetEconomic

Iran and the US have begun indirect nuclear talks in Muscat, Oman – the first since last year's military strikes Bne IntelliNews #Iran #US #NuclearTalks #Oman #MilitaryTensions

Romania’s retail sales volume declined in the fourth quarter of 2025, reflecting subdued private consumption, according to the National Institute of Statistics. Bne IntelliNews #Romania #RetailSales #EconomicNews #ConsumerTrends #Statistics

Europe’s dependence on liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US and Russia surged to an all-time high in January, with the two countries accounting for more than 80% of the continent’s total seaborne imports, Bloomberg… Bne IntelliNews #LNG #NaturalGas #EnergySecurity #EuropeEnergy #USRussiaRelations

United States President Donald Trump has shot down an offer from Russian President Vladimir Putin of a voluntary extension of the New START nuclear missile deal that expired this week, opening the way to a new arms race. Bne IntelliNews #Trump #Putin #NuclearDeal #NewSTART #ArmsRace

Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, less than 48 hours before voters go to the polls in a snap election that will test her authority at home and her strategy abroad. Bne IntelliNews #Trump #Takaichi #JapanElection #SanaeTakaichi #PoliticalSupport

The meeting would come just weeks after Japan holds a general election, a contest that has taken on added international significance amid heightened trade and security tensions in the region ond one… Bne IntelliNews #WhiteHouse #JapanUSRelations #SummitMeeting #InternationalRelations #TradeTensions

The Malaysian government has reaffirmed its commitment to the United Nations as the primary global institution for maintaining international peace, amid the emergence of Donald Trump's so-called Board of Peace. Bne IntelliNews #Malaysia #Peace #UnitedNations #InternationalRelations #DonaldTrump

India’s central bank has signalled continuity in its monetary settings as supportive growth and easing price pressures shaped its first policy review meeting of 2026. Bne IntelliNews #IndianEconomy #MonetaryPolicy #CentralBank #InterestRates #EconomicGrowth

At the end of December 2025, a significant advancement in global power infrastructure occurred as the premier electrochemical storage facility on earth, the Envision Jingyi Chagan Hada station, integrated with the… Bne IntelliNews #China #AI #BatteryTechnology #RenewableEnergy #EnergyStorage

In recent years, New Delhi has used free-trade agreements and bilateral trade deals as an important tool to increase its geo-economic influence. The shift marks a major shift for a country dependent on domestic… Bne IntelliNews #IndiaTrade #FTAs #ExportStrategy #BilateralTrade #GeoEconomics

In Kyrgyzstan, Central Asians cheer US trade, but are cool to Trump visa crackdown. Bne IntelliNews #BishkekBusinessForum #USTrade #Kyrgyzstan #CentralAsia #VisaBarriers

More than 3mn pages of documents released by the US Department of Justice on January 31 have revealed that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein left an inheritance worth $50mn to his Belarusian girlfriend. Bne IntelliNews #Epstein #Justice #Inheritance #Belarus #SexOffender

Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office for the National Treasury (PGFN) has reached agreements with Itaú, Santander and Citibank to end court ... Bne IntelliNews #Brazil #TaxDisputes #Banks #Itaú #Santander

Versus Mid-Swaps, it falls to 242 basis points, down from 280bp seen in 2025. Bne IntelliNews #Turkey #Eurobond #Finance #Investment #Economy

Russia reportedly started flying its own flag on “shadow fleet” tankers to increase the political risks of intervention and seizure. Bne IntelliNews #Russia #OilTankers #PoliticalRisk #ShadowFleet #MaritimeSecurity

Deputy PM Matej Arcon says legislation to target social networks that allow user-generated content like TikTok and Snapchat. Bne IntelliNews #Slovenia #SocialMedia #YouthSafety #DigitalLegislation #TikTok

Venezuelan intelligence agents have detained Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman who served as industry minister under Nicolás Maduro and allegedly functioned as the regime's primary financial operator. Bne IntelliNews #Venezuela #Maduro #AlexSaab #CrisisVenezolana #Corrupción

The trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi ended in a stalemate with little progress made on the thorny issue of land concessions, but the parties did agree on another prisoner swap. Bne IntelliNews #Ukraine #Russia #PeaceTalks #AbuDhabi #Diplomacy

At a time when international relations are shifting towards sharper polarisation, the UAE has adopted a distinctive approach to the Ukrainian–Russian war. Bne IntelliNews #AbuDhabi #UAE #Diplomacy #UkraineCrisis #RussianWar

Oilfield services firm Nine Energy Service announced on February 1 that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Bne IntelliNews #Bankruptcy #OilfieldServices #EnergySector #Chapter11 #NineEnergyService

US-based supermajors ExxonMobil and Chevron both beat analyst expectations with their results for the fourth quarter of 2025, which they reported separately on January 30. Bne IntelliNews #ExxonMobil #Chevron #EarningsReport #QuarterlyResults #OilIndustry

Leaders cited the resumption of bilateral trade, Azerbaijani exports of petroleum products to Armenia and the transit of grain and other goods to Armenia through Azerbaijani territory. Bne IntelliNews #Armenia #Azerbaijan #PeaceProcess #BilateralTrade #EconomicBenefits

IRGC Navy seizes two vessels smuggling over 1mn litres of fuel near Farsi Island after months of intelligence work. Fifteen foreign crew members handed to judicial authorities as Iran intensifies crackdown. Bne IntelliNews #Iran #IRGC #PersianGulf #fuelsmuggling #maritimesecurity

Confidence for year-ahead outlook remains relatively subdued. Bne IntelliNews #Kazakhstan #PMI #VATHike #EconomicOutlook #PricePressures

Industry minister says government closely monitoring situation. Bne IntelliNews #Türkiye #BYD #elektrikliaraçlar #yatırım #sanayi

Sovcombank becomes first Russian bank to offer corporate loans backed by bitcoin collateral. Bne IntelliNews #Sovcombank #Bitcoin #Cryptocurrency #CorporateLoans #Blockchain

Saudi Arabia to issue passports for 2.2mn camels to document ownership and regulate $13bn annual market. Ministry says green documents will feature state emblem and aim to boost transparency in trading… Bne IntelliNews #SaudiArabia #CamelPassports #CamelMarket #AnimalWelfare #LivestockManagement

AUR leader calls for snap election based on report that claims European Commission tried to influence EU member states by controlling political discourse during election periods. Bne IntelliNews #RomaniaElections #EuropeanCommission #PoliticalInterference #AUR #SnapElections