Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 28th of September, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Moldova votes in a tight parliamentary contest seen as pivotal for its EU ambitions, with President Maia Sandu warning of Russian interference and polls pointing to a razor-thin race between pro-European and pro-Russian blocs.
Russia unleashed one of its heaviest bombardments on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, killing at least four people, injuring dozens more, and prompting Poland to scramble jets as swarms of drones and missiles pounded civilian areas overnight.
Miniso announced on Friday that it will spin off its brand Top Toy and list it in Hong Kong, capitalising on the growing investor interest in Chinese toymakers and highlighting the city’s renewed position as a global fundraising hub.
India dismissed as "incorrect and baseless" claims made by NATO’s Secretary General suggesting that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had contacted Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the impact of punitive U.S. tariffs on India’s purchases of Russian oil.
The Kremlin stated on Friday that the suggestion of shooting down Russian military planes over Europe was reckless, aggressive, and represented a serious escalation of tensions near Russia's border.
On Friday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that reconnaissance drones had breached Ukrainian airspace, based on an initial military assessment indicating that they had flown from Hungary to survey the industrial capacity of areas along Ukraine’s western border.
Denmark has no intention of invoking NATO's Article 4 following drone incursions near both civilian and military sites that led to the closure of air traffic in the country earlier this week, according to Denmark's foreign minister on Friday.
Romania is looking to collaborate with Ukraine on developing drones through a new European Union defence funding initiative. However, it will take at least seven years before the country has a multi-layered air defence system, according to a government source.
The German government is willing to consider a European Union initiative to release frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, a government source told Reuters on Thursday.
Lithuania’s parliament on Thursday approved the government programme put forward by Social Democrat Inga Ruginienė, confirming her as the Baltic nation’s new prime minister.
Alibaba (9988.HK) announced on Wednesday a wide-ranging push into artificial intelligence (AI), unveiling a partnership with Nvidia, a global data centre expansion plan, and new AI products, as it seeks to make artificial intelligence a core business priority alongside its e-commerce operations.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that recent “unilateral attacks” on his country’s institutions and economy were intolerable, delivering a pointed criticism of U.S. foreign policy.
NATO denounced Russia on Tuesday for breaching Estonian airspace last week, warning it would employ “all necessary military and non-military tools” in its defence against what it described as “a pattern of increasingly irresponsible behaviour” by Moscow.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated on Monday that "all options" are available to stabilize Argentina, including swap lines and direct currency purchases, while emphasizing President Donald Trump's confidence in Argentine President Javier Milei and his economic team.
Russian President Vladimir Putin offered U.S. President Donald Trump a one-year extension on Monday to the last remaining treaty limiting nuclear weapons between the two nations, as they discuss future steps.
A delegation of U.S. lawmakers met with Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun on Monday, marking the first visit by the House of Representatives to Beijing in six years. The discussions were aimed at strengthening exchanges, particularly military-to-military communication.
Porsche (P911_p.DE) saw its shares fall by 7.5% by late morning on Monday after the carmaker scaled back its electric vehicle rollout and lowered its forecast, following a costly strategic reversal driven by weak demand.
Iraq has increased its oil exports following the gradual easing of voluntary production cuts under the OPEC+ agreement, according to the country’s state oil marketer, SOMO, on Sunday. Earlier this month, eight OPEC+ members agreed to raise production by 137,000 barrels per day from October.
When Climate Week kicks off in New York City on Sunday (21 September), it will mark the largest event of its kind yet, with organisers reporting a record number of companies participating and more events than ever before.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in New York to attend the UN General Assembly meetings, marking the first time a Syrian president has participated since 1967, according to the state news agency on Monday.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro proposed direct talks with U.S. President Donald Trump just days after the first U.S. strike on a boat from Venezuela, which Trump claimed was carrying drug traffickers.
Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin stated that countries recognising a Palestinian state this week were taking an irreversible step that safeguarded the two-state solution and brought Palestinian independence and sovereignty closer.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a public address on Sunday, urged citizens to stop purchasing foreign-made products and instead opt for local ones, promoting a self-reliant campaign amid strained trade relations with the United States.
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