Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 7 October 2026. These are the top five things to expect from the CIS summit in Turkmenistan.
Iran's President makes debut
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to make his CIS debut, having been invited to an expanded session of the CIS Council of Heads of State. Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov called it a first in the bloc's history. The Iranian government said Pezeshkian will attend as a special guest. The visit gives Tehran a chance to strengthen ties with regional neighbours as tensions between the U.S. and Iran remain high.
The week opens with a foreign ministers' meeting on Wednesday, followed on Thursday by a consultative meeting between Central Asian leaders and Azerbaijan. On Friday, the Council of Heads of State meet in Turkmenistan’s eastern resort town of Awaza. Turkmenistan holds the CIS chairmanship in 2026.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in Turkmenistan on Thursday. He is scheduled to meet Iranian President Pezeshkian on Friday to discuss the Middle East and bilateral cooperation. The two leaders last met in Bishkek in early September. Putin will also hold a one-on-one meeting with Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedow on Thursday.
Russian Presidential Aide Ushakov said no separate meeting between Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is planned in Turkmenistan. Relations between the two countries have soured over Armenia’s European Union ambitions and pivot away from Moscow.
The Caspian Environmental Summit will be held on Friday, following talks in an expanded format. Leaders of all five countries bordering the Caspian Sea will take part. These are Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan.The shrinking of the Caspian Sea will be discussed.
Qatari mediators have presented Iran with a new proposal to end the war with the U.S. and Israel, with Tehran expected to respond by the end of the...
At least 10 people were killed after two high-speed trains collided in Spain on Wednesday, forcing the suspension of services on a major rail route...
Despite losing his bloc's majority in Israel's 120-seat Knesset in a hotly contested election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has manage...
Despite losing his bloc's majority in Israel's 120-seat Knesset in a hotly contested election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to remain in the lead after 70 per cent of votes were tallied on Wednesday. Figures are subject to change as counting continues.
Russia and Ukraine have begun a regional ceasefire to allow the start of a humanitarian effort in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, both sides said on Tuesday, but they continue strikes elsewhere, including the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
Russian strikes hit several parts of Ukraine overnight, injuring at least six people and targeting energy and port infrastructure, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said U.S. warnings about imminent Russian ballistic missile attacks had resumed.
Nearly two years after the 20 October 2024 parliamentary elections, Iraq’s Kurdistan Region remains without a cabinet. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) won 39 of 100 seats and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) 23, leaving neither able to govern alone.
The Pentagon is prepared to launch potentially major military operations against Iran within 96 hours of receiving an order from U.S. President Donald Trump, with sufficient forces already deployed in the Middle East, according to a CNN report.
Uzbekistan has launched Apple Pay and Google Pay, allowing customers at several local banks to make contactless payments using their smartphones and other compatible devices.
Iran says a “new and positive atmosphere” has emerged following rare security talks in Tehran with senior officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, as regional tensions continue to escalate.
The first day of the seventh World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue wrapped up in Baku on Tuesday (27 October), with President Ilham Aliyev highlighting Azerbaijan’s role in promoting peace and multiculturalism as global leaders explored the impact of AI and cultural cooperation.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has dismissed European criticism of a maritime agreement between Türkiye and Libya, arguing that objections to the deal have no legal basis.
Kyrgyzstan doubled its petrol and diesel production in the first nine months of 2026, as disruptions at Russian oil refineries strained fuel supplies across Central Asia, highlighting the region’s reliance on Russian energy.
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