Greece courts investors on U.S. trip and AI push

Kyriakos Mitsotakis is using his U.S. trip for the U.N. General Assembly to sell Greece as an investment destination, with artificial intelligence, technology and capital inflows now at the center of Athens’ economic pitch.

Indonesia orders police to pursue fire-linked companies

President Prabowo Subianto’s directive for police to press ahead against companies linked to forest and land fires gives Indonesia’s environmental law enforcement a strong political backing and raises the stakes for 95 corporations already flagged as implicated in the damage.

South Africa-US rift weighs on EZA and rand assets

South Africa’s standoff with Washington is becoming more than a diplomatic spat: it is a reminder that foreign policy can now spill directly into capital flows, trade access and investor sentiment in one of emerging markets’ most closely watched economies.

Egypt foreign minister heads to UN talks in New York

Egypt’s push to use the 81st U.N. General Assembly high-level week to press regional diplomacy and deepen bilateral ties comes as the Middle East faces some of its most acute security and humanitarian strains in years.

Vietnam Defense Ministry Issues Personnel Benefits Decree

Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense has issued a decree that formalizes retirement, survivor and one-time allowance rules for professional soldiers, defense workers and defense officials, tightening the legal framework around military personnel policy at a time when governments are competing harder for skilled uniformed labor.

Colombia Reshuffles Criminal Policy Advisory Commission

The Colombian government’s request for the resignation of its 10-member Advisory Commission for Criminal Policy signals a sharper pivot in how President Gustavo Petro’s administration wants to confront armed groups and organized crime, without changing the courts themselves.

Greece SYRIZA-PS opposes Mitsotakis constitution push

SYRIZA-PS is drawing a harder line against Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ push to reshape Greece’s constitution, raising the political stakes around reforms that could affect public assets, regulation and the investment climate ahead of elections.

Romania cuts sea service for officer certificates

Romania is lowering the minimum sea service needed for some officer certificates from 24 months to 12 months, a move that could widen access to senior maritime jobs, improve the competitiveness of Romanian seafarers and ease a bottleneck that officials say has made them less attractive than foreign crews.

Brazil bishops back court ethics code

The Catholic bishops’ conference in Brazil has stepped into a widening institutional crisis, urging the Supreme Federal Court and other authorities to handle allegations with transparency while defending an ethics code meant to bolster the court’s legitimacy.

Moldova EU support shifts to reforms and security

European support for Moldova is shifting from broad political encouragement to a more operational, security-linked partnership, as EU crisis management commissioner Hadja Lahbib opened her first visit to Chisinau with talks on reforms, civil protection and refugee response. That matters because Moldova sits on the frontline of the bloc’s eastern security perimeter, and Brussels is increasingly treating resilience, emergency preparedness and rule-of-law reform as part of the same strategic package.