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Norway gives additional $13 million in aid to Palestinians

The sun sets over Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Moroccan centrist party tops parliament vote after boost from football chief

A man arrives to vote during parliamentary elections in Rabat, Morocco September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmed El Jechtimi

Morocco reports lower turnout in parliamentary elections

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of Islamist PJD party campaign in Sala Al Jadida, near Rabat, Morocco, September 15, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ahmed Eljechtimi/File Photo

Ukraine plans record defence spending in 2027

A woman walking past a damaged car at the site of a Russian strike on a high-storey residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept 17.

US pays $926 million to UN, easing its debt dispute with the world body

The US still owes US$1.312 billion to the regular budget, said UN spokesperson.

Italy's Meloni scraps road tax for most cars as election approaches

FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni looks on, as she and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever deliver joint statements following their meeting at Palazzo Chigi in Rome, Italy, September 7, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Ukraine proposes record defence spending next year as war costs soar

Ukraine Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko attends a bilateral meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the sidelines of the IMF and WB annual meetings, at the Treasury Department in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

Ukraine’s Zelensky plans ‘difficult’ measures to cut budget deficit

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky floated seven unspecified draft laws which he said were “needed to finance the state budget deficit”.

Iran war cost hits $38 billion, forecast to rise $3 billion a month, CBO says

A U.S. Navy sailor runs across the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Arabian Sea, September 11, 2026. The aircraft carrier, capable of carrying more than 5,000 personnel, is enforcing a U.S. naval blockade against Iran and providing cover for commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. REUTERS/Ed Ou

Argentina submits 2027 budget bill to Congress, foresees 4% GDP growth

Members of the Joint Finance and Consumer Defense Committee meet to discuss the Argentine government's 2027 budget proposal, which is expected to include increased defense spending, at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 15, 2026. REUTERS/Alessia Maccioni

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