Russian authorities said a Ukrainian drone strike in Russia's Belgorod region killed two people and injured two.

PEZESHKIAN told a Tehran event on Aug. 22 that members of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council view a previously reached memorandum of understanding with the US as the best outcome given dignity, prudence and national interest; the memo contains no clause indicating Iran surrendered or made concessions and related commitments fall on the other side. He said Iran should, rationally, extricate itself from the current 'neither-war-nor-peace' state because war or that limbo deters investment. He added the late Ali Khamenei had also said Iran must leave the 'neither-war-nor-peace' state, and that supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei sets national policy and the government will continue to implement those policies.

HKEX filing: HSBC (00005.HK) repurchased 304,800 shares on Aug 21 for a total of HK$49.6m.