TASNIM NEWS reports Iranian President Pezeshkian said war is not in anyone's interest.

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) told Russian media the West is actively preparing for Russia’s upcoming elections and the EU is executing a large-scale strategy to destabilize the country.

China Index Academy reports top 100 developers' combined sales totaled 2.018 tln yuan in Jan-Aug 2026, with the YoY decline widening 0.3ppt versus Jan-Aug 1–7. The housing market remains in seasonal lull; only core cities are supported by new high-quality project launches, and leading developers' sales declines widened slightly. By company, five developers reached ≥100 bln yuan in Jan-Aug 2026, unchanged YoY; 40 reached ≥10 bln yuan, down 13 YoY.