RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA deputy governor hauser said the overall outlook is balanced but flagged upside inflation risks.

Foreign Secretary Miliband will on Tuesday unveil a targeted sanctions mechanism aimed at Israeli settlements in the West Bank, sources said. The measures are described as focused on West Bank settlements and not intended to broadly affect UK‑Israel trade or security ties. UK diplomats have privately told US counterparts the steps are largely symbolic to blunt a possible reaction from Trump. The Burnham government is positioning itself as tougher on Israel than predecessor Starmer, a stance that could complicate relations with Trump.

Sept 5-8 — Liu Haixing, minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, led a party delegation to Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan. In Uzbekistan he met President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and leaders of the Senate, legislature and ruling party; in Azerbaijan he met Prime Minister Ali Asadov and New Azerbaijan Party deputy chairman Bahram Budagov. He participated in a Central Asia session on Xi Jinping Thought, a China–Central Asia party dialogue, and attended the opening of a China Study Center and China Book House at the Azerbaijani Presidential Administrative Academy. The visits promoted Xi Jinping Thought and involved exchanges on issues of mutual concern.