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Saudi Arabia Resumes Operations of 'East-West Pipeline' Following Drone Attack... Transporting at Reduced Speed As a result, crude oil exports through the Red Sea port of Yanbu are expected to normalize soon. SBS Sep 22, 2026 11:20 PM

"Trump Wants to Meet with Iran in New York If Conditions Are Met" President Donald Trump U.S. President Donald Trump wants to hold a meeting with the Iranian side in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, CNN reported on the 22nd , citing a U.S. SBS Sep 22, 2026 11:19 PM

ECB Chief Economist: Second Energy Price Wave Means Inflation Will Not Stabilize Until Next Year Bloomberg reported that Lane said in an interview with the Swiss daily Le Temps that "we see the second wave of energy price increases keeping inflation higher for longer." He stated that the second wave of energy prices will exert upward pressure on prices across groceries, broad energy such as electricity, and general goods, adding that "if a stronger and more persistent shock occurs this fall, it will weigh on the economy." He also projected that the eurozone's inflation rate would fall to the 2 percent target around the middle of next year, adding, "Our baseline scenario is that the economy will continue to grow at a steady, moderate pace, provided the energy shock does not become severe." Driven by the Middle East conflict and rising energy prices, the eurozone's consumer price inflation jumped to 3.2 percent last month. SBS Sep 22, 2026 11:19 PM

Ukraine Secures Over 1.1 Trillion Won from World Bank with Canada's Guarantee Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on social media on the 22nd that he has "secured 841 million dollars (approximately 1.14 trillion won) through the World Bank." He added, "These funds will be used to reimburse national budget expenditures used for pension payments." With this loan, the scale of the World Bank's Ukraine loan project, "PEACE in Ukraine," has increased to 54.3 billion dollars (approximately 73 trillion won). SBS Sep 22, 2026 10:49 PM

Iran Proposes Reopening of Strait of Hormuz: Will UN General Assembly Open a Breakthrough to End the War? President Donald Trump to annihilate Iran, Tehran has reportedly presented an extraordinary and conciliatory card offering to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. SBS Sep 22, 2026 10:40 PM

EU Foreign Policy Chief Urges Member States to Boost Contributions to Red Sea Commercial Vessel Protection Mission According to Reuters and other sources, Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, stated on the 22nd following an EU foreign ministers' meeting held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York that more military assets must be deployed to the EU's Operation Aspides to protect commercial vessels navigating the Red Sea from the threats posed by Yemen's pro-Iranian Houthi rebels. SBS Sep 22, 2026 7:28 PM

"AI Firms Are Gambling With Our Lives": Researchers Leaving Over Safety Concerns According to sources, several staff members at the UK AI Safety Institute , an organization that independently evaluates frontier AI models, have taken medical leave and sought counseling due to mental distress. SBS Sep 22, 2026 7:01 PM

"Iran Proposes Opening Strait of Hormuz Within Seven Days in Exchange for Ease of U.S. Military Pressure" Iran has proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz within seven days on the condition that the United States eases its military pressure, in an effort to revive stalled end-of-war negotiations with Washington, Kyodo News reported on September 22 . SBS Sep 22, 2026 6:46 PM

Gulf States Seek New Security Order with Iran amid Eroding Trust in US security guarantees wavers, the British daily Financial Times reported on the 21st local time. SBS Sep 22, 2026 6:39 PM

National Pension Service in Final Stages of Approval to Invest in Indian Government Bonds: Reuters Reuters reported on the 22nd that South Korea's National Pension Service , the world's third-largest public pension fund, is undergoing procedures to obtain regulatory approval to invest in Indian government bonds. SBS Sep 22, 2026 6:03 PM