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According to Sputnik News, Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi spoke highly of his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. Araqchi stated that the discussions focused on strengthening strategic relations, expanding political and economic cooperation, and exploring key regional and global issues. He added that Russian President Putin and Iranian President Pezechzian will continue their consultations in Moscow next week.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on the 23rd that Bank Negara Malaysia and the Bank of Thailand have formally joined the BLOOM cross-border digital currency cooperation initiative. The three central banks will work with industry to make cross-border transfers faster and more convenient. Cooperation will focus on: studying cross-border acceptance and settlement of digital currencies; promoting interoperability between national payment systems; and strengthening identity verification, transaction screening and risk management to secure cross-border transactions. Participant list has expanded to include Mastercard, Visa, Ripple, MAYBANK, Airwallex, Monee, Nium, ShopeePay and the World Bank Group (WBG).

Russian Embassy in Tehran: We have noted reports from some hostile media outlets claiming that staff of the Russian Embassy in Iran and Russian experts working at the Bushehr nuclear power plant are evacuating. In response, we declare that neither embassy staff nor Russian experts working at the Bushehr nuclear power plant have left Iran.

France 24 news: 11,000 protesters in Orléans, France, oppose the National Rally.

Market news: The United States has updated its travel advisory for Israel, warning of an increased threat of regional attacks by Houthi rebels. The travel advisory level remains unchanged, but U.S. citizens are still urged to reconsider their trips to Israel.

German Chancellor Merz: We are facing a huge threat to our freedom from Russia; Russia aims to destabilize Germany.