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Ukraine war live updates: Russia says drone attacks won’t go unpunished; Kremlin won’t rule out Prigozhin’s death was ‘deliberate’

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  is is CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates.  Residents stand outside their damaged buildings after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine overnight on August 30, 2023. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Russia and Ukraine accused each other of launching multiple drone attacks against each other’s territory overnight Wednesday. Russian officials accused Ukraine of launching several drone attacks against six regions in central and northwestern Russia, while Kyiv said it had repelled more than 20 drone and missile attacks on the capital. Russia later said the attacks would “not go unpunished.” One alleged Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at an airfield in Pskov in the northwest of the country, setting two Ilyushin Il-76 military transport aircraft on fire and damaging several other aircraft,  Russian news agency Tass reported . In other news, the Kremlin said an investigation into mercenary boss Y...

Japan trade data dims growth prospects as China leads decline in Asia exports

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  Containers in a shipping terminal at the Honmoku pier in Yokohama, Japan, on Monday, June 19, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan posted its first monthly decline in exports in more than 2 years, as weaker demand in its biggest trading partners in China and the rest of Asia dimmed prospects for growth in the world’s third-largest economy. Exports fell 0.3% in July from a year earlier for the first time since February 2021, according to  provisional data  released Thursday by Japan’s Ministry of Finance. Exports to Asia plunged almost 37%, while those to China contracted 13.4% in an eighth consecutive monthly decline, underscoring the magnitude of the slowdown in the mainland. “Luckily at this moment, [the weakness in China exports] is completely offset by increase in exports to U.S. and Europe, but as you know, there are a lot of uncertainties with regard the U.S. and European economies,” Sayuri Shirai, an economics professor at Keio University, told CNBC “...

Asia markets largely fall as investors look ahead to China inflation data

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  is is CNBC’s live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets. The sunset glow is seen over buildings and a ferris wheel on May 13, 2022 in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets largely fell as investors look ahead to China’s inflation figures and trade balance later this week. China will release its trade balance for Tuesday and inflation data on Wednesday, which will give clues to the country’s recovery trajectory. On Monday, Thailand releases its inflation data for July and Indonesia reports its second quarter growth data. Japan’s  Nikkei 225  inched down 0.11%, but the Topix was up 0.19%. Japan’s central bank will release its summary of opinions for its July 28 meeting, where it adjusted its stance on its yield curve control policy. In Australia, the  S&P/ASX 200  slid 0.26%, while South Korea’s  Kospi  was up marginally. The Kosdaq, however, slumped 1.56%. Hong Kong’s  Hang Seng index  fell marginally,...