Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on September 15 that the Russian Navy has received two new ships this year and is to receive another 12 by the end of 2023.
A top Russian security official said in an article published on September 15 that Moscow had "neutralized" hundreds of foreign spies in recent years.
Romania has imposed additional flight restrictions in parts of its airspace along the border with Ukraine, the Defense Ministry said on September 14, as Russian attacks on Ukraine's Danube River ports have intensified.
Pakistan's Election Commission has questioned the neutrality of the caretaker government tasked with holding national elections, saying it appears to be aligned with the opponents of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The United States and three European allies have threatened Iran with another resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog's board demanding action on issues such as explaining uranium traces found at undeclared sites, but left open whether or when they might follow through.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted Kim Jong Un's invitation to visit North Korea, stoking U.S. concerns that a revived Moscow-Pyongyang axis could bolster Russia's military in Ukraine and provide Kim sensitive missile technology.
The White House on September 13 defended a U.S.-Iran prisoner swap deal that has drawn criticism from Republicans, saying Iran gets no U.S. sanctions relief from the deal.
China has become the first country to formally name a new ambassador to Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, after its envoy presented credentials at a ceremony in Kabul.
Ukraine has nearly completed repairs to its power systems following Russian air strikes on energy infrastructure last winter, and is ready for the coming winter, a senior energy official said.
The European Union will not renew sanctions against three men targeted over Russia's war against Ukraine when the current punitive measures expire later this week, three diplomatic sources told Reuters on September 12.
The Swedish government is considering donating Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine to help it fight Russia, Swedish public radio (SR) reported on September 12, citing unnamed sources.
Russia's military targeted a civilian cargo ship in the Black Sea with "multiple missiles" last month, but they were successfully intercepted by Ukrainian forces, Britain said on September 11, citing intelligence.
The Russian ruble strengthened to a more than one-week high against the dollar on September 11, rising sharply after hitting its weakest mark since mid-August on September 8, as the market turns its attention to a central bank rate decision later this week.
The UN rights chief on September 11 blamed Russia's withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal as well as its alleged attacks on agricultural facilities for higher food prices that have been particularly damaging in the Horn of Africa.
Any initiative to revive the Black Sea grain deal that isolates Russia is not likely to be sustainable, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a press briefing after the conclusion of the G20 summit in New Delhi.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on September 9 that Russian leader Vladimir Putin would not be arrested in Brazil if he attended the Group of 20 (G20) meeting of major economies in Rio de Janeiro next year.
Methamphetamine trafficking in and around Afghanistan has surged in recent years, even as the Taliban has curbed heroin trafficking since taking power, a United Nations report said on September 10.
New fragments of a drone similar to those used by the Russian military were found on Romanian soil, the Defense Ministry said on September 9, and President Klaus Iohannis said this indicated an unacceptable breach of Romania's airspace had occurred.
Russia on September 8 summoned the Armenian ambassador to protest what it termed "unfriendly steps" taken by Yerevan in another sign of strain between Moscow and the former Soviet republic.
Leaders of the Group of 20 began arriving in New Delhi on September 8 for their annual gathering as negotiators struggled to bridge differences over the war in Ukraine, seeking to build consensus for a successful summit.
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