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.
Romania's government will approve on September 8 a plan to upgrade road infrastructure in the Black Sea port of Constanta, part of wider investments in the port that could help more Ukrainian grain to transit.
Parts of a Russian drone fell on Romanian territory, Defense Minister Angel Tilvar said on September 6, the HotNews website reported, citing Antena 3 CNN.
A senior Ukrainian official on September 5 rebuffed a suggestion by Turkey that Kyiv should soften its stance to revive the Black Sea grain deal, saying Ukraine would not support sanctions relief for Moscow or a policy of "appeasement."
Russia shot down at least three Ukraine-launched drones early on September 5 that were targeting the country's capital, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete as neutrals in World Aquatics events, the sport's governing body said on September 4.
Kazakhstan appointed former Economy Minister Timur Suleimenov as its central bank governor on September 4, as the upper house of parliament in the oil-rich Central Asian nation approved his nomination to replace Galymzhan Pirmatov.
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