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.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on September 3 said an inquiry into a U.S. allegation that a Russian ship had picked up weapons in South Africa late last year found no evidence the vessel had transported weapons to Russia.
An audit carried out by an international firm has disproved Russian gas giant Gazprom's claim that the Moldovan government owes it $800 million, Moldovan President Maia Sandu was quoted as saying on September 3.
The first production co-directed by Iranian and Israeli filmmakers had to be shot in secret to prevent possible interference by Tehran, directors Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv told Reuters on September 3.
The Kremlin on September 5 rejected a suggestion by Armenia's prime minister that Russia had failed to ensure Armenia's security amid its standoff with neighboring Azerbaijan and was winding down its role in the wider region.
Japan's "militarization" complicates the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, the deputy chair of the Russian Security Council and former President Dmitry Medvedev said on September 3.
U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan met on September 1 with the heads of Ukrainian anti-corruption institutions and reiterated American support for anti-corruption reforms in Ukraine, the White House said in a statement.
The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Stryker military vehicles to Bulgaria for an estimated $1.5 billion, the Pentagon said on September 1.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to attend the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York this month and take part in a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.
The Nobel Foundation said on September 2 that it would not after all invite the ambassadors of Russia, Belarus, and Iran to attend the Nobel Prize awards ceremony in Stockholm this year, reversing an earlier decision after widespread criticism.
Two cargo vessels have left a port near Odesa, Ukraine's deputy prime minister said on September 1 -- the third and fourth to transit from deep-water Ukrainian ports through the Black Sea since Russia withdrew from a safe-passage deal for grain ships.
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