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North Korea Says Sept. 12 Missile and Drone Launches Were a Joint Firepower Drill; Seoul Tracked Flights of About 250 Kilometers
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff detected the launches from the Wonsan area early Saturday, a day after the United States, South Korea and Japan ended their Freedom Edge exercise; North Korean state media called it a live-fire drill by five army units.
Algeria Cuts Diplomatic Ties With the United Arab Emirates and Orders Its Ambassador Out Within 48 Hours
Algeria's Foreign Ministry cited unspecified "provocative and hostile" Emirati actions on September 10, 2026, and closed its airspace to UAE aircraft; the UAE said it hopes the break is temporary.
Kyodo News Reports China Told U.S. It Could Cancel the Sept. 24 Trump-Xi Summit if a New Taiwan Arms Sale Is Approved
Citing unnamed sources, Japan's Kyodo News agency reported on Sept. 13, 2026 that Beijing has told Washington it would call off Xi Jinping's planned White House visit if the Trump administration signs off on new weapons sales to Taiwan.
Xi, Putin and Modi Open 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi; Bloc Adopts Joint Declaration
Leaders of the 11-member group met Sept. 12-13 at Bharat Mandapam and agreed on a declaration, a day after BRICS finance chiefs raised "serious concerns" about unilateral tariffs without naming any country.
European Commission Approves €6.1 Billion Ukraine Defense Tranche, Clearing About €2 Billion for U.S.-Made Patriot Interceptors
The Sept. 11 decision releases roughly $7.1 billion from the EU's €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan and grants five exceptions to the loan's buy-European rule, two of them for American PAC-3 missiles.
Houthi Fighters Take Yemen's Perim Island in Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a Day After Seizing Mokha Port
Yemeni government forces withdrew from the island overnight on September 11, 2026, and Houthi fighters moved in; Brent crude ended the week above $100 a barrel for the first time in nearly four months.
Lithuania and Latvia Warned in July of Possible Russian Attacks on Energy and Transport Links; NATO Allies Report Foiling an Arctic Cable Operation
Baltic and Polish leaders cited intelligence about possible strikes on infrastructure, Moscow called the warnings a pretext for NATO buildup, and Western officials say submersibles were confronted near Svalbard in the spring.
Iran's President Arrives in New Delhi for BRICS Summit; Foreign Minister Holds De-escalation Call With Pakistan's Army Chief
Masoud Pezeshkian landed in India on Sept. 11 ahead of the Sept. 12-13 BRICS summit and was scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a day after Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke by phone with Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir about restarting talks with Washington.
IAEA Board Votes 23-3, With 8 Abstentions, to Report Iran to the UN Security Council
The nuclear watchdog's 35-nation board formally reported Iran to the Security Council over unverified nuclear material, a step the U.S., Britain, France and Germany drafted and Russia, China and Niger opposed.
Drone Crossed Moldovan and Romanian Airspace on Sept. 8, Delaying Zelensky's Flight to Norway
Moldova closed its airspace for about an hour, holding or diverting seven aircraft including President Volodymyr Zelensky's plane; Norway's prime minister said the plane was "almost hit," while Moldovan and Ukrainian officials say it took off only after the drone had crashed.
Militants Raid Hunting Lodge and Town in Mozambique's Niassa Province; Police Report 11 Abducted, Three Americans Evacuated
Mozambican police say attackers struck Marangira and a nearby safari camp on Sept. 3, killing at least one person and taking hostages, including a South African mechanic; three U.S. hunters were flown out unhurt.
Taiwan's Air Force Budgets NT$6.88 Billion for 26 Hardened Aircraft Shelters in Hualien and Taitung
The shelters, listed in the defense ministry's 2027 budget proposal and scheduled through 2031, are part of a "one aircraft, one shelter" policy for F-16Vs on Taiwan's east coast, where deliveries of 66 new jets from the United States began in August 2026.