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The Ukrainian Foreign Minister stated that Russian drones attacked the Ukraine-Poland border region (not the previously mentioned border crossing).

Italian Economy Minister: At a time when the European Central Bank is raising interest rates, it is crucial for Italy to maintain the stability of its public finances.

The Ukrainian military says it hit an oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region.

A Kremlin spokesman said Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's suggestion to hold direct talks during the G20 summit in the United States, and said that a meeting between Putin and Zelensky could only take place in Moscow.

According to RIA Novosti, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that intra-BRICS trade has reached $1.2 trillion.

On September 13, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghae stated on September 12 that the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) resolution on the Iranian nuclear issue was a "politicized" decision. He said that Iran has not engaged in any breach of the agreement, and the IAEA has found no evidence that Iran's nuclear program has deviated from its peaceful purposes. He also accused three European countries and the United States of pressuring the IAEA. Baghae stated that the US military aggression and economic war against Iran continues, and that Iran has the right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter and will safeguard its national security and interests through means including diplomacy. He also emphasized that regional security must be guaranteed by regional states and cannot be subject to external interference, calling for the establishment of a regional security mechanism.

According to Saudi Arabia's Al Arabiya television, Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon was hit by two airstrikes.

A Russian presidential aide stated that Russia considers Abu Dhabi an acceptable location for holding talks on the Ukraine issue.

The head of Russia's nuclear energy sector said that Ukraine attacked fuel trucks, jeopardizing the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.

Egyptian Presidential Palace: Egyptian President meets with Iranian President.

According to TASS: The Kremlin stated that Indian Prime Minister Modi has actively proposed solutions to the Ukraine crisis, and Russian President Putin welcomed this positive attitude.

On September 13th, a poll published on September 12th by the German newspaper Bild revealed that 78% of Germans surveyed answered "no" to the question of whether Friedrich Merz was still suitable to be Chancellor, only 14% answered "yes," and the remaining 8% did not answer. Bild is one of the largest-circulation newspapers in Germany and Europe, and the poll was commissioned by the newspaper and conducted by the INSA (Institute for Public Opinion Research). Bild reported that Merz's approval rating has been declining since mid-2025, when over 30% of respondents still approved of his performance.

Russia claims it struck a Ukrainian logistics center used for military transport.

On September 13, local time, President Xi Jinping attended the second phase of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi and delivered an important speech entitled "Consolidating the Foundation of BRICS Cooperation and Strengthening the Global South." Xi Jinping emphasized that the Global South should jointly uphold the rule of international law, safeguard the basic norms of international relations such as sovereign equality, non-interference in internal affairs, and peaceful settlement of disputes, and ensure the equal application of international law and rules without double standards; they should uphold multilateralism, safeguard the authority and role of the United Nations, support the reform and effectiveness of multilateral institutions, promote the reform of the World Trade Organization to maintain the correct direction, reform and improve the international financial architecture, and enhance the representation and voice of developing countries; they should adhere to the people-centered development philosophy and promote the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; and they should work together to advance security governance, jointly address traditional and non-traditional security threats, improve global climate governance, and accelerate the formation of a broadly consensus-based global artificial intelligence governance framework, allowing emerging technologies to illuminate the path to common prosperity.

On September 13, local time, President Xi Jinping attended the second phase of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi and delivered an important speech. Xi Jinping pointed out that the 15th Five-Year Plan is not only China's own development blueprint but also a list of cooperation opportunities for the world. China will continue to promote high-quality development, expand high-level opening-up, implement global development initiatives, advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, share opportunities and create prosperity with all countries in the world, and jointly write a new chapter of unity and self-reliance in the Global South.

According to RIA Novosti, sources revealed that the Ukrainian armed forces failed to break through the encirclement in the Kharkiv region.

According to RIA Novosti, Finnish activists say it is unlikely that Finland will open its border to Russia after the 2027 parliamentary elections.

September 13 - According to "Haiyang Release", the Gravity-1 (Y3) carrier rocket, assembled at Haiyang Oriental Spaceport, is expected to be launched in the East my country Sea on the morning of September 16, aboard the "Oriental Spaceport" launch ship.

On September 13, 2026, the China-World Bank Group Global Ecosystems and Transformation Centre hosted a high-level seminar on the "Two Mountains" theory in Beijing, themed "From Vision to Action: Restoring Nature for Prosperity and Development." Liao Min, Vice Minister of Finance, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. Liao Min stated that China calls on the World Bank and other multilateral development banks to provide more funding, technology, and knowledge to developing countries to strengthen ecological protection, and expects the Global Centre to play its role as a knowledge-sharing platform and provide more global public goods.