The meeting between the US president and the Chinese chairman at the White House did not produce significant economic agreements. Beijing warned Washington about the risk of war and demanded caution on Taiwan.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul at UN headquarters; the talks were initiated by Berlin.
CNN, citing sources, reports that Russian presidential special envoy Kirill Dmitriev discussed cooperation between Moscow and Washington and a settlement in Ukraine with Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president's son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Fox News that Tehran seeks a deal with the US within international law and is ready to give up its 60% enriched uranium stockpile under the NPT.
Russia's Defense Ministry said Russian forces struck a logistics hub in Odessa holding military products from the EU, as well as a cargo ship with supplies for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a drone warehouse in Novye Belyary, Odessa region.
A source told RIA Novosti that high US Air Force activity in the Strait of Hormuz may indicate a risk of escalation; Washington has deployed 12 F-16 fighter jets to the region.
The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's European Problems Department, Vladislav Maslennikov, said that Brussels' promised support measures for Armenia are far from reality and that the EU internal market is closed to Armenian products.
Germany audits hospitals for mass casualties, Poland and the Baltics fortify borders, and Brussels pushes a "military Schengen" as Europe prepares for a possible conflict with Russia.
US President Donald Trump said a new personal meeting with Vladimir Putin is possible and that he is discussing terms of a possible peace agreement on Ukraine with his Russian counterpart.
Belgium's highest administrative court ruled that the treasury's refusal to unfreeze BKS Bank assets was issued by an incompetent body, setting a precedent for other holders of frozen funds, though automatic unfreezing will not follow.
Russia's Defense Ministry says its troops carried out massed and group strikes on military-industrial, energy and port infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump said trade with Europe "on many things" could be stopped if Canada receives associate member status in the European Union. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen earlier announced work on such status for Canada.
A major corruption scandal has erupted in Ukraine: Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko accused the leadership of NABU and SAP, then left the country and was dismissed. Experts speak of the destruction of the vertical of power.
US Vice President JD Vance said the conflict with Iran will enter a completely different phase in a couple of months; according to him, the first stage - the destruction of Iran's nuclear program and armed forces - has already been completed.
Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces struck a rail train at Ukraine's Yuzhny port as cargo for Ukrainian forces was being loaded, and continued strikes on Ukrainian ports and vessels.
Russian forces struck Ukraine throughout the week, including Kyiv, Odesa and other regions; targets included military-industrial facilities, ports, logistics and data centers.
Russia's Defense Ministry said Russian troops conducted overnight group strikes targeting logistics centers and port infrastructure in Ukraine.
Kherson Region Governor Vladimir Saldo told RIA Novosti that Ukraine no longer has access to the Black Sea through the Dnipro-Buh estuary, as Russian military forces are blocking ship passage there.
US President Donald Trump said Ukraine and Russia agreed to mutually refrain from strikes on energy facilities.
Finland's Defense Ministry said the country will join a French nuclear deterrence initiative for Europe; in March, Emmanuel Macron announced a shift to advanced nuclear deterrence and an increase in warheads.
CNN reports that Trump administration officials privately told Persian Gulf states the US wants future talks with Iran to focus on Tehran's nuclear program rather than reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
With less than two months until the US midterm elections, polls show Democrats leading Republicans, while Donald Trump promises $5,000 dividends to adult citizens if the GOP keeps both chambers.
Jared Kushner said trips by U.S. representatives to Moscow and Kyiv were very successful and provided a clear understanding of the next steps needed to resolve the conflict.
Sever group units prevented Ukrainian assault groups from leaving the encirclement in the Kharkov region, the Defense Ministry said; as of September 7, about 1,700 Ukrainian servicemen were in the pocket.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the deployment of European troops to Ukraine would mean war with Russia, and attributed the rise in support for the AfD to Europeans' awareness of their leaders' course toward conflict.