U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were due in Moscow on Sept. 5 and Kiev the following day as Washington launched a new effort to revive negotiations over the war in Ukraine.

Iranian media on Sept. 5 reported several explosions near the country's major oil hub of Kharg Island in the Gulf, days after renewed fighting broke out with the United States.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Türkiye will continue diplomatic efforts to help end tensions between Iran and the United States.

The U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 4 endorsed a world map that more accurately represents the relative sizes of Africa and other continents, with the United States casting the only vote against the measure.

Migrants in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt state are considering leaving as the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) leads polls ahead of the Sept. 6 election, with a chance to form its first state government.