Iraq's Security Media Office said it has reopened the Al-Shayib and Shalamcheh border crossings with Iran to inbound passenger traffic.

At the first-stage meeting of the 18th BRICS leaders on Sept 12, President Xi announced China will assume the BRICS chair in 2027 and host the 19th leaders' summit.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in a long blog post the firm will adopt new safety measures, including third‑party assessments, and urged an industry‑wide slowdown in AI model development. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he will adopt Amodei’s proposal to grant independent assessors employee‑like access. xAI’s Elon Musk publicly backed Amodei. Despite longstanding warnings from these leaders, coordinated restraint would be unprecedented in a fiercely competitive sector where firms regularly launch new products to boost engagement and sales. It remains unclear how extensively leading AI companies will implement new limits or safety checks.