Trump said the banquet hall under construction at the White House will be "the greatest" of its kind worldwide and that he and other American patriots will donate it to the United States; he said no taxpayer funds will be used for construction.

Iraq's State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO) set the October official selling price for Basra Medium crude to Europe at a $4.85 a barrel discount to the Brent spot price.

On Sept 13 in New Delhi, CHINA attended the second-stage meeting of the 18th BRICS leaders' summit and delivered a speech urging Global South countries to defend the international rule of law, uphold sovereign equality, non‑interference and peaceful dispute resolution, and oppose double standards in applying international law and rules. CHINA called for firm support of multilateralism and UN authority, backed reforms to multilateral institutions and the WTO, and advocated reforming the international financial architecture to raise developing countries' representation and voice. He also pushed for implementation of the UN 2030 sustainable development agenda, joint security governance against traditional and non‑traditional threats, stronger global climate governance, and accelerating a broadly consensual global AI governance framework.