US media reported on the 12th that the FBI recovered more than $40 mln in gold bars, about $2 mln in cash and dozens of luxury watches at the home of former CIA official David J. Lash. The case involves a large volume of classified materials; the suspect has reached a temporary plea agreement with prosecutors and is expected to avoid a public trial.

BRICS joint statement urged a multilateral approach that respects countries' differing views and positions to address key global issues.

Shanghai established a Proof-of-Concept Platform Alliance on Sept. 12 at the 2026 Pujiang Innovation Forum, the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission said. The alliance’s inaugural cohort includes 33 proof-of-concept platforms and future-industry funds covering brain‑computer interfaces, silicon photonics, cell and gene therapy, and priority industrial areas such as integrated circuits, smart manufacturing and green technology. The group aims to shift platforms from fragmented operation to coordinated action, prioritising capability mapping, resource sharing, standard-setting and talent development, and will implement project mutual‑recommendation and joint‑validation mechanisms to accelerate expansion of the platform matrix.