Michael Marra was elected leader of Scottish Labour on the 19th, replacing Anas Sarwar; Marra received 4,266 votes to rival Joe Fegan's 2,485. Scottish Labour remains under pressure after losing ground to the Scottish National Party (SNP) in May's Scottish Parliament election.

沙特民防部門對海爾季地區潛在危險發出警報。

At a Sept. 18 meeting of the Russian military-industrial commission, Putin said some European leaders publicly claim they are preparing for war with Russia to shore up falling support and to mask economic and social-policy failures, but with little effect. He said European publics do not want war, yet some leaders continue to escalate tensions and treat Ukrainians as cannon fodder. Putin stressed Russia has no aggressive intent toward European countries and is willing to cooperate with neighbors to restore relations.