LAVROV said actions against Iran's nuclear facilities have inflicted an irreparable blow to the authority of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

China State Railway Group expects the nationwide rail network to carry about 13.0 million passengers on Sept. 26 and plans to operate 644 additional passenger trains. On Sept. 25 the system carried 21.761 million passengers.

On Saturday 17 interior ministers from EU member states and the UK met to discuss tightening border controls, shortening emergency response times and introducing fast-track return procedures for some migrants. The talks follow an EU migration and asylum pact implemented in June. Germany’s interior minister Dobrindt called for a new European migration-crisis response mechanism, urging rules to define border emergency situations and enable rapid returns after incidents such as the mass arrivals in Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco.