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Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Peter Welch (D-VT) sent a letter to Secretary Rubio calling on the Administration to recognize the outcome of Brazil's elections and asking the State Department to work with regional partners in the Western Hemisphere in the monitoring of electoral and judicial processes.

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The death toll from Russia's jet-powered drone attacks mounted in Ukraine while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that the Kremlin is preparing for a new troop mobilization at home and a fresh deployment of 10,000 North Korean soldiers.

US President Donald Trump denied he had offered sanctions relief and the release of frozen funds in return for nuclear concessions from Tehran after a media publication claimed the president was "willing" to make such moves.

As reports emerged about efforts to resume talks between Iran and the United States, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said in a statement released by his office that Iran remained committed to preserving the "blessed Strait of Hormuz."

At least two Royal Australian Navy Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) will be homeported at HMAS Cairns, strengthening defence industry and regional security in Northern Australia.

Norway is increasing support for humanitarian efforts in support of deported Ukrainian children, detained civilians and prisoners of war through UNICEF and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Norway is also co-hosting a conference in Toronto to raise international awareness of their situation.

China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Monday said that for Japan, the pressing task is to correct the erroneous words and deeds of its leaders on the Taiwan question as soon as possible.

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Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran has held another round of discussions with Qatari mediators on ideas that will be presented to the United States, with Washington's final response to be conveyed to Iran through the mediators.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has dismissed published reports about the content of consultations with the Qatari mediator on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, saying such accounts have no basis in reality and that no discussion of the details of the issues took place.

The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on September 27 issued a memorandum to disclose the truth and danger of nuclear proliferation by the U.S., which has irresponsibly neglected its disarmament duty as a nuclear weapons state, plunging the international nuclear non-proliferation system into the worst crisis.

ADV Reliant recently joined Pacific partners to conduct maritime surveillance patrols to detect and deter illegal fishing during Operation Nasse 2026.

On 28 and 29 September, the Federal Council's delegate for Ukraine, Jacques Gerber, will represent Switzerland at Pathways to Peace, the second international conference on returning forcibly transferred or deported Ukrainian children, detained civilians and prisoners of war. Switzerland's participation underpins its ongoing commitment to the protection of those affected by the war against Ukraine and to respect for international law.

Minister of Defence of Ukraine Evgeniy Khmara took part in a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (Defence), attended by defence ministers of EU member states.

On Monday, NASA and Boeing provided an update on the company's Starliner spacecraft, including adding additional crew missions and certifying a new rocket for crew transportation to low Earth orbit.

The President congratulated Alexei Likhachev on Nuclear Industry Worker's Day and heard a report on the performance of the holding company.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Chairperson of the Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova in the Kremlin.

The President held a meeting in the Kremlin with leaders of political parties elected to the 9 th State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.