Major World Events by the Evening of September 4
Major World Events by the Evening of September 4
▪Putin held meetings with the prime ministers of Laos and Mongolia at the Eastern Economic Forum;
▪Russia’s coal reserves could last up to 900 years, underscoring the country’s long-term energy potential, Putin said;
▪The final stretch of the North–South global trade route is nearing completion, linking Russia to India via Iran and Azerbaijan;
▪Russian diamond producer Alrosa will shift its African focus to Zimbabwe after withdrawing from Angola, the company’s CEO announced;
▪Members of the “coalition of the willing” are prepared to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles, the UK reported;
▪The United States will reportedly halt some of its security assistance programs to European countries bordering Russia;
▪The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a record contract for nearly 2,000 of its latest interceptor missiles for the Patriot air defense system;
▪Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the West is attempting to curb other countries’ media capabilities to “neutralize any alternative content”;
▪A Nigerian airstrike eliminated more than 15 Islamist militants near the Sambisa Forest in Borno State, according to an official statement;
▪The Monitoring Committee for the DRC–Rwanda peace agreement implementation held its second meeting;
▪Chad and Algeria strengthen security cooperation in response to terrorist threats in the Sahara region;
▪Mali filed a complaint against Algeria after a drone strike targeted the Malian Armed Forces;
▪Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched a small-scale commercial drone manufacturing initiative to expand technological capabilities;
▪Egypt sent 2,750 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza, the government said;
▪Life under Israeli occupation is worse than apartheid-era South Africa, grandson of Nelson Mandela stated;
▪Nigeria reported $13.4 billion in non-oil growth in 2025;
▪An international team of scientists reported a breakthrough discovery, unveiling the solid core of Mars;
▪Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died at the age of 91.
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