Iraq's prime minister said Baghdad is working to diversify oil export channels to access global markets.

On Sept. 24, 2026 in New York during the UN General Assembly, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met Bulgarian President Yotova. Han said China and Bulgaria will deepen high-level exchanges and political trust, safeguard each other’s core interests, and advance pragmatic cooperation in agriculture, information and communications, and auto-parts manufacturing; China also offered to expand youth, education and cultural-tourism exchanges and strengthen multilateral coordination.

Pope Leo urged the world not to become indifferent to the 'scourge' of war.