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Trump Meets Venezuela's Rodriguez, Presses for Elections
President Trump held his first-ever meeting with Venezuela's new leader Rodriguez, pressing for upcoming elections while emphasizing that oil must keep flowing and relations stay warm, White House sou
Trump’s Board of Peace Lays Out 6-Month Plan for Gaza That Faces Roadblocks
Trump's Board of Peace briefed donors at the U.N. General Assembly on a 6-month, $2.45 billion reconstruction plan for Gaza that faces immediate roadblocks, as world leaders criticized Israel's ongoin
Industry, Lawmakers Push Trump to Bar Chinese Cars
A unified U.S. auto industry and bipartisan lawmakers are pressing President Trump to keep Chinese automakers out of the U.S. market ahead of his meeting with Xi Jinping, where Chinese auto executives
US aviation sanctions disrupt Iran flights, push travellers overland
The US Treasury's September 8 designation of 27 Iranian airlines and Wednesday's expiry of a grace period have effectively grounded most civilian flights to and from Iran, sending travelers to congest
Kaine: Iran War 'Triply Illegal,' Must End
Sen. Tim Kaine declared ongoing U.S. military operations against Iran 'triply illegal' and demanded their immediate end, citing House passage of war powers resolutions.
Trump invites Putin to December G20 in Miami
The Trump administration has invited Vladimir Putin to December's G20 summit in Miami, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, framing it as a chance for
Trump presses Xi on US detainees, skips broader rights
President Trump is expected to ask Xi Jinping to free two detained Americans at this week's summit, though broader human rights issues like Uyghur and Tibetan treatment may go unaddressed as Beijing s
EU Ministers Warn of Russian Sabotage, See No NATO Attack
European foreign ministers at the UN General Assembly warned that Russia is escalating sabotage, cyberattacks and airspace violations to erode Western support for Ukraine, while arguing Moscow lacks t
India Flags Russia Sanctions Concerns to Rubio at UN
India raised concerns with Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the newly signed US sanctions law targeting buyers of Russian oil during a UN General Assembly meeting, while Washington offered help ad
Zelenskyy brands Putin 'patient zero' of war at UNGA
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy used his UNGA address to demand sustained economic pressure on Moscow, labeling Putin 'patient zero' of the war and detailing 248,000 Russian soldiers killed in eight mon
US ambassador's son wounded in West Bank car-ramming
Israeli soldier Neria Leiter, identified as the son of Israel's ambassador to the US, was seriously wounded in an unclaimed car-ramming attack at a checkpoint near the illegal settlement Beit Horon in
Iran Threatens Airport Disruption Over Airline Sanctions
Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei warned countries enforcing US airline sanctions that their airports could face disruption, and said Tehran will neither reopen the Strait of Hormuz nor negotiate un
Schumer Pushes AI Chip Export Bills Ahead of Xi Meeting
Top Senate Democrats led by Chuck Schumer are pushing Congress to pass three bills restricting AI chip sales to China, timing the push ahead of President Trump's upcoming meeting with Chinese Presiden
Tigray forces seize airports as Ethiopia war fears grow
Ethiopia faces renewed war fears as the Tigray People's Liberation Front joined six other armed groups in an alliance to overthrow the government, with Tigrayan forces seizing federally controlled air
Pezeshkian Rebukes Trump at UNGA
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian used his Wednesday address to the United Nations General Assembly to deliver a direct rebuttal of President Trump.
Trump-Xi Summit to Tackle Cybersecurity, AI, Taiwan
President Trump and Chinese President Xi are preparing to meet in a summit where cybersecurity, AI, and Taiwan will be central agenda items, with Council on Foreign Relations analyst Rush Doshi outlin
EU lifts Usmanov sanctions; Azerbaijan frees Frenchman
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev pardoned French national Martin Ryan within hours of the EU agreeing to lift sanctions on Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, drawing fierce c
The Trump-Xi Summit: Stakes for Australia
Xi Jinping will visit Washington September 23-25 for a Trump summit focused on trade and AI, with allied capitals queueing up to press concerns. Three temporary trade arrangements expire around Novemb
Israel, Huckabee Blast Macron's Hamas Remarks; France Cites
Macron's UN remarks on Hamas and the West Bank triggered sharp pushback from Israel, with France later attributing the backlash to a translation issue.
ASEAN: From ‘Circumvention Export Hub’ to ‘Value Creation Hub’
Japan and ASEAN analysts are pitching a 'Made in ASEAN 2.0' framework that would transform the region from a Chinese-component assembly and re-export hub into a value creation hub covering R&D, design
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