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More money for this war? This rigmarole won't wash
Trump's $350 billion reconciliation defense package — funding Golden Dome and drone fleets outside normal appropriations — is collapsing, while the ongoing Iran war has exposed urgent base-defense sho
Trump-Zelensky UNGA Meeting Yields No Breakthrough
President Zelensky met President Trump for 40 minutes at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, with Zelensky saying he hoped to end the war before winter — but the meeting produced no breakthrough beyon
Wicker blasts Xi on Senate floor before Trump summit
GOP Sen. Roger Wicker used Senate floor remarks to publicly criticize Chinese President Xi Jinping just days before Xi's scheduled summit with President Trump in Washington, D.C.
Macron slams Gaza 'shame' as UK, Canada back Palestine
France's Macron condemned Israel's Gaza restrictions as a 'shame' at the UN General Assembly, as the UK and Canada backed Palestinian statehood with new settlement trade bans and $71m in Canadian aid.
UK Prime Minister vows not to ‘stand by’ as Palestinians suffer
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham used his UN General Assembly address to condemn Israel's "genocidal war on Gaza" and pledged the UK would not "stand by" as Palestinians suffer, citing the country's rec
Trump Warns Iran At UNGA, Delegation Walks Out
Trump's UNGA speech threatening Iran without a deal prompted an Iranian delegation walkout, while backchannel mediation between US and Iranian delegations continued through intermediaries with no brea
US brands Australia algorithm opt-out laws 'censorship'
The US embassy in Canberra has formally criticised Australia's draft digital duty of care laws, arguing that letting users opt out of social media algorithms amounts to 'censorship of protected speech
Israel Calls Macron West Bank Remarks 'Grotesque Absurdity'
Israel blasted French President Macron's UN General Assembly remarks claiming Hamas was not active in the West Bank, calling the statement 'grotesque absurdity' and pointing to recent deadly attacks a
China Names Four Red Lines Before Trump-Xi Summit
China's ambassador to the US publicly drew four 'red lines' — including Taiwan and human rights — that Washington must not cross, setting a hard-edged tone just ahead of Xi Jinping's Washington summit
Wife Says Trump Will Press Xi to Free Detained Scientist
Yufang Rong, wife of seismologist Youlin Chen imprisoned in China since November 2024, says the White House assured her Trump will press Xi Jinping to free her husband at their Wednesday summit — one
Iran cancels Baghdad, Muscat flights ahead of US sanctions
Iran cancelled flights to Baghdad and Muscat hours before sweeping US Treasury sanctions on Iranian airlines took effect Wednesday, with Tehran scrambling to negotiate alternative routes through Iraq
Takaichi Rushes to Brief Trump Ahead of Xi Summit
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi moved up her UN speech by two days to meet Trump at the UN on Sept 22, coordinating on China policy two days before Xi's Washington visit while Beijing continues punis
Macron Challenges Trump's Gaza Peace Claim at UN
French President Emmanuel Macron challenged Donald Trump's claim of having secured peace in Gaza during his final UN General Assembly address, saying humanitarian access to the enclave has not been re
Macron's Final UN Speech Slams Israel and Russia
In his farewell UN address as France's president, Macron denounced Trump's Gaza diplomacy as a 'spectacle of shame' and made a controversial claim that 'Hamas never operated in the West Bank,' while a
Zelensky Warns Russia Planning 'Massive Attack' on Ukraine
Ukrainian President Zelensky warned that Russia is planning a new "massive attack" on Ukraine, according to coverage from Reuters, The Kyiv Independent, and Fox News.
Trump Threatens Iran 'Annihilation' at U.N. Assembly
President Trump used his U.N. General Assembly address to threaten Iran's 'annihilation' if it refuses a deal, drawing comparisons to past threats experts call potential war crimes, while hinting a di
Trump Pledges Military Might Against Cartels at UN
At the U.N. General Assembly, Trump pledged 'unmatched military might' against drug cartels as allies prepared to label Latin American cartels as terrorists and a US-led Americas coalition backed sanc
Morocco Election Shaped by Football, Israel, Ceuta
Morocco held parliamentary elections Wednesday amid deep youth disillusionment, with campaigns shaped by the Ceuta migration crisis, football-federation chief Fouzi Lekjaa's viral rallies, and the PJD
Macron's Final UN Speech Attacks 'Empire Abuse'
French President Emmanuel Macron used his farewell UN address to denounce the 'abuse of power by empires' and label Trump's Gaza diplomacy a 'spectacle of shame,' drawing a sharp rebuke from Israeli P
NATO Warns Putin Growing Bolder as Ukraine War Drags On
A senior NATO commander warned that Putin is growing more risk-tolerant as the Ukraine war continues, while outlets publish scenario analyses of how a potential Russian incursion into NATO territory,
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