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• UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated in his final general assembly address that global superpowers are unable to solve the world's current problems. • Guterres described a decade of office marked by targeted civilians, weaponized hunger, and the disregard of international law.

• World leaders are meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York to address multiple global crises. • Ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Sudan, Myanmar, and the Congo are raising questions about the UN's ability to end international violence.

• The UAE presented its strategy for peace, climate, water, and artificial intelligence during the 2026 UN General Assembly. • In July 2026, the UAE specifically called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Sudan, stating there is no military solution to the conflict.

• President Trump positioned himself as a global healer while simultaneously considering the annihilation of Iran during his address to the UN. • A CNN poll released Tuesday shows 71 percent of respondents disapprove of how the president is handling foreign affairs.

• World leaders including Donald Trump, King Abdullah, Sheikh Tamim, Emmanuel Macron, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan met at the United Nations to discuss competing strategies for Iran, Gaza, and the Strait of Hormuz. • Qatar advocated for direct diplomacy and reopening the Hormuz shipping lane, while Saudi Arabia and Russia prioritized maritime security.

• UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the opening of the eighty-first session of the General Assembly in New York today to warn that global fault lines are widening. • Guterres highlighted a convergence of crises including the climate emergency, deepening geopolitical divides, and the rapid, unpredictable growth of artificial intelligence.

• UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on global leaders to cooperate to address existential threats from the climate crisis, artificial intelligence, and rising inequality. • Guterres stated that most UN goals to end poverty and promote development will not be met by the 2030 deadline.

• UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged global leaders to cooperate to address existential threats from the climate crisis, artificial intelligence, and inequality. • Guterres warned that a huge geopolitical divide has created an environment of impunity where powerful countries ignore international law and the UN.

Phil Knight and wife, Penny, make largest known donation to a flagship university to fund a new engineering schoolNike cofounder Phil Knight, and his wife, Penny, have donated $1bn to the University of Oregon in what is believed to be the largest known donation to a flagship university.The donation, which was first reported by local Oregon media and the New York Times, will go toward the creation of a new engineering school in Eugene. Continue reading...

While Brussels and Ottawa desire a deeper partnership born of Trump-era volatility, ​the EU has no legal framework to accommodate itDon’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe EU and Canada, Ursula von der Leyen said last week, “see the world with the same eyes”, with shared stances on everything from AI to the climate crisis, the Ukraine war and the unholy chaos unleashed by the current occupant of the White House (OK, she didn’t actually say that last bit. But I like to think she almost certainly thought it.)So, the European Commission president went on, Canada should become “the first associate member of the EU”. In the audience, Mark Carney beamed with delight. The next day, Canada’s prime minister enthusiastically embraced the idea of an “alliance for the future”, to build “collective resilience” through “deep cooperation”. Continue reading...

Cooperation on OceanEye, which aims to better anticipate climate events, comes amid efforts to boost ties with blocUK politics live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesBritain is to join a major new ocean science programme, led by the EU, to better forecast extreme weather and climate events, it will announce today in New York.The announcement comes as Andy Burnham’s government aims to rebuild the UK’s relationship with Europe, and follows warnings that this year’s “supersized” El Niño, tracked in the Pacific Ocean, will fuel more extreme weather globally. Continue reading...

PM says his comments last year were deliberately misinterpreted by Keir Starmer and his advisersUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said he still believes the UK is far too exposed to global shocks, defending comments last year where he said the UK should be less “in hock” to the bond markets.He said that the comments had been deliberately misinterpreted by the former prime minister Keir Starmer and his advisers and said that his aim was not more borrowing and spending but a far more resilient economy. Continue reading...