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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.

Ofcom says site’s age-checking regime may not be ‘highly effective’, as required by the Online Safety ActOne of the world’s most visited pornography websites is being investigated by the UK’s communications watchdog over concerns it can still be accessed by children.Pornhub’s age checking regime may not be “highly effective”, according to Ofcom, and could be in breach of online safety laws requiring strict measures to prevent under-18s from accessing sexually explicit content. Continue reading...

Congress has so far done little to rein in the AI industry even as some of its most prominent leaders warn about potentially catastrophic risksSign up for US Breaking News emailsHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Donald Trump will meet with the Chinese president Xi Jinping later today, ahead of a three-day visit that will undoubtedly see artificial intelligence (AI) high on the agenda.Speaking at the UN general assembly, Donald Trump re-issued his threat to “annihilate” Iran and “drive them into Hell” if the regime didn’t capitulate and make a deal.” He also said he was “working closely with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine” to end the disastrous war, defended his administration’s actions in Latin America – including the midnight raid to arrest former Venezuelan president Nicólas Maduro, defended his drone strikes on boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific, accused Mexico of being effectively controlled by the cartels, and said it was “unacceptable” for the US to share a border with a nation under such conditions, pointed to regime change in Cuba and said he would reject any calls for a “globalist scheme” to control artificial intelligence.Shortly after his UN address, Trump signed a Greenland deal, which Greenland’s prime minister Jens-Frederick Nielsen said “underlines the importance of the Nato alliance.” In tricky, carefully worded paragraphs, she said the agreement “recognises the US defining historical and ongoing contributions to the security and defence of Greenland,” but it also “respects the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark, as well as Greenland’s right to self-determination.”Trump told a CNN reporter at the UN general assembly on Tuesday that he was “surprised” the outlet was covering him, saying it ‘shouldn’t be here’ after he banned the network alongside Politico and MS Now from the White House on Friday.At a joint press conference on Tuesday, vice-president JD Vance and Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced that the federal government was removing 760,000 enrollees from Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces. Continue reading...

Sunil Bharti Mittal’s Airtel Money targets $9bn IPO in boost for ailing UK stock marketA payments business that operates across Africa and is ultimately controlled by an Indian billionaire has announced its intention to float on the struggling London Stock Exchange.Airtel Money, the mobile money arm of Airtel Africa, is planning one of the biggest UK listings in years, in a boost for the shrinking London market that has faced a string of recent departures. Continue reading...

Trump says further talks possible as barrel of Brent crude falls to below $100 for first time in two weeksIran has pushed back on claims that it dropped former preconditions for reopening the strait of Hormuz in surprise talks held in New York under the mediation of Qatar between Tehran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, and Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.Trump said the three-hour talks held in a room at the UN headquarters had gone very well and been very productive. He suggested further talks were possible imminently, which led to the price of a barrel of Brent crude to fall to below $100 (£75) for the first time in two weeks. Witkoff said the talks had been “encouraging, constructive and successful”. Continue reading...