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• World leaders and AI executives met on the second day of the annual UN General Assembly summit to discuss global conflicts and artificial intelligence. • Two AI chiefs committed to slowing the development of their technology while calling for the creation of international standards.

• World leaders are convening for the third day of the 2026 United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is among the scheduled speakers for the day's events.

• Donald Trump presented a vision of global order at the United Nations that prioritizes American strength over institutional consensus to maintain peace. • He positioned himself as a deal-maker capable of delivering results in conflict resolution where conventional diplomacy has failed.

• A Washington judge ordered the White House to immediately restore access for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. • The ruling follows a legal challenge regarding the restriction of these specific news organizations.

• World leaders gathered for the second day of the United Nations general assembly to address ongoing crises in Ukraine and the Middle East. • Donald Trump broke with decades of tradition by meeting his counterpart at Joint Base Andrews rather than the White House.

• UN human rights monitors reported on Thursday that Russian armed forces have carried out repeated attacks across Ukraine over the past several days. • These strikes killed and injured civilians while damaging homes, hospitals, shops, and workplaces.

• US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Washington while other world leaders gathered in New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly. • The meeting highlights a shift toward direct great power engagement as President Xi rarely attends the UN gathering in person.

• World leaders collaborated and clashed during the first day of the UN General Assembly summit to address global conflicts and technology threats. • French President Emmanuel Macron challenged claims that the war in Gaza had ended, stating that such a supposed peace has not reopened humanitarian access.

• Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian defended his country's military responses to U.S. and Israeli attacks during a speech at the United Nations. • Pezeshkian specifically addressed Donald Trump, stating that Iran is ready for diplomacy but will not accept the "language of force."

• UN Secretary-General António Guterres is preparing to step down as the General Assembly examines the organization's current challenges. • Guterres acted as a voice of conscience on AI and climate change and brokered a Black Sea grain deal in 2022.

• World leaders gathered for the second day of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday to discuss the war in Ukraine and geopolitical tensions. • African nations used the session to make a renewed push for reforms to the UN Security Council, the body responsible for maintaining international peace.

• The UN chief issued a warning regarding the expansion of settlements in the West Bank. • The UN leader stated that these settlement activities raise the spectre of ethnic cleansing.