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• Hundreds of diplomats and world leaders are gathering this week at the United Nations headquarters in New York for the General Assembly. • The event serves as the largest annual meeting for global diplomacy.

• Iran warned on Sunday that it would expand the geography of the war and use different weapons if the U.S. launches new assaults. • Tehran's top negotiator stated that Iran has sent conditions to Washington via mediators to reopen the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.

• World leaders are gathering this week for their annual meeting at the United Nations to address global conflicts, artificial intelligence, and climate shocks. • The organization has faced financial troubles over the past 12 months that forced cutbacks to humanitarian aid and peacekeeping operations.

• Hundreds of diplomats and world leaders are gathering this week at the United Nations headquarters in New York for the General Assembly. • The event marks the largest annual meeting in world diplomacy.

• Houthi forces have established a blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to pressure Saudi Arabia and align with Iran's regional strategy. • The blockade has choked Saudi crude oil exports passing through the strait.

• World leaders are gathering this week for their annual meeting at the United Nations amid global conflicts and concerns over artificial intelligence. • The organization has faced financial troubles over the past 12 months that forced cutbacks to humanitarian aid and peacekeeping operations.

• World leaders are meeting at the United Nations this week to address global conflicts, artificial intelligence, and climate change. • The organization has faced financial troubles over the past 12 months that forced cutbacks to humanitarian aid and peacekeeping operations.

Republican president said he hoped the democratic socialist would be a ‘great mayor’ for New York CityDonald Trump said on Monday that he hoped Zohran Mamdani would be a “great mayor” for New York, an unusually warm assessment of the democratic socialist leader whom the president and who the Republicans have spent months holding up as a symbol of the Democratic party’s alleged embrace of “communism” ahead of the November midterms.At a news conference following their closed-door meeting at Gracie Mansion, Trump and Mamdani appeared friendly as they have in previous meetings. Mamdani said he and Trump held a “wide-ranging” discussion, which touched on affordable housing and immigration, but did not offer extensive details regarding any disagreements between them. Continue reading...

Environmental groups vow to continue opposition to deal that would expand site for Elon Musk rocket companyA federal judge on Monday refused to block the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres of wildlife refuge as part of a land swap in Texas, while environmental groups vowed to continue their legal challenge.US district judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr declined the plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction to prevent the parcel exchange, saying they failed to prove it would worsen ecological risks to a Gulf coast region already transformed by billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket operations. Continue reading...

Lawyers say Black employees at Tesla experienced ‘rampant racism’ that was left unchecked for years at their flagship factory in CaliforniaDozens of Black employees at Tesla’s flagship plant in California said they were subject to racist slurs, unequal pay and promotions, and bullying by supervisors on a daily basis, a situation management did little to nothing to fix.Their complaints form the basis of a lawsuit brought against the Elon Musk-owned electric car company by the state of California, which began trial with opening statements on Monday. Continue reading...

Changes could save £33bn and result in average of four extra years of good health for people, report saysThe NHS in England could prevent 20,000 deaths and save £33bn a year by cutting red tape and boosting productivity, a report says.Research by the Health Foundation found the health service has been held back for decades by excessive regulation, short-term planning and insufficient capability to deliver major change. Continue reading...

Experts say trend across England probably reflects swifter access to diagnoses as wealthier families go privateSome of the most affluent areas of England have had the sharpest rises in the proportion of young people claiming disability benefits for ADHD and autism since the pandemic, according to new research.Claims for the personal independence payment (Pip) benefit for these health conditions were typically proportionally far higher in deprived areas with higher rates of poverty, low educational outcomes and insecure employment. Continue reading...