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• Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addressed the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday to discuss global security and diplomacy. • He called for an immediate ceasefire and lasting peace in Ukraine and Sudan, emphasizing that solutions must be anchored in the United Nations Charter.

• World leaders gathered on Sept. 22 for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss wars, climate change, and artificial intelligence. • Secretary-General António Guterres called for stronger regulations to prevent the risks posed by "runaway artificial intelligence."

• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar represented India at the 81st UN General Assembly, meeting with European, Ukrainian, Arab, and Asian counterparts. • He emphasized a diplomatic framework focused on the "4Fs," which refers to the global stability of fuel, food, fertilizer, and finance.

• World leaders and key participants in major global conflicts spoke at the United Nations General Assembly summit on September 24, 2026. • The summit agenda focused heavily on the role and regulation of artificial intelligence.

• Anti-Israel protesters hung an effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on September 24 while he spoke at the United Nations. • Reports indicate that actress Susan Sarandon and comedian Hannah Einbinder were arrested during the demonstrations.

• Rumtin Sepasspour and Inés Parmentier argue that the next UN Secretary-General will inherit an institutional system unable to manage complex global shocks. • The current system suffers from a mandate gap where agency roles are limited or overlap, and a financial gap where donors fund specific projects rather than pooled resources.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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The pope will deliver a landmark speech on AI development and discuss Europe’s futurePope Leo will visit France this weekend, the first papal state visit to the country in 18 years, beginning with Paris today.During the visit, Leo is expected to seek to repair the Catholic Church’s standing after abuse scandals in the country, as well as deliver a landmark speech on AI development at Unesco and talk about Europe’s future in Metz, with some other European leaders expected to attend. Continue reading...