Sept. 24: Anti-Israel protesters hang Netanyahu effigy as Israeli PM speaks at UN

• 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 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.

• 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 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.

• 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 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.

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Locals raised £1m for Mayday Saxonvale scheme involving homes and park but Somerset officials agreed deal with London-based real estate companyA bold bid by residents of a progressive town in the English West Country who raised almost £1m to create what could have been the UK’s largest community-led regeneration project is in tatters.More than 1,000 residents of Frome in Somerset had clubbed together with the aim of building homes, workspaces, a riverside park and a lido on a brownfield area in their town centre. Continue reading...