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Violence continued across much of the Middle East a day after Donald Trump said the US was in “very good” talks with Iran to end the war in the region soon. Iranian barrages targeted Israel, Gulf Arab states and northern Iraq on Tuesday, while Israeli and US warplanes continued to carry out strikes across Tehran and on other targets in the Islamic Republic. Democrats managed to flip a seat in the Florida state house in the district that is home to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. Emily Gregory, a Democrat, defeated Republican Jon Maples, who had an endorsement from the US president, in the special election in Florida’s 87th state house district. The Associated Press called the race on Tuesday evening, with Gregory, a public health expert and small business owner, leading by more than 2 percentage points.
Donald Trump on Tuesday swore in Markwayne Mullin as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), while Senate Republicans unveiled a compromise that would restart funding to most of the agency but appears to exclude reforms to immigration enforcement Democrats have demanded. Donald Trump has described voting by mail as “cheating” at an event in Memphis, Tennessee, just days after casting a mail‑in ballot himself. “Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating. I call it mail-in cheating, and we got to do something about it all,” the US president said on Monday, in remarks to a roundtable on his administration’s crime taskforce. Workers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are reeling from the White House’s deployment of immigration law enforcement into airports as TSA workers enter their sixth week without pay as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown continues.
More than 400 TSA workers have quit since the shutdown began in February, with major US airports reporting high call-out rates among workers, leading to longer security wait times. The California governor, Gavin Newsom, backtracked on earlier remarks likening Israel to an “apartheid state” in a new interview with Politico published on Tuesday. In the interview, the Democrat, who is widely expected to launch a presidential bid in 2028, said that when he used the term three weeks ago, he meant it to apply to Israel’s future should it continue on its present trajectory. More here. Continue reading...
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Read original · telegraph.co.uk• Japan's leader aims to highlight her country's push for a more pivotal global role, promoting peace and stability through economic development. • Lam will likely warn against a "might makes right" approach, emphasizing the importance of preserving the current system that has allowed Vietnam to rise to middle-income status.
Read original · nytimes.com• The United Nations General Assembly has served as a major stage for diplomacy, where presidents, prime ministers, and leaders gather annually in New York to present their countries' positions. • The gathering allows leaders to appeal to international opinion and reaffirm the principles of the international system, making it a key event in global politics.
Read original · weeklyblitz.net• Middle Eastern leaders are gathering in New York for the United Nations General Assembly to discuss ongoing conflicts in the region. • The United Nations meeting is taking place as regional wars continue to escalate, with the U.S. playing a key role in the discussions.
Read original · apnews.com• The Jordanian monarch is expected to address the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and other Palestinian issues in his speech at the United Nations. • King Abdullah II of Jordan will likely emphasize the need for a peaceful resolution, while Carrie Lam may warn against a "might makes right" approach to international relations.
Read original · nytimes.com• The United Nations General Assembly has kicked off its eighty-first session in New York, with global leaders gathering to address a world divided by war, geopolitical rivalry, and disregard for international law. • President of the General Assembly Khalilur Rahman emphasized that international law, civilian protection, and humanitarian access cannot be applied selectively, and that "trust is not given — it is earned".
Read original · press.un.org• India called for stronger and reformed multilateralism on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. • The call emphasizes the need for strategic autonomy, which means maintaining independent decision-making amid competing geopolitical blocs, and global South leadership, advocating greater representation for developing countries.
Read original · vajiramandravi.com• The United Nations has opened its annual meeting, with diplomats gathering to discuss various global issues. • Diplomats describe the current state of the world as "messy, troubled, unpredictable", highlighting deep divisions on issues like reproductive rights and climate change.
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Read original · abc.net.au• 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.
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