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It may not be perfect, but history shows Australia cannot turn its back on the UN

US President Donald Trump’s invitation of selected world leaders, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, to join a “Board of Peace” has sparked a predictable mix of deep concern and morbid humour.

The Conversation

Second Amendment Roundup: Antonyuk's and Koons' Historical Feet of Clay

The 2d and 3d Circuits mistook a widely-criticized, private publication for a Founding-era “law.”

Reason

No. 2 US diplomat meets much-prosecuted West African leader after visa restrictions were eased

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has met with the heavily prosecuted vice president of Equatorial Guinea in Washington after the Trump administration approved a waiver of corruption sanctions

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Calls for reform as UN marks 80th anniversary amid conflict and division

The United Nations' founding charter, which aimed "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war", came into effect 80 years ago this month. But as today's members wrap up the annual General Assembly in New York, conflict is more than ever on the agenda, casting doubt over the UN's…

Radio France Internationale

Russia addresses world leaders at UN three years into Ukraine invasion

Russia gets the microphone at the U.N. world leaders’ meeting Saturday

The Independent UK

Watch live: Benjamin Netanyahu addresses UN General Assembly

Watch live as Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Friday, 26 September.

The Independent UK

Trump’s dip into the Nile waters dispute didn’t settle the conflict – in fact, it may have caused more ripples

President Donald Trump chided the United Nations on Sept. 23, 2025, for failing to resolve dangerous international conflicts around the world. “All they seem to do,” he groused during his address to the General Assembly in New York, “is write a really strongly worded letter and then never follow that…

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Netanyahu Set For Defiant UN Speech As Trump Warns On Annexation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to deliver a defiant message to the UN on Friday against a Palestinian state, but faces rare pressure from US President Donald Trump who seeks a deal on Gaza.

International Business Times

Gaza, subs top of PM's agenda after touching down in UK

Fresh from attending the United Nations General Assembly, Anthony Albanese will receive a rockstar reception from progressive world leaders in the UK.

AAP

Hot talk: As deadline and higher temperatures loom, stronger warming-fighting plans urged at UN

More than 100 world leaders have gathered to discuss urgent climate action as Earth continues to heat up

The Independent UK

Syrian President al-Sharaa sits down with US general who arrested him

David Petraeus led US forces during the invasion of Iraq and later became the director of the CIA.

Al Jazeera

Donald and Melania Trump get stuck on broken escalator at UN prompting rant to General Assembly

Donald Trump and first lady Melania were forced to walk up a broken escalator at the United Nations prompting an angry response from the president during his address to the General Assembly.

The Independent UK

UN chief warns world leaders of 'an age of reckless disruption and relentless human suffering'

The United Nations chief is challenging world leaders to choose a future where the rule of law triumphs over raw power

The Independent UK

Which are the 150+ countries that have recognised Palestine as of 2025?

The State of Palestine is recognised as a sovereign nation by 157 UN member states, representing 81 percent of members.

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The Independent UK

Trump scolds world leaders and says ‘your countries are going to hell’ in blistering UN General Assembly address: Live updates

President addressed 80th UN General Assembly in New York at fraught time for international relations

The Independent UK

The Latest: Israeli army orders evacuation of a Gaza City hospital as world leaders gather at the UN

Israeli forces are showing no signs of relenting on their new ground offensive in Gaza City as world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly and more countries prepare to join the surge of nations recognizing a Palestinian state

Al Jazeera

Israel-Palestine two-state solution summit to be held as recognitions surge

Israel and the US are boycotting the UN-hosted event, but other countries are building on an earlier declaration.

International Business Times

Gaza, Palestinian Future To Dominate UN Gathering

More than 140 world leaders will descend on New York next week for the annual United Nations General Assembly summit, which will be dominated this year by the future of the Palestinians and Gaza.

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Palestinian Authority urges US to reinstate Abbas’s visa before UNGA

Mahmoud Abbas’s spokesman calls on countries to exert pressure on Washington before next month’s UN annual meetings.

Euronews

US revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly, State Department says

The State Department also suspended a programme that had allowed injured Palestinian children from Gaza to come to the US for medical treatment after a social media outcry by some conservatives.

International Business Times

US To Refuse Visas To Palestinian Officials At UN Summit On State

The United States said Friday it will deny visas to members of the Palestinian Authority to attend next month's UN General Assembly, where France is leading a push to recognize a Palestinian state.

Evening Standard

Conflict in Gaza at the ‘realm of non-accountability’, says Ireland’s president

Michael D Higgins described the ongoing conflict as a ‘tragic period’ in the world’s history.

The Conversation

How can Western countries back up Palestine recognition with action? Here are 4 ways to pressure Israel

Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said recently the Israeli cabinet has “lost its reason and humanity” in Gaza, reflecting a widespread view around the world.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Recognising a Palestinian state, misleading tsunami video and deportations vs returns

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

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Most Pennsylvania voters ignore judicial elections − a political scientist explains why they matter, especially in a battleground state

This November, there will be no candidate for president, governor, senator or even representative on the Pennsylvania ballot.

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