UN General Assembly enters fourth day
World leaders return to the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani in Rome on Thursday to discuss enhancing strategic and economic ties between the two NATO allies.
Fidan highlighted Baykar’s acquisition of Piaggio Aerospace and partnership with Leonardo as a significant regional precedent. He also stressed the need to maintain Libya’s unity, sovereignty, and security, noting ongoing joint efforts with Italy to support stability in the country.
Tajani expressed confidence in Türkiye’s role in promoting peace and facilitating dialogue on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while noting Israel’s repeated violations of international law.
During his two-day visit, Fidan is also scheduled to address the Istituto Affari Internazionali think tank. The ministers previously met in May during NATO talks in Antalya.
Bilateral trade between Türkiye and Italy reached $32.2 billion in 2024, with Italy as Türkiye’s fifth-largest export market globally. The two countries set a new trade target of $40 billion at the Rome summit.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained low on Thursday, as Iran reiterated that it will neither enter into new negotiations with the United States nor re-open the Strait as long as its conditions are not met, despite recent indirect talks in New York mediated by Qatar.
As the Ukraine war is highlighted by some leaders during the United Nations' 81st General Assembly meeting in New York, Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Thursday with ballistic missiles, killing two people and injuring six, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan will hold an urgent high-level meeting under a joint defence pact to discuss ways to support the kingdom amid attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis. The meeting comes as Tehran seeks to distance itself from the rapid advance of its Houthi allies.
The 81st UN General Assembly has wrapped up its third day in New York on Thursday, with world leaders delivering high-level speeches and holding diplomatic meetings.
World leaders return to the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday for the fourth day of the high-level General Debate, with speeches and diplomatic meetings continuing throughout the day.
World leaders return to the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday for the fourth day of the high-level General Debate, with speeches and diplomatic meetings continuing throughout the day.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in France on Friday for a four-day visit focused on artificial intelligence, the future of Europe, peace and the Catholic Church's response to its abuse crisis.
Ukrainian soldier’s daughter asks when he is coming home as war keeps families apart.
Finland and Sweden deployed fighter aircraft on Thursday after a group of Russian military planes was detected over the Gulf of Finland, the Finnish Air Force reported on Friday (25 September).
The Middle East arrived at the United Nations this week with the consequences of a war that is no longer contained to one front. From Israel and Iran to Syria and Yemen, leaders have used the General Assembly to set out competing positions on the situation in the region.
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