Here’s your AnewZ Daily Brief for 22 September 2026. These are five key bilateral and multilateral meetings taking place on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed strengthening their strategic partnership, expanding economic cooperation and broadening areas of joint work in New York. Al-Zaidi reaffirmed Iraq’s commitment to state control of weapons and fulfilling its “sovereign obligations.”
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan joined a meeting with his Egyptian, Pakistani and Saudi counterparts in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Fidan also attended a coordination meeting with foreign ministers from the UAE, Indonesia, Qatar, Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met French President Emmanuel Macron in New York as he seeks further support for Ukraine. The meeting came hours after Macron met U.S. President Donald Trump at Trump Tower, where he called for faster delivery of defensive weapons to Ukraine and discussed a possible moratorium on energy strikes.
South Korean, U.S. and Japanese foreign ministers reaffirmed their “resolute” commitment to North Korea’s denuclearisation during talks in New York, according to Yonhap News Agency. They called on Pyongyang to engage in dialogue and stressed the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has met Libya’s Presidential Council chairman Mohamed Younis Al-Menfi in New York. Erdoğan said Türkiye will not back any arrangement against Libya’s interests. He also highlighted growing cooperation in energy, defence, and mining and invited Al-Menfi to the upcoming COP31.
Saudi Arabia’s air defences have intercepted and destroyed a hostile drone over the Riyadh region, according to the Saudi-led coalition fight...
Police were deployed across Paris on Saturday, as a curfew was set to take effect in the Republique and Chât...
A drone strike hit a power station in northern Sudan early Sunday (1 November), sparking a fire and triggering loud explosions, witnesses said....
The U.S. has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine in a deal worth an estimated $2.1 billion, but Kyiv could face years of delays before receiving the weapons it urgently needs to defend against intensifying Russian attacks.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has ordered Iran's armed forces to respond to any threat immediately and without geographical limits in statements posted to social media platforms on Saturday (31 October).
Demonstrators carrying Iranian flags and placards supporting the hijab gathered outside the Azerbaijani Embassy in London.
A hacking group linked to North Korea is widely believed to be behind the theft of $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency giant Binance, a cyberattack that experts describe as the largest cryptocurrency heist on record.
A tenth-grade student was critically injured after a man attacked her with a chainsaw inside a classroom in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district. The girl suffered severe injuries to her head, neck and back, while a classmate who tried to protect her was also hurt.
Police were deployed across Paris on Saturday, as a curfew was set to take effect in the Republique and Châtelet-Les Halles areas from 11pm Saturday until 6am Sunday (1 November).
A drone strike hit a power station in northern Sudan early Sunday (1 November), sparking a fire and triggering loud explosions, witnesses said.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education and living costs. Violence erupted in Frankfurt, where shops were looted and police reported Molotov cocktail attacks.
Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations on Sunday, (1 November), and classified the country's foreign intelligence agency, MI6, as a hostile group, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Thousands protested in Albania's capital, Tirana, on Saturday (31 October), demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation over perceived corruption allegations and dissatisfaction with the government over a lack of jobs and poor education standards.
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