Here’s your AnewZ Daily Brief for 23 September 2026, featuring five key highlights from the first day of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the war with Iran had prevented Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and warned he could “annihilate the Islamic Republic” if no deal was reached. Trump urged other countries to help isolate Iran economically, saying his administration could seek a peace deal after the 3 November U.S. midterm elections.
Türkiye's Erdoğan calls for UN reform, condemns Gaza situation
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said the UN had become unable to fulfil its duty of preserving peace and called for reform of the Security Council. He condemned the situation in Gaza, saying those with “humanity, compassion and mercy” could not turn a blind eye to what was happening there. Erdoğan also said Türkiye was maintaining contacts with Russia and Ukraine over Black Sea navigation.
French President Emmanuel Macron criticised the situation in Gaza, saying the lack of humanitarian corridors was “a spectacle that should shame everybody”. He also called for stronger support for Ukraine ahead of winter, including more missile and drone interceptors and a moratorium on attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure.
UK's Burnham warns of Russian disinformation
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham accused Russian agencies of using bots, fake websites and forged branding to spread “lies and disinformation” in the UK. He said Russia had amplified far-right narratives and that there was evidence it tried to interfere in the 2019 general election, allegations Moscow rejects.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged world leaders to use the UN General Assembly to push for de-escalation and renewed diplomatic dialogue in the Middle East. “The fighting must stop. Humanitarian aid must flow,” Guterres said, while warning that civilians continued to pay the price of conflicts across the region. He also called for a multilateral artificial intelligence risk management framework.
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U.S. President Donald Trump is addressing the UN General Assembly as world leaders gather in New York for the 81st session. Conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, global security and diplomacy set to dominate the event.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv was ready to halt strikes on Russian energy facilities if Moscow stops targeting Ukraine’s energy sector, critical infrastructure, and food exports, as he prepared to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in New York.
While addressing the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump said he believes Washington and Tehran will reach a deal after the U.S. midterm elections.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York on Wednesday, as Washington pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine and Kyiv and Moscow continue to strike energy infrastructure.
U.S. President Donald Trump said his team held a three-hour meeting with an Iranian delegation in New York that he described as “very good” and “productive”, with another round of talks scheduled soon.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York on Wednesday, as Washington pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine and Kyiv and Moscow continue to strike energy infrastructure.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed “significant progress” in discussions on strategic investment projects on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Seoul's presidential office said on Wednesday.
Taiwan and human rights are “red lines” for China that cannot be crossed, the country's ambassador to the U.S. warned on Wednesday, striking a firm tone ahead of this week's leadership summit in Washington.
The Trump administration plans to set a refugee admissions ceiling of 17,500 over the next 12 months, with the programme expected to consist primarily of South Africans from the white Afrikaner minority, according to a notice sent to Congress on Tuesday, 22 September.
A Venezuelan man who was shot by a federal immigration agent in Austin, Texas, has been treated in hospital for paralysis on his left side and returned to an immigration detention centre, his lawyer says.
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