Here’s your AnewZ Daily Brief for 24 September 2026, with five key developments from the second day of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly that Tehran would not bow to U.S. pressure, while calling for diplomacy to continue.
Pezeshkian criticised Washington’s approach to the war and said Iran would not accept restrictions on its access to the Strait of Hormuz. His comments came as indirect talks between Iran and the U.S. resumed, with both sides still remaining far apart on how to end the conflict.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for limited ceasefires with Russia to protect energy infrastructure and Black Sea shipping ahead of winter.
In his first address to the UN General Assemby, he said Ukraine was ready for a maritime truce and was now waiting for Moscow to respond. Zelenskyy also announced a new drone deal with Finland, as Kyiv continues to share its growing drone expertise with international partners.
Argentine President Javier Milei renewed his country’s claim to the Falkland Islands, accusing the UN of ignoring rising tensions over oil exploration around the British territory.
Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Milei called for peaceful negotiations with the UK, as Argentina moves to sanction companies linked to the offshore project. Britain has rejected the measures and reaffirmed the islanders’ right to self-determination.
Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez has told the UN General Assembly that elections would be held as part of a move towards “full democracy”, but gave no date for the vote.
Rodríguez said talks with opposition groups had begun and promised equal participation, although key opposition figures, including María Corina Machado, remain excluded. The pledge comes as Venezuela and the U.S. push for political change alongside economic recovery.
AI safety took centre stage at the UN Security Council on Wednesday, on the sidelines of day two of the UN General Assembly, as tech leaders warned that increasingly powerful systems could pose serious risks if left unchecked.
Anthropic and OpenAI called for international cooperation, while the U.S. pushed back against global regulation. China, meanwhile, backed greater oversight and cross-border cooperation as governments grapple with rapid advances in AI.
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Uzbekistan has launched 145 investment projects worth $7.8 billion in its Bukhara region, aiming to create more than 14,000 jobs, boost industrial ...
Kazakhstan plans to manufacture 494 types of medicines through eight major investment projects worth a combined $862 million, Health Minister Akmar...
Democrat wins surged on Tuesday across the United States with stunning victories in the South Carolina, Texas and Ohio senate races -- traditionally Republican strongholds -- in the 3 November midterm elections.
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Democrats captured majorities in both chambers of Congress on Tuesday, scoring sweeping victories that reached into Republican strongholds, with millions of voters delivering a strong rebuke to President Donald Trump.
U.S. President Donald Trump says Washington will end its annual financial and military aid to Israel by the end of 2026, under an agreement he claims to have reached with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says the U.S. must act to prevent war after Tehran sent a “strong and rational response” to Washington. Meanwhile, U.S. forces have reportedly carried out limited strikes against Iranian targets, including Qeshm Island,
Elon Musk was not on the ballot in Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections, but he emerged as one of the biggest losers after Democrats swept to victory, threatening his political influence and exposing his business empire to greater scrutiny.
Montenegro has moved a step closer to becoming the European Union's next member, with Brussels signalling that the Balkan country could join by 2028, ending more than a decade without EU enlargement.
Thousands of protesters, including students and artists, marched through Prague and other Czech cities on Tuesday as public television and radio workers staged a one-day strike over government plans to cut funding and bring the broadcasters under state budget control.
As oil prices surge amid conflict in the Gulf, energy leaders at ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi are confronting two major challenges: securing global supplies and meeting soaring electricity demand from artificial intelligence.
North Korea fired multiple missiles into the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's Defence Ministry said, in Pyongyang's fourth weapons launch in a month.
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