Here’s your AnewZ Daily Brief for 25 September 2026, with five key developments from the third day of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel's actions in the region during a 40-minute address. He highlighted what he described as Israel's fight on seven fronts and praised U.S. President Donald Trump for his support. Dozens of delegates walked out during the speech, while protesters gathered outside the UN headquarters.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly in a recorded message after saying his delegation was denied U.S. entry visas. He accused Israel of settlement expansion, demolitions and policies that he said threaten Palestinians' future and the two-state solution.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said relations should be based on mutual respect for territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence, crediting U.S. President Donald Trump with helping establish peace between the two countries on 8 August 2025. Pashinyan also highlighted the proposed Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) connectivity project through Armenia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze highlighted Georgia's role as a regional trade and connectivity hub, focusing on the Middle Corridor and planned infrastructure investments. Kobakhidze addressed Russia's continued control of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, while calling for dialogue and greater regional cooperation.
European Council President António Costa called for a transparent, accountable, and regulated global framework for artificial intelligence, saying AI should “serve humanity rather than control it”. Costa also condemned Russia's war in Ukraine, saying it violates international law and has consequences for European security.
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Here’s your AnewZ Daily Brief for 25 September 2026, with five key developments from the third day of the 81st United Nations General Assembl...
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.
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.
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.
The 81st UN General Assembly continues in New York on Wednesday, with another day of high-level speeches and diplomatic meetings. The wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, global security and international cooperation remain at the centre of discussions.
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.
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).
Xi Jinping touched down at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday evening to a welcome that was fairly unprecedented. President Donald Trump was there on the tarmac to greet him personally, which is something no sitting U.S. president had done for a visiting foreign leader in six decades.
The U.S. Senate narrowly rejected a resolution on Thursday that would have required President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran or seek congressional authorisation, as Democrats sought to put Republicans on the record over the increasingly unpopular conflict ahead of November's midterm elections.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday, 24 September, for talks focused on trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan and the war with Iran.
Displacement camps and health centres have been attacked during a surge in violence in Yemen between Saudi-backed government forces and Iran-backed Houthis, UN agencies said on Thursday, as the civilian death toll continues to rise.
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