Sep 24 Russian strikes kill 8 civilians in Ukraine as UN debates how to end the war By Hanna Arhirova, Barry Hatton, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed in a speech at the United Nations late Wednesday for countries to starve Russia of revenue through sanctions and trade bans, denying Moscow the money it needs to prolong the war. Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses 2026 UN General Assembly By Sam Metz, Associated Press Netanyahu said attacking Iran “was one of the easiest decisions I’ve ever had to make” and denounced as “moral cowards” a mass of delegates who walked out of the U.N. General Assembly when he took the podium to speak. Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: Palestinian President Abbas addresses 2026 UN General Assembly By Associated Press Abbas made the prerecorded remarks from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for the second year in a row. Continue reading
Sep 24 Trump praises U.S.-China ties, talks up White House ballroom during state dinner for Xi By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press A tech-heavy guest list, the fashion choices of those on it, who sat where and what was on the menu marked the softer — often and glitzier — details of diplomacy as Donald Trump threw a Thursday night state dinner… Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: Day 3 of the 2026 United Nations General Assembly By Associated Press Competing speeches from Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas commanded attention at the United Nations on Thursday, even though the Palestinian leader wasn't there in person: The United States denied him a visa. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 4:56 At UN General Assembly, Iran's president responds to Trump's 'annihilation' threat By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart The president of Iran told the United Nations General Assembly his country won’t bend to U.S. intimidation. Masoud Pezeshkian spoke one day after President Trump threatened to escalate the war from the same stage. On the sidelines, U.S. and Iranian… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 4:51 Xi arrives for state visit amid U.S.-China trade tensions and AI concerns By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington Wednesday evening for his first state visit in more than a decade. At the same time, a federal judge heard arguments in a lawsuit brought by CNN, MS NOW and Politico challenging President… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 5:47 News Wrap: FBI investigating hacking group's claim it breached jobs website In our news wrap Wednesday, the FBI says it's investigating a claim by a criminal hacking group that it stole "very sensitive data" from the bureau's job website, Hurricane Polo off Mexico's western coast has strengthened into one of the… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 7:07 Moldova's PM on confronting Russian threats and backing Ukraine By Nick Schifrin Moldova is an Eastern European nation of almost three million people nestled between NATO member Romania and Ukraine. It has become a stage for Russian interference and drone incursions. Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan spoke with Nick Schifrin about Russia’s… Continue watching
Sep 23 AI firm leaders tell UN Security Council that it could be a risk to all humanity By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or, at least, its people. Continue reading