Sep 22 Ahmad al-Sharaa becomes first Syrian president at UN General Assembly in nearly 60 years By Associated Press Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has arrived in New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly. Continue reading
Sep 22 Dozens arrested in clash with police near Philippine presidential palace By Jim Gomez, Joeal Calupitan, Aaron Favila, Associated Press Philippine police have arrested 49 people suspected of attacking officers in violent clashes near the president palace. Continue reading
Sep 22 Typhoon blowing by Philippines and Taiwan forces evacuations and closures By Jim Gomez, Associated Press The typhoon is forecast to remain in the South China Sea at least into Wednesday while passing south of Taiwan and Hong Kong before landfall on the Chinese mainland. Continue reading
Sep 22 Dominican Republic says it recovered cocaine that was on speedboat destroyed by U.S. military By Manuel Rueda, Associated Press Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have confiscated some of the cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the U.S. Continue reading
Sep 22 Prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah pardoned by president’s office By Associated Press The British-Egyptian dual national has spent a combined total of more than a decade behind bars for his activism. Continue reading
Sep 22 How Israel could retaliate against the growing push for recognition of a Palestinian state By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The efforts to push a two-state solution face major obstacles, beginning with vehement opposition from the United States and Israel. Continue reading
Sep 22 Russia and Ukraine trade deadly drone strikes on civilian areas as Zelenskyy anticipates intense diplomacy at UN By Illia Novikov, Associated Press European countries have rebuked Russia for provocations including drones landing in Poland. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH LIVE: Day 1 of the 2025 United Nations General Assembly By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press High-level general debate at the UN General Assembly begins Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 9 a.m. EDT. Watch Day 1 live here. Continue reading
Sep 22 North Korean leader recalls ‘good personal memories’ of Trump, urges U.S. to drop denuclearization demands By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have worsened in recent years as Kim has accelerated his weapons buildup and aligned with Russia over the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 2:53 News Wrap: Four Western nations formally recognize a Palestinian state By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Sunday, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and Portugal formally recognized a Palestinian state, Trump plans to nominate a senior White House aide as the new U.S. attorney in Virginia, the federal government’s annual report on hunger… Continue watching