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WATCH: Trump escalates criticism of UN in first General Assembly address since reelection

By Aamer Madhani, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

President Donald Trump returned to the United Nations on Tuesday to boast of his second-term foreign policy achievements and lash out at the world body as a feckless institution.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

WATCH: Day 1 of the 2025 United Nations General Assembly

By Aamer Madhani, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

World leaders listened closely to his Tuesday remarks at the U.N. General Assembly as Trump has already moved quickly to diminish U.S. support for the world body in his first eight months in office.

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.