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US president calls UK prime minister ‘a natural businessperson’ as leaders meet at UN assembly in New York Donald Trump has asserted his relationship with the UK is “more up” with Andy Burnham than under Keir Starmer despite tensions between the two countries on a range of thorny issues including regulation of artificial intelligence, the Chagos islands and the war in Iran. At their first face-to-face meeting, the US president praised Burnham, who sat nervously alongside him, as a “natural busin

Operation Inherent Resolve is scheduled to end on Sept. 30, as remaining U.S. troops in northern Iraq complete their withdrawal. The United States formed Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve in October 2014 to bring together partners to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which had seized territory in parts of Iraq and Syria. The end of Operation Inherent Resolve highlights the success of coalition efforts against ISIL but also raises questions about future

Half a dozen groups, accusing the prime minister of being dictatorial, announced the formation of a coalition in a country already scarred by war.

France and Luxembourg were behind the sanctions exemptions for Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, a move that Kyiv labeled "shameful and unjustifiable."
By Daphne Psaledakis, Nafisa Eltahir, Antoni Slodkowski and Khalid Abdelaziz Sept 22 (Reuters) - The United States is withholding a visa for Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ahead of his scheduled UN appearance in a move that Sudanese and other sources say is linked to a US-backed ceasefire proposal that Khartoum has resisted. The dispute, first reported by Reuters, threatens to deepen tensions between Washington and Sudan's army at a critical moment in the civil war, which the United
By Daphne Psaledakis, Nafisa Eltahir, Antoni Slodkowski and Khalid Abdelaziz Sept 22 (Reuters) - The United States is withholding a visa for Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ahead of his scheduled UN appearance in a move that Sudanese and other sources say is linked to a US-backed ceasefire proposal that Khartoum has resisted. The dispute threatens to deepen tensions between Washington and Sudan's army at a critical moment in the civil war, which the United Nations calls the world's la
Trump on Iran: Either we’re gonna make a deal, or it’s gonna end very, very quickly. It will end so quickly your head will spin.

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Ukraine is ready for any form of energy ceasefire, and the United States will convey this message to the Russian side, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said following a meeting with U.S.

LONDON: Israel has ordered the removal of vegetation from about 339,000 sq. meters, or almost 84 acres, of Palestinian land in the northern and central occupied West Bank, a Palestinian Authority body said on Tuesday. The Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said the military orders affect agricultural land in the Jenin and Ramallah, and Al-Bireh governorates, including areas planted with olive trees. One order calls for uprooting olive trees on 178,710 sq. meters (44 acres) o
Trump with Middle Eastern leaders: I know these people. They’re brilliant people. High energy, maybe sometimes too high energy, right? We could use the brilliance and a little bit of a lower energy on occasion.
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Fifteen men have been convicted for their involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings which killed more than 260 people in Sri Lanka.

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Trump on Iran: Hopefully they will do the right thing fast before it’s too late. You know, it’s gonna be a time when it’s too late, and we won’t have a chance of letting them survive as a nation.

Earlier Tuesday, Trump, in his address to the General Assembly, made the case that he's shown fortitude while other leaders have equivocated as he defended his decision to start a war with Iran.
Trump on Erdogan: My friend from Türkiye, he’s a tough cookie. Don’t mess around with him, he’s tough. He’s a fantastic guy.
Iranian state television: Foreign Minister Araghchi met U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, a meeting Washington asked for. Tehran agreed in order to pass along its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The conditions: immediate lifting of the naval blockade, immediate release of all frozen Iranian funds, and an end to the war on all resistance fronts.
Trump on Iran: Steve and Jared had a very productive meeting today with mediators of Iran. We will see what happens with that. I think there’s a lot of momentum for them to make a deal. That’s what we are hearing from everybody.
Trump on Erdogan: My friend! You see, he’s a tough guy, but I like him anyway.

NEW YORK: The United States is withholding a visa for Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ahead of his scheduled UN appearance in a move that Sudanese and other sources say is linked to a US-backed ceasefire proposal that Khartoum has resisted. The dispute threatens to deepen tensions between Washington and Sudan’s army at a critical moment in the civil war, which the United Nations calls the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. A senior Sudanese source said Burhan had postponed his trip
Iranian state media reported that U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly was held after repeated requests from the U.S. side. Iran said it used the meeting to convey its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including the immediate lifting of a naval blockade, the release of frozen Iranian assets, and an end to the war on all fronts. Source: Tasnim

President Donald Trump told the United Nations on Tuesday he was deciding whether to "annihilate" Iran -- before revealing that US and Iranian officials had held talks for the first time in months. Trump's carrot-and-stick approach came as he delivered a bombastic speech to the UN General Assembly in New York focused heavily on his stalled, unpopular war against the Islamic Republic.

President Donald Trump revealed that US and Iranian officials held talks Tuesday for the first time in months, even as he told the United Nations he was still deciding whether to "annihilate" Iran. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Trump's roving envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Trump's carrot-and-stick approach began with a bombastic speech to the UN General Assembly in New York focused heavily on his stalled,

Niger has imprisoned a lawyer for claims about a split within the army following a previous mutiny. This action highlights the military’s stringent control since the coup in July 2023.

Niger has imprisoned a lawyer for claims about a split within the army following a previous mutiny. This action highlights the military’s stringent control since the coup in July 2023.

US President Donald Trump says he plans to discuss the Graham Act, which provides for sanctions on Russia and tariffs on countries buying Russian energy, with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Trump on Britain: You call it United Kingdom, Britain, they call it sometimes England. They go back to the old. It’s got more names than any other place in the world.

Sudan has called on U.N. chief António Guterres to intervene after the U.S. withheld an entry visa for Sovereign Council head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ahead of the UN General Assembly. https://t.co/KPTO0YEoV7 #Sudan #UNGA #Burhan #SudanWar #USA #Diplomacy https://t.co/m9jFk33X1w

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said US President Donald Trump is "positive" about granting Ukraine licences for the production of Patriot missiles.
Trump on Colombia: All El Tigre did was talk about Trump, Trump, Trump. I endorsed him. He went from number 10 to number 1 and won in a landslide.
Trump on Cuba: I don’t know what’s going on with Cuba. They’re not looking so good.

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A court found 15 men guilty of coordinating a series of suicide bombings in hotels and churches, which killed more than 300 people.
Zelensky on Putin: Putin’s not winning on the battlefield, for him it’s a problem because he has to show to his internal society. It’s not about us, not about Americans, not about Ukrainians. He doesn’t respect anybody. His question is Russian people. He is afraid of only his nation.

Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman both have close ties to President Putin, and Kyiv said the move sent Moscow the wrong signals.
Zelensky: Trump can organize a trilateral meeting, where all the sensitive things leaders can raise and try to end the war. I’m ready to meet with Putin, anytime.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Kyiv is prepared to accept an energy ceasefire, provided Russia holds off on attacks against Ukraine's energy infrastructure.