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Washington and Beijing projected warmth at a high-profile meeting while coverage noted limits to progress.
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Reports describe renewed fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and fears of wider conflict.
Israel’s UN address drew a walkout amid wider diplomatic tensions at the General Assembly.
Two outlets report Italian school restrictions affecting face coverings and foreign pupils.
Pope Leo’s visit to France is drawing crowds amid public debate over assisted dying and abuse.
Xi Jinping began a three-day US trip with trade and AI competition at the top of the agenda.
Ethiopia’s federal government and Tigray’s regional authorities traded accusations of offensives, raising fears that the fragile peace may unravel.
A federal judge blocked the White House restriction on access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico, according to two reports.
Australia is investigating missing F-35 components that were reportedly bound for the United States and went through Hong Kong.
The BBC reported that Trump’s Board of Peace unveiled a $2.45 billion plan to begin reconstruction in Gaza.
Reports differ on the timing of the walkout during the Israeli leader’s United Nations appearance.
Tehran answered Trump's UN threat with defiance as US sanctions squeezed travel to Iran.
Addis Ababa and Tigrayan forces traded accusations of launching new offensives.
The General Assembly convened amid warnings about the UN's relevance, notable absences and pointed speeches.
An airspace incident, doubts about Article 5 from inside the alliance and a G20 invitation to Putin pulled in different directions.
A first reconstruction price tag arrived alongside UN findings on rising violence against women.
The G7 demanded the Houthis halt attacks as leaders converged on the UN General Assembly.
A UN expert's assessment put US strikes on alleged drug boats in a legal frame.
Heavy rain and landslides killed at least four as millions were told to evacuate.
Two outlets gave differing injury counts from a shooting near a school in western Turkiye.
British Columbia filed suit against OpenAI and Sam Altman over the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting.
Germany's coalition politics met a Berlin result that lifted the Left as the AfD gained.
Ukrainian officials reported deaths from Russian strikes as Zelenskyy travelled to the UN.
Trump framed his Iran choice between annihilation and a peace deal as he met Iranian counterparts at the UN.
The Kremlin's party kept its dominance as voting concluded, and analysts are watching how the result is used rather than the count itself.
AI safety is being folded into a wider trade and technology contest, with Europe squeezed between the two economies.
Ceuta's stranded migrants, US deportation deals and abuse allegations in Equatorial Guinea point at the same hard edge of enforcement.
A UN assessment of a lethal counter-narcotics campaign raises legal and diplomatic risk for Washington.
A re-intensifying storm tests Japan's evacuation, transport and power systems.
A press boycott, a lawsuit and a 32% approval reading land in the same news cycle.
The barrage described as the largest on the Russian capital landed on the final day of Russia's parliamentary vote, as Moscow also moved to protect its rail network.
Trade and technology are back on the table as Washington and Beijing open talks before a planned leaders' meeting.
Doha pressed for a Gulf security framework with Tehran and offered to revive Iran-US talks, as Houthi missile fire on Saudi Arabia and allied hesitation widened the region's fault lines.
A long-running investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moise produced a fresh wave of extraditions and arrests.
Paris and Ottawa moved to deepen their relationship as Canada weighs a closer role with the European Union.