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Canada’s prime minister is pursuing deeper trade, defense and cultural ties with China, India and the European Union, but none are likely to replace ties to the United States. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/world/canada/carney-canada-european-union-china-in…

With her guitarist-partner, Fred Chichin, she formed Les Rita Mitsouko as a band that embraced a more multicultural France. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/world/europe/catherine-ringer-dead.html

Our Ukraine correspondent Siobhán O’Grady visits a school in Kyiv where air raid sirens interrupt classes all day and children must take shelter. source https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000011139361/schoolchildren-take-shelter-in-kyiv.html

source https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/23/world/un-general-assembly-iran-ukraine/argentinas-milei-assails-the-un-as-a-useless-enabler-of-fatally-arrogant-bureaucrats

President Trump’s statement to the U.N. General Assembly that he could “drive them into hell with no chance of survival” was a jarring departure in a forum devoted to world peace. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/world/americas/trump-annihilate-iran-unga.html

As he nears the end of his term as the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres looks back on his efforts to stop climate change. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/climate/antonio-guterres-climate-change.html

Polls show momentum for the Democrats heading into November elections, but winning control of both the House and Senate could still be tough. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/world/us-midterms-democrats-un-diplomacy.html

A parliamentary vote demonstrated that President Vladimir V. Putin’s autocratic system was still able to deliver the results he wanted, analysts said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/world/europe/russia-duma-election.html

Artificial intelligence is a race solely between two rival powers with the rest of the world largely on the sidelines, foreign policy experts said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/politics/united-nations-artificial-intelligence-china-us.html

The leaders of Canada and France met on Sunday to promote their shared values amid a breakdown in relations with the U.S. The meeting comes days after the E.U. invited Canada to become an “associate member.” source https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/canada/1000000111…

World leaders are mostly silent and President Trump is pushing fossil fuels. We’ll explore the stakes at this week’s Climate Forward event. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/world/climate-change-trump-xi-germany.html