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Russia’s foreign minister met with his German counterpart during the U.N. General Assembly but spent part of his address defending his country’s war on Ukraine. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/world/europe/russia-germany-lavrov-ukraine-war.html

The president said the deal was not “acceptable” and demurred on whether he would restart military strikes after the midterm elections. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/us/politics/trump-iran-hormuz-strait.html

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