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China's Xi heads to US for talks with Trump on AI, trade, Iran and Taiwan, as state media confirms his departure from Beijing

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, presenting Tehran's conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump signed historic 10-page security agreement granting Washington permission to build two new military bases and incorporate the Arctic territory into its "Golden Dome" missile defense system while formally reaffirming Danish sovereignty

US President announced that the government will officially term artificial intelligence as "super intelligence" while rejecting global regulation schemes, contrasting sharply with calls from UN Secretary-General and European leaders for binding AI safety frameworks

New U.S. Treasury secondary sanctions intended to cripple Iran's commercial aviation sector came into force on Wednesday, forcing Iranian carriers to cancel routes to Baghdad and Muscat as Washington threatens to sever foreign service providers from the US dollar system

Iran and the US hint at reviving talks as Trump and Pezeshkian both attend the UN General Assembly in New York this week

Pakistan and the US disrupted an Afghan-origin meth network, seizing 463 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine worth $21 million

Two Republican Senate candidates call for a swift end to the Iran war, breaking from Trump as fuel prices surge ahead of the midterms

Trump once branded Mamdani "my little communist," but after their New York meeting, he praised the mayor and their surprisingly warm relationship

French President Macron met with US President ahead of the 81st UNGA to discuss Red Sea shipping security amidst regional chokepoint disruptions, alongside accelerated air defense interceptor deliveries and proposed energy sector truces in Ukraine

US TV networks suspend White House pool coverage in solidarity with CNN, MS NOW and Politico over revoked credentials

US President Donald Trump is set to address the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he is expected to tout his economic record and international peace efforts while defending the military campaign against Iran and navigating friction over an Arctic security deal in Greenland

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in New York on Monday to lead Tehran's diplomatic delegation at the 81st UN General Assembly, marking the highest-level visit by an Iranian official to the United States since the US-Iran war began in February

The US has deported more than 25,000 people to third countries under secretive deals with 35 nations, an investigation found. Read how the deals work

Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten new targets and weapons if the US attacks, as the war nears seven months and Tehran says the US plans new action

High-level US and Chinese economic officials concluded eight hours of negotiations in New York, agreeing to establish a bilateral "US-China AI dialogue" and incident notification framework ahead of a planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping

French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met in France's North American territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, pledging enhanced cooperation on defense, energy, and fishing amid growing diplomatic tensions with the United States

US troop deaths in the Iran war exceed the Pentagon count by at least four, the Washington Post reports. Defense Secretary Hegseth denies the report

Trump has extended the $100,000 H-1B visa fee order by another year, but the plan still faces legal challenges as courts review the higher fee

Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, accusing them of "fake news" and warning that other outlets could face a similar fate