🇨🇳 Xi and Trump Hold White House Summit After Near-Decade Gap
Chinese President Xi Jinping met US President Donald Trump at the White House on the first full day of Xi's US visit — his first trip to the country in nearly a decade.
The two leaders held formal talks as part of a loaded schedule. The summit comes amid significant trade and geopolitical tensions between Washington and Beijing.
🌍 UN to Preserve Statehood of Sea-Level-Threatened Nations
The UN General Assembly will adopt by consensus a landmark declaration ensuring that countries whose territory becomes partly or entirely uninhabitable due to rising sea levels retain their statehood and place in the international system.
The move addresses small island nations — particularly in the Pacific — that face existential territorial loss as oceans rise. Preserving legal statehood means these countries would keep UN membership, exclusive economic zones, and treaty rights even if their land disappears.
The declaration marks a significant shift in international law, separating statehood from the traditional requirement of habitable territory.
🇺🇸 Trump Threatens to 'Annihilate' Iran in UN Address
Speaking at the United Nations, President Donald Trump described himself as a "peacemaker" while simultaneously threatening to annihilate Iran.
Trump made the remarks during his address to the UN General Assembly, combining diplomatic language with an explicit threat against the Islamic Republic.
🌍 Tigray Forces Seize Ethiopia Airport — War Fears Mount
Tigray forces have seized the main airport in northern Ethiopia from police, according to residents who spoke to the BBC, raising fears of a return to full-scale war in the region.
The takeover marks a significant escalation in tensions between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). Ethiopia's Tigray conflict, which ran from 2020 to 2022, killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions before a peace deal was reached.
No official government response has been reported. The situation remains fluid.
🌍 Trump Rejects AI Controls as UN Warns of Killer Robots
World leaders clashed over artificial intelligence governance at the UN General Assembly, with Donald Trump rejecting international efforts to regulate the technology while UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned against handing life-and-death decisions to machines.
Trump promoted AI as a path to "super intelligence," opposing coordinated global controls, as other heads of state called for binding international frameworks to manage the technology's risks.
The debate follows incidents of AI systems operating beyond human control and warnings from industry insiders, pushing AI governance to the centre of global diplomatic discussions.
The United States plans to re-establish a Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and open a second installation on the island's east coast, according to sources familiar with the plans.
The move would significantly expand the U.S. military footprint on the strategically vital Arctic island, which Washington has repeatedly sought to acquire or control. No official announcement has been made and further details on timeline or cost were not provided in available reporting.
The development comes amid sustained U.S. pressure on Greenland, which Denmark administers but which enjoys broad autonomy — and which President Trump has publicly stated he wants the U.S. to take over.