UN General Assembly 2026: the September 21 high-level-week preview
21 September 2026
Our September 21 preview of the UN’s high-level week: the announced calendar, diplomatic priorities and questions to ask about promised results.
World
International news, diplomacy, conflict and global affairs.
UK flight chaos: what the NATS report explains—and leaves open
18 Sep 2026
India pushes back against US tariff threat over Russian oil purchases
17 Sep 2026
American airlines passenger's laptop catch fire mid-air: What caused it?
22 Aug 2026
South Korea Wants to Officially End the Korean War. Here's Why That's Harder Than It Sounds
15 Aug 2026
Virginia State University Shooting: 5 Hurt, Campus Lockdown Lifted
15 Aug 2026
260 Days at Sea, One Port Call: Inside the Crisis Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln
13 Aug 2026
Turkish Air Force Loses Another F-16 — Pilot Survives, But It's the Second Crash This Year
12 Aug 2026
US Just Hired 2,000 Gamers as Air Traffic Controllers. Here's the Number That Actually Matters More
12 Aug 2026
China's New Arctic Shipping Lane Isn't Really a Hormuz Bypass — But It's a Bigger Deal Than That Framing Suggests
10 Aug 2026
A Picasso Vanished From a Milwaukee Lobby in 2018. This Week, a Stranger Just Walked It Back In
7 Aug 2026
Baba Vanga's 2026 "Predictions" Are Going Viral Again. Here's What's Actually Being Claimed — and Why None of It Holds Up
7 Aug 2026
Mamdani's E-Bike Crackdown Isn't What It Looks Like — He's Going After Sellers, Not Riders
6 Aug 2026
The FBI Is Now Working With China and Russia — Without Softening Its Rivalry With Either
5 Aug 2026
Grief Doesn't Have Gravity: Why One Man Sent His Dog's Ashes to the Edge of Space
4 Aug 2026
A Boat Caught Fire in the Channel. The Numbers Say Crossings Are Down 43%. Both Things Are True — And That's the Problem for Britain's New PM
4 Aug 2026
Nicaragua Plans to Abolish National Elections
28 Jul 2026
Global Hunger Declines for Third Straight Year, But Still Remains Higher Than Before COVID-19
28 Jul 2026
Forget the Movies: China Already Has Robot Police on the Street — Britain Is Just Catching Up
27 Jul 2026
Israel Builds Large Earthen Barrier Inside Gaza as Concerns Grow Over Territory's Future
27 Jul 2026
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Intergenerational Living Programs Bring Young and Older People Together
24 Jul 2026
Middle East Crisis Spirals as UN Warns of Wider War
24 Jul 2026
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Ocean conservation: what marine protected areas actually protect
23 Jul 2026
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Cultural Heritage Preservation Gains Global Importance
22 Jul 2026