DARK SECRETS: 27 - The Real Truth

Leaders join push to create UN body to tackle ‘awful reality’ of inequality

Body would be modelled on climate panel and recognise inequality as a global challenge threatening world security

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24

Palestinian president delivers UN speech by video after US denies visa again

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday through prerecorded remarks from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied visas to him and other senior Palestinian officials to attend the gathering in person for the second consecutive year.

The Times of India · Sep 24

Did AI-‘kill chain’ lead to deadly Iran school strike? What report claims

A devastating missile strike by the US on a school in Minab, Iran, has led to the tragic loss of over 150 lives, including 123 innocent children. Investigations uncovered serious issues in the military’s targeting tactics, pointing to outdated intelligence and a lack of comprehensive civilian harm evaluations. The AI-powered…

The Times of India · Sep 24

Donald Trump Is 'Not in Control of Himself' Amid 'Steep Neurological Decline', Psychologist Warns

Clinical and forensic psychologist John Paul Garrison interpreted movements during Trump's UN speech as possible signs of a neurological problem, though the footage provides no confirmed diagnosis.

International Business Times UK · Sep 24

A (permanent) seat at the table of power: African leaders press UN for Security Council reform

African leaders at the United Nations General Assembly are demanding reform of the Security Council to include permanent seats for African countries

The Independent UK · Sep 24

EU vows to condemn Russia at G20 summit, regardless of Putin's attendance

The United States has formally invited Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit in Miami. But the European Union says its approach will not change and will condemn Russia's war on Ukraine regardless.

Euronews · Sep 24

First Thing: Trump welcomes Xi to Washington amid tensions over trade, AI and Taiwan

State visit takes place at same time as UN general assembly, which Chinese leader has avoided

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24

'Artificial' is out: Trump orders officials to call it 'super intelligence' instead

The US president has decided the word "artificial" makes intelligence "sound fake," so the State Department is now telling its diplomats to call it "SI" instead.

Euronews · Sep 24

'Undeniably Lost His Mind': Nobel Prize Winner Warns 'Sundowning' Donald Trump Will 'Punish the Nation'

Nobel laureate Paul Krugman renewed his criticism of Donald Trump after the president's UN speech, arguing that his remarks reflected troubling behaviour and could have dangerous political consequences.

International Business Times UK · Sep 24

Trump’s state dinner for Xi Jinping will not be televised as White House continues to deny CNN full access – as it happened

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The Guardian - US · Sep 24