US President Donald Trump will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday in New York, where both leaders will be attending the United Nations General Assembly this week, the White House said.
Top US and Chinese officials held talks in New York on Sunday ahead of a Trump-Xi summit this week.
BBC21 Sept
New York: Meta's social networking platforms, Facebook and Instagram, experienced outages affecting thousands of users across the United States on Sunday, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector. As of 9:11 p.m. ET, more than 17,000 users had reported issues with Facebook, while more than 5,000 users reported problems accessing Instagram. Downdetector tracks service disruptions by collecting status reports from a range of sources, including user-submitted reports. Meta did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The actual number of affected users may vary, as the figures reported by Downdetector are based on user submissions rather than direct data from the company. The cause of the outage was not immediately known.
Country: World Source: International Rescue Committee Please refer to the attached file. As world leaders gather at UN, conflict is derailing their promise to end poverty IRC calls for new global framework built around conflict, as the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals fall far short of their targets Only 15% of UN Sustainable Development Goal targets are on track and IRC report finds that countries affected by conflict are falling furthest behind. Poverty is concentrated in conflict zones. More than a third of the world’s poor and a quarter of its malnourished children live in the 20 countries on the IRC’s Emergency Watchlist. IRC calls for a new framework built around conflict, and renewed commitment to what already works in crises, including: cash assistance and simplified malnutrition treatment. New York, NY, September 21, 2026 — As world leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly and prepare to select a new UN Secretary-General, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) today warned that the institution’s goals to end poverty, hunger and disease are failing– because they were not built for an era of sustained conflict. The warning lands amid a growing Ebola outbreak, escalating conflict in Yemen, and a food and fertilizer crisis around the Strait of Hormuz — part of a world with more active conflicts than at any point since World War II. “Conflict and fragility determine whether any development goal succeeds or fails," said David Miliband, IRC President and CEO . "The human cost is catastrophic human suffering that could have been prevented. The task now is to use the four years we have left before the 2030 deadline to make progress, prove what works, and design the next set of goals around the reality of conflict from day one — not as an afterthought. If the goals work in the world's hardest places, they can work anywhere." The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by UN member states in 2015, set a 2030 deadline to end extreme poverty, hunger and preventable disease worldwide. A new IRC report, Global Goals for a World in Conflict , finds that progress towards those goals is falling behind in countries affected by conflict. Only 15% of SDG targets are on track or met. Conflict undermines the systems that development goals depend on, cuts off humanitarian access to the people who need it most, and drives displacement that severs families from healthcare, schools and jobs. Conflict-affected countries rank the lowest in progress towards the SDGs. More than half of the world’s extreme poor will live in the 20 countries of the IRC’s Emergency Watchlist by 2030. Almost a quarter of the world’s acutely malnourished children live in those countries, where the average wasting rate is more than twice that of other countries. As of 2021, armed conflict slowed global progress toward the SDGs by the equivalent of 18 years , and many fragile and conflict-affected states now sit at the bottom of the SDG index. As far back as 2018, the IRC warned that over 80% of fragile and conflict-affected states were off-track on meeting the benchmarks set out in SDGs, and that nearly 26 million refugees were being left behind. This is solveable. First by investing now in what’s already proven to work in crises: cash assistance that helps families survive and rebuild, a simplified approach to malnutrition treatment that cuts costs by 20%, and flexible education models that could reach 5 million children by 2030 for as little as $4 each. Where governments can’t or won’t reach their own people, humanitarian groups and local organizations are already filling the gap–but the current system isn’t built to fund them properly. Second, the IRC is calling for a different kind of framework after 2030, that puts conflict at the center. It should also have fewer goals, a shorter timeline, and money committed upfront instead of promised for later. IRC’s report lays out proposed targets for 2035 including: Halve extreme poverty among people affected by fragility, conflict, displacement and crisis, including by extending social protection and humanitarian cash assistance. Reach 80% of children suffering from acute malnutrition in fragile and conflict settings with effective treatment. Close the immunization gap for children in conflict zones by raising coverage of DPT3 (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine) to match national averages. Enable children to continue learning through war and displacement, whether in classrooms, informal community spaces or remotely. Give women and girls affected by conflict a voice in decisions that shape their lives. Substantially reduce attacks on hospitals and health care workers. Media contacts James Sussman James.Sussman@rescue.org IRC Global Communications communications@rescue.org
ReliefWeb•International Rescue Committee21 Sept
US and Chinese officials discussed creating a mechanism to communicate over potentially serious AI incidents during talks in New York on Sunday, as the two sides sought progress on technology and trade ahead of this week’s Trump-Xi summit.
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent met his Chinese counterpart He Lifeng in New York
Highlights of the Week 2 game between Green Bay Packers and New York Jets.
Sky Sports20 SeptPublished at 1500PDT / 2200GMT 20SEP26 American Airlines and Starlux Airlines from late-September 2026 plans to launch reciprocal codeshare partnership, based on American Airlines’ schedule update filed during the weekend of 19SEP26. The pair plans to launch codeshare service on 30SEP26 at the earliest, initially covering following routes. American Airlines operated by Starlux Airlines Taipei Taoyuan – Los Angeles Taipei Taoyuan – Ontario Taipei Taoyuan – San Francisco Taipei Taoyuan – Seattle Starlux Airlines operated by American Airlines (based on American’s schedule listing as Starlux has yet to file codeshare flight schedules) Los Angeles – Atlanta Los Angeles – Charlotte Los Angeles – Chicago O'Hare Los Angeles – Dallas/Ft. Worth Los Angeles – Denver Los Angeles – Las Vegas Los Angeles – Miami Los Angeles – New York JFK Los Angeles – Orlando Los Angeles – Philadelphia Phoenix – Albuquerque Phoenix – Atlanta Phoenix – Austin Phoenix – Boston Phoenix – Charlotte Phoenix – Chicago O'Hare Phoenix – Dallas/Ft. Worth Phoenix – Denver Phoenix – El Paso Phoenix – Kansas City Phoenix – Las Vegas Phoenix – Orlando Phoenix – St. Louis Phoenix – San Diego Phoenix – Tucson Phoenix – Washington Reagan
© SAS Scandinavian airline SAS marked the 80th anniversary of its first flight with special flights from Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo to New York. The US city was the destination of SAS’ inaugural flight on September 17, 1946, marking the beginning of its mission to connect Scandinavia with the world. The first flight was operated...
Australia and Finland are vying for a spot on the council, and the PM needs two thirds of member states to back him Anthony Albanese launched a formal bid for Australia to serve a two-year term on powerful UN body in 2029 and 2030. Albanese also unveiled former News Corp head of broadcasting Siobhan McKenna as Australia’s next consul-general to New York. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Australian Associated Press20 Sept
Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese launched a formal bid for Australia to serve a two-year term on powerful UN body in 2029 and 2030. A vote for the spot won’t be held until mid 2028, but lobbying efforts will intensify during the prime minister’s visit to New York for the UN General Assembly. That is why we can’t afford to not be engaged with the world, because it has a direct impact on the quality of life of Australians on a day-to-day basis. We have an opportunity through this potential seat on the UN Security Council to play a key role in shaping the global issues that really matter to Australians. We do need to stand up to the Middle East conflict. I think there is a role for middle powers to engage, and Australia has done that as we’ve engaged with the war in Ukraine in the coalition of the willing. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Guardian staff20 Sept
The meeting highlights ongoing diplomatic efforts but skepticism persists about achieving a ceasefire, impacting market sentiment and dynamics.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez20 Sept
President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are meeting in New York City this week, the Ukrainian leader said Sunday. “I just spoke with President Trump @POTUS. An important conversation, and we got through a lot. We agreed to meet in New York, and this meeting could change a lot. There is diplomatic momentum,” the…
The Hill•Tara Suter20 Sept
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday he had spoken with President Donald Trump and that the two had agreed to meet in New York.
ABC News20 Sept
Scott Bessent and He Lifeng meet in New York for US-China talks ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting later this week.
Al Jazeera20 Sept
Bridget Phillipson says Burnham’s past criticisms of US president not an issue as PM prepares to meet Trump at UN Next month’s budget will be made more difficult by Donald Trump’s war with Iran, one of Andy Burnham’s cabinet ministers has said, while adding she did not expect the prime minister’s previous disparaging comments about the US president to be an issue. Burnham is expected to meet Trump early next week at the UN general assembly summit in New York, the pair having previously spoken twice by phone since Burnham entered No 10. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Peter Walker Senior political correspondent20 Sept
President Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) are set to meet Monday at the mayor’s house, Gracie Mansion, in the Big Apple, a White House official and the mayor’s press office said Sunday. In an emailed statement, Mamdani’s press office said that “the meeting will focus on issues affecting New York City…
The Hill•Tara Suter20 Sept
NEW YORK, NY — American Conference Institute will host its 5th Annual Forum on Digital Assets: Compliance, Enforcement & Regulatory Oversight on November 17–18, 2026, at 3 Times Square in New York City. As digital assets move further into mainstream financial services, legal and compliance teams are confronting a new phase of regulatory, enforcement and […]
Bitcoin.com News•Media20 Sept
Tensions grow as Trump tells Fox News he is considering ‘wiping Iran out’ after attacks on Riyadh by Houthi rebels Governments across the Middle East are bracing for an escalation of violence after Iran claimed it had received intelligence that the US was preparing for a renewed bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic. In a potential sign of growing tensions before the UN general assembly in New York this week, Donald Trump cut short a weekend visit to the Camp David presidential retreat on Sunday with no official explanation, and a new security alert was issued by the state department to all US citizens in the Middle East. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Patrick Wintourin New York20 Sept