Qantas Airways said the 18-hour flights, part of its Project Sunrise program, would come months after its 22-hour direct flights from Sydney to London begin.
The New York Times•Christine Chung22 Sept
Qantas plans to start selling tickets for its first New York to Sydney nonstop flight.
Delegations from across the world attended the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
BBC22 SeptAnnounced at the start of Climate Week in New York, TuneCore's donation-matching initiative will extend through the end of 2026.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan was expected to meet with President Trump on Tuesday and address the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
The New York Times•Javier C. Hernández22 SeptPublished at 1500PDT / 2200GMT 22SEP26 Virgin Atlantic in recent schedule update continues to revise planned 232-seater Airbus A330-900neo operation. Previously scheduled to enter service on 05DEC26, the new 232-seater is now scheduled on London Heathrow – New York JFK route from 05JAN27 at the earliest. For the month of January 2027, A330-900neo is scheduled on following service. * VS045/046 eff 05JAN27 Day x57 * VS009/010 eff 08JAN27 Day 5 For Northern summer 2027 season from 28MAR27, the 232-seater is scheduled on daily VS045/046 and up to daily VS009/010. The airline previously filed 232-seater on London Heathrow – Atlanta route from 05MAR27, this is no longer in effect. Planned operation remains subject to change.
President Trump threatened the annihilation of Iran if its leaders refuse to strike a deal and framed the U.S. as conquerors of Venezuela, while promoting himself as a problem solver in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. “To the victor go the spoils,” Trump told the crowd, touting…
The Hill•Filip Timotija22 Sept
On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists that Kyiv is ready to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure if Moscow does the same, with hopes to end the war before winter.
US officials have begun to buy back wind leases as president seek to block renewables in favor of fossil fuels Democratic attorneys general from California and New York have sued the Trump administration over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as Donald Trump seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels. California attorney general Rob Bonta said he was suing over removal of a project off his state’s coast planned by Chicago-based Invenergy. The Trump administration said in June it was buying back the company’s US offshore wind leases for four wind projects on the east and west coasts. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Associated Press22 Sept
The Ukrainian president added that he had just finished a "positive and productive meeting with President Trump" in New York on Tuesday.
Euronews22 Sept
Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has told the UN general assembly that “retaining sovereignty must have a digital dimension” as he spruiked his teen social media ban, opt out algorithm and AI statement. In a speech to the coalition for children’s rights and protections in the age of AI, in New York, the prime minister said Australian parents were legally empowered by the digital safety reform. The conversations they have had together confirm the common concerns they have about their children, that social media is robbing them of their childhood, addicting them to algorithms [and] encouraging anxieties, eating disorders and other harms. Put simply, we must give children back their childhood. In this digital age, retaining sovereignty must have a digital dimension. The use of the world artificial makes intelligence sound fake. It is not fake, it’s actually amazing, The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control the artificial intelligence being spoken of. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Nick Visser22 SeptPublished at 1300PDT / 2000GMT 22SEP26 Frontier Airlines from November 2026 plans to add New York LaGuardia – Detroit route, initially with 1 daily flight scheduled from 20NOV26 with Airbus A320neo and A321neo. From 01DEC26, service will become 3 weekly with A320neo although the airline will schedule 1 daily flight for holiday seasons from 17DEC26 to 03JAN27. Schedule below focuses on the period of 12JAN27 – 11MAR27. F92651 LGA1730 – 1933DTW 32N 247 F92652 DTW1910 – 2056LGA 32N 247
Trump remained polite and friendly throughout a news conference following his meeting with Burnham, offering largely diplomatic answers to potential flashpoint topics.
Euronews22 Sept
US president calls UK prime minister ‘a natural businessperson’ as leaders meet at UN assembly in New York Donald Trump has asserted his relationship with the UK is “more up” with Andy Burnham than under Keir Starmer despite tensions between the two countries on a range of thorny issues including regulation of artificial intelligence, the Chagos islands and the war in Iran. At their first face-to-face meeting, the US president praised Burnham, who sat nervously alongside him, as a “natural businessperson”, saying he thought he had “lots of assets on his side” and would be a “great” prime minister. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Pippa Crerar in New York and Kiran Stacey in London22 SeptThe United States and Iran held a rare three-hour meeting in New York to discuss ending the war between the two countries, Trump said.
Company to award backpay to 264,000 workers as mayor Zohran Mamdani condemns use of ‘greedy algorithms’ DoorDash said it would pay $131.5m to settle a New York City government investigation that found the food delivery company underpaid or waited too long to pay workers. Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the settlement the city’s largest labor enforcement action. It advances the city’s longstanding effort to hold food delivery companies to a 2023 law intended to improve pay for delivery workers. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Reuters22 Sept
Meeting at the UN in New York, the UK prime minister showed signs he can handle trash-talking President Trump US politics live – latest updates How do you deal with a problem like The Donald? The simple answer is that you don’t. You can’t. The normal rules of political engagement don’t apply. The US president is like a five-year-old child with the world as his set of toys: a King Baby. Nothing is ever constant or predictable. What’s agreed one day can be forgotten the next. Any deal can be interrupted with a temper tantrum at any time. Trying to second guess Donald Trump is a fool’s errand. Continue reading...
The Guardian•John Crace22 Sept
Donald Trump says he can do business with Andy Burnham at their first face-to-face meeting in New York, but criticises the "terrible" Chagos deal.
BBC22 SeptThis is sponsored content. Fans at Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players concert in New York share their favorite songs that help them get into motion. Narrator: The Planet Fitness movement mixes celebrate the music that keeps us moving, and there’s no better place to tap into that energy than New York. During Hip-Hop and R&B Week, […]
Eight states claim the Trump administration's offshore wind project cancellations are an illegal use of taxpayer money and sabotage their efforts to keep up with growing energy demands.