Overview

• Trump’s New York schedule includes one-on-ones with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ursula von der Leyen, a meeting with Argentina’s Javier Milei, and a roundtable with leaders from Pakistan, Indonesia, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
• Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump disagrees with Australia’s recognition of Palestinian statehood, calling it a reward to Hamas that does not free hostages or end the conflict.
• A planned June meeting at the G7 in Canada was cancelled when Trump left early due to Middle East tensions, marking an earlier missed chance for face time.
• Australian opposition figures warned that the lack of a meeting hampers progress on U.S. tariffs and the AUKUS submarine deal, with Sussan Ley urging a calm, substantive discussion.
• Some Coalition politicians framed the omission as a snub, with Senator Andrew Bragg saying Australia has been treated like “a piece of dirt” under Labor’s handling of ties with Washington.