Overview

• President Donald Trump returned to the UN General Assembly with a speech centered on American strength and scheduled talks with António Guterres, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, EU and Argentine leaders, and a separate session with Arab and Muslim-majority countries.
• White House officials say Trump will brief regional leaders on a U.S. vision for ending the Gaza war and postwar governance, with reports indicating proposals for Israeli withdrawal, regional security roles, and no role for Hamas.
• Several European governments used UN events to announce or confirm recognition of a Palestinian state, including France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Portugal, underscoring a split with Washington.
• The administration has retrenched from parts of the UN system and denied Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas a U.S. visa, leading him to address the assembly virtually as the White House rejects recognition moves as a reward for Hamas.
• Planning documents reviewed by Reuters indicate the U.S. is preparing to propose stricter asylum rules, including a requirement to seek protection in the first country entered, while South Korea’s president warned U.S. investment demands without a currency swap could trigger a financial shock.