Overview

• President Donald Trump delivered a General Assembly speech casting globalist institutions as eroding the world order while promoting what he calls renewed American strength and pressing for a Gaza ceasefire linked to hostage releases.
• The White House scheduled meetings with U.N. Secretary‑General António Guterres and the leaders of Ukraine, Argentina and the European Union, plus a group session with officials from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, the UAE and Jordan.
• Since returning to office, Trump has withdrawn the U.S. from the World Health Organization, ended participation in the U.N. Human Rights Council, and ordered reviews of memberships across intergovernmental bodies.
• Reporting notes June U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and recent strikes on suspected drug‑smuggling boats in the Caribbean, prompting human‑rights and congressional allegations of extrajudicial killings and speculation in Caracas about implications for Venezuela’s leadership.
• After Trump questioned acetaminophen use in pregnancy, the World Health Organization urged caution, saying evidence of a link to autism is inconsistent, and shares of Tylenol maker Kenvue rebounded Tuesday after a sharp drop the previous day.