Overview

• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt detailed bilaterals with UN Secretary‑General António Guterres, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Javier Milei and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, with no slot for Anthony Albanese.
• Trump will also convene a multilateral meeting with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Türkiye, Pakistan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, and he will host an evening reception for more than 100 leaders where Albanese could seek brief contact.
• Canberra had recently lowered expectations for a formal one‑on‑one in New York after earlier signals it was possible, with APEC and ASEAN next month seen as the next likely windows.
• Leavitt said the president views recognitions of Palestinian statehood by Australia and other allies as doing nothing to end the conflict and as “a reward to Hamas.”
• Trump’s UN address on Tuesday is expected to promote a renewal of American strength and criticise “globalist institutions,” and he will later host Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for a bilateral meeting and lunch in Washington.