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An investigation is underway after an ICE officer shot and injured 28-year-old Dominican man Oscar Belgal during an attempted arrest in New York City. DHS officials said Belgal accelerated into ICE vehicles; a five-year-old was inside. Protests followed.
The age of the child inside the car
Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel’s military campaigns in Iran and Gaza in a UN speech in New York after dozens of delegates walked out. More than 100 people were arrested during protests. Mahmoud Abbas, speaking by video after visa denial, called the Gaza war genocidal and warned it threatened the Palestinian people’s existence.
People killed in Gaza during Israel’s military campaign, according to the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry
At the UN General Assembly, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim urged a regional collective-security system and diplomacy to resolve the Gulf crisis, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz. He called Gaza’s destruction genocide and outlined support for regional states.
The 2026 United Nations General Assembly opened in New York as diplomats and world leaders gathered amid conflicts, economic uncertainty and disputes over the international order. The article adds concerns about funding shortfalls, Security Council gridlock and the UN's relevance, alongside calls for reform.
The United Nations has 193 member states.
A failed primary circuit and a cut backup fiber-optic cable simultaneously disrupted air traffic at a Philadelphia FAA facility. More than 5,600 flights were delayed or canceled, including 1,200 at three New York-area airports; Newark had no commercial arrivals for nearly eight hours.
AllegedThe FAA administrator said the fiber break would probably take 13 hours to repair.
UN Member States agreed on a declaration addressing rising sea levels, including data sharing, climate finance, coastal livelihoods and international law. The meeting also called for another high-level meeting on the issue before the end of the General Assembly’s 84th session.
António Guterres warned that global sea levels rose in 2024 by almost six millimetres.
The 15-government Shield of the Americas coalition said it would pursue asset freezes, visa restrictions and criminal charges against members and supporters of 24 targeted organisations. Donald Trump urged stronger action against drug cartels at the meeting in New York City.
Criminal organisations targeted by the coalition
A 2026 planetary health check by scientists says seven of Earth’s nine planetary boundaries are being breached at their highest recorded levels. The report warns that pressure on already transgressed boundaries is increasing.
Planetary boundaries are being breached at their highest ever levels