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Diplomatic tensions rise as Trump frames Taiwan arms sale as standard practice while questioning Beijing's stance on international defense trade agreements and regional stability.

Iran's army chief warns that sanctions will halt all global trade, while British police detain five suspects preventing a terrorist attack on an air base.

The Hangzhou Open Source Community hosted the 2026 Global Open-source AI Challenge finals and awards ceremony from September 22 to 23 at the Cloud Valley Center, recognizing international contributions to public code repositories.

The White House has rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for nuclear deal restarts. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new economic isolation measures targeting Iran's banking and aviation sectors.

Donald Trump shared an image renaming the Strait of Hormuz, coinciding with Iranian proposals to reopen the waterway under specific conditions set by Washington.

President Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping for the final day of his state visit, focusing on stabilizing economic ties amid ongoing trade tensions.

Trump and Xi Jinping agree on limited AI safety measures, rejecting broader slowdown demands despite catastrophic risk warnings from industry leaders at the US-China summit.

At the UN General Assembly, Nepal’s PM Balendra Shah called for grant-based aid after glacier floods killed over 1,400 people. He criticized current funding mechanisms as inadequate debt traps for vulnerable nations.

At the United Nations, Nepal’s leader warned global officials that devastating floods serve as a stark warning about climate change impacts on vulnerable populations who did not cause the environmental crisis.

At a U.N. event, Microsoft President Brad Smith criticized top AI CEOs for insufficient efforts to pause development amid concerns over societal harm from advanced systems.

Climate shocks, conflict and U.S. funding reductions leave humanitarian agencies less able to help populations facing surging food prices globally.

Iranian President stands at UN podium in New York seven months after war begins with U.S. and Israel, declaring nation 'will not bow down' during address to world leaders.