9 d. ago Trump’s UN speech makes it clear: the world can no longer look to the US for strong leadership

US president’s speech made a mockery of UN values and highlights the need for strong anti-Trumpian alliancesSuch is the gravitational pull cast by Donald Trump and the US economy that the politics of the other 192 countries that make up the United Nations are rapidly being reduced to one long discussion about how to relate to, and challenge this ever darker and weirder presidency.Before Trump’s extraordinary 58 minute speech on the supposed threats posed by open borders, sharia law, the UN’s failings and the “climate hoax”, the supporters of the UN’s values already knew they faced a challenge. Now they realise the degree to which the world’s superpower seems bent on the destruction of everything they believe. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The world according to Trump: You’re all ‘going to hell’ — and I’m your only hope

President let the insults fly in blistering UN General Assembly address as he tried to make global leaders accept his truth — that it's Trump’s world and they are just living in it, writes Andrew Feinberg

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1 week ago Trump bashes ‘con job’ climate change during his UN speech and says ‘stupid people’ have cost countries by buying in

‘If you don’t get away from this green scam, your country is going to fail,’ he warned the UN General Assembly

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1 week ago ‘Your countries are going to hell’: Trump attacks European leaders and United Nations in fiery general assembly speech – live

US president lambasts UN for lack of help in peace deals; Trump also scolds European migration and US allies that are supporting Palestinian statehoodSecret Service takes down network that could’ve crippled New York cell serviceWhile the Secret Service hasn’t confirmed that the telecommunications threat was targeting the United Nations general assembly, the agency said that the devices were “concentrated within 35 miles of the global meeting” and the investigation is ongoing.The Secret Service added that early forensic analysis of the deviced indicates “cellular communications between nation-state threat actors and individuals that are known to federal law enforcement”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Watch live: Trump makes first UN General Assembly speech since 2020

Watch live as Donald Trump addresses the United Nations for the first time since 2020 on Tuesday (23 September).

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1 week ago Secret Service says it dismantled ‘imminent telecommunications threat’ near UN general assembly ahead of Trump speech – live

US authorities say hidden system included over 100,000 SIM cards and 300 servers in the New York area with the power to interfere with emergency communication servicesHere are a couple more photos that were released by the Secret Service:The Secret Service said on Tuesday that it had uncovered and dismantled a covert, high-tech operation in the New York area, which had the capability to disrupt cellular networks. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump to give speech at UN General Assembly as US allies seek answers on Ukraine and Palestine: Updates

President to speak in New York at contentious moment for international relations

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