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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, September 25, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
September 27, 2026, 10:18 am
Iran vows not to back down after US rejects its Hormuz proposal
FM Araghchi asserts any move toward opening vital waterway depends on demands being met; Iranian president says he’s lost trust in US as ‘faithful’ negotiation partner
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud of Saudi Arabia speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, September 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
September 27, 2026, 6:21 am
Saudi FM urges UN to protect maritime routes amid Iranian and Houthi attacks
Faisal bin Farhan demands Hormuz be returned to condition it was in before war, rejects use of vital waterways as pressure tactic
By AFP and ToI Staff
NY correspondent Luke Tress and US bureau chief Jacob Magid join host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/AP)
September 25, 2026, 11:49 am
Daily Briefing Sept. 25 – The PM’s speech: Fiery rhetoric, inside and outside the UN
US bureau chief Jacob Magid and NY correspondent Luke Tress on the theatrics and props used by Netanyahu, PA President Abbas and the diverse array of protesters at the UN General Assembly
By Amanda Borschel-Dan, Jacob Magid and Luke Tress
Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier (L) is detained alongside another protester during an anti-Israel protest during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, September 24, 2026. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
September 25, 2026, 5:32 am
NYC’s Chevalier, Susan Sarandon arrested at anti-Israel protest outside UN
Several incoming Congress members protest at event led by anti-Zionist Jewish Voice for Peace alongside Hasan Piker, Hannah Einbinder
By Luke Tress
A protester with a bag on their head next to an effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a noose, in New York City, September 24, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
September 25, 2026, 4:31 am
Anti-Zionist protesters put Netanyahu effigy in a noose outside UN headquarters
Demonstrators compare Israeli prime minister to Satan, call Israel a ‘child killer regime,’ during rallies outside General Assembly in New York City
By Luke Tress
A protester in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, outside the United Nations in New York City, September 24, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
September 25, 2026, 3:44 am
NY Jewish groups, Israelis protest against Netanyahu as he addresses UN
Presumed incoming members of Congress arrested at anti-Zionist Jewish protest; dueling pro- and anti-Netanyahu Jews face off outside United Nations Headquarters
By Luke Tress
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to speak during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on September 24, 2026. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP)
September 25, 2026, 2:41 am
Netanyahu’s strong defense of Israel unlikely to sway critics abroad. Will it move voters at home?
The PM worked to dismantle the foul genocide allegation, and belatedly denounced Qatar. But his omissions, and his assertions of national unity in a society whose rifts he has widened, will have stung for many Israelis
By David Horovitz
L: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, September 24, 2026. R: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to the press in July 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
September 25, 2026, 2:24 am
Mamdani hits back at Netanyahu after UN speech, says PM trying to ‘sanitize his genocide’
NYC mayor says PM spread ‘baseless lies’ after he accused Mamdani of being friendly with Hamas; address also angers Qatar, prompting it to defend record as Israel-Hamas mediator
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, September 24, 2026. (AP/Yuki Iwamura)
September 25, 2026, 12:31 am
Netanyahu’s UN speech: Israel prevented ‘the genocide Mamdani’s Hamas buddies would have done to us’
PM slams Gaza genocide accusation as ‘lie of the century,’ denounces Qatar for spending billions to ‘brainwash young minds’ to hate Israel and US, insists evil Iranian regime will fall
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a Starlink device during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, September 24, 2026. (Screenshot/United Nations via YouTube)
September 24, 2026, 11:53 pm
In fiery UN speech, Netanyahu blasts Iran, Qatar, Turkey, slams Gaza genocide accusation
PM calls genocide allegation ‘lie of the century,’ defends IDF’s morality, underplays settler violence; many envoys walk out before he starts; he doesn’t mention Saudis or Abraham Accords
By Lazar Berman
A woman holds a Palestinian flag during a demonstration at Republic Square in Paris, September 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
September 24, 2026, 8:38 pm
France says ICC warrant posed no obstacle to Netanyahu overflight en route to UN
Paris says Rome Statute does not mandate arresting a suspect in an overflying state plane, as data shows PM also flew over Italy and Greece after taking circuitous route last year
By Reuters
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks via pre-recorded video during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, September 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
September 24, 2026, 8:09 pm
PA’s Abbas at UN: Israel trying to force Palestinians out with ‘genocidal war,’ ‘settler terrorism’
In virtual address, leader rejects US justifications for visa ban extension, insisting that Ramallah rejects terrorism and has ‘completed’ pledged reforms, targeting Israel in ICC is ‘peaceful’
By Jacob Magid
Founding editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/Flash90)
September 24, 2026, 2:40 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 24 – Did Israel just bar all Arab political parties from running? Not so fast
Editor David Horovitz on the West Bank ramming attack on Israel’s US envoy’s son, anti-Israel rhetoric at the UN General Assembly, and political campaigns, five weeks until elections
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 26, 2025. (Liri Agami/FLASH90)
September 24, 2026, 1:51 pm
Netanyahu lands in New York to address UN General Assembly, won’t meet Trump
PM to meet with several world leaders on sidelines during visit lasting only a few hours; speech, set to focus on Iran, West Bank terrorism, Gaza war, scheduled for Thursday evening, Israel time
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays the ChatGPT home Screen, March 17, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
September 24, 2026, 8:32 am
Australia says OpenAI agent hacked government medical website
Prime Minister Albanese reveals agent gained unauthorized access to Medicare national health system; officials say no evidence patient records accessed, checking for more breaches
By Renju Jose and Chris Thomas
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