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Can Artificial Intelligence Learn the Art of Surgery?

Canada wants to leverage A.I. to improve its health care system. At a Toronto hospital, surgeons are training a machine to distinguish a safe incision from a catastrophic one.

Dr. Madani, left, and Dr. Timothy Jackson, perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery on a patient at Toronto General Hospital, with the help of visual A.I. guides.

Sales of Hulking Pickups and S.U.V.s Sag as Fuel Prices Soar

Par : Jack Ewing
Sales of big pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles have dipped as more Americans buy hybrids and smaller cars.

Sales of the Chevrolet Silverado were up, but the growth came from a light-duty version of the truck. Sales of heavy-duty Silverados slumped as Americans shift away from full-size pickups and S.U.V.s.

Russian Foreign Minister Vows Russia Will See Ukraine War Through

Russia’s foreign minister met with his German counterpart during the U.N. General Assembly but spent part of his address defending his country’s war on Ukraine.

Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov of Russia addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday.

Special Edition: Our Interview With Mark Carney

Ten New York Times journalists and editors interviewed the Canadian prime minister for an hour at The Times office in New York on Wednesday. Here’s what we learned.

A portrait session at The New York Times with Mr. Carney on Sept. 23, 2026.

African Presidents Call for Permanent African Seats on U.N. Security Council

A host of African leaders including the presidents of Ghana, Liberia, Kenya and Namibia demanded the change while the U.N. Secretary General said the lack of a permanent African seat was “indefensible.”

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai of Liberia lobbied for African representation on the U.N. Security Council, whose mandates, he pointed out, mostly concerned Africa’s peace.

Why Nepal’s Prime Minister Balen Shah Wears Sunglasses

Par : Yan Zhuang
Balendra Shah wore them as a rapper, as Kathmandu’s mayor and on his way to becoming prime minister. Now he has taken the look to the United Nations.

Prime Minister Balendra Shah of Nepal speaks at the United Nations on Thursday.

Mamdani Accuses Netanyahu of Spreading ‘Baseless Lies’ After U.N. Speech

Par : Liam Stack
The Israeli prime minister accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel, of antisemitism. The mayor has become a political foil for the prime minister.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel took aim at Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.

Europe Warns of Russia’s Hybrid Attacks but Struggles to Counter Them

Par : Lara Jakes
If President Vladimir V. Putin was hoping to get Europeans’ attention, he’s succeeded with a series of close-call incursions. The question now is what they will do about it.

Police officers searching the area around the Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany last month after an explosive drone was discovered.

Beleaguered at Home, a Bellicose Netanyahu Heads to the U.N.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel will take to the world stage while fighting for his political future in a critical national election.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel speaking at his Likud party’s New Year event in Tel Aviv this month.

From a Nepal in Pain, a Young Leader Makes a Case for Climate Reparations

Balendra Shah, 36, comes to the U.N. as a sun-glassed symbol of Gen Z political power. But concerns about his style are growing at home after devastating floods left thousands dead or missing.

Balendra Shah, the former mayor of Kathmandu, during his campaign to become the next prime minister of Nepal, in February.

​Ukraine Sent Two North Korean P.O.W.s to South Korea, Zelensky Says

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said one soldier tried to kill himself when he was captured. “This is how they raise people in the North,” he said.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine speaking at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. He criticized North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong-un, for deploying troops on Russia’s behalf.

America’s A.I. Leaders Warn U.N. of Possible Peril Absent a Global Response

Sam Altman of OpenAI and Dario Amodei of Anthropic told the Security Council that international cooperation was needed to ensure that A.I. remains under human control.

Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI, told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that A.I.’s development had made its “upside more tangible, but also the stakes and risks more immediate.”

After Warm Meeting With Trump, Venezuela’s Leader Is Set to Address U.N.

She will be the first head of state from her country in eight years to make a speech to the body in person, and she is likely to sound radically different from her recent predecessors.

Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, at a signing ceremony this month in Paramaribo, Suriname.

At U.N. Meeting, Syria’s Leader Is Strengthened, but Faces a Difficult Test

President Ahmed al-Sharaa has improved his diplomatic standing since he last addressed the U.N. General Assembly but faces mounting domestic economic and security challenges.

President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria has met in person with President Trump several times since taking power in January 2025.

At the U.N., Japan’s Leader Says It’s Time to End ‘Enemy State’ Label

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the United Nations should scrub the World War II-era designation from its Charter. China and Russia have used the term recently to attack Japan.

Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, speaking during the first day of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.

Iran Will Not Be Bullied, President Masoud Pezeshkian Says in U.N. Speech

President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country would not give up its civilian nuclear program, but left the door opened for diplomacy with the United States.

President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran said at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday: “We will not ask permission from anyone for defending our country.”

Myanmar Has an Envoy at the United Nations. Why Is He Not Speaking?

U Kyaw Moe Tun has kept a low profile at the General Assembly for years, part of an arrangement to keep his post despite the military-backed government’s efforts to remove him.

U Kyaw Moe Tun outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan last month.

It’s Not the Oscars: U.N. Speakers Love to Ignore Its 15-Minute Rule

Par : Karla Adam
The chronic flouting of the time limit for speeches highlights a fundamental feature of the United Nations: It is made up of sovereign states that it cannot force to do anything.

Fidel Castro holds the General Assembly record for his four-and-a-half-hour address in 1960.

U.S. Rebukes Australia Over Proposed Limits on Social Media Algorithms

The U.S. Embassy said a draft law allowing users to opt out of systems that choose what they can see in their feeds could amount to censorship.

People use their mobile phones at dusk in Brisbane, Australia, in December. The country already bans those under 16 years of age from using social media.

Outside the ‘Worried West,’ Many Feel Good About A.I.

A Gallup poll found that a majority of people surveyed across 37 countries said they were curious or excited about artificial intelligence, more than scared or worried.

At a telecom company’s display during an expo in Beijing on Tuesday. In China and Vietnam, more than 90 percent of people polled said they believed that A.I. would mostly make daily life better, a Gallup poll found.

At U.N., Carney Lays Out a Broad Plan for a Divided World

Par : Ian Austen
Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, said the world is now at a point ‘that comes once or twice a century.’

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada arriving for the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in New York.

As Trump Lobs Threats, Other World Leaders Mostly Avoid Talk of Iran

Some leaders criticized the global impact of the war and called for negotiations to resume, but they stopped short of criticizing President Trump’s remarks.

King Abdullah II of Jordan at the United Nations on Tuesday.

Andy Burnham, U.K.’s New Prime Minister, Prepares for U.N. Spotlight

Andy Burnham appears likely to promote support for Ukraine and hold to tough lines on Israel and the war on Iran.

Andy Burnham was just over a month into his tenure as Britain’s prime minister when he visited Kyiv, Ukraine, last month. The U.N. General Assembly will be his first major meeting of world leaders.

Trump Threatens Annihilation in Iran in UN Speech and Lays Out Winner-Takes-All Vision

President Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly amounted to a rejection of the founding concept of the United Nations.

President Trump spoke at the United Nations on Tuesday, threatening to “annihilate the Islamic republic” if a deal to end the war against Iran did not come to pass.

Macron Criticizes Israel and Russia in Final U.N. Speech as France’s President

In his farewell address to the General Assembly, the French president criticized Russia, Israel and, in more veiled terms, the United States.

President Emmanuel Macron of France at the United Nations General Assembly gathering on Tuesday.

Trump Meets Middle East Leaders as Regional Wars Widen

The Iran war and the fight between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia in Yemen have forced Gulf Arab states to reckon with spiraling conflicts and to reassess U.S. security guarantees.

A camp for internally displaced people who fled fighting between Houthi and Saudi-backed government forces, near Aden, Yemen, on Saturday.

U.N. Searches for Its Next Leader

António Guterres is stepping down in December after two terms as secretary general. No front-runner to succeed him has emerged so far.

António Guterres, 77, is stepping down at year’s end after two terms as the U.N. secretary general.

Zelensky Says He Hopes Trump Will Help to End Russia-Ukraine War ‘Before Winter’

The remarks by President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine came during a meeting with President Trump as an effort to restart talks with Russia has gone nowhere.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at the United Nations on Tuesday.

At U.N., Trump Says He Will Strike a Deal With Iran or ‘Annihilate’ It

President Trump’s statement to the U.N. General Assembly that he could “drive them into hell with no chance of survival” was a jarring departure in a forum devoted to world peace.

Secretary General António Guterres speaking during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in New York.

Trump Praises Burnham as ‘Natural Business Person’ After First Meeting

Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain met with President Trump for the first time on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain and his wife, Marie-France van Heel, leaving for the United States on Monday. Mr. Burnham and President Trump had talked by phone but not yet in person.

Macron to Make His Final U.N. General Assembly Appearance as France’s President

During his tenure as France’s president, Emmanuel Macron has evolved from a political upstart to a senior statesman.

President Emmanuel Macron of France delivering his address at last year’s U.N. General Assembly.

Iran’s President Arrives in U.S. for U.N. Meeting Against the Backdrop of War

Par : Leo Sands
President Masoud Pezeshkian had combative words for the United States before he departed Iran to attend the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly.

President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran is scheduled to address the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday.

U.N. Leader Uses Final Speech to Issue Stark Warning

António Guterres, the departing secretary general, said a divided world will struggle in the face of wars, inequality, climate change and the rise of A.I.

António Guterres, the United Nations secretary general, delivers opening remarks at the start of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.

Jordan’s King Abdullah Likely to Focus on Palestinians at U.N. General Assembly

The Jordanian monarch will most likely base his speech on the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and other Palestinian issues.

King Abdullah II of Jordan during a visit to Washington last year. Jordanian officials have said their country received $1.65 billion from the United States last year in economic and military assistance.

What Are the United Nations and the General Assembly?

Here’s a look at what the 193-member United Nations does and how it works as leaders convene in New York for the annual General Assembly.

Representatives of 50 countries at the United Nations Conference on International Organization, in San Francisco in 1945.

Specter of Rogue A.I. Looms Over U.N. Talks on Digital Cooperation

Diplomats, dignitaries and tech experts gathered amid the United Nations General Assembly to debate how to address the threats and harness the potential of artificial intelligence.

The United Nations headquarters on Monday as world leaders convened in New York for the General Assembly.

Trump’s U.N. Speech Comes at a Time of Tumult

The president, who has been dogged by the war in Iran and eroding alliances, is also expected to sign a security deal on Greenland and meet with world leaders.

The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly will start this week in New York City.
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