# NuseReal
Headlines internationalists can use
5 takeaways from Trump's whirlwind day at UN General Assembly (LINK) — 22 September 2026
— President Trump threatened the annihilation of Iran if its leaders refuse to strike a deal and framed the U.S. as conquerors of Venezuela, while promoting himself as a problem solver. The president's remarks at the global summit kicked off a whirlwind day that included a secret meeting between U.S. officials and the Iranian delegation, with the two sides at an impasse nearly seven months into the war. Trump also signed an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that ended a standoff over his threats to invade or annex the Arctic island.
— Trump sought to rebrand artificial intelligence as "super intelligence" during his remarks to the U.N. General Assembly but largely dismissed concerns about the technology and calls for global cooperation on its regulation.
CNN Fact check: Trump's false claims to the United Nations — (LINK)
- "Since I took office, it has been my great honor to settle eight wars." Trump did help to end the brief 2025 conflict between Israel and Iran, though Israel proceeded to join the US in starting another war against Iran in 2026.
- Trump scoffed at dire warnings that artificial intelligence might eventually attack or kill people, claiming they are coming from "the very same people who said we'll all be dead in 12 years because of global warming, a name since reborn to climate change because the planet was cooling, not warming, and nobody was dead." While somebody somewhere might have said that "we'll all be dead in 12 years because of global warming," that isn't how an expert report framed the issue.
- "We've secured commitments for $21 trillion in new investments from all over the planet." His figure has no apparent basis even with the "secured commitments for" caveat; the White House has never been able to substantiate it.
- "When I arrived on January 20 of last year in Washington, DC, it was riddled with crime, and now crime is down 87%, and we're going for 100." The local police department had still recorded and publicly reported more than 15,000 total crimes through Monday — a reduction of about 23% from 2024 as of the same date,
Fifteen of 24 acccused found guilty in 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings: the deadliest attacks in the country since the end of its civil war in 2009 (LINK) — 22 September 2026
— Al Jazeera: Police had filed more than 23,000 charges against the suspects, all of whom denied involvement. Six almost simultaneous bombings struck churches and hotels on Easter Sunday in 2019, killing 279 people. At least 450 people were injured, with officials in the aftermath blaming a local armed group for the suicide bombings. All of the accused are from Sri Lanka's minority Muslim community. During the trial, more than 2,300 people gave evidence for the prosecution. There were also 2,076 pieces of evidence, including explosives, swords and firearms.
Accused jailed for 220 years: 14 for life: the court also ordered that all property and other assets of the convicts be confiscated — (LINK)
Ukraine anger as EU removes Russian oligarchs from sanctions list (LINK) — 22 September 2026
— BBC: France had campaigned for Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov to be taken off the list, citing "national security concerns". Luxembourg called for the removal of Russian-Israeli businessman Mikhail Fridman, who is suing the country for the release of frozen assets. France had campaigned for Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov to be taken off the list, citing "national security concerns". Luxembourg called for the removal of Russian-Israeli businessman Mikhail Fridman, who is suing the country for the release of frozen assets.
— Ukrainian officials said the move was "unacceptable" and sent the wrong signal to Moscow. "Moscow is celebrating because it got what it wanted: a sense of impunity, the humiliation of the EU, and division among Europeans," Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said on X. He urged all EU member states to instead announce national sanctions on the two individuals. Latvia has already said it would do so.
