Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Trump and Iran's delegation met for three hours on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly — the same day Trump threatened to 'annihilate' Iran in his opening address. A senior Iranian official signaled willingness to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if Washington eases pressure, and Trump confirmed a follow-up meeting is imminent. US special envoy Steve Witkoff led the American side.
Andy Burnham used his first UN General Assembly speech as UK prime minister to push for a global AI standards body and condemn Russian disinformation — only for Trump to publicly swat the proposal away, calling it a 'globalist scheme.' Trump did, however, say he can 'do business' with Burnham, while criticising the prior government's Chagos Islands deal as 'terrible.'
Ukraine has formally signaled readiness to stop striking Russian energy facilities, provided Moscow halts its attacks on Ukraine's power grid — a significant de-escalation offer following talks with Trump. The proposal marks the first structured ceasefire bid focused specifically on energy infrastructure since the war intensified.
OpenAI has launched GPT-6 in two tiers — Sol at $2 per million input tokens and the budget Luna model at just $0.10 — as Anthropic simultaneously releases cheaper competing models, triggering an industry-wide price war. The moves come as OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are also in separate talks about a shared AI safety collaboration framework, adding an unusual cooperative subplot to the competitive bloodbath.
The attorneys general of California and New York have sued the Trump administration for buying back offshore wind leases as part of a broader push to shut down renewable energy expansion in favour of fossil fuels. The California suit targets the cancellation of a project off its coast developed by Chicago-based Invenergy.
