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.
NYTimes – World Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Trump asked whether he should "annihilate the Islamic Republic" or offer it a deal to rebuild before telling reporters that US and Iranian officials had met on the sidelines. Most of Iran's delegation walked out during his speech.
NYTimes – World Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Trump asked whether he should "annihilate the Islamic Republic" or offer it a deal to rebuild before telling reporters that US and Iranian officials had met on the sidelines. Most of Iran's delegation walked out during his speech.
US President Donald Trump used his UN General Assembly speech on Tuesday to argue that the war with Iran prevented Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and warn that he could “annihilate the Islamic Republic” if no deal is reached to end the conflict.
BBC News – World Duane "Keffe D" Davis was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Tuesday in Las Vegas for the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. Jurors had convicted Davis of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon in late August. Davis, a former Los Angeles gang leader, had discussed his involvement in books and interviews before denying it at trial.
NYTimes – World Pope Leo XIV, 71, has been diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery at Rome's Gemelli hospital, the Vatican said. Doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung in an operation lasting roughly 90 minutes; the Vatican called it successful with no complications. The pontiff is recovering in hospital. Scheduled visits to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru on November 6 have not been confirmed by the Vatican.
Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited Ceuta on Tuesday, their first visit to the North African enclave since 2007. During the visit, King Felipe declared Ceuta and Melilla "an inalienable part" of Spain, as Morocco claims sovereignty over the territory. The visit comes amid strained relations following a mass migrant influx in July.
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