World Leaders Gather in New York for UN General Assembly

World leaders gathered in New York in late September 2026 for the UN General Assembly. President Trump was scheduled to speak, and he met with New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, saying Mamdani had the potential to be a "great mayor." Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov planned to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also arrived in the city. Egyptian officials hosted talks on regional de-escalation and safe navigation, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Ireland on his way to New York.