{
  "id": 9092037,
  "title": "Trump set for whirlwind UN meetings with wars in Iran, Ukraine on agenda",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/trump-set-for-whirlwind-un-meetings-with-wars-in-iran-ukraine-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T05:28:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/22/trump-set-for-whirlwind-un-meetings-with-wars-in-iran-ukraine-on-agenda"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a flurry of meetings with world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, amid ongoing conflicts and strained alliances. The meetings, spanning four continents, come as the Middle East remains volatile and the four-year-old war in Ukraine persists despite efforts by the US president to mediate.\n\nTrump's day will begin with a speech to assembled delegates, followed by bilateral or group meetings with up to 11 leaders. Topics are unclear, but his previous speech criticizing climate policy and mass migration has sparked controversy.\n\nAmong the high-profile attendees are British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, interim Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodriguez, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and leaders from the Gulf states of UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar.\n\nTrump is expected to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, and his schedule may change as he remains focused on foreign affairs during his second term. His two most consequential meetings will feature a seven-way gathering with Gulf leaders, many of whom are concerned by recent advances by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, attacks on Saudi Arabia, and threats to shipping through the Bab el-Mandab strait.\n\nA meeting with Venezuela's Rodriguez, backed by the Trump administration after the US seized President Nicolas Maduro in January, will draw close attention. Trump's administration is reportedly working to open the country's oil sector to US investment, though Democrats and some Republicans claim insufficient efforts to push for new elections in Venezuela. During meetings with Denmark and Greenland, leaders hope to ink an agreement increasing US military presence on the island while limiting adversaries.",
  "summary": "The US president is expected to start the day with a speech to assembled delegates before meeting with no fewer than 11 world leaders, bilaterally or in group settings.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump returns to UN at a moment of anxiety about Iran, AI and the future of world body itself",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/trump-returns-to-un-at-a-moment-of-anxiety-about-iran-ai-and-the",
        "published": "2026-09-22T04:05:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trump set for whirlwind UN meetings with wars in Iran, Ukraine on agenda",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/trump-set-for-whirlwind-un-meetings-with-wars-in-iran-ukraine-on-9093988",
        "published": "2026-09-22T05:28:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Trump set for whirlwind UN meetings with wars in Iran, Ukraine on agenda",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/trump-set-for-whirlwind-un-meetings-with-wars-in-iran-ukraine-on-9092414",
        "published": "2026-09-22T05:46:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump returns to UN at a moment of anxiety about Iran, AI and the future of world body itself",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/trump-returns-to-un-at-a-moment-of-anxiety-about-iran-ai-and-the-9105039",
        "published": "2026-09-22T07:22:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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