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Advance US News Diary

September 21-27: UN General Assembly, Trump-Xi summit, and Pope Leo visits France

September 18, 2026
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A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda, from the team at Foresight News.

Note: World leader interventions at the UN General Assembly are subject to last-minute changes; the schedule below is based on the most up-to-date speaker program at the time of publication.

Leading the Week

Monday (September 21): Donald Trump arrives in New York ahead of the UN General Assembly; G7 foreign ministers meet in New York.

Tuesday (September 22): Donald Trump among speakers on the opening day of the UNGA General Debate; Kamala Harris campaigns with Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan.

Wednesday (September 23): Masoud Pezeshkian and Volodymr Zelenskyy among speakers at UNGA; Harvey Weinstein is sentenced in New York; OECD Interim Economic Outlook published.

Thursday (September 24): Donald Trump hosts Xi Jinping for White House summit; UNGA speeches from Benjamin Netanyahu and Delcy Rodriguez.

Friday (September 25): Pope Leo meets Emmanuel Macron and visits Notre Dame Cathedral, kicking off a four-day trip to France; Lebanon’s Nawaf Salam among speakers at UNGA.

Saturday (September 26): Sergey Lavrov speaks at UNGA; Pope Leo holds Paris mass.

Sunday (September 27): Donald Trump expected at final day of the PGA Presidents Cup; Snoop Dogg hosts MTV Video Music Awards; Pope Leo visits Lourdes.

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Also look out for

September 21

Chancellor Friedrich Merz and AfD leader Alice Wiedel hold press conferences following German state elections

JD Vance expected to visit North Carolina

NFL: Giants at Rams

Yom Kippur

September 22

Donald Trump expected to meet with Gulf leaders in New York

Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa addresses Atlantic Council

Fat Bear Week begins

September 23

Chris Wright among speakers at NYT Climate Forward conference

UN Security Council meets, possibly on AI, during UN high-level week

Funeral held for Norway’s popular Princess Astrid

Meta Connect

September 24

Rescheduled sentencing for former Newsom chief of staff Dana Williamson

Hearing in multi-state challenge to Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros

James Talarico and Gina Hinajosa among speakers as Texas Tribune Festival begins

NFL: Falcons at Packer

September 25

New York Film Festival begins, with NAZA screening scheduled for Saturday

Zinédine Zidane makes debut as France soccer coach

September 26

Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Samuel Alito speak at separate events in Texas and California

Abdel el-Sayed attends San Francisco fundraiser

Jalen Brunson hosts SNL season opener

Oldest person in the US turns 116

September 27

New Jersey 7th Congressional District debate

NFL Week 3

WNBA playoffs begin

World record holders compete in Berlin marathon

Key statistics, reports and results

September 21

WHO report on the ethics of AI-related health research

People's Bank of China loan prime rate announcement

September 22

EIA weekly gasoline and fuel update

US Climate Collection publishes first paper

September 23

WHO guidelines on expanding contraceptive options

Indonesia and South Africa interest rate decisions

Results from: Manchester United

September 24

Results from: BlackBerry, Costco, Raspberry Pi, H&M

September 25

US durable goods orders

WHO guidance on flu vaccines 2027


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