September 22-28: Donald Trump joins world leaders at the UN, Kamala Harris gives first interview since election, and NATO defense chiefs meet

A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. Delivered to your inbox on Fridays.

Leading the Week

Monday (September 22): World leaders expected to recognize Palestinian statehood at UN summit on Palestine and the two-state solution; Kamala Harris interviewed by Rachel Maddow on MSNBC.

Tuesday (September 23): Donald Trump speaks on opening day of the UN General Assembly’s General Debate; UN Security Council holds high-level meetings on Gaza and Ukraine; Special election in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District.

Wednesday (September 24): Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Masoud Pezeshkian and Ahmed al-Sharaa speak at UNGA; Fifth Summit of the Crimea Platform takes place at UN in New York.

Thursday (September 25): Sudan’s Abdel Fattah al-Burhan addresses UNGA.

Friday (September 26): Benjamin Netanyahu addresses UNGA; NATO Chiefs of Defense begin two-day meeting in Latvia.

Saturday (September 27): Sergey Lavrov speech at UNGA.

Sunday (September 28): Iran JCPOA snapback sanctions scheduled to come into effect (8pm ET on September 27); Parliamentary elections in Moldova.

Kamala Harris — Lev Radin / Shutterstock.com

Also look out for

September 22

Ohio Redistricting Joint Committee holds initial meeting

Pedro Sánchez speaks at Columbia University

Mark Carney speaks at CFR

Ballon d'Or winner announced

September 23

Donald Trump hosts reception for world leaders attending UNGA

Jerome Powell discusses economic outlook in Rhode Island

Kamala Harris’s election memoir 107 Days released

Fat Bear Week begins

September 24

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Gabriel Boric and Pedro Sanchez host event on defending democracy at the UN

Barack Obama speaks in London

NASA Artemis II mission crew holds press conference

Delayed South Park episode airs, the first since Charlie Kirk killing

September 25

Post-trial motions hearing in case of Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Proposed new Congressional map due in Utah

G20 foreign ministers’ meeting on margins of UNGA

Verdict announced for Nicolas Sarkozy over accusations he received campaign funds from Muammar Gaddafi

September 26

Hearing in Tennessee people-smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Barack Obama speaks in Dublin

Ryder Cup competition begins

September 27

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards Dinner

General election in Seychelles

One year ago: Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed

September 28

UK’s ruling Labour Party begins autumn conference

Final round of the Ryder Cup

25 years ago: the Second Intifada began

Key statistics, reports and results

September 22

China Loan Prime Rate announcement

2025 Production Gap Report

September 23

OECD Interim Economic Outlook

ILO State of Social Justice report

Results from: Raspberry Pi

September 24

CDC weekly measles update

September 25

Q2 GDP figures (third estimate)

Existing-home sales

Advance economic indicators

Advance report on durable goods

Unemployment Insurance weekly claims

Global Financial Centres Index

Results from: Costco, Blackberry, H&M

September 26

US Personal Income & Outlays (includes PCE price index)