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Al Jazeera Video Roundup: UN Condemns Gaza Destruction, White House Launches 'Trump TV', Iran President Heads to UNGA

Al Jazeera’s September 22 video newsfeed covers a range of global stories: the UN chief’s condemnation of destruction in Gaza and West Bank settlements, the White House’s launch of a so-called 'Trump TV' following press bans, Colombia easing gun restrictions despite violence fears, Iran’s president traveling to the UN General Assembly to denounce US 'oppression', and an explainer on power dynamics at the United Nations.

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US Politics

CDC refuses to count four measles deaths in Pennsylvania as outbreak accelerates

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its measles dashboard on Friday but still excludes four measles deaths in Pennsylvania, where the outbreak appears to be accelerating and clinicians report encountering cases unlike anything seen before. Members of Congress have requested an immediate briefing on the decision to change how measles deaths are reported, as cases nationwide reach levels not seen in decades. A possible measles exposure was also reported in the neonatal intensive care unit at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia last week.

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Australia

RBA Governor Warns AI Could Be a Bubble, Not Yet Boosting Productivity

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock has cautioned that artificial intelligence could be a bubble and that there is no evidence it is making the economy more productive, contradicting government claims that the technology will solve Australia’s economic malaise. Speaking ahead of an expected interest rate rise, she also noted that the current house price slump is deeper than others in recent Australian history.

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US Politics

Mississippi grand jury declines to indict anyone in death of Black teen Nolan Wells

A Mississippi grand jury has unanimously declined to bring criminal charges against anyone in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, a Black teen whose body was found on Horn Island days after a July 4 boating trip with friends. The Jackson County grand jury, which met from September 14 to 18, issued 132 subpoenas, heard from 43 witnesses, and reviewed physical, digital and forensic evidence before concluding there was 'no credible evidence' of criminal conduct.

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US Politics

Major US news networks suspend White House pool coverage as CNN, Politico, MS NOW sue Trump administration

Major US television networks suspended their pooled coverage of President Donald Trump on Monday in a coordinated protest against his decision to bar CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House, while the three outlets filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the ban. The standoff has left the White House press corps without its standard shared video feed of the president's movements, including his arrival in New York for the United Nations General Assembly.

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Geopolitics

Russia’s parliamentary election delivers predictable win for United Russia amid wartime strain

Russia’s parliamentary election has yielded the widely expected outcome, with the Kremlin-backed United Russia party set to retain its constitutional majority in the State Duma, according to preliminary results published on 21 September 2026. The vote took place after more than four-and-a-half years of war in Ukraine, which has brought heavy military losses, economic difficulties and petrol shortages from Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil facilities.

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Geopolitics

Lithuania airport hit by 'hybrid attack' as PM vows fightback against Russian threats

Lithuania's main airport in Vilnius was forced to halt flights late Monday night in what officials called a 'hybrid attack carried out by Belarus,' as Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius told the BBC the country has evacuation plans but will 'fight back' if Russia attacks. Separately, President Gitanas Nausėda confirmed a new US troop rotation is on its way to the Baltic state.

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Geopolitics

Europe Braces for Russian 'Shadow War' as Sabotage Intensifies, Intelligence Warns

Intelligence chiefs have warned that Russia's appetite for risk is growing as a wave of sabotage and covert attacks against European states supporting Ukraine intensifies. The operations form part of a deliberate hybrid or 'shadow war' designed to disrupt support for Kyiv while remaining below the threshold for a military response from NATO, according to a briefing released as the UN General Assembly convenes in New York.

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World

As UN General Assembly opens, Trump and Xi loom over global crises

As an estimated 130 world leaders converge on New York for the United Nations General Assembly, the most consequential meeting may not happen there but in Washington, where US President Donald Trump is expected to host Chinese President Xi Jinping — a summit that could determine the direction of the Iran war, a widening conflict the US can neither end nor contain, and that is now strangling the global economy.

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Geopolitics

US torpedo test-fired from British sea drone in AUKUS first

Britain and the United States have test-fired a torpedo from an uncrewed undersea vessel for the first time, a move the British government hailed as a major advance for submarine technology under the AUKUS alliance with Australia. The launch took place in UK waters last week from the 12-metre drone XV Excalibur, with the vessel remotely controlled from an operating centre in Australia more than 16,000 kilometres away.

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