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The 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) concluded on Monday with artificial intelligence (AI), the Israel-Palestine conflict and the US-Israel war on Iran dominating world leaders' addresses during the general debate. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in his final address before his term ends, warned that the future of the world would be shaped by four tests: AI, climate change, wars and inequality. That is why the UN Charter - and the work of the United Nations - matter more than ever," Guterres said. Speeches ranged from calls to reform the UN to appeals for upholding international law, as the global body has been undermined by the unilateral foreign policy pushed by United States President Donald Trump. Here are the biggest takeaways from this year's summit: The situation in Palestine was a key issue among members amid Israel's ongoing genocidal war on Gaza despite the so-called "ceasefire" and escalating settler pogroms in the occupied West Bank.

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Trump says he and Xi have forged a'truly great friendship' What's on the agenda for the Trump-Xi summit, and what won't they discuss? President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet China's president Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the White House. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet China's president Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the White House. Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have plenty to cover when they sit down for talks Thursday at the White House. The US and Chinese leaders are tackling issues like trade irritants, artificial intelligence safeguards and the war in Iran.

President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for a summit with Donald Trump to address rare earths, tariffs, AI, trade, investment and Taiwan tensions.

United States President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Washington, DC on Thursday for a summit that is expected to cover trade, artificial intelligence (AI), Taiwan and the US-Israel war on Iran. In advance of the talks, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington had proposed an AI " notification mechanism " with China - effectively a hotline to alert each other when AI incidents threaten national security. The meeting comes as leading AI companies warn about the technology's risks, while both superpowers push to accelerate their AI race. In this visual explainer, Al Jazeera compares the US and China's AI strength in computing power, AI models, spending and research. Who has more computing power?

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