Trump at UN, Greenland, ICC sanctions and LGBTQ+ arrests in Turkey
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What is the significance of Trump’s UN address and the Greenland security deal?
Hi, I'm Tara Oakes in Liverpool. It's Tuesday, September 22nd. Today, Trump is in New York for the UN General Assembly and will sign a landmark deal on Greenland, while his approval rating hits its lowest point ever. And the Trump administration prepares to sanction the entire International Criminal Court. This is Reuters World News, bringing you everything you need to know from the front lines in 10 minutes, seven days a week. We begin in New York, where US President Donald Trump will address world leaders today at the United Nations General Assembly. He's spending the next two days at the UN, with the growing crisis in the Middle East expected to dominate talks, as well as AI and the war in Ukraine.
And later this morning, the US, Denmark, and Greenland will sign a landmark security agreement. That's according to several sources. Reuters is exclusively reporting that the deal includes plans to re-establish a Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and open a second base on the east coast. That one's currently home to the Danish dog sled patrol. It follows months of pressure from Trump, who's been insisting that the U.S. should control Greenland. Denmark says the deal puts Arctic security under NATO's watch, rather than just leaving it to Washington and Copenhagen. The White House declined to comment, instead repeating an earlier statement that the deal would defend the security of both Greenland and the U.S.
How are Trump’s approval ratings trending and what factors are driving the decline?
Trump is also scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takeuchi. But not all of Trump's meetings are focusing on foreign policy. Late Monday, he visited New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion. And as Trump takes the stage at the UN, some of the cameras covering him have gone dark. Major TV networks suspended their shared presidential pool coverage after CNN, MSNOW, and Politico sued the administration over being banned at the White House. CNN had been scheduled to cover Trump's trip to New York, but couldn't provide a feed. The White House, meanwhile, has launched its own stream called Trump TV.
And it's not just world leaders watching what's happening at the UN this week. Markets are too. Here's Mike Dolan from our sister podcast Morning Bid on what they're looking for.
Well, it's a really busy week on the political stage, all in New York around the UN meeting. We have the set piece with President Trump and Xi Jinping on Thursday, being the showstopper. But we have also a number of potential meetings, not least something that Trump held out overnight, which is a meeting with the Iranian president, Bejeshtian. Now, he said he was open to that meeting. It doesn't seem to be scheduled, but you can see with the whole Middle East conflict and oil where it is in triple digits, that any sense that there was some detente in that conflict would potentially be a market mover.
What are the details and potential impact of the U.S. sanctions on the International Criminal Court?
So watching that very closely. But more generally, the focus is on AI and tech. And we saw the Nasdaq at record highs and chip stocks soaring, partly on Meta's release of its new Muse AI assistant.
For the full picture, be sure to catch MorningBid wherever you get your podcasts. While international diplomacy plays out at the UN, on the domestic front, President Trump's approval rating has dropped to 32%. That's the lowest point of his political career, according to a new Reuters Ipsos poll. The survey points to growing frustration over two issues, the cost of living and the war with Iran. And some of that frustration is showing up inside Trump's own party. Support among Republicans fell from 82% to 73% in just one week. The poll also finds Democrats opening their biggest lead of the year ahead of November's midterm elections. Meanwhile, in Washington, the Trump administration is preparing sanctions against the entire International Criminal Court.
That's according to two sources. Washington has already sanctioned a number of ICC judges and prosecutors. And this move would be a sharp escalation in the US government's attack on the court, which prosecutes the world's worst crimes.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the significance of Trump’s UN address and the Greenland security deal?
0:00–1:46
2
How are Trump’s approval ratings trending and what factors are driving the decline?
1:46–3:20
3
What are the details and potential impact of the U.S. sanctions on the International Criminal Court?
3:20–4:45
4
How is the Turkish government targeting LGBTQ+ groups and what are the human‑rights concerns?
4:45–6:17
5
What controversy surrounds Prince Charles’ brother’s new memoir about Princess Diana?
6:17–7:45
6
Why is Fat Bear Week gaining popularity and what does it involve?
7:45–9:20
7
What corrections were made to the previous Reuters World News update?
9:20–10:31
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