Netanyahu lambasts Israel’s critics at UN as New York protesters detained | First Thing

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, delivered an inflammatory address to the UN in New York, decrying what he said was a global anti-Jewish conspiracy and taking aim at critics of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. asserted

He branded Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a “tyrant”, described Zohran Mamdani as the “antisemitic mayor of New York”, and declared that Israel’s war in Gaza was not a genocide, “it’s the opposite of genocide”. asserted

Netanyahu delivered his address just hours after the Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said his delegation was “unlawfully” denied visas by the Trump administration to attend the meeting. asserted

Dozens of delegates, inspired by a Palestinian call, walked out of the General Assembly Hall of the UN headquarters as Netanyahu took the stage. asserted

More than 100 people were arrested outside the UN headquarters as Netanyahu made his address, after a protest drew hundreds of Jewish, Palestinian, Iranian and Lebanese New Yorkers, among others. asserted

Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder were among those detained. asserted

- What has rapper Macklemore announced? asserted

The US rapper, removed from Ed Sheeran’s US tour after voicing support of Palestine, has convened a Free Palestine tour to benefit humanitarian aid organisations. asserted

The charity show will visit Dublin, Paris and London, with a North American run to be announced. asserted

Iran awaiting response from Trump on proposal to open strait of Hormuz in six days Iran has said it has told Donald Trump it is willing to open the strait of Hormuz in six days, and to start talks on its nuclear program the day after, so long as the US lifts sanctions on Iran’s oil exports in return, ends the war on all fronts – including in Lebanon – and releases some of Iran’s frozen assets. asserted

Privately, Iranian officials believe they could reach a deal with the Americans, but fear Israel will use its influence to pull the US president away from the proposal due to the inclusion of demands over Lebanon. - What happened in the Senate about the war? uncertain

Senate Republicans have blocked a Democratic effort to end the US war with Iran, voting down a House-passed war powers resolution. asserted

The measure, which passed the House last week with bipartisan support, failed in the Senate by a 49-50 vote, attracting some Republican support, but not enough to pass. asserted

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, with the latest attacks pushing oil prices to a one-week high over fears of spiralling supply disruptions. asserted

Texas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error case The nearly decade-long case of a Black Texas woman who was sentenced to five years in prison in a controversial illegal voting case will end with an acquittal, the state’s highest criminal court has ruled in a 5-4 decision. asserted

Crystal Mason has been appealing ever since her 2018 conviction for casting a provisional ballot that ultimately was not counted. asserted

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wrongly identified 185 people on Nevada’s voter rolls as non-citizens, state officials said this week, escalating concerns over the shoddy methodology the government is using to raise fear about non-citizen voting ahead of the midterm elections. asserted

- Why is their backlash against a sheriff in California over voting? The Republican sheriff Chad Bianco must return more than 650,000 ballots his department confiscated earlier this year in an unprecedented move that violated election law, a state supreme court has ruled. asserted

At Trump meeting, Xi Jinping lays out terms to avoid US-China military conflict Xi Jinping has called for extensive cooperation with Washington to avoid a trap that could put the US and China on a military collision course amid rising tensions over artificial intelligence, trade and Taiwan. uncertain

Rather than confrontation, conditions for “achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and making America great again go hand in hand” and should be the goal, Xi said. asserted

Mark Saunokonoko has this list of key takeaways from the summit. asserted

In other news … - Mary Peltola’s campaign says reports of her using slurs and shoving a staffer are exaggerated, but acknowledges the Democratic nominee in Alaska’s pivotal Senate race struggled following the deaths of her husband and mother. - Trump’s Food and Drug Administration commissioner nominee, Dr Heidi Overton, has said the MMR vaccine shot is “safe and effective”, weeks after standing behind Trump as he suggested the shot could be “quite lethal”. - US mortgage rates surpassed 7% for the first time since January 2025, according to federal lender Freddie Mac. - Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s presidential campaign has accused Donald Trump of wanting to “colonise” Brazil in order to capture its natural resources by meddling in next month’s presidential election there. uncertain

Stat of the day: ICE has wasted tens of millions to carry out Trump’s mass detention agenda US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agencies have wasted tens of millions of dollars pursuing controversial plans to rapidly increase detention capacity – and the total will likely rise due to continuing mismanagement, congressional investigators have warned. asserted

Sara Karloff on reviving Frankenstein, 95 years on Boris Karloff’s daughter and the composer Michael Shapiro, who has written a 21st-century musical score for the 1931 classic, talk to Pamela Hutchinson about how it became so loved – and the strange experience of watching your father be Dr Frankenstein’s creation as a teenager. Don’t miss this: asserted

Gavin Newsom condemns Democrats’ ‘climate hushing’, predicts Trump’s downfall and expects AOC to run in 2028 Mark Hertsgaard interviews the governor of California, a man who may still – if the circumstances are right for him – run for US president in 2028. uncertain

… or this: Amid soaring living costs, America’s biggest convenience-store chains quietly overcharge consumers A Guardian investigation has revealed that 7-Eleven and Circle K stores often fail to honor advertised prices – charging more at the pump and register for gas, snacks and other items. asserted

Climate check: ‘We wanted to prove we didn’t need air conditioning’ – the airport cooled by natural ventilation Avoiding a planet-heating disaster will take innovative approaches, and at Roland Garros airport on Réunion island, a unique ceiling design funnels a light tropical breeze into the terminal, ending the need to run air conditioning. asserted

Last Thing: 55,000 fans and nowhere to hide – what it’s like to play in basketball’s biggest arena I still have nightmares about just a handful of people watching me flounder at sport in my younger years, so appearing at the sprawling Philippine Arena sounds terrifying. asserted

Jacob Uitti reports. asserted

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