US: Heavy Security Around Waldorf Astoria as President Xi Jinping Arrives

Police guarded security barriers near the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, September 23, as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the U.S. While MPD did not confirm Xi was staying at the hotel, officials issued a special-event advisory covering the hotel from September 23 to 25.

Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference in New York in the early hours of Sept. 23, 2026, following a speech at the U.N. General Assembly and a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference in New York in the early hours of Sept. 23, 2026, following a speech at the U.N. General Assembly and a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference in New York in the early hours of Sept. 23, 2026, following a speech at the U.N. General Assembly and a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference in New York in the early hours of Sept. 23, 2026, following a speech at the U.N. General Assembly and a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference in New York in the early hours of Sept. 23, 2026, following a speech at the U.N. General Assembly and a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference in New York in the early hours of Sept. 23, 2026, following a speech at the U.N. General Assembly and a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japan PM Takaichi meets press in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference in New York in the early hours of Sept. 23, 2026, following a speech at the U.N. General Assembly and a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump speak to journalists during a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump speak to journalists during a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump speak to journalists during a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-Ukraine summit

Japan-Ukraine summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (far R) hold talks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-Ukraine summit

Japan-Ukraine summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (far R) hold talks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-Ukraine summit

Japan-Ukraine summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (front) holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-Ukraine summit

Japan-Ukraine summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front) holds talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-Ukraine summit

Japan-Ukraine summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before their talks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-Ukraine summit

Japan-Ukraine summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before their talks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-Ukraine summit

Japan-Ukraine summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before their talks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-Ukraine summit

Japan-Ukraine summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before their talks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

U.S. President Donald Trump holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds talks with U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump speak to journalists during a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump hold talks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump hold talks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump hold talks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump hold talks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump hold talks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump hold talks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: IOC head Coventry

Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: IOC head Coventry

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry serves as an Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games swimming race medal presenter at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2026.

Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: IOC head Coventry

Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: IOC head Coventry

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry serves as an Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games swimming race medal presenter at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2026.

Interview with IOC head Coventry

Interview with IOC head Coventry

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry gives an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2026.

Interview with IOC head Coventry

Interview with IOC head Coventry

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry gives an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2026.

Interview with IOC head Coventry

Interview with IOC head Coventry

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry gives an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in New York

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in New York

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) is greeted upon arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Sept. 21, 2026, beginning a four-day U.S. trip to attend a U.N. General Assembly session and for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in New York

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in New York

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Sept. 21, 2026, beginning a four-day U.S. trip to attend a U.N. General Assembly session and for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in New York

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in New York

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Sept. 21, 2026, beginning a four-day U.S. trip to attend a U.N. General Assembly session and for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in New York

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in New York

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Sept. 21, 2026, beginning a four-day U.S. trip to attend a U.N. General Assembly session and for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in New York

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in New York

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Sept. 21, 2026, beginning a four-day U.S. trip to attend a U.N. General Assembly session and for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Opening ceremony

Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Opening ceremony

Olympic Council of Asia President Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani addresses the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 19, 2026.

Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Opening ceremony

Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Opening ceremony

Olympic Council of Asia President Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani addresses the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 19, 2026.

Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: OCA president

Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: OCA president

Olympic Council of Asia President Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani meets the press in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 19, 2026, ahead of the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games later in the day.

US: Hundreds Form Human Chain Around Kennedy Center in Protest Over Closure

Hundreds formed a human chain around the Kennedy Center in Washington on Friday, September 18, protesting its closure and threats by the Trump administration to demolish the memorial to President John F. Kennedy.

Ukraine hosts summit with 7 regional countries

Ukraine hosts summit with 7 regional countries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (C) holds a press conference after hosting the inaugural "Carpathian Eight" summit in Huta in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, western Ukraine, on Sept. 18, 2026, to deepen ties with seven regional countries -- Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia.

Ukraine hosts summit with 7 regional countries

Ukraine hosts summit with 7 regional countries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (back, 3rd from R) hosts the inaugural "Carpathian Eight" summit in Huta in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, western Ukraine, on Sept. 18, 2026, to deepen ties with seven regional countries -- Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia.

South Korean President Lee

South Korean President Lee

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a press conference at the presidential office in Seoul on Sept. 18, 2026.

Japan ruling camp talk

Japan ruling camp talk

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R), also president of the Liberal Democratic Party, shakes hands with Hirofumi Yoshimura, head of the Japan Innovation Party, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2026, ahead of talks before a Cabinet reshuffle planned for Sept. 17.