US: Protesters March Around UN Headquarters as Netanyahu Addresses Assembly

Protesters marched around the UN headquarters in New York on Thursday, September 24, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. Demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and chanted Free Palestine. Supporters of Netanyahu also held a rally in the city. According to police sources, about 100 people, including celebrities and lawmakers, were detained.

U.N. General Assembly general debate

U.N. General Assembly general debate

Delegates from some countries walk out before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at a United Nations General Assembly general debate at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 24, 2026.

Israeli PM Netanyahu addresses U.N. General Assembly

Israeli PM Netanyahu addresses U.N. General Assembly

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes a speech during a United Nations General Assembly general debate at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 24, 2026.

[Breaking News]Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 17 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Cabinet members pose for a group photo at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, following the reshuffle of her Cabinet. (Kyodo)

Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 17 Kyodo - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara reads out the lineup of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's reshuffled Cabinet at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 18 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, after reshuffling her Cabinet. (Kyodo)

Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2026, after returning from New York, where she attended the U.N. General Assembly session.

Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2026, after returning from New York, where she attended the U.N. General Assembly session.

Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves from a government plane at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2026, as she returns home following a trip to attend a U.N. General Assembly session.

Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2026, after returning from New York, where she attended the U.N. General Assembly session.

Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2026, after returning from New York, where she attended the U.N. General Assembly session.

Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves from a government plane at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2026, as she returns home following a trip to attend a U.N. General Assembly session.

Conference on online scams

Conference on online scams

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (R) addresses an international conference on combating online scams in Phnom Penh on Sept. 23, 2026.

Conference on online scams

Conference on online scams

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet addresses an international conference on combating online scams in Phnom Penh on Sept. 23, 2026.

Japan PM Takaichi departs for Japan

Japan PM Takaichi departs for Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves from a government plane at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Sept. 23, 2026, before returning to Japan following a trip to attend a U.N. General Assembly session.

Japan PM Takaichi meets with U.N. head Guterres

Japan PM Takaichi meets with U.N. head Guterres

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (R) greets Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi before their talks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan PM Takaichi meets with U.N. head Guterres

Japan PM Takaichi meets with U.N. head Guterres

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) shakes hands with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres ahead of their talks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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 PM Takaichi addresses U.N. assembly

Japan PM Takaichi addresses U.N. assembly

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a U.N. General Assembly session at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan PM Takaichi addresses U.N. assembly

Japan PM Takaichi addresses U.N. assembly

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a U.N. General Assembly session at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan PM Takaichi addresses U.N. assembly

Japan PM Takaichi addresses U.N. assembly

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a U.N. General Assembly session at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan PM Takaichi addresses U.N. assembly

Japan PM Takaichi addresses U.N. assembly

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a U.N. General Assembly session at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan PM Takaichi addresses U.N. assembly

Japan PM Takaichi addresses U.N. assembly

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a U.N. General Assembly session at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Japan PM Takaichi addresses U.N. assembly

Japan PM Takaichi addresses U.N. assembly

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a U.N. General Assembly session 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.