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All News Based on 576 articles Updated Sep 21, 07:00 PM ET

Manchester will host the G20 summit in 2027, while global leaders and U.S. President Donald Trump prepare for key diplomatic and domestic challenges.

The G20 leaders will meet in Manchester in November 2027 to discuss global economic issues. President Donald Trump faces ongoing tensions with the press and lawmakers over access and foreign policy. Advances and concerns in artificial intelligence continue to shape technology and security debates. In sports, leadership changes and controversies highlight the evolving landscape of international football and other competitions.

  • Several major news organizations have sued the Trump administration after being excluded from White House press coverage, affecting reporting on his United Nations trip.
  • Meta's AI assistant Muse has a serious security flaw that allows other apps to control it, leading Amazon to block the software on its platform.
  • Generation Z workers earn more and have lower unemployment rates than millennials did at the same age, according to a recent report.
  • The Federal Aviation Administration introduced an AI tool in Washington to help predict flight delays while maintaining human oversight of air traffic control.
  • FIFA President Gianni Infantino proposed an independent review of the organization's governance following criticism of a commercial project tied to World Cup rights.
  • UK Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey called for a global treaty to regulate super-intelligent AI, comparing it to nuclear weapons in need of international oversight.

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