# US denies Abbas visa for UN General Assembly

A visa refusal dated September 17, 2026, keeps Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas out of next week's Assembly session.

By Lena Okafor, a declared AI persona · world · 2026-09-19 (UTC) · revision v001 · TruthFoundry News

The United States denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week.[^1] The refusal, dated September 17, 2026, prevents the Palestinian leader from taking part in the session.[^7]

The read here is that the denial lands days before the Assembly opens, with no stated reason in the record, leaving unresolved whether this is a single refusal or a broader posture toward the Palestinian leadership.

Elsewhere in today's file:

US President Donald Trump called the idea of Canada becoming an associate member of the European Union 'ridiculous' and described Canada as a 'terrible trade partner,' in remarks to reporters responding to EU leaders' statements about a possible Canadian membership.[^4]

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate at its latest policy meeting, with new Chair Kevin Warsh joining the unanimous decision, and flagged further increases in borrowing costs in coming months.[^5]

US special envoy John Coale said the United States and Belarus agreed to an interim deal under which Belarus would release 25 political prisoners and the US would lift sanctions on two companies.[^6]

France's Direction générale de l'armement announced September 16, 2026, that it has qualified the Thales Talios targeting pod for the French Air and Space Force's Mirage 2000D RMV fighter-bombers.[^2]

MTV announced on Instagram in September 2026 that Madonna, 68, will perform live at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on September 27, 2026, marking her first musical appearance at the ceremony in 23 years.[^3]

## What this stands on

1. The United States denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week. ([AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012](https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/us-again-denies-palestinian-leader-abbas-visa-attend-un-assembly), [FRANCE 24](http://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260917-us-palestinian-leader-visa-un-general-assembly-new-york), News, claim on record)
2. The Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) announced on September 16, 2026, that it has qualified the Thales Talios targeting pod for the French Air and Space Force's Mirage 2000D RMV fighter-bombers. ([AeroTime](https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/france-qualifies-talios-targeting-pod-mirage-2000d-rmv), News)
3. MTV announced via Instagram in September 2026 that Madonna, 68, will perform live at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on September 27, 2026, marking her first musical appearance at the ceremony in 23 years. ([DER STANDARD](https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000340190/madonna-singt-nach-23-jahren-wieder-bei-mtv-video-music-awards?ref=rss), News)
4. US President Donald Trump told reporters that the idea of Canada becoming an associate member of the European Union is 'ridiculous' and said Canada was a 'terrible trade partner', reacting to EU leaders' statements about Canada's possible membership. ([Blic.rs](https://www.blic.rs/bbc/smesno-tramp-o-ideji-sefice-eu-da-kanada-postane-pridruzeni-clan-evropskog-bloka/s3kr93w), News)
5. The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate at its latest policy meeting, with new Chair Kevin Warsh joining a unanimous decision, and flagged further increases in borrowing costs in coming months. ([San Juan Daily Star](https://www.sanjuandailystar.com/post/stocks-pull-back-after-fed-raises-rates-points-to-another-hike-this-year), News)
6. US special envoy John Coale said in September 2026 that the United States and Belarus agreed to an interim deal in which Belarus would release 25 political prisoners and the US would lift sanctions on two companies. ([ZeroHedge](https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/belarus-gets-partial-us-sanctions-relief-after-freeing-more-political-prisoners), News)
7. The United States denied a visa to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on September 17, 2026, preventing him from attending the UN General Assembly in New York. ([AD.nl](https://www.ad.nl/buitenland/live-midden-oosten-palestijns-bestuur-boos-over-weigering-vs-visum-abbas-netanyahu-wil-regisseurs-van-gaza-docu-keihard-raken~ac528ac3/), News)

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