UNGA Debate Over Trump's Speech; Replica Pistols Seized

New Zealand authorities seized and destroyed inert 3D‑printed replica pistols gifted by U.S. FBI Director Kash Patel after firearms experts concluded the items could be modified to become operable; the U.S. embassy said the gifts were intended as coin‑display design elements and supported New Zealand’s disposition decision. World leaders met in New York for the U.N. General Assembly’s 80th‑anniversary high‑level week under the theme “Better together,” but President Trump’s U.N. speech sparked debate and prompted calls for a 180‑day review and U.N. reform from analysts such as AEI’s Brett Schaefer. Reporting during the week also flagged early talks between China and Malaysia on a rare‑earths processing joint venture and renewed fighting in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains and South Kordofan that produced casualties, displacement and strained medical services. Coverage noted related developments in U.S. politics, including tensions over a shutdown‑avoidance vote, as well as concerns about press freedom and new international news programming.