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Viral videos of clashes between younger and older passengers over priority seats are sparking debate across East Asia. CNN’s Will Ripley looks at how changing ideas about age, need and respect are colliding with centuries-old cultural traditions.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the United Nations General Assembly, that Tehran would never surrender to the US but still believed in diplomacy. His comments came a day after US President Donald Trump used the same forum to threaten to "annihilate" Iran.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday called for steps to de-escalate the war with Russia before winter. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, Zelensky said Ukrainians were prepared for a "very harsh winter,” but were prepared to respond to any continued Russian attacks by making the colder months "painful" for Moscow as well.

CNN contributor Jacob Ward discusses President Donald Trump's lack of negotiating power when it comes to AI ahead of Trump's meeting with China’s president, Xi Jinping, in Washington, DC.

The son of Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter was critically injured in a ramming attack in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday afternoon, according to regional authorities, one day before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled speech at the United Nations.

After spotting an elephant calf struggling in a river, five fishermen set about rescuing the animal by bringing it into their boat. Officials from India’s forest department were then able to reunite the calf with its mother.

Some college students aren’t happy about changes that plagiarism software Turnitin had previously proposed, which one university said: “ would have allowed it to use student submissions to train AI services.” Turnitin told CNN it has postponed any changes until September 2027 to discuss them with customers. CNN's Ivana Scatola reports.

France captain Kylian Mbappé has told CNN's Amanda Davies there are plenty of lessons to learn from the team’s performance in North America at this summer's World Cup, insisting their fourth place finish cannot be called a 'failure'.

The 27-year-old became the World Cup’s all-time top scorer netting a record-breaking 22nd goal during the third-place playoff against England as Les Blues just fell short of winning a second World Cup trophy.

You can read more from Mbappé's interview with CNN Sports here: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/22/sport/kylian-mbappe-ballon-dor-france-on

东亚地区流传着年轻乘客和年长乘客因争夺优先座位而发生冲突的视频，引发了广泛的讨论。CNN记者威尔·里普利探讨了人们关于年龄、需求和尊重观念的转变如何与延续数百年的文化传统发生碰撞。

伊朗总统马苏德·佩泽什基安在联合国大会上表示，德黑兰永远不会向美国投降，但他仍然相信外交手段。就在一天前，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在同一场合威胁要“消灭”伊朗。

乌克兰总统泽连斯基周三呼吁采取措施，在冬季到来之前缓和与俄罗斯的战争局势。泽连斯基在联合国大会上表示，乌克兰人已做好迎接“严冬”的准备，但也准备对俄罗斯任何持续的攻击做出回应，让莫斯科在寒冷的冬季也感受到“痛苦”。

在特朗普总统与中国国家主席习近平于华盛顿特区会晤之前，CNN撰稿人雅各布·沃德讨论了特朗普总统在人工智能问题上缺乏谈判筹码的问题。

据地区当局称，以色列驻美国大使叶希尔·莱特的儿子周三下午在被占领的约旦河西岸遭遇汽车冲撞袭击，身受重伤。事发前一天，以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡原定在联合国发表讲话。

五名渔民发现一头小象在河里挣扎，便立即上前营救，将它拉上船。随后，印度林业部门的官员将小象送回了母亲身边。

一些大学生对抄袭检测软件Turnitin此前提出的变更方案感到不满，其中一所大学表示：“这些变更将允许该软件利用学生提交的作业来训练人工智能服务。” Turnitin告诉CNN，他们已将所有变更推迟到2027年9月，以便与客户进行讨论。CNN记者伊万娜·斯卡托拉报道。

法国队队长基利安·姆巴佩告诉 CNN 的阿曼达·戴维斯，球队在今年夏天北美世界杯上的表现有很多值得吸取的教训，他坚称球队最终获得第四名不能称之为“失败”。

这位 27 岁的球员在与英格兰的季军争夺战中打入了创纪录的第 22 个进球，成为世界杯历史上的最佳射手，但法国队最终还是与赢得第二个世界杯冠军奖杯失之交臂。

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