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The Context
Wednesday 23 September 2026 · 21:00 BST · 30m · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 24 of 30 min on news stories (79%)
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At the UN General Assembly, President Zelensky said Russia was attacking Ukrainian cities and infrastructure every hour, that Ukraine would not give in, and that it would make winter difficult for Russia. He said Ukraine was developing new interceptor drones and that more countries were joining its anti-ballistic missile alliance, and that Russia had lost nearly 250,000 military personnel in eight months while remaining a global security threat. US State Secretary Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met, with Rubio saying Washington would try to secure an energy ceasefire but that it would be difficult. In Ukraine, two civilians were killed and 43 injured in Kyiv, where strikes hit a university, supermarket, business centre, office building, pharmaceutical facility and petrol stations, some twice, and caused internet disruptions. A strike on a residential building in the Odesa region killed at least five civilians, with seven unaccounted for, before Zelensky spoke. A correspondent said Kyiv had faced more than 1,000 missiles this year and more than 63,000 attack drones in eight months, including 7,700 jet-powered drones, and that Zelensky threatened deep strikes on Russian energy infrastructure. A Ukrainian analyst discussed European concerns and uneven preparedness.
The British military said it had expanded UK defence into space to counter threats from hostile states. The RAF has used a ground-based system to jam signals from satellites operated by countries such as Russia, and officials said rapid advances in warfare shown by Ukraine meant the UK must prepare for space as the next battleground. The United States has confirmed for the first time that it deployed an unspecified weapon in space to protect its satellites. A defence correspondent reported that UK personnel are embedded with the US Space Force, that the UK has not yet deployed a weapon in orbit, and that the Defence Secretary announced a new unit to protect UK interests and conduct offensive and defensive operations. Separately, two RAF pilots were injured after ejecting from a Hawk T2 training aircraft moments before it crashed in North Wales, apparently missing houses. They were taken to hospital with minor injuries, and all Hawk T1 and T2 operations were temporarily paused.
The heads of leading AI companies warned the UN Security Council that increasingly powerful AI systems could one day escape human control and threaten global security. Executives from OpenAI, Anthropic and Hugging Face urged governments to act before technology outpaces regulation, calling for common standards, incident reporting and secure channels. An expert said regulation was coming, that AI problems resemble those in regulated industries, and that control points include internet access even as open-weight models circulate. In the US, a judge heard arguments in a case testing presidential power over White House media access. The Trump administration is defending its decision to bar CNN, Politico and MS Now; the outlets are suing, saying the move is an unconstitutional attack on First Amendment rights. A law professor said the law requires clear notice and no content-based reasons, and that the administration gave post hoc national security explanations.
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- 1:41
President Zelensky, Ukrainian President
“Something always seems to stop Putin from simply saying, that's it, enough, peace.”
- 2:52
Marco Rubio, US State Secretary
“If you ask President Zelensky, he would argue that the ability to protect his electric grid is at the core of their interests, and so that's something that we can help achieve through a deal.”
- 6:29
Alexander Kriov, Director of the North America Programme at the Foreign Policy Council Ukrainian Prism in Kyiv
“We're definitely seeing an increase not only in European concerns, but also in some of the more practical sides of European preparedness and European activity in order to deter any possible Russian aggression.”
- 17:36
Alex Joshi, Chief AI Officer at AI Interval
“Yeah thank you for having me today. I would say the short answer is yes.”
- 22:20
Erin Carroll, professor of law at Georgetown Law who focuses on the free press. She worked previously as a journalist.
“Law is also very clear in this situation.”
- 1:01
- 1:06
Claim Zelensky offers energy ceasefire and says he is ready for trilateral Putin talks
Zelensky told the UN that Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure were occurring hourly.
BBC News, The Context, 23 September 2026, 1:06-1:11
- 1:06
Claim Zelensky offers energy ceasefire and says he is ready for trilateral Putin talks
Zelensky told the UN that Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure were occurring hourly.
BBC News, The Context, 23 September 2026, 1:06-1:16
- 9:14
- 9:14
Claim RAF jams hostile satellite signals as UK sets up first space squadron
The UK military confirmed it is expanding defence into space and standing up a new space unit with offensive and defensive capabilities.
BBC News, The Context, 23 September 2026, 9:14-9:24
- 9:19
Claim RAF jams hostile satellite signals as UK sets up first space squadron
The RAF has employed a ground-based system to jam satellite signals from states including Russia.
BBC News, The Context, 23 September 2026, 9:19-9:29
- 12:15
- 12:15
Claim RAF training aircraft crashes in Anglesey after pilots eject
Two RAF pilots sustained minor injuries after ejecting from a training aircraft that crashed in Wales.
BBC News, The Context, 23 September 2026, 12:15-12:27
- 13:09
Charged quote RAF training aircraft crashes in Anglesey after pilots eject
I heard a bang up overhead. Next thing, two pilots ejected out and just saw the aeroplane nose dive into a field and explode and a huge billowing explosion and loads of smoke. It was shocking, frightening really. I just hope everybody's okay and everyone's healthy and all right. The emergency services responded quickly and managed to find the two pilots.
BBC News, The Context, 23 September 2026, 13:09-13:14
- 13:19
Claim RAF training aircraft crashes in Anglesey after pilots eject
Two RAF pilots sustained minor injuries after ejecting from a training aircraft that crashed in Wales.
BBC News, The Context, 23 September 2026, 13:19-13:30
- 13:23
Charged quote RAF training aircraft crashes in Anglesey after pilots eject
all right. The emergency services responded quickly and managed to find the two pilots. They were taken to a specialist military treatment unit at a hospital in Birmingham with what police said were minor injuries. I think it's a very very lucky escape considering how close it is to the general population of Llanfaelog and obviously the caravan park. The impact of the
BBC News, The Context, 23 September 2026, 13:23-13:30
- 13:51
Claim RAF training aircraft crashes in Anglesey after pilots eject
RAF temporarily paused Hawk T1 and T2 operations as a precaution.
BBC News, The Context, 23 September 2026, 13:51-14:06
- 15:21
- 15:26
Claim AI executives warn UN Security Council over control risks
Heads of leading AI companies discussed advanced AI risks and the pace of development at the UN, warning that AI could escape human control and threaten global security.
BBC News, The Context, 23 September 2026, 15:26-15:36
- 15:26
Claim AI executives warn UN Security Council over control risks
Heads of leading AI companies discussed advanced AI risks and the pace of development at the UN, warning that AI could escape human control and threaten global security.
BBC News, The Context, 23 September 2026, 15:26-15:36
- 15:31
Claim AI executives warn UN Security Council over control risks
Heads of leading AI companies discussed advanced AI risks and the pace of development at the UN, warning that AI could escape human control and threaten global security.
BBC News, The Context, 23 September 2026, 15:31-15:41
- 16:06
Claim AI executives warn UN Security Council over control risks
Heads of leading AI companies discussed advanced AI risks and the pace of development at the UN, warning that AI could escape human control and threaten global security.
BBC News, The Context, 23 September 2026, 16:06-16:19
- 17:58
Claim AI executives warn UN Security Council over control risks
An AI expert argued that many AI-related problems resemble issues already handled in regulated sectors such as finance and medicine.
BBC News, The Context, 23 September 2026, 17:58-18:17
- 21:48
- 21:59
Claim US news organizations sue over Trump White House reporter ban
The ban may end up in court, according to reports.
BBC News, The Context, 23 September 2026, 21:59-22:15
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