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NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Pyongyang next month to discuss a second summit between the leaders of the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Pompeo, in his meeting with Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho of the DPRK earlier on the same day, accepted DPRK top leader Kim Jong Un's invitation to travel to Pyongyang next month, according to a statement issued by State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert.

United Nations, Sep 27 (AFP) President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to present a "very fair" Middle East peace plan by the end of the year and endorsed a two-state solution, apparently confident that the Palestinians would return to talks despite his unwavering support for Israel.

Holding talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York, Trump said it was a "dream" of his to bring about a peaceful solution to a conflict that has eluded several of his predecessors.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is set Wednesday to raise interest rates for a third time this year and possibly modify the likely direction of rates in the months ahead.

The big question is whether the strong U.S. economy, which has been fueled this year by tax cuts and increased government spending, could weaken next year, especially if President Donald Trump’s trade fights begin to inflict damage and the benefits of tax cuts start to fade.

If the Fed finds that prospect likely, it might signal Wednesday that it expects to slow its rate increases next year.

WASHINGTON, September 25. /TASS/. The US Department of Commerce decided to impose restrictions on 12 Russian companies, which, in Washington's view, are at odds with the interests of the national security of the United States.

The relevant notice was published on Tuesday in the Federal Register. The date when restrictions are to come into force is not indicated.

UN, September 25. /TASS/. The UN Security Council needs to expand the list of its permanent members, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated on Tuesday during the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly.

"We need a complex reform of the UN. Why cannot other members of the organization be part of the Security Council and have permanent status? Currently there are only five permanent members [of the UN Security Council] with the right to veto dealing with global issues," he said.

UNITED NATIONS, September 25. /TASS/. Iran is prepared to react to any subversive actions by other countries in the Persian Gulf and in the Strait of Hormuz, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday at the opening of the high-level general political discussion at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly.

He said Iran had always attached significance to security of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. "Like we did during the war imposed on us by Iraq, we’ll respond to any subversive acts in that vital waterway in the future, too," he said.

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday delivered his speech at the UN General Assembly (UNGA), which U.S. experts say is indicative of a zero-sum worldview to the detriment of the world stability and prosperity.

Trump touted his America First foreign policy and defended actions under this belief.

Paris, Sept 25; GANASHAKTI: French President Emmanuel Macron has said that the Rafale deal was a "government-to-government" discussion and he was not in power when the multi-billion dollar agreement for 36 fighter jets was signed between India and France.

Addressing a press conference on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, Macron was asked if the Indian government had at any point told France or Dassault – the French aerospace major – that they had to accept Reliance as the Indian partner for the Rafale deal.

NewYork; GANASHAKTI: President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly that Iran's leaders "sow chaos, death and destruction."

But the president had nice things to say about another country. Near the end of his talk, Trump said that India, for example, is "a free society over a billion people, successfully lifting countless millions out of poverty and into the middle class."

United Nations, Sep 25 (AFP) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused his US counterpart Donald Trump of trying to topple his government Tuesday as he poured cold water on the idea of resuming talks with Washington after its pullout from an international nuclear accord.

"It is ironic that the US government does not even conceal its plan for overthrowing the same government it invites to talks," Rouhani said in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly.