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SvennoJ on 23 September 2025
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France’s Macron called Trump to get around his NY motorcade

French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday called Trump after being stopped at a street blocked off for his US counterpart’s motorcade during their visits to New York City for the UNGA, according to footage from French digital media company Brut.

Macron, who was stopped by a New York Police Department officer, expressed frustration over the disruption. “If you don’t see it, let me cross,” Macron told the officer, who apologised and explained why the street was blocked off.

Footage also captured Macron on the phone with Trump, saying, “Guess what? I’m waiting in the street because everything is closed for you.”

The French president, who yesterday announced his country’s recognition of a Palestinian state, eventually was able to cross but had to walk to his destination for about 30 minutes, stopping along the way to take photographs with passers-by and even being kissed on the forehead by one man.


US says dismantles possible telecom network threat to UNGA

The US Secret Service has issued a statement saying it had dismantled a network of more than 100,000 SIM cards that could have crashed New York’s telecommunications network before the UNGA meeting.

“In addition to carrying out anonymous telephonic threats, these devices could be used to conduct a wide range of telecommunications attacks,” it said.

“This includes disabling cellphone towers, enabling denial of services attacks and facilitating anonymous, encrypted communication between potential threat actors and criminal enterprises.”

Images shared by the agency online showed dozens of SIM cards connected to telecommunications equipment.

The agency said the devices it had seized were located within a 56km (35-mile) radius of the UNGA. It added that while forensic examination of the devices and a broader investigation were ongoing, “early analysis indicates cellular communications between nation-state threat actors and individuals that are known to federal law enforcement.

“Given the timing, location and potential for significant disruption to New York telecommunications posed by these devices, the agency moved quickly to disrupt this network.”