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American game designer, Tim Schafer, has told the BBC he doesn't understand the job losses plaguing the video games industry at a time when video games are played more than ever.

In a chat with the BBC's Laura Cress, he said he believes "someone is being greedy somewhere" as he looks at life for his own studio, Double Fine, after it was axed by Xbox.

He also discusses his love for horror games and his plans to create his "dream games" - and not saying no to a possible Brutal Legend sequel.

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US President Donald Trump has held talks with Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez at the UN General Assembly, their first face-to-face meeting since the White House backed her to take over the South American country's government.

Rodríguez succeeded Nicolás Maduro shortly after US forces conducted a raid on the Venezuelan capital Caracas and seized him.

The pair met a few kilometres from the New York jail where Maduro is awaiting trial for drug trafficking and other charges.

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Top US and Chinese officials have discussed creating a new "notification mechanism" for AI incidents that could affect national security, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters on Sunday.

Bessent made the comments after what he called "successful" talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York.

The meeting came as US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are due to hold a summit in Washington.

AI has come under intense scrutiny in recent days after researchers warned of the potential risks posed by the technology and some of the industry's most high profile figures called for developers to take a more cautious approach.

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US President Donald Trump has warned Iran it could face "annihilation" without a US deal over the ongoing conflict, although he said he believed an agreement would be made after US mid-term elections in November.

Trump said UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is a man he can do business with as they met for the first time in New York.

But he criticised the UK's plan to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius - the islands which are home to a joint US-UK military base.

Trump also met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines.

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The UK prime minister gave his first address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.

In his speech, Andy Burnham highlighted the risks posed by Russian disinformation and announced new measures for global AI standards.

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Piers Morgan has called for Earl Spencer's book about Princess Diana to be pulled from the shelves over a factual error.

Earl Spencer, Princess Diana's brother, apologised to Morgan for incorrectly describing him in the memoir as the editor of the Daily Mirror when the Mirror Group published "highly intrusive photographs of Princess Diana at the gym" in 1993.

Speaking to the BBC, Morgan said he accepted the apology but that his lawyers would be "laying out that we want the offending pages to be removed from this book. And if that means they pulp the first edition, so be it".

The BBC understands Penguin, the publishers of Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, will be amending this one point in future editions of the book.

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US President Donald Trump has told the United Nations General Assembly he faces a "big decision" on whether to strike Iran again or pursue a peace deal.

A single member of Iran's delegation watched on during the president's speech in New York, in which he said he could "annihilate" the Islamic Republic if the conflict went unresolved.

Trump later told reporters that American officials had had a "very productive" three-hour meeting with the Iranian delegation on the sidelines of the general assembly.

Iran state TV confirmed that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had met US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, although there was no comment from officials in Tehran.

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World leaders have descended on New York for this year's UN General Assembly.

It's regarded as diplomacy's biggest event of the year, and will be the first time US President Donald Trump meets UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

But what is it all about? What do they do? And why does it matter?

In this video…

00:32 - UN General Assembly - what's it all about?

00:57 - What did Trump say?

02:07 - UN General Assembly - what is it?

03:20 - United Nations - what does it actually do?

04:08 - Trump and the UN

05:47 - UN General Assembly - Who's going?

06:47 - Trump meets Burnham - Why is it important?

08:48 - UN General Assembly - Why does it matter?

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Today, President Trump has repeated his threats to “annihilate” Iran in a speech at the UN General Assembly.

In a very broad speech covered Iran, Cuba, AI and the midterm US elections. And, he again clashed with reporters following a major dispute with US TV networks. Adam unpacks it all with the BBC’s chief Washington presenter, Caitríona Perry.

And, Ed Davey has told the Lib Dem conference they would cut income tax and rejoin the EU single market if they win the next general election. Ahead of his speech Adam spoke to the deputy leader Daisy Cooper.

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00:00 Trump's big decision on Iran

09:04 Why has Trump rebranded AI as 'super intelligence'?

13:27 Trump's dispute with the media

20:10 Adam interviews Lib Dem deputy Daisy Cooper

The United States is one of the few wealthy countries where commercial surrogacy remains legal.

Bans elsewhere in the world, combined with a largely free-market approach at home, have made the US an international destination for would-be parents from around the globe – fuelling the industry’s rapid expansion. But could it all come to an end?

Today on The Global Story, we speak to fertility technology reporter Emi Nietfeld about how the US became a global hub for surrogacy – and why a series of high-profile cases is raising difficult questions about the industry.

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Timecodes:

0:00 Why does the world want American surrogates?

2:07 The Ted Zhou/Kyla Simpson case

6:13 How popular is surrogacy in the US?

7:23 Is the US politically divided over surrogacy?

8:46 The European controversy around surrogacy

12:00 US citizenship and political backlash

13:00 Revisiting the Zhou/Simpson case

 19:34 How does birthright citizenship affect US surrogacy?

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