World leaders gather in New York as UN faces deep divisions
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opens his final General Assembly amid faltering diplomacy over Ukraine and the Middle East, NPR reports.
World leaders are converging on New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly, according to NPR.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is attending what NPR described as his final General Assembly session, as diplomacy falters over the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and the organization faces deep divisions.
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