By Antoni Slodkowski
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20 (Reuters) – World leaders gather in New York this week for the UN General Assembly, bracing for President Donald Trump’s return to the rostrum for a second year running, with talks centering on the widening conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine and the risks of artificial intelligence.
Nearly 130 heads of state meet with the post-World War Two order under strain and with the UN itself struggling to remain relevant and weathering attacks from Trump, who has slashed America’s contributions and withdrawn from dozens of UN bodies.
Article origin: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/world-leaders-return-un-amid-wars-middle-east-and-ukraine
Original author: Antoni SlodkowskiUNITED NATIONS
