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As President Donald Trump addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, members of the media watch a video feed of the speech outside the GA Hall, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, at UN headquarters. (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP)

At UN this year, it’s Trump versus the world

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 1974 file photo, Yasser Arafat clasps his arms over his head as he addresses the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters. In 1974, Arafat was invited to represent the Palestine Liberation Organization and his people before the world body, where he made it clear he was ready to use any means for statehood. He spoke of oppressed people and liberation the world over. Wearing his trademark Palestinian keffiyeh scarf, he concluded with an enduring quote: &quot;Today I have come bearing an olive branch and a freedom fighter's gun. Do not let the olive branch from my hand.&quot; (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)

Laughter at Trump among a long line of shocking UN moments

By TAMER FAKAHANY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, file photo, members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution at United Nations headquarters. U.S. President Donald Trump is set to chair a U.N. Security Council meeting for the first time, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. The meeting will put the “America First” president around a table with representatives from countries with fraught relationships with the U.S., including Russia and China. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

Trump at UN Security Council: ‘Most watched meeting ever’?

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens as United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks at the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, at U.N. Headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Congo’s president says elections ‘irreversible’

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President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement at the Lotte New York Palace hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump hails his own achievements in UN speech

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FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. When Trump makes his second address to the United Nations _ and wields the Security Council gavel for the first time _ he will face leaders of a global order he upended in the last 12 months by pulling out of the Iran deal, embracing Russia and alienating longtime Western allies over trade and defense spending. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

The Latest: Trump cites ‘very good experiences’ with France

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FILE - In this June 27, 2013 file photo, large photographs of former South African President Nelson Mandela are displayed at the Nelson Mandela Legacy Exhibition at the Civic Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. The United Nations is seeking to harness the soaring symbolism of Mandela, whose South African journey from anti-apartheid leader to prisoner to president to global statesman is one of the 20th century's great stories of struggle, sacrifice and reconciliation. The unveiling of a statue of Mandela, born 100 years ago, with arms outstretched at the U.N. building in New York on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, opens a peace summit at the General Assembly. (AP Photo, File)

Mandela’s widow urges world: put egos aside and end violence

By EDITH M. LEDERER and JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

Venezuelan official to crash UN meeting on migrant crisis

By Claudia Torrens - Associated Press

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, left, shakes hands with President Donald Trump during the &quot;Global Call to Action on the World Drug Problem&quot; at the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, at U.N. Headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: 5 powers agree on plan to assist Iran’s exports

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FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. When Trump makes his second address to the United Nations _ and wields the Security Council gavel for the first time _ he will face leaders of a global order he upended in the last 12 months by pulling out of the Iran deal, embracing Russia and alienating longtime Western allies over trade and defense spending. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

‘Rocket Man’ to ‘Terrific’: Trump lauds Kim in UN return

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 22, 2007 file photo, Nelson Mandela and former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan arrive together at the 5th annual Nelson Mandela Lecture at the Linder Auditorium in Johannesburg, South Africa. The United Nations is seeking to harness the soaring symbolism of Mandela, whose South African journey from anti-apartheid leader to prisoner to president to global statesman is one of the 20th century's great stories of struggle, sacrifice and reconciliation. The unveiling of a statue of Mandela, born 100 years ago, with arms outstretched at the U.N. building in New York on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, opens a peace summit at the General Assembly. (AP Photo, File)

Mandela: A life of soaring symbolism, now harnessed by UN

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. When Trump makes his second address to the United Nations _ and wields the Security Council gavel for the first time _ he will face leaders of a global order he upended in the last 12 months by pulling out of the Iran deal, embracing Russia and alienating longtime Western allies over trade and defense spending. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

At UN, unrepentant Trump set to rattle foes, friends alike

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2017 file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters. Trump will be joined by other populist leaders at the 73rd General Assembly, including Poland's President Andrej Duda and Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte along with the foreign ministers of Hungary and Austria. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Pompeo: No end to NKorea sanctions until ‘denuclearization’

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

World leaders gather at UN under threat from unilateralism

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2010, file photo, former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan speaks at the World Food Prize Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa. Two secretaries-general and diplomats from the world that Kofi Annan served for nearly 45 years paid tribute to him at the United Nations, but the most moving words were from his wife and son who urged people everywhere to continue his fight for a fairer and peaceful planet. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

The United Nations that Kofi Annan served pays tribute

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this Aug. 25, 2018 photo, severely malnourished infant Zahra is changed by her mother, right, in the village of al-Mashradah, Aslam, Hajjah, Yemen. Yemen’s civil war has wrecked the impoverished country’s already fragile ability to feed its population. Around 2.9 million women and children are acutely malnourished; another 400,000 children are fighting for their lives only a step away from starvation. (AP Photo/Hammadi Issa)

UN aid chief: Fight against famine is being lost in Yemen

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

UN council support tough action for peacekeeping failures

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Showdown looms as UN rights experts in Yemen hindered

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un raise their hands after watching the mass games performance of &quot;The Glorious Country&quot; at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP)

North Korea’s offer of concessions comes with a catch for US

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, and first lady Kim Jung-sook bow as they leave for Seoul at the Samjiyon airport in North Korea, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP)

The Latest: S. Korean diva sings at North Korean volcano

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