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In this UNTV image, Nicolás Maduro Moros, President of Venezuela, speaks in a pre-recorded video message during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, at UN headquarters in New York. The U.N.'s first virtual meeting of world leaders started Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from heads-of-state, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic. (UNTV via AP)

Venezuela’s Maduro blasts US in speech to world leaders

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

In this image made from UNTV video, King Salman of Saudi Arabia, speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, at UN headquarters. (UNTV via AP)

Saudi king’s rare address to UN showcases monarch in charge

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the United Nations, U.S. President Donald Trump, is on video screens as his pre-recorded message is played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at U.N. Headquarters in New York. The U.N.'s first virtual meeting of world leaders started Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from some of the planet's biggest powers, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic that will likely be a dominant theme at their video gathering this year. (U.N. Photo/Rick Bajornas via AP)

Trump slams Beijing at U.N. for spread of ‘China virus’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this image made from UNTV, representatives of different countries listen to speakers during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at U.N. headquarters in New York. This year's annual gathering of world leaders at U.N. headquarters is almost entirely &quot;virtual.&quot; Leaders have been asked to pre-record their speeches, which are being shown in the General Assembly chamber, where each of the 193 U.N. member nations are allowed to have one diplomat present. (UNTV via AP )

The Latest: Nigeria urges vaccine to be available to all

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A member of the Irish delegation works on his computer in the main lobby of the United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. In 2020, which marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the annual high-level meeting of world leaders around the U.N. General Assembly will be very different from years past because of the coronavirus pandemic. Leaders will not be traveling to the United Nations in New York for their addresses, which will be prerecorded and most events related to the gathering will be held virtually. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

UN diplomacy goes impersonal, but what’s lost along the way?

By TED ANTHONY - Associated Press

Turkey accuses EU of rewarding aggressor in Libya

Associated Press

In this handout photo released by Russian Presidential Press Service via Sputnik, Russian President makes a televised address at the 75th session of United Nations General Assembly in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia’s Putin urges end to sanctions to boost world economy

By DARIA LITVINOVA and ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

In this image made from UNTV, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at U.N. headquarters in New York. The U.N.'s first virtual meeting of world leaders started Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from some of the planet's biggest powers, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic that will likely be a dominant theme at their video gathering this year. (UNTV via AP )

Bolsonaro to world: Brazil is victim of environmental smear

By DAVID BILLER and MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

In this image made from UNTV video, United States President Donald Trump speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at U.N. headquarters in New York. The U.N.'s first virtual meeting of world leaders started Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from some of the planet's biggest powers, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic that will likely be a dominant theme at their video gathering this year. (UNTV via AP)

At UN, Trump raps China for virus as US deaths top 200,000

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the United Nations, President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, is seen on screens as he addresses the United Nations General Assembly to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. (Manuel Elías/United Nations via AP)

World powers clash, virus stirs anger at virtual UN meeting

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this image made from UNTV video, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, president of the Philippines, speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at UN headquarters. The U.N.'s first virtual meeting of world leaders started Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from some of the planet's biggest powers, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic that will likely be a dominant theme at their video gathering this year. (UNTV via AP)

In UN speech, Duterte defends drug war but tempers tone

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, arrives at the State Department in Washington, Monday, July 17, 2017, to meet with Undersecretary of State Thomas Shannon. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

New U.S. sanctions on Iran will not interfere with Russia-Iran cooperation, Russian official says

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks on the second day of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

Iran’s FM Zarif scolds U.S., says Washington to blame for dying nuclear deal

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Cypriot Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides, second right, speaks with Italy's Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, left, during a meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. European Union foreign ministers on Monday were weighing whether to impose sanctions on dozens of Belarus officials, including President Alexander Lukashenko, after holding talks with the country's exiled opposition leader. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool via AP)

EU sanctions Turkish firm over Libya arms embargo violations

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a news conference with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (Nicholas Kamm/Pool via AP) **FILE**

U.S. reimposes U.N. sanctions on Iran despite security council pushback

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Metal barricades line the the shuttered main entrance to the United Nations headquarters, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in New York. With the COVID-19 pandemic still circling the globe, world leaders are skipping their annual gathering in New York and will make pre-recorded speeches this week on the state of a deeply divided world turned topsy-turvy. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Declaration of UN’s 75th anniversary urges global unity

Associated Press

In this Aug. 25, 2020 file photo, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a session during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File) **FILE**

UN chief: No UN support for reimposing Iran sanctions now

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

A woman wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus walks past artwork and metal barricades lining the sidewalk outside the United Nations headquarters, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in New York. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the globe, the annual meeting of member states has been scaled back, with the majority of delegates addressing the assembly from remote locations. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Born to prevent war, UN at 75 faces a deeply polarized world

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

World rejects US effort to reimpose sanctions on Iran

The Washington Times

President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

U.S. bid to reimpose Iran sanctions opposed by allies, foes

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times