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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

At UN, a world stage for disputes often out of the spotlight

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, CTBTO, Executive Secretary Lassina Zerbo speaks during a news conference during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. During an interview, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, Zerbo has said that in his &quot;wild dreams&quot; very young children around the world will be taught that nuclear testing isn't good _ and that the world should be free of nuclear weapons. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, file)

Head of UN nuclear test ban group: Teach your children well

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Metuchen High School soccer player scores with UN speech

By GREG TUFARO - Associated Press

In this June 30, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. North Korea on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, says it wants Trump to make a &quot;wise option and bold decision&quot; to produce a breakthrough in stalled nuclear diplomacy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

North Korea to Donald Trump: Make ‘bold decision’ to revive diplomacy

By Edith M. Lederer and Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory, President of Republic of Mauritius, addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, at the United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Pakistan PM warns of ‘bloodbath’ in Kashmir; India PM silent

By FOSTER KLUG and JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

Saudi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, at the United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Decorum prevails as nations at odds take each other on

By EDITH M. LEDERER and JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

This early Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, file photo shows an aerial view of large Icebergs floating as the sun rises near Kulusuk, Greenland. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) ** FILE **

U.N. scientists find — drumroll, please — send money, the world’s dying

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

The Latest: Saudi Arabia urges pressure on Iran

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President Donald Trump speaks to the media after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. Trump had spent the week attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump to cut refugees to 18,000, give localities veto over resettlement

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2019, file photo, Julio Borges, a Venezuelan opposition leader, participates in a meeting organized by the Organization of American States to discuss sanctions on Venezuela in New York. Borges, a former Venezuelan lawmaker is now exiled in Colombia. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

At UN, Venezuela’s rival delegations circle each other

By ALEXANDRA OLSON - Associated Press

A group of young protestors chant slogans and carry signs during a global climate rally at Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, part of a wave of protests around the world. Many young climate activists say they feel hopeless and overwhelmed _ and psychologists say that’s OK and it’s good they’re talking about it. It’s sometimes called climate change anxiety and you don’t have to be an activist or young to feel it. (AP Photo/David Swanson)

‘A planet full of ifs’: Young people express climate angst

By SETH BORENSTEIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2019, file photo, Houthi rebels fighters chant slogans as they take off to a battlefront following a gathering aimed at mobilizing more fighters for the Houthi movement, in Sanaa, Yemen. The ongoing conflict in Yemen, which has killed tens of thousands of people and sparked a humanitarian crisis, is among the thorniest issues facing world leaders this week as they meet at the United Nations. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

AP Explains: Yemen crisis among thorny issues at UN meeting

By DREW CALLISTER and NOHA ELHENNAWY - Associated Press

Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez Alvarado addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

American asylum pact with Honduras seals ‘Northern Triangle’

By COLLEEN LONG and ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani walks towards the podium before addressing the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Iran president warns of a region ‘on the edge of collapse’

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo taken on Aug. 29, 2019, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks to newly elected Ukrainian parliament deputies during parliament session in Kyiv, Ukraine. Zelenskiy, the comedian elected Ukraine’s leader in April, took office pledging to focus on ending the deadly separatist fighting in the country’s east, fomented by Russia. But now, barely 100 days in power, he finds himself at the center of a political furor involving the United States, Ukraine’s friend and backer. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

The Latest: UN chief: terrorist threat is ‘unprecedented’

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FILE - In this June 30, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. After two years in the spotlight at the U.N. General Assembly, North Korea this year is mostly an afterthought. The nation warranted only a single, rehashed sentence in Trump’s address and has been largely overshadowed by other standoffs and scandals. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

From focus to forgotten: Why no N. Korea spotlight at UN?

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 15, 2017, file photo, people walk inside the Oculus at the World Trade Center in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Analysis: Trump, Johnson and the messiness of democracy

By TED ANTHONY - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Donald Trump delivered clenched-fist firmness Americans longed to hear from a president

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

‘Forgotten’ war: Syria conflict a footnote at UN meeting

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press