UN General Assembly Opens in New York with Guterres' Final Address

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The 81st UN General Assembly opens Tuesday in New York, gathering leaders from 193 countries for high-level debates through September 28. Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro attends, with a scheduled speech on Thursday. US President Donald Trump speaks third on the opening day, following UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazil's Lula da Silva. Trump will also meet Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez, Lula, and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky during the week. This marks Guterres' final General Assembly as Secretary-General, with his successor taking office January 1. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will address the assembly by video after being denied a US visa, while China's Xi Jinping is not expected to attend.


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