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United Nations: From France to South Korea, South Africa to Suriname, leaders gave strong support Tuesday to the UN chief’s call to work together to address global challenges – war, poverty and climate chaos. But US President Donald Trump had other ideas and touted his “America First” agenda.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the annual meeting of presidents, prime ministers and monarchs at the General Assembly with a plea to choose peace over war, law over lawlessness, and a future where nations come together rather than scramble for self-interests.

France’s President Emmanuel Macron warned that 80 years after the UN was founded on the ashes of World War II, “we’re isolating ourselves.”

“There’s more and more divisions, and that’s plagued the global order,” he said. “

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