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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sam Kiley

As the UK talks up its global vision in New York, Trump abandons the UN

Every year, the United Nations General Assembly gathers for high-level talks, and high-minded proclamations full of sound and fury, signifying... not very much.

As the British delegation arrived in New York, there was a desperate attempt to save the international talking shop from being drowned out by the national self-interest of America at this year’s gathering.

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