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UN General Assembly to discuss war, climate and AI

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Cover image: UN Secretary General António Guterres addresses the 81st UN General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, United States, on September 22, 2026. © Mike Segar, Reuters

World leaders are heading to New York for the world's biggest diplomatic gathering: the UN General Assembly. Throughout the week, attention will turn to the war in Iran, climate change and the race to rein in AI. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis and Theresa Squatrito from the London School of Economics discuss what to expect.

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