• British Prime Minister Theresa May (L) meets with Jordan's King Abdullah ll Al Hussein (R) on the sidelines of the General Debate of the 73rd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, at the United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    British Prime Minister Theresa May (L) meets with Jordan's King Abdullah ll Al Hussein (R) on the sidelines of the General Debate of the 73rd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, at the United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • People move along rain soaked walkways at the United Nations headquarters during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. AP Photo
    People move along rain soaked walkways at the United Nations headquarters during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. AP Photo
  • Delegates listen to French President Emmanuel Macron (unseen) as he adresses the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York. AFP
    Delegates listen to French President Emmanuel Macron (unseen) as he adresses the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York. AFP
  • French President Emmanuel Macron adresses the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters on September 25, 2018, in New York. AFP
    French President Emmanuel Macron adresses the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters on September 25, 2018, in New York. AFP
  • US President Donald Trump addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations. EPA
    US President Donald Trump addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations. EPA
  • Members of the media inside the UN watch a television broadcasting US President Donald Trump's address General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    Members of the media inside the UN watch a television broadcasting US President Donald Trump's address General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • French President Emmanuel Macron reacts as he waits to be introduced to address the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    French President Emmanuel Macron reacts as he waits to be introduced to address the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • Argentina's President Mauricio Macri addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations. EPA
    Argentina's President Mauricio Macri addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations. EPA
  • Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations. EPA
    Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations. EPA
  • Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations. EPA
    Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations. EPA
  • Mauricio Macri, Argentina's president, pauses while speaking during the UN General Assembly meeting in New York, US. Macri said Argentina will bring case of crimes against humanity by the "Venezuelan dictatorship" to the International Criminal Court. Bloomberg
    Mauricio Macri, Argentina's president, pauses while speaking during the UN General Assembly meeting in New York, US. Macri said Argentina will bring case of crimes against humanity by the "Venezuelan dictatorship" to the International Criminal Court. Bloomberg
  • Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • Italy's Premier Giuseppe Conte speaks with members of the news media during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters. AP
    Italy's Premier Giuseppe Conte speaks with members of the news media during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters. AP
  • Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters in New York. EPA
    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters in New York. EPA
  • Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra Cornejo addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra Cornejo addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • President Jimmy Morales addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    President Jimmy Morales addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra Cornejo addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra Cornejo addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • US President Donald Trump (L) sits next to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, right, as he speaks at the delegate luncheon on the sidelines of the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    US President Donald Trump (L) sits next to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, right, as he speaks at the delegate luncheon on the sidelines of the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • Lenin Moreno, Ecuador's president, speaks during the UN General Assembly meeting in New York, US. Moreno called for a "frank and inclusive national dialog" to resolve the Venezuela crisis and urged other Latin American nations to help Venezuelan migrants. Bloomberg
    Lenin Moreno, Ecuador's president, speaks during the UN General Assembly meeting in New York, US. Moreno called for a "frank and inclusive national dialog" to resolve the Venezuela crisis and urged other Latin American nations to help Venezuelan migrants. Bloomberg
  • Michel Temer, Brazil's president, sits during the UN General Assembly meeting in New York, US. Temer said that isolationism, intolerance and unilateralism are challenges to the integrity of the international order. Bloomberg
    Michel Temer, Brazil's president, sits during the UN General Assembly meeting in New York, US. Temer said that isolationism, intolerance and unilateralism are challenges to the integrity of the international order. Bloomberg
  • Antonio Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), speaks during the UN General Assembly meeting in New York. President Donald Trump will take aim at Iran over its nuclear program and ambitions in the Middle East in his second address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Bloomberg
    Antonio Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), speaks during the UN General Assembly meeting in New York. President Donald Trump will take aim at Iran over its nuclear program and ambitions in the Middle East in his second address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Bloomberg
  • United Nations general Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces speaks during the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    United Nations general Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces speaks during the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at the UN headquarters. AP
    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at the UN headquarters. AP
  • Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee speaks during the 73rd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee speaks during the 73rd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • French UNESCO general manager Audrey Azoulay, right, meets with girls during the "Education for Girl" meeting at the UN headquarter. AFP
    French UNESCO general manager Audrey Azoulay, right, meets with girls during the "Education for Girl" meeting at the UN headquarter. AFP
  • Rwanda Foreign Affairs Minister, Louise Mushikiwabo, who is running for Secretary General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF). AFP
    Rwanda Foreign Affairs Minister, Louise Mushikiwabo, who is running for Secretary General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF). AFP
  • US President Donald Trump (R) greets Prime Minister of Montenegro Dusko Markovic (C) at the delegate luncheon on the sidelines of the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    US President Donald Trump (R) greets Prime Minister of Montenegro Dusko Markovic (C) at the delegate luncheon on the sidelines of the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (2R) greets Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen (L) Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl (2L) and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (R) on the sidelines of the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (2R) greets Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen (L) Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl (2L) and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (R) on the sidelines of the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • Colombian President Ivan Duque meets with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. AFP
    Colombian President Ivan Duque meets with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. AFP
  • Swiss president Alain Berset speaks to the media on a hallway inside the UN on the sidelines of the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    Swiss president Alain Berset speaks to the media on a hallway inside the UN on the sidelines of the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic takes a selfie at the delegate luncheon on the sidelines of the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic takes a selfie at the delegate luncheon on the sidelines of the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte addresses a high level event regarding peacekeepers and peacekeeping during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters. AP
    Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte addresses a high level event regarding peacekeepers and peacekeeping during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters. AP
  • President of EAT Foundation Gunhild Stordalen (L) speaks with Director of Policy at EAT Sudhvir Singh (R) during the EAT Food System Dialogue event on a side of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    President of EAT Foundation Gunhild Stordalen (L) speaks with Director of Policy at EAT Sudhvir Singh (R) during the EAT Food System Dialogue event on a side of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
  • (L-R) US Vice President Mike Pence, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly (obscured), US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley and White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, in their seats before US President Donald Trump addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA
    (L-R) US Vice President Mike Pence, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly (obscured), US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley and White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, in their seats before US President Donald Trump addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. EPA

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