{
  "id": 8442163,
  "title": "EU urges US to reconsider visa denial to Palestinian delegation for UN meeting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/eu-urges-us-to-reconsider-visa-denial-to-palestinian-delegation-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T10:35:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/09/19/eu-urges-us-to-reconsider-visa-denial-to-palestinian-delegation-for-un-meeting_6757704_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US State Department has refused to grant visas to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and other members of his delegation ahead of the upcoming UN General Assembly meeting in New York. According to Le Monde English, this decision was made this week.\n\nThe European Union has expressed regret over the US decision to deny visas to the Palestinian delegation for the second year in a row. The EU's diplomatic service spokesman, Anouar El Anouni, stated that they urge the US to reconsider this decision, citing existing headquarters agreements with the UN and obligations as a host state, as reported by Free Malaysia Today.\n\nThe UN General Assembly has voted 152-3 to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to appear virtually for the second year in a row. Only members of the Palestinian mission to the UN will be able to attend the meeting in person, which is set to begin on Tuesday. Middle East Eye and Free Malaysia Today also reported that the EU urged the US to reconsider its decision.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "EU urges US to reconsider visa denial for Palestinian delegation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/eu-urges-us-to-reconsider-visa-denial-for-palestinian-delegation",
        "published": "2026-09-19T08:09:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "EU urges US to lift travel ban on Palestinian delegation for UNGA meeting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/eu-urges-us-to-lift-travel-ban-on-palestinian-delegation-for-unga",
        "published": "2026-09-19T09:05:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "EU says it regrets US' visa denial extension for Palestinian UN delegation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/eu-says-it-regrets-us-visa-denial-extension-for-palestinian-un",
        "published": "2026-09-19T10:18:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Post",
        "title": "EU presses US to admit Palestinian UN delegation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/eu-presses-us-to-admit-palestinian-un-delegation",
        "published": "2026-09-19T10:38:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}