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  "id": 8563526,
  "title": "Rituals of the United Nations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/rituals-of-the-united-nations-8563526",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T00:00:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/rituals-of-the-united-nations/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nigeria's participation in the UN General Assembly has been critiqued, with leaders like Tinubu and Buhari accused of failing to meet development goals such as the SDGs, according to Punch.\n\nThe UN General Assembly is set to take place, with various leaders in attendance. Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend, but not give a speech, instead participating in a roundtable discussion on strengthening multilateral collaboration, as per CityNews. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to deliver a speech later during the General Assembly.\n\nThe US has approved visas for a small number of Iranian officials to attend the UN General Assembly, despite being in open conflict with Iran, as reported by Middle East Eye. The Security Council also met to gauge the popularity of contenders to lead the organization, according to RTE News.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Can US deny visas to foreign officials attending UN General Assembly?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/can-us-deny-visas-to-foreign-officials-attending-un-general-assembly",
        "published": "2026-09-18T11:50:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "US approves visas for Iranian officials to attend United Nations General Assembly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/us-approves-visas-for-iranian-officials-to-attend-united-nations",
        "published": "2026-09-18T17:22:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Rituals of the United Nations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/rituals-of-the-united-nations",
        "published": "2026-09-20T00:00:56.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}