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  "id": 9192736,
  "title": "UN General Assembly 2026: War on Iran and Gaza genocide dominate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/un-general-assembly-2026-war-on-iran-and-gaza-genocide-dominate-9192736",
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  "published": "2026-09-22T20:15:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
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    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-general-assembly-2026-war-iran-and-gaza-genocide-dominate"
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  "account": "The 81st United Nations General Assembly began in New York City on Tuesday, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivering his final address as he prepares to step down. Guterres emphasized that the world was entering a multipolar era, which he deemed irreversible.\n\nHe cautioned that military power alone is insufficient to ensure peace, stating that economic and technological power also fall short in guaranteeing stability and security. Guterres argued that a networked multipolar world could foster a more balanced and representative global problem-solving approach, but this can only be achieved through a multilateral system centered around the UN that is equitable and representative.\n\nThe UN chief expressed concern over the ceasefires announced in the Middle East, warning that these truces are merely nominal and that civilians continue to suffer. US President Donald Trump addressed the assembly on the same day, as reported by AFP photographer Brendan Smialowski.",
  "summary": "UN General Assembly 2026: War on Iran and Gaza genocide dominate United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres kicked off the 81st United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday at UN headquarters in New York City, saying that we are entering \"a multipolar world and that movement is irreversible”. In what will be his last UN address, Guterres said that \"superpowers were finding the limits of…",
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