# Global leaders head to UN as Xi Jinping plans White House visit

https://mins.news/en/video/66313

- Reuters, 2026-09-20 13:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6IuBZudd-0

> Nearly 130 heads of state are set to gather for the UN General Assembly to discuss artificial intelligence, the Middle East and the organization’s future. Xi Jinping will miss the meeting and instead hold talks with Donald Trump in Washington.

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