# Why nearly every world leader is in New York right now

https://mins.news/en/video/69635

- BBC News, 2026-09-22 20:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nntUt6KbjbE

> World leaders have gathered in New York for this year’s UN General Assembly, widely seen as diplomacy’s biggest event of the year. The meeting will also be the first encounter between US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The video explains what the assembly does, why it matters and what leaders discuss there.

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