Politics● LowSep 23 · Sep 23, 2026, 3:54 PM
Who is skipping the UN General Assembly — and why
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from DW News [en] · global
Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Friedrich Merz, Giorgia Meloni and Mahmoud Abbas are among more than 50 leaders who won't make it to the UN General Assembly. Their reasons range from illness and domestic affairs to holidays.
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