UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With global support for a Palestinian state growing, Israel’s devastating war in Gaza is expected to take center stage as the U.N.’s gathering of world leaders gets into full gear Tuesday. But humanity’s myriad conflicts, rising poverty and heating planet will also be in the spotlight.
The General Assembly ’s big week of meetings began Monday with events including a conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Tuesday kicks off the “General Debate” in which presidents, prime ministers, monarchs and cabinet members give their annual take on the state of the world and their own nations.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, U.S. President Donald Trump, Turkish
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