UNITED NATIONS: “Our common house is in disorder,” said French President Emmanuel Macron, describing the troubled state of the United Nations General Assembly as it prepares for a second week of mostly virtual meetings and speeches starting Tuesday.

For the first time the speeches of presidents and prime ministers are being delivered on videos, often recorded days in advance. It’s rather like watching a movie in an empty theater, as New York Times journalist Rick Gladstone put it.

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