UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s appearance at the U.N. General Assembly (all times local): 2:20 p.m. President Donald Trump says he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have agreed to open trade talks between their countries. Trump says Japan had been unwilling in the past to enter into such talks,…
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A gaping ideological divide cuts through this year’s gathering of world leaders at the United Nations. It’s not between capitalists and communists, rich and poor, East and West. It’s between multilateralists who advocate nations working together and unilateralists who are pushing for national sovereignty. Despite near-universal hand-wringing about the U.N.’s failings,…
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — World leaders looked to Nelson Mandela’s legacy of championing peace, human rights and global cooperation but acknowledged the world is far from achieving his ideals as the U.N. General Assembly’s annual top-level meeting began Monday. At a peace summit honoring the late South African leader, nations from around the world adopted…