UN General Assembly 2026: Pakistan's Sharif blames India for 2025 clashes, praises Trump for preventing war; Albania's Rama warns of AI misuse; Lebanon's Salam calls for Israeli withdrawal; St. Lucia urges attention to Haiti; Tuvalu appeals for climate fi

Published 09/22/2026Published September 22, 2026

Pakistan's prime minister blamed India for last year's clashes, and credited the US president with preventing "all-out war" between two nuclear powers. Albania's PM told the UN delegates an anecdote about AI misuse.

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Pakistan's prime minister called for renewed peace talks between the US and Iran

Shehbaz Sharif also took aim at India on a number of issues, from clashes in 2025 to Kashmir, the Indus River System, and allegations of Islamophobia

Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam called for peacekeepers to remain in his country as Israel operates in a self-declared 'security zone' in south Lebanon

Edi Rama told the chamber the tale of how AI was used to whip up false fears of a fabricated Israeli invasion of the Albanian coastline

St. Lucia urged the UN and its members not to forget Haiti amid larger conflicts around the world

Tuvalu called for Taiwan to be granted full UN membership

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