Law enforcement officers outside the United Nations headquarters ahead of the UN General Assembly on September 21, 2026. | Angelina Katsanis/Bloomberg via Getty Images This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. It’s time for yet another United Nations General Assembly meeting in Manhattan — just one year after President Donald Trump appeared at it and asked, bluntly: “What is the purpose of the United Nations?” Every year around this time, roughly 130 leaders from around the wo...
The United Nations looks broken. Is it?
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