Bangladesh's foreign minister defeats Cyprus' ambassador to be UN General Assembly president
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, left, and 80th President of the United Nations General Assembly Annalena Baerbock, right, flank Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, newly elected President of the 81st UN General Assembly, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe via AP)Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, the newly elected president of the United Nations General Assembly, addresses a plenary meeting of body at U.N. headquarters on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe via AP)
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, left, and 80th President of the United Nations General Assembly Annalena Baerbock, right, flank Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, newly elected President of the 81st UN General Assembly, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe via AP)