Six big takeaways from a turbulent week of UN diplomacy

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facebook --> twitter --> whatsup --> linkded --> email MORE (3) Messenger Whatsapp --> United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026. Photo: Reuters Limousines whisked world leaders away from the United Nations on Friday after a week of speeches, meetings and hallway diplomacy.

While they reached no breakthroughs on the world's most intractable conflicts, talks on the Iran and Ukraine wars inched forward, and global powers used the venue to debate AI risks with industry leaders.

Here are the big takeaways from scores of panels, hundreds of meetings, hours spent in ​lines and listening to speeches - and countless cups of coffee: