UN allows Palestinian president to again speak via video after US denies visa

NEW YORK: The United ‌Nations General Assembly voted on Thursday to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the annual gathering of ​world leaders next week via video — for the second year in a row — after the United States again denied him a visa to travel to New York. The resolution received 152 votes in favor and three votes against, while four countries abstained. It also allows Abbas and any ‌other high-level Palestinian ‌officials to take part in ​UN ‌meetings ⁠or ​conferenc

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