Donald Trump used his first speech to the UN General Assembly since winning re-election last November to lambast the organisation’s record on solving conflicts. With an eye on his desire for a Nobel peace prize, the president said, rather dubiously, that he had been more effective in reaching peace deals than the UN. “Your countries are going to hell,” he told the delegates. He also admonished countries such as Australia, Britain, Canada and France for officially recognising Palestine as a state, criticising them for rewarding terrorists. Israel said the formal recognition would embolden Hamas.
