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Trump Warns Against Globalist Agendas in UN Address, Holds Bilaterals

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Trump Warns Against Globalist Agendas in UN Address, Holds Bilaterals
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
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NEW YORK CITY—The United Nations has again denied press credentials to several reporters from two U.S. media companies—The Epoch Times and its sister outlet, NTD—following a pattern over the past two decades that has raised concerns of Chinese influence behind the scenes.

Epoch Times senior White House correspondent Emel Akan traveled to New York City with the State Department press pool to cover activities attended by President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 22.

Akan submitted her application for U.N. press credentials through the State Department and received an email telling her to pick up her press pass in New York City.

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The U.S. Department of State on Sept. 22 barred diplomats from Iran from visiting stores such as Costco, Sam’s Club, and BJ’s Wholesale Club while in the United States to attend the U.N. General Assembly in New York City.

The State Department issued a statement indicating that Iranian diplomats working at the U.N. headquarters would not be able to access “wholesale club stores and luxury goods” while in the country. The Iranian officials would also be restricted in their movements through the United States, with them being limited to “areas strictly necessary to transit to and from the UN headquarters district to conduct their official UN business.”
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