The UN general assembly in New York, the world's largest diplomatic event, turned into a show of EU solidarity with Russia and China against the US on Tuesday (25 September).
The development, which came about over Iran, symbolised a world-turned-upside-down by US leader Donald Trump's unilateralism.
It left Mike Pompeo, Trump's foreign policy chief, "disturbed and indeed deeply disappointed".
"This is one of the of the most counterproductive measures imaginable for regional...
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