- Bangladesh’s foreign minister Khalilur Rahman was narrowly elected UN General Assembly president, winning 99–91 in a secret ballot; the post rotates by region and he’ll take over in September.
- Rahman, tapped as foreign minister after Bangladesh’s 2024 political shake-up, is a longtime diplomat and former national security adviser.
- He inherits an Assembly at a “historic crossroads” — with wars (Ukraine, Gaza), calls for UN reform, and significant financial strains on the organization.
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