From major pledges on COVID-19 and climate change, to the flaring of long-held international disputes, the 76th United Nations General Assembly high-level week wasn’t short on drama. Many more world leaders than expected chose to attend the debate in New York in person, with at least one delegate testing positive for COVID-19. And despite warnings that this year's event would be much smaller than in the past due to the pandemic, analysts say it was almost back to business as usual.

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