{"id":281512,"date":"2025-09-25T18:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T17:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fidel-castro-to-greta-thunberg-the-history-of-the-un-general-assembly-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T18:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T17:05:09","slug":"fidel-castro-to-greta-thunberg-the-history-of-the-un-general-assembly-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fidel-castro-to-greta-thunberg-the-history-of-the-un-general-assembly-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Fidel Castro to Greta Thunberg: The history of the UN General Assembly | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-3fV3ZQA1hI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Fidel Castro to Greta Thunberg: The history of the UN General Assembly | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-3fV3ZQA1hI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>World leaders are convening in New York this week for the 80th United Nations General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump&#8217;s explosive speech on Tuesday, during which he called climate change a &#8216;hoax&#8217; and made false claims about London turning to Sharia law, was just the latest in a long series of remarkable moments throughout UNGA&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p>They include Cuban leader Fidel Castro&#8217;s 269-minute speech &#8211; which remains the longest in the history of the Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>In 2009, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi took to the stage in New York. 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