India, Sept. 23 -- French President Emmanuel Macron delivered an impassioned address at the United Nations General Assembly, urging the international community to reject widespread diplomatic paralysis in the face of compounding global crises. Speaking before world leaders gathered in Manhattan, the French executive sharply condemned nations that flout international law, declaring that the current geopolitical climate threatens to normalise unchecked aggression and prolonged conflicts spanning from the Middle East to Eastern Europe.
The high-profile speech arrives at a critical juncture for the international body, as member states grapple with mounting civilian casualties in active war zones and the fracturing of traditional diplomatic all...