President Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly amounted to a rejection of the founding concept of the United Nations.

During the Cuba section of the president’s 38-minute address, Trump called the communist country an “absolutely failed state” and said the government “will fall.”

Outside, protests and gridlock alerts continue to plague the Lower East Side of Manhattan during General Assembly week. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer and Vanessa Murdock have the story.

The president, who has been dogged by the war in Iran and eroding alliances, is also expected to sign a security deal on Greenland and meet with world leaders.

MS NOW pulled out of Trump's speech before the UN General Assembly on Tuesday — with anchor Stephanie Ruhle jumping in to drop a scathing rebuttal. The post MS NOW Dumps Trump’s UN Address Midway Through — Drops Scathing Fact Check: Speech Was ‘Riddled With False Claims first appeared on Mediaite.

CNN dealt a fresh blow to President Donald Trump amid a heated standoff over news coverage. The network did not air the ratings-obsessed president’s Tuesday speech addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York City after Trump banned CNN,

Macron said claims that peace had been achieved in Gaza were not reflected in conditions for civilians in the territory

Oil prices fell sharply fell for a fifth straight trading session, reaching a two-week low on hopes of a renewed diplomatic push to end the Iran war and optimism over the reopening of a critical pipeline in Saudi Arabia.

Donald Trump's speech was barely audible after major networks withdrew from the White House press pool in protest over the ban.