UN chief Antonio Guterres warned nations Monday that he fears the likelihood of further escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict means the world is heading towards a 'wider war.'
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gestures as he walks during his visit to Borodianka, outside Kyiv, on April 28, 2022. Sergei Supinsky/ AFP
The Secretary-General laid out his priorities for the year in a gloomy speech to the United Nations General Assembly that focused on Russia's invasion, the climate crisis and extreme poverty.
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