Bangladesh's foreign minister defeats Cyprus' ambassador to be UN General Assembly president

Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman won a hotly contested race Tuesday to be the next president of the 193-member UN General Assembly.

In a secret-ballot vote, Rahman defeated Cyprus' Ambassador Andreas Kakouris 99-91, with three countries not voting.

He will succeed Germany's former Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, whose one-year term ends in September.

The presidency of the world body rotates by region and this year it was the Asia-Pacific region’s turn.

While the presidency of th ...