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SHOCKING: Time to move the un away from donald trumps grasp - You Need To See This

Flags fly in the wind during the general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on 22 September 2026.
The exterior of the UN headquarters in New York on 22 September 2026. Photograph: Sarah Yenesel/EPA

Nesrine Malik rightly questions the effectiveness of the current United Nations (War, power games and impunity. I watched the farce that is the UN general assembly: what a tragedy, what a mess, 1 October). Why has there been so little outcry about Donald Trump’s blocking of visas for Palestinians and Sudanese (or any other accredited members) to attend the UN in New York? Despite the cost and upheaval, it is time to call Trump’s bluff and relocate the UN, preferably to Switzerland.
Joe Cocker
Leominster, Herefordshire

• Imagine my excitement to discover in your interview with Erasure (2 October) that Andy Bell’s partner is Stephen Moss! But which of the fabled Guardian doppelganger journalists could it be? Or, heaven forfend, might there be a third Stephen Moss?
Pete Rosser
Wakefield, West Yorkshire

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