A very high number of heads of state and government — 157 — say they plan to attend September’s first totally in-person gathering of world leaders at the UN General Assembly since the Covid-19 pandemic began in early 2020. The 104 heads of state on the provisional list of speakers include US President Joe Biden, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, King Abdullah II of Jordan and the presidents of Iran, France, Brazil, Colombia, South Korea, South Africa, Egypt and Venezuela. The 53 heads of government on the list include the still-to-be-chosen new prime minister of the United Kingdom, Ge…

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