President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address to world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday as he seeks to burnish his foreign policy legacy. "This is the fourth time I've had the great honor speaking to this assembly as president of the United States,

The war in Gaza has endured more than 11 months, and violence between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese militia, has risen sharply over the last week.

President Biden laid out his vision for U.S. policy on Israel, Palestine, and Iran during his final speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday: PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: We're also working to bring a greater measure of peace and stability to the Middle East.

The Kremlin warned on Tuesday that Israeli strikes on Lebanon had the potential to completely destabilise the Middle East and widen the conflict there.

The Pentagon says the U.S. is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East in response to a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that is raising the risk of a greater regional war.