At the U.N. General Assembly, world leaders are urging a concerted diplomatic drive to end the war in Gaza and to avert further escalation in the region, but Israel pushed back against the criticism. Kenya’s President William Ruto tells VOA's Peter Clottey he sees good progress after his visit to Haiti to assess Kenya’s police mission there. U.S. President Joe Biden is making his long-awaited trip to Africa next month, visiting Angola, as he tries to bolster U.S. relationships in Africa.