K-pop superstars BTS bat for global diplomacy at UN gathering

The pop stars were present to help promote U.N. goals for 2030 including ending extreme poverty, preserving the planet and achieving gender equality

It was a United Nations speech that got attention like few others — a plug for vaccines, young people and the earth’s well-being from superstar K-pop band BTS.

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Addressing the stage for a sustainability event, the seven-member musical juggernaut appeared before the renowned green-marbled backdrop in the General Assembly hall on Monday to help promote U.N. goals for 2030 including ending extreme poverty, preserving the planet and achieving gender equality.