Bachelet exits UN leadership race; Grynspan leads, Castro admirer second

Michelle Bachelet has withdrawn from the UN Secretary-General race after an informal Security Council vote, leaving Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan as the frontrunner. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, who has expressed admiration for the Castro brothers, is in second place. The outcome signals a shift in UN leadership dynamics, with potential implications for Western influence in the organization.