New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- The United Nations has launched a "thorough investigation" into technical mishaps during President Donald Trump's visit to its General Assembly headquarters, following his claims of a "triple sabotage."

Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told reporters on Wednesday: "The Secretary-General informed the US Permanent Mission that he had already ordered a thorough investigation, and he conveyed that the UN is ready to cooperate in full transparency with relevant US authorities on this matter to determine what caused the incidents referred to by the United States."

Dujarric added that the escalator may have stopped when a videographer from the US delegation accidentally tripped a sw...