Historic treaty reached to protect marine life on high seas
For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas…
Turkey-Syria earthquake 2023: How to help the victims
Foreign nations and non-governmental organizations have promised assistance and started mobilizing supplies and rescue teams to help authorities in Turkey…
Jewish settler population in West Bank hits a landmark, and under Israel’s new government, it may soar
Jerusalem — Israel’s West Bank settler population now makes up more than half a million people, a pro-settler group said Thursday,…
Haitian gangs’ gruesome murders of police spark protests as calls mount for U.S., Canada to intervene
Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Outraged rebel police officers paralyzed Port-au-Prince on Thursday, roaring through the streets on motorcycles in protest of a…
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Johannesburg — Next month, on the one-year anniversary of the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, South Africa will…
Biden sends top officials to try to win over African nations long-wooed by China and Russia
United Nations — The United States’ Ambassador to the United Nations is heading to Africa this week. She’ll be the…
Top U.N. women’s visit to pressure Afghanistan’s Taliban on rights marred by security team’s poorly planned photo op
The United Nations apologized Friday for photos posted online of a senior delegation’s security detail posing in front of the…
AP: WHO knew of past sex misconduct claim against doctor
When a doctor tweeted that she was “sexually assaulted” by a World Health Organization staffer at a Berlin conference in…
Earth’s ozone layer on track to recover within 40 years, U.N. experts say
How global warming affects our foods ClimateWatch: How global warming is affecting our food and where it’s grown 21:06 The…
Pope Francis laments the
Pope Francis used his Christmas message Sunday to lament the “icy winds of war” buffeting humanity and to make an…