Global waste crisis deepens as costs rise and garbage systems fall behind
The World Bank points to the inability of infrastructure and financing to keep pace, particularly in lower-income nations.
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Pandemic treaty faces last test as equity fight stalls final annex
The U.N. health agency's chief urged delegates to make good on the 'only chance' remaining to seal a global treaty.
Argentina completes exit from WHO, straining global health coordination
The nation says it will pursue bilateral and regional deals as it exits the U.N. health agency that it accuses of ideological bias.
Strikes near Iranian landmarks test protections for cultural heritage
UNESCO said it gave all sides coordinates of protected sites so they could 'take all feasible precautions to avoid damage.'
IEA prepares historic oil reserve release as Iran war disrupts markets
The decision on the 12th day of the war comes in the wake of escalating disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Women's commission opens annual session amid pushback on equality
Global ministers, activists and diplomats gather in New York as new figures show representation advancing only slowly.
G7 signals readiness to tap reserves as Middle East war jolts markets
Finance ministers warn of supply risks as oil prices spike and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz faces disruption.
Europe drives surge in global arms transfers as U.S. dominance expands
New data show Ukraine as world’s largest arms importer while Russian exports collapse and NATO members rearm.
Regulators confront ‘waterbed effect’ as illicit finance shifts
From cash limits to crypto rules and digital currencies, policymakers are trying to close gaps in payment systems.
What the U.S. AI showdown reveals about competing governance models
As the Pentagon seeks sovereign authority, the U.N. advances redistribution, dialogue and shared technical baselines.
Strikes on Iran derail nuclear track as U.S. takes U.N. council presidency
Oman-mediated talks pointed toward technical talks in Vienna days before the U.S. assumes the Security Council presidency.
U.S. and Iran hold third round of indirect nuclear talks to avoid war
Oman’s foreign minister, who was mediating the urgent talks, said the sides were 'exchanging creative and positive ideas.'
U.N. report details global trafficking into cyber-scam compounds
Hundreds of thousands forced into online fraud operations marked by violence, surveillance and coercion.
U.S.–U.K. talks add new layer to Iran standoff as Trump sets deadline
U.S. and U.K. top diplomats meeting in Washington amid dispute over Diego Garcia base and Chagos Islands deal.
U.S.-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks explore ceasefire, territory terms
Negotiators met in Geneva as the fourth anniversary of the invasion approached and military strikes continued.
U.S. and Iran outline principles for nuclear deal in Geneva talks
Indirect negotiations mediated by Oman advance despite military signaling and unresolved enrichment dispute.