With FCPA paused, U.S. prosecutors skip OECD anti-bribery meetings
The U.S. absence raises questions about the Trump administration's commitment to enforcing anti-bribery laws.
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Slowing gains among women in parliaments as rights are attacked
The averate rate of gains for women-held seats accelerated between 2000 and 2015, but slowed in the last decade.
U.N.-brokered biodiversity financing deal keeps green diplomacy alive
Three days of talks in Rome ended with nations agreeing to support a $200 billion a year global plan to protect nature.
ITU-led summit outlines measures to protect global submarine cables
Leaders and experts say stronger international cooperation is needed to support the world's digital infrastructure.
Fault lines between U.S. and Europe come into view at U.N. over Ukraine
The Trump administration's erosion of U.S. policy as Europe's main protector played out in a series of U.N. votes on Ukraine.
European leaders reject MAGA boost for far right as baseless interference
The German leader rebuked a suggestion the U.S. might not support Europe if it shuns far-right, anti-immigration parties.
At NATO meeting, Europe demands to be part of Ukraine peace process
European defense leaders were indignant at U.S.-Russia talks that excluded Ukraine, saying it must be part of negotiations.
Transparency corruption rankings tie performance to climate action
Thirty-two nations significantly improved since 2012 while 47 others, including Russia and the U.S., significantly declined.
Watchdog discusses 'next steps' to eliminate chemical weapons in Syria
It was OPCW's first visit to Damascus since Bashar Assad's dramatic overthrow at the hands of Islamist-led rebels.
ICC and dozens of nations rebuke Trump-ordered sanctions on court
Seventy-nine of the International Criminal Court's member nations and E.U. leaders blasted Trump's executive order.
Trump orders general review of U.S. funding and ties to United Nations
The U.S. president also withdrew the U.S. from the U.N. Human Rights Council and stopped funding for UNRWA.
After aid suspension, USAID's future is in doubt as website goes offline
Aid groups were in crisis as the U.S. aid agency seemed to lose independence and be put on the chopping block.
Symbolic 'Doomsday Clock' moves closest ever to human extinction
Atomic scientists reset the Clock to the closest point to the symbolic hour of apocalpyse it has ever been since 1947.
U.N. chief warns Davos crowd of a 'rudderless' and overheating world
His remarks were aimed at focusing attention on rising global temperatures and unregulated artificial intelligence.
From Washington to Davos, the ranks of billionaire elites grow
Billionaires' wealth 'surged' by $2 trillion in a year, while 44% of the world population lives on less than $6.85 a day.
Trump strongly rejects international cooperation. Round 2 is underway.
Here's a timeline of Trump's actions involving international organizations and treaties, from his first term to the present.