The symbolic clock was reset closer to the symbolic hour of apocalpyse largely due to Russia's war in Ukraine, which has raised the risk of a nuclear confrontation with the West.
The world got a chilling update on just how close we are to midnight, the symbolic hour of apocalypse, from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
We're now 90 seconds from midnight, the organization announced Tuesday in the first change to the iconic Doomsday Clock in three years. This serves as the first update since Russia's war in Ukraine, which has stoked fears of another potential showdown over nuclear arms between Russia and the West.
A Swiss-led U.N. Security Council committee will find it harder to deal with 'suspicions' of sanctions violations.
Sweden does not share a border with Russia, but its coastlines stretch 3,218 kilometers to its east along the Baltic Sea.
The symbolic clock will remain set at the closest point to the symbolic hour of apocalpyse it has ever been since 1947.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog has reported that Tehran increased its output of near weapons-grade uranium.
The humanitarian nightmare and attacks on civilians in Gaza dominated the U.N. Security Council's quarterly open debate.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
A new U.N. report shows how prioritizing debt over services like health care and education plagues the developing world.
