Amazon nations renew cooperation but fall short on deforestation plan
The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization agreed on some policies but not a unified goal to end deforestation.
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U.S. rejoins UNESCO as countermove to China's growing influence
The United States signaled its intent to return to UNESCO and pay arrears after China became its biggest contributor and a Chinese diplomat took over as deputy chief.
Fearing precedent, Pentagon won't cooperate with top global court
A top U.S. diplomatic official said the ICC won't pursue war crimes charges against Americans if the U.S. courts handle it.
U.N. panel on racism and law enforcement ends first U.S. tour
Panel members said they heard countless painful stories from victims and their families but also learned of some promising initiatives against racial discrimination.
Zoonomia Project reveals genetic blueprint of 240 species of mammals
The collaboration found some parts of genomes remained the same for all mammalian species over millions of years of evolution, indicating regulatory functions essential to health.
The great Twitter cull looms for leaders and organizations
More than 300 accounts of heads of state, government leaders and their institutions, plus some 40 major international organizations and their leaders were slated to be demoted.
World marks horrific slave trade history to guard against more abuses
The commemoration is not meant to be a look solely into the past; the idea is to preserve and teach an ugly chapter of history that might help ward off humanity’s worst impulses.
McCain is the next U.S. conservative tapped to lead World Food Program
McCain represents a seemingly bygone era of American bipartisanship as both a close political ally of Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden and the widow of U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee.
Biden picks former Mastercard CEO to replace the World Bank's leader
As the largest shareholder in the World Bank, the United States traditionally nominates candidates for a five-year term as president. They are vetted by the bank’s executive board.
U.S. says Russia is violating terms of the New START nuclear arms treaty
The United States says Russia won't allow American inspectors to inspect its arsenal to ensure compliance with the post-Cold War agreement the two nations renewed for five years in 2021.
U.N. leaders urge international security mission to help Haiti
Haiti's violence has paralyzed the country, obstructed humanitarian aid, and fueled the resurgence of cholera amid a widening food crisis, U.N. officials emphasize.
Venezuelan agreement sets stage for frozen assets to be directed to humanitarian fund
About US$3 billion from Venezuela's frozen assets held in U.S. and European banks is expected to go to a U.N.-administered fund. The agreement restarts negotiations and clears the way for Chevron to resume pumping Venezuelan oil.
World bankers meet against backdrop of global inflation and recession threats
With leadership under fire and a community facing an historic convergence of crises, finance ministers and central bankers met at the World Bank and IMF.
Biden signs order on E.U.-U.S. data privacy
U.S. President Joe Biden set safeguards against American intelligence agencies misusing personal information as part of a transatlantic data privacy deal.
U.N. tech agency elects U.S.-backed leader
In an election with global significance for the internet and telecoms, American Doreen Bogdan-Martin won the ITU's top job, defeating her Russian rival.
Rampant U.S. racism in focus at U.N. review
Entrenched racism, white nationalism, aggressive policing and xenophobia burden and stifle the lives, aspirations and rights of Americans nationwide.