China and India mend ties at SCO summit as Trump's tariffs sting
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's initial security focus has broadened to include economic and trade cooperation.
Belarus
Belarus is a landlocked nation in Eastern Europe that shares borders with Russia and Ukraine. A key ally of Russia, it is a founding member of the Eurasian Economic Union and has been a central point of geopolitical tension in the region.
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Trump threatens to impose extra tariffs on BRICS-aligned nations
Nations that back the bloc of emerging market countries' so-called 'anti-American policies' could face an added 10% tariff.
As Latvia defends border, Ukraine peace talks test strength of NATO
On a hike with reporters in a snow-covered pine forest, a Latvian colonel pointed to a border array of tank deterrents.
Ukraine's shattered deal: nuclear weapons for security assurances
More than 30 years later, Ukraine is fighting for its survival as it laments the Budapest Memorandum's broken promises.
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.
U.N. adopts 'pact' of new governance ideas for 21st century challenges
The pact, approved by consensus, outlines 56 broad actions, including an explicit call to phase out fossil fuels.
Majority of nations pass measure setting up U.N. vote on 'killer robots'
A first-of-its-kind provision cites an 'urgent need' for nations to address concerns about autonomous weapons systems.
Reprisals against human rights defenders cited among 42 nations
A new report's evidence of threats and retaliation extends to 12 of the U.N. Human Rights Council's 47 member nations.
Slovenia outdistances Belarus in U.N. vote that reflects war in Europe
The U.N. General Assembly's vote for the next five seat-holders on the powerful Security Council for 2024-25 delivered a resounding win to an E.U. member over a Russian ally.
Nuclear tensions fuel disarmament agenda for Hiroshima G-7 summit
Humanitarian leaders say the risk of nuclear catastrophe is the highest 'since the worst moments of the Cold War.'
Putin, charged with war crimes, takes over U.N.'s most powerful arm
Russia's status as U.N. Security Council president is bound up in a frozen-in-time power structure dating to World War II.
Stockpiles of nuclear weapons available for use increased in 2022
Nuclear warheads available to nations for deployment reached 9,576 at the start of 2023, up from 9,440 a year earlier.
Assassination to intimidation: dissidents targeted across borders
Assassination and unlawful deportations are some of the methods that regimes use against activists and dissidents.
As the war intensifies, more Ukrainians shelter away from home
While many Ukrainians stay to fight, several million Ukrainians have fled their country, mostly to Poland.
Biden and Putin agree at face-to-face Geneva meeting to cut nuclear risks
With U.S.-Russia tensions nearing Cold War-era dimensions, the leaders turned to Swiss diplomacy to improve relations.
Biden U.N. pick signals U.S. return to alliances
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s selection of Linda Thomas-Greenfield to serve as ambassador to the U.N. signals America's pivot back to multilateralism.