Most of U.N.'s most powerful members to skip high-level meeting
Despite the absences, the politics of catastrophe and climate inaction toward Earth's impaired health await the assembly's annual gathering of world leaders next week in New York.
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Danger of exhausting local water supply puts 1-in-4 at risk globally
'Extremely high water stress' afflicts 83% of the population in the Middle East and North Africa and 74% in South Asia.
NATO secretary general's successor rises on agenda ahead of summit
The debate over who should succeed Jens Stoltenberg, a Norwegian former prime minister, has become complicated. It's also possible he could agree to a fourth contract extension.
U.N. labor conference led by Qatari despite migrant worker controversy
Delegates from 187 nations set aside concerns about human rights and migrant workers for Qatar's labor minister to head the International Labor Conference.
Italy undecided about exiting China's Belt and Road Initiative
As the only G-7 member to have joined Beijing's sprawling global pact, Italy had indicated it would leave. But now Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says the decision is still up in the air.
WHO chief opens assembly with push for 'historic' pandemic treaty
The COVID-19 pandemic brought into sharp focus many of the world's glaring inequalities between rich and poorer nations.
DIANA makes low-key entrance as NATO’s DARPA-style innovation hub
The new technology accelerator from NATO quietly began taking shape a year before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
U.N. agrees to buy $55M crude carrier to prevent oil spill in Red Sea
A stranded supertanker, moored off the coast of Yemen near a pipeline to oil and gas fields, nearly sank in 2020.
A labyrinth of competing interests behind Europe's migration battle
It is a fight that spans the continent and entangles international organizations, border security and others.
Shadow lobbying is an E.U. open secret in its cash suitcase scandal
The shock within institutions sidesteps the root problem: widely accepted shadow lobbying in the European Union.
U.S.-Russia find little common ground on Ukraine at Geneva talks
Diplomats debated Russia's massive troop buildup around Ukraine, the first in a series of talks on Europe's security.
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.
Mammoth digital effort aims to resuscitate League of Nations' legacy
Ten million pages scanned, five million more to go. The digitization project for the archives hit the two-thirds mark.
E.U. regulator approves first COVID-19 vaccine
A two-shot vaccine from BioNTech and Pfizer gained official approval in the E.U., two days after Switzerland approved it through a normal procedure.
Virus and climate shape €1.8 trillion E.U. budget
European Union leaders sent a €1.8 trillion seven-year budget plan to European Parliament that includes a proposed €750 billion coronavirus recovery fund.
Top U.N. panel moves to further tighten humanitarian aid for Syria
The U.N. Security Council, bowing to Russia, constricted aid for Syrians in areas still beyond Syrian government control.