
European court links Swiss climate inaction to human rights violation
The France-based court was created to uphold the European Convention on Human Rights, which took effect in 1953.
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The France-based court was created to uphold the European Convention on Human Rights, which took effect in 1953.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warns 'literally any scenario is possible' in Europe since Russia invaded Ukraine.
Some 16.7 million people need humanitarian aid in Syria, up from 15.3 million a year ago, as its devastating war drags on.
Several top donors including Australia, Sweden, Canada, and the E.U. resumed funding contingent on agency reforms.
A top U.N. official cites strong concerns about mental privacy, which is 'a line that we should not cross at all' as AI develops.
Humanitarian groups demanded a probe into an 'apparent mass killing' at an aid drop where Israel blamed a stampede.
Warming threatens to upend ecosystems from Mongolia and the Amazon to crucial ocean currents in the North Atlantic.
Leaders departed after a week of talks dominated by wars in Gaza and Ukraine, AI and a year of elections.
More than 2,800 leaders from 120 countries were expected at the World Economic Forum gathering this week.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog has reported that Tehran increased its output of near weapons-grade uranium.
The COP28 accord calls for weaning the world off burning oil, coal and natural gas 'in a just, orderly and equitable manner.'
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Oil and plastic producing nations and lobbyists sought more emphasis on recycling instead of production cuts.
Medical facilities are running out of supplies and fuel, which Israel hasn't allowed into Gaza for a month now.
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board urged more trust-building to boost monitoring, accountability and financing.
Swiss right-wing populist and Socialist parties gained strength at the expense of Greens on issues like climate and migration.