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Protesters in Guatemala demand the president's resignation.

Human Rights & Humanitarians

Reprisals against human rights defenders cited among 42 nations

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A new report's evidence of threats and retaliation extends to 12 of the U.N. Human Rights Council's 47 member nations.

A report says 60% of the world's population will live in highly water-stressed conditions by 2050.

Climate & Health

Danger of exhausting local water supply puts 1-in-4 at risk globally

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'Extremely high water stress' afflicts 83% of the population in the Middle East and North Africa and 74% in South Asia.

Nuclear Security & WMD

Groups warn of backsliding in nuclear security around the world

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The biennial report noted the erosion of nuclear security coincides with growing nuclear security dangers and alarming increases in stockpiles of weapons-usable nuclear materials.

An inflatable satellite antenna for on-site nuclear weapons inspections.

Nuclear Security & WMD

Nuclear diplomacy suffers major setback in Russia’s war on Ukraine

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The total number of nuclear warheads fell worldwide, but the amount of operational nuclear weapons started to rise.

The U.S. military's X-45 concept for an autonomous unmanned military aircraft.

Science & Technology

U.N. stalemate over autonomous weapons enters second decade

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Delegates in Geneva were able to muster a non-binding report that essentially prolongs a decade-old geopolitical impasse.

Nuclear Security & WMD

Nuclear tensions fuel disarmament agenda for Hiroshima G-7 summit

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Humanitarian leaders say the risk of nuclear catastrophe is the highest 'since the worst moments of the Cold War.'

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg rebuked Russia and China over global arms control.

Nuclear Security & WMD

International arms control at a 'crossroads' over nuclear threats

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Despite his concerns about Russia and China and the "unraveling" of the international arms controls regimes the world has long depended on, the NATO chief emphasized the need to negotiate new arms control arrangements.

A U.S. Air Force transporter erector attached to a payload transporter is raised with the missile removed

Nuclear Security & WMD

Stockpiles of nuclear weapons available for use increased in 2022

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The number of nuclear warheads that are available to nations for deployment reached 9,576 at the start of 2023, up from 9,440 a year earlier, according to a watchdog's new report.

Nuclear Security & WMD

U.N. nuclear treaty ban to enter into force

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Fifty nations ratified a treaty to ban nuclear weapons that will enter into force in 90 days, the U.N. confirmed on the same day it was founded 75 years ago.

Climate & Health

UNGA approves pandemic measure on 6-month mark

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The U.N. General Assembly approved its third coronavirus-related resolution on Friday, six months after the World Health Organization declared a pandemic.

Geopolitics

Elders rally resistance to Israeli annexation

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An independent group of global leaders appealed to European leaders to "stand firm" against Israel’s threat to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.

Nuclear Security & WMD

U.S.-Russia nuclear weapons talks restart

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U.S.-Russia nuclear talks resumed after more than a year, despite unknown factors like China's non-participation and a U.S. presidential election.

Geopolitics

U.N. chief sees 'wind of madness' in world

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The U.N. chief warned “a wind of madness is sweeping the globe” from a dangerous surge of instability and unpredictable geopolitical "hair-trigger" tensions.