Nuclear power's complexities emerge in the age of climate change
The picture is complicated by safety and environmental concerns and IAEA's dual roles as watchdog and promoter.
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The picture is complicated by safety and environmental concerns and IAEA's dual roles as watchdog and promoter.
The concept of a demilitarization zone, like the one planned for Idlib, goes back almost a half-millennium to Europe's rules on demolishing forts or prohibiting their reconstruction.
With the U.S. reversal, Iran's planned economic opening to the West in exchange for curbs on its nuclear ambitions depends on its European, Russian and Chinese trading partners.
The report found the highest concentration of modern slavery in North Korea — and bigger numbers than previously reported in Australia, Europe and the United States.
The U.N. human rights office pinned blame for violence on both countries in its first report on the disputed region.
A World Health Organization commission ratcheted up pressure on governments to fight a worldwide epidemic of noncommunicable diseases, but couldn't agree on whether to recommend taxing sugar-sweetened beverages.
Diplomats registered protest, outrage and regret that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government would preside over the forum, saying it has no credibility or moral authority.
The world's financial help for displaced people has lagged — raising broad concerns among international organizations that a lack of resources can destabilize neighbors and regions.
The U.N. secretary-general launched a campaign underscoring the need for nations to scrap nuclear arsenals and other weapons that could result in catastrophic mistakes.
Reporters Without Borders said hatred for the press was "steadily more visible” in 2018 among 180 countries it monitors each year and political leaders' hostility towards news media is no longer limited to authoritarian countries.