'World Court' gains new judges and Russia loses seat with U.N. election
The election adds only the sixth female judge and denies Russia a seat for the first time in the court's 77-year history.
The election adds only the sixth female judge and denies Russia a seat for the first time in the court's 77-year history.
A top U.S. diplomatic official said the ICC won't pursue war crimes charges against Americans if the U.S. courts handle it.
Germany and France pushed for E.U. sanctions on Russia after OPCW confirmed Russia's Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent.
The E.U. demanded the Trump administration rescind its retaliatory economic sanctions on the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor and a top aide.
The U.N. human rights office acknowledged it suffered a sophisticated cyber attack last year, but said all of its sensitive and confidential data were safe.
IAEA confirmed Iran is preparing to use arrays of more advanced centrifuges, in another violation of Tehran's faltering 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
The military delivered more than 88,000 tons of packages and letters last year and must now plan for a possible disruption.
IBM, which helped develop the standards, said they offer policy guidance for governments and stakeholders worldwide.
The global financial institution has acknowledged difficulties in assessing the problem among developing nations.
At least 45 governments, businesses and organizations endorsed a 26-point pledge for preventing corruption.
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.