NATO chief: Finland 'safer,' military alliance 'stronger' with accession
The addition more than doubles the length of 1,215 kilometers of borders that NATO member nations share with Russia.
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Ukraine to secure first IMF loan package due to wartime spending
Ukraine ran up a huge deficit mainly due to military spending, and had to rely on its central bank printing more money.
Status quo 'totally unacceptable' in quake-hit, war-ravaged Syria
The U.N.'s special envoy to Syria says an effective response to the earthquake "was hampered in part" by the war.
Western leaders' tensions with Russia, China dominate summit
U.S. and Chinese diplomats met for the first time since the U.S. shot down what officials called a Chinese surveillance balloon.
NATO allies to step up support for Ukraine's 'grinding war of attrition'
The move reflects the Ukrainian president's request for vastly more heavy weaponry and ammunition to launch an expected spring counteroffensive against Russia.
At Munich summit, a focus on democracy versus autocracy
Human rights has become "a major flashpoint in the growing systemic competition" between competing ideologies and governance systems.
ASEAN leaders' talks focus on peace in Myanmar and South China Sea
Southeast Asian foreign ministers sought to defuse conflicts from Myanmar's military, China's expanding footprint, and North Korea's missile testing.
Sweden’s NATO bid put in jeopardy after Quran burning in Stockholm
The Turkish president threw cold water on NATO’s expansion after protests in the Swedish capital by an anti-Islam activist and pro-Kurdish groups.
Ukraine’s first lady presses Davos leaders for Western aid
Zelenska said it's outrageous that Russia's aggression can lead to thousands of civilians killed and millions of people displaced.
NATO and E.U. sign agreement to take partnership 'to the next level'
Building on two previous joint declarations between the organizations signed in 2016 and 2018, leaders said they would strengthen cooperation on a broad range of issues.
Headed to Davos: 2,700 leaders, CEOs, power brokers and activists
Next week's gathering focuses on cooperation in a fragmented world beset by war, hunger and health crises, and climate emergencies.
U.N. leaders urge international security mission to help Haiti
Haiti's violence has paralyzed the country, obstructed humanitarian aid, and fueled the resurgence of cholera amid a widening food crisis, U.N. officials emphasize.
More than $50 billion later, U.N. to close First Gulf War commission
As a subsidiary of the U.N. Security Council, the commission processed and paid $52.4 billion to 1.5 million claimants for losses and damage suffered as a direct result of Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait from 1990 to 1991.
A.U. members picks up U.S. support from Biden administration
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa pushed for A.U. membership as a needed step to confront climate change.
IPU reports a record number of parliamentarians face threats
A sharp increase in threats against women parliamentarians was seen in 2022, almost quadruple from just eight years ago.
U.N. urges nations to keep up prevention in Gulf of Guinea
Despite a steady decline in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea recently, the region suffers nearly $2 billion a year in losses.