$310B a year climate adaptation 'emergency' risks lives, spurs debt
Developing nations get 12 to 14 times less than what's needed to adapt infrastructure and prepare for climate impacts.
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U.N. cybercrime accord signed in Hanoi draws concerns over rights
The agreement establishes the first universal legal framework for international cooperation against digital offenses.
U.S. sinks IMO-led plan for world's first global carbon fee on shipping
A vote on a global plan to cut maritime emissions was postponed for a year, in a win for the Trump administration.
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Trump sets sanctions conditions for NATO, pressing trade realignment
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Poland calls urgent U.N. Security Council meeting over drone raid
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ICJ backs France in dispute with Equatorial Guinea on Paris mansion
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