Russia Attacks Ukraine; Peace in Europe ‘Shattered’
Written by YURAS KARMANAU, JIM HEINTZ, VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and DASHA LITVINOVA Russia launched...
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Convicted in Further Blow to Democracy
Written by GRANT PECK Aung San Suu Kyi, the civilian leader of Myanmar who was ousted in a de...
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Pfizer Agrees To Let Other Companies Make Its COVID-19 Pill
Written by MARIA CHENG Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow...
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UN Chief Says Global Warming Goal on ‘Life Support’
Written by SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...
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Climate Talks Struggle With Gap Between Rich, Poor Nations
Written by SETH BORENSTEIN AND ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Large rifts remain as United Nations climate talks...
Read MoreEthiopia Tried To Limit Rare UN Report on Tigray War Abuses
Written by CARA ANNA The findings of the only human rights investigation allowed in Ethiopia’s blockaded Tigray region will be released Wednesday, a year after war began there. But people with knowledge of the probe say it has...
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UK’s Johnson Warns of ‘Doomsday’ as Climate Summit Begins
Written by SETH BORENSTEIN British Prime Minister Boris Johnson opened a global climate summit...
Read MoreUN: Net Zero Pledges on Climate Give Hope, but Still Vague
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The United Nations reported Tuesday that fresh pledges by governments to cut greenhouse gas emissions raise hopes but aren’t strict enough to avoid catastrophic global warming. A report by the...
Read MoreSmall Islands Caught Between Tourism Economy, Climate Change
Written by MALLIKA SEN Come visit the Maldives, its president entreated the world at this year’s United Nations General Assembly, moments before switching to an impassioned plea for help combating climate change. The adjacent...
Read MoreUN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, Figuring Out How To Interact
Written by AYA BATRAWY It’s been little more than a month since Kalashnikov-toting Taliban fighters in their signature heavy beards, hightop sneakers and shalwar kameezes descended on the Afghan capital and cemented their...
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