Agreeing to agree: Everyone must come to consensus at COP28 climate talks, toughening the processItโs the killer detail in international climate talks: Consensus.
Former New Zealand prime minister and pandemic prep leader says we're unprepared for the next oneIf another pandemic happens, the world will again be unprepared.
Ukraine war moves 'Doomsday Clock' to 90 seconds to midnightThe Bulletin of Atomic Scientists says the world is closer to Armageddon than it has ever been.
Fight over aid for climate losses divides UN talksWith an end-of-the-week deadline rushing at them faster than agreements are coming out of them, negotiators at the U.N. climate summit were in a difficult spot Wednesday.
Global statesmen: UN needs to be more muscular and unitedA group of elder statesmen founded by Nelson Mandela says the United Nations needs to be more muscular and united if it wants to remain a central player in tackling the worldโs multiple escalating crises.
Global statesmen: Only diplomacy can end Ukraine warMembers of the group of prominent former world leaders founded by Nelson Mandela say the war in Ukraine can only end with a diplomatic solution that gives both sides something.
African nations urged to pile on pressure at climate summitThe former Irish President has called on African nations to pile on the pressure on rich, heavily-polluting countries to fulfill their climate pledges to the continent during a visit to Uganda.
UN: Africa, already suffering from warming, will see worseAfrica has contributed relatively little to the planetโs greenhouse gas emissions but has suffered some of the worldโs heaviest impacts of climate change.
'He lied': Iraqis still blame Powell for role in Iraq warFor many Iraqis, the name Colin Powell conjures up one image: the man who as U.S. secretary of State went before the U.N. Security Council in 2003 to make the case for war against their country.
South Africa's Desmond Tutu turns 90 amid new racist slurAs South Africaโs anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 90, recent racist graffiti on a portrait of the Nobel winner highlights the continuing relevance of his work for equality.
The Latest: Taliban decrees end to unapproved demonstrationsThe interior ministry of the new Taliban government is seeking to end protests in Afghanistan after days of demonstrations that have brought heavy-handed assaults on protesters.