Facebook CEO defends crypto project
U.S. lawmakers grilled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on his plans to create a global digital currency and international organization to oversee it.
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New green tech finance platform launches
A group of nations responsible for nearly half of all global warming pollutants launched a new finance initiative to oversee investment in climate technologies.
U.N. expert: world 'failing' on hate speech
Governments and businesses including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter are doing far too little to prevent violence from online hate speech, a U.N. expert said.
Trump reverses plan to award G-7 summit bid to his private golf resort
Amid a storm of criticism, U.S. President Donald Trump rescinded his plan to host the G-7 at his own resort in 2020.
Top U.S. envoy for multilateralism resigns
The top U.S. diplomat to international organizations announced he will resign, after a report documented allegations he retaliated against career diplomats.
World Bank and IMF caution on slowdown
World Bank and International Monetary Fund leaders called on 189 member nations for help in easing trade and geopolitical tensions.
Trump awards G-7 summit hosting to his private golf resort in Florida
The U.S. president plans to give his company the contract for next year's gathering of the Group of Seven rich democracies.
U.N. chief urges Syrian civilian protections amid Turkey's advance
The U.N. chief expressed concern over fighting in northeast Syria and called for 'maximum restraint' against atrocities.
World Bank and IMF accent island nations
The World Bank and IMF opened fall meetings to survey a slowing world economy, U.S.-China trade war and urgent climate threats to small island nations.
Global Fund raises $14 billion pledges
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, backed by Emmanuel Macron, Bill Gates and Bono, said it reached its $14 billion pledges target.
IMF report says global carbon tax needed
The International Monetary Fund recommended the world adopt a steep global tax on carbon emissions within a decade to slow global warming.
United Nations faces severe cash shortage
The United Nations could run out of money by the end of this month in the worst budget crisis that the world body has faced in at least a decade.
Aid sought for 10 million stateless people
The U.N. refugee agency's chief Filippo Grandi and goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett appealed to governments to end statelessness for 10 million people.
Clean air treaty takes force on 2 continents
An agreement to limit black carbon emissions that accelerate melting of glaciers and sea ice entered into force in Europe and North America.
Georgieva starts in new post as IMF chief
Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva took over as IMF chief, signaling her five-year term will champion empowering women and fighting climate change.
Swiss clamor for U.N.-led climate action
Up to 100,000 people turned out for Switzerland's largest-ever climate demonstration to insist on fulfilling the U.N.-brokered goals to cut greenhouse gases.