
Along the Rio Grande, disputes over water heat up with climate change
A little known international organization is in charge of mediating U.S.-Mexico water sharing during a time of drought.
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A little known international organization is in charge of mediating U.S.-Mexico water sharing during a time of drought.
Some pointed to a recent landmark human rights ruling on climate change as a potential use for a Global Plastics Treaty.
Environmentalists said they were disappointed the treaty talks did not address plastic production measures.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
Escalating violence prompts U.N. condemnation as lawless gangs terrorize and displace thousands and impede aid.
Warming threatens to upend ecosystems from Mongolia and the Amazon to crucial ocean currents in the North Atlantic.
Non-veto wielding nations have tried for years to reform the U.N.'s post-World War II power structure with little success.
The former U.S. president indicated that he would violate the North Atlantic Treaty if re-elected to the White House.
Guyana, an impoverished former British colony, controls the Essequibo region and the $1 billion a year it generates.
Nikki Haley has adopted Trump's hard line against U.N. participation but stopped short of calling for total withdrawal.
The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization agreed on some policies but not a unified goal to end deforestation.
The United States signaled its intent to return to UNESCO and pay arrears after China became its biggest contributor and a Chinese diplomat took over as deputy chief.
A top U.S. diplomatic official said the ICC won't pursue war crimes charges against Americans if the U.S. courts handle it.
Panel members said they heard countless painful stories from victims and their families but also learned of some promising initiatives against racial discrimination.
The collaboration found some parts of genomes remained the same for all mammalian species over millions of years of evolution, indicating regulatory functions essential to health.
The idea is to preserve and teach an ugly chapter of history that might help ward off humanity’s worst impulses.