Landmark U.S.-Russia arms treaty expires despite its past success
Experts said the demise of the INF Treaty will make the job of advocating for nuclear arms control far more difficult.
Austria
Enjoy our Free+ stories and our weekly newsletter
Start your free accessAlready have an account? Log in
Women and children account for most human trafficking victims
U.N. leaders used the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons to call for increased prevention against a web of factors.
Iran and Europe are in a push to keep the nuclear deal afloat
Iran's biggest European trading partners are Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, and Greece.
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano dies in office
He had been in poor health since 2018 and already let it be known he planned to resign next March, midway through his third term, which would have run through 2021.
China dismisses rebuke at U.N. Human Rights Council over Uyghurs
The condemnation came from Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan and New Zealand, along with 17 European nations.
Iran threatens to exceed nuclear deal limit on uranium stockpile
A spokesperson for Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said the stockpile would exceed the limit before the end of June.
Climate activism propelled by Europe's green-minded voters
The left-leaning Greens’ young environmental supporters in the European Union's parliament shared a pro-E.U. sentiment.
Centennial of Versailles treaty signing strikes a modern nerve
Many of the questions asked in Versailles 100 years ago appear to be resurfacing today in a U.S. hostile to multilateralism.
Iran to withdraw from parts of the nuclear deal after U.S. reneged
Tehran promised to return to the deal if China, France, Germany, Russia, the U.K. and E.U. give adequate help.
World's first global migration pact approved to 'prevent suffering'
The non-binding deal tries to solve some of the polarizing but age-old issues surrounding people crossing borders.
Qatar quits OPEC to boost its liquefied natural gas production
Qatar joined OPEC in 1961 and has been its 11th biggest producer, putting out 600,000 barrels of crude oil a day.
Switzerland's international role is put to the test in a popular vote
Even in a country with a tradition of hosting international organizations, one-third of all voters preferred to put the promise of "Swiss law first" ahead of global cooperation.
World War I centenary of a fragile peace still holds lessons for today
Precipitated by unrestrained nationalism, the immense tragedy of a four-year global war laid the groundwork for the post-World War II era of relative concordance among nations.
Turkey says treaty will allow unobstructed Khashoggi probe
Turkey's president said a treaty prevents the investigation of Jamal Khashoggi's murder inside the Saudi consulate from being 'concealed behind the armor of immunity.'
U.N. urges international cooperation in Khashoggi murder investigation
The U.N. human rights chief said the likely murder of Jamal Khashoggi would be a serious crime that should make Saudi Arabia and Turkey cooperate fully with investigators.
U.S. ordered by U.N. tribunal to lift some economic sanctions on Iran
Judges ruled that sanctions reinstated by the Trump administration breached a 1955 treaty between Iran and the United States that predates Iran's Islamic Revolution.