
U.N. Security Council waters down provisions to eliminate rape in war
Opposition from the U.S., China and Russia forced the removal of measures for investigations and sexual and reproductive health care services for victims.
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Opposition from the U.S., China and Russia forced the removal of measures for investigations and sexual and reproductive health care services for victims.
Sudan's defense minister announced Omar al-Bashir was arrested and declared a state of emergency for three months.
David Malpass now oversees one of the most important international organizations set up after World War II.
A meeting of foreign ministers in the French seaside resort of Dinard this week will not include two senior U.S. officials.
Energy-related CO2 emissions rose 1.7% to 33.1 billion tons from the previous year, the highest rate of growth since 2013.
These are turbulent times for the International Criminal Court, created 17 years ago as a court of "last resort."
The U.N. reported losing 21 staff who worked for its agencies; other international organizations reported losing 25 staff.
The leaders had contradictory accounts of why there was no agreement on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons.
Access to Venezuela's U.K.-held gold could help determine the leader's fate as his country collapses into economic chaos.
The Human Rights Council began with warnings of broken norms despite some powerful movements for social justice.
Leaders criticized the breakdown in transatlantic relations from U.S. isolationism despite China's growing power.
The biggest beneficiaries are likely to be the E.U., Mexico, Japan, Canada, South Korea, India, Australia and Brazil.
The U.S. will suspend participation in the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty against nuclear-capable cruise missiles.
WTO's stalled negotiations re-emerged on the last day of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos.
Among the proposals for reining in big tech are the creation of a new system for data oversight and a common digital market.
The German chancellor noted there's been a "certain amount of disquiet in the international system," a thinly veiled criticism of the U.S. under the Trump administration.