NATO and E.U. sign agreement to take partnership 'to the next level'
Building on two previous joint declarations between the organizations signed in 2016 and 2018, leaders said they would strengthen cooperation on a broad range of issues.
Geopolitics
The world's multilateral efforts to solve global challenges are based on a post-World War II political and economic order that is struggling to navigate the 21st century's multipolarity and rise of authoritarianism: the U.S.-China rivalry, Russia's war in Ukraine, Israel and Hamas, the West's conflicts with North Korea and Iran, the crisis in Afghanistan, coups in Africa, and unrest in the Americas over deep-rooted injustices, biases and inequalities.
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Headed to Davos: 2,700 leaders, CEOs, power brokers and activists
Next week's gathering is focused on increasing cooperation in a fragmented world beset by war and conflicts, hunger and health crises, and climate emergencies, WEF announced.
U.N. leaders urge international security mission to help Haiti
Haiti's violence has paralyzed the country, obstructed humanitarian aid, and fueled the resurgence of cholera amid a widening food crisis, U.N. officials emphasize.
More than US$50 billion later, U.N. to close First Gulf War commission
As a subsidiary of the U.N. Security Council, the commission processed and paid US$52.4 billion to 1.5 million claimants for losses and damage suffered as a direct result of Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait from 1990 to 1991.
African Union membership in G-20 major economies picks up U.S. support from Biden administration
At last month's G-20 summit hosted by Indonesia, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa pushed for A.U. membership as a needed step to confront climate change.
IPU reports a record number of parliamentarians face threats and persecution around the world
A sharp increase in threats against women parliamentarians was seen: 137 in 2022, up from 123 last year and almost quadruple the 37 cases just eight years ago.
U.N. urges nations to keep up prevention in Gulf of Guinea, world's flashpoint for piracy
Despite a steady decline in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea in recent years, nations must accelerate efforts to counter the region's nearly US$2 billion a year in losses, senior U.N. officials urged diplomats in charge of international security.
At divided summit, most G-20 leaders sign on to condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
The G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, ended on Wednesday with a leaders’ statement that notes United Nations resolutions deploring Russia's aggression in the strongest terms and calling on the Kremlin to immediately from Ukraine.
NATO and Poland conclude missile strike on Polish farmland that killed 2 was not a Russian attack
NATO's preliminary analysis suggests the incident was likely caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile fired to defend Ukrainian territory against Russian cruise missile attacks.
Beneath handshake and smiles, tensions in focus as Biden, Xi meet on sidelines of G-20 in Bali
Biden and Xi discussed working together on climate, debt relief, health and global food security. and "agreed to empower key senior officials to maintain communication and deepen constructive efforts on these and other issues."
ASEAN leaders wary of region becoming 'proxy' among powers
Rising tensions between the United States and China and Myanmar's descent into widespread violence dominated talks among a 10-nation bloc of Southeast Asian leaders.
U.N. condemns Russia's illegal land seizure
The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin to adopt a U.S.-sponsored resolution condemning Russia’s announced annex of four Ukrainian regions.
U.N. heats up over Russian 'steal' in Ukraine
Russia vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution to condemn and invalidate its "full-scale unlawful invasion of Ukraine" and illegal move to annex four regions.
U.N. meets amid state of 'permanent' emergency
U.N. leaders summoned heads of state and government to the General Assembly's annual high-level meeting with unmasked alarm and consternation.
World faces a 'turning point' as U.N. meets
Confronting a world in "great peril," world leaders gathering at the U.N. General Assembly this week are being asked to set aside nations' grievances.
Putin and Xi meet at SCO summit
China calls its partnership with Russia "as stable as mountains" despite some "questions" and "concerns" raised while their leaders spoke at the SCO summit.