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NATO's most powerful member tries to reassure rest of alliance and world
As NATO summit host, the Biden administration sought to show unity for Ukraine and deflect concern about Trump.
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As NATO summit host, the Biden administration sought to show unity for Ukraine and deflect concern about Trump.
The Biden administration hosts a celebration for an expanding NATO's 75th anniversary amid political turmoil.
The U.N. Security Council resolution condemned Houthi attacks in shipping lanes for a second time this year.
Reporters Without Borders warned that governments' support for press freedom around the world has been shrinking.
Russia is shipping refined petroleum to North Korea, which is supplying Russia with weapons against Ukraine, officials say.
Some pointed to a recent landmark human rights ruling on climate change as a potential use for a Global Plastics Treaty.
The humanitarian nightmare and attacks on civilians in Gaza dominated the U.N. Security Council's quarterly open debate.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog has reported that Tehran increased its output of near weapons-grade uranium.
Oil and plastic producing nations and lobbyists sought more emphasis on recycling instead of production cuts.
Nikki Haley has adopted Trump's hard line against U.N. participation but stopped short of calling for total withdrawal.
The first-of-its-kind provision cites an “urgent need for the international community to address the challenges and concerns raised by autonomous weapons systems."
While Israel pounded Gaza with increasingly intensifying airstrikes in response to Hamas' surprise attacks, the U.N. chief emphasized the rules of war must be obeyed.
Despite some aid trickling into Gaza through Egypt's Rafah crossing, needs are soaring as tensions flare that could cause the Israel-Hamas war to spread to other countries.
A new report's evidence of threats and retaliation extends to 12 of the U.N. Human Rights Council's 47 member nations.
'Extremely high water stress' afflicts 83% of the population in the Middle East and North Africa and 74% in South Asia.
Without U.N. intervention, the tanker could have released as much as four times the oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez in 1989.