Dutch PM Mark Rutte set to become NATO chief after lining up support
The outgoing Dutch prime minister is tipped to replace Jens Stoltenberg, who will step aside at a summit next month.
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Russia's war on Ukraine causing climate devastation, study finds
A study estimates the world's armed forces have a combined carbon footprint equal to 5.5% of global greenhouse gases.
Zelenskyy pushes for air defense, energy grid repairs ahead of G-7
His diplomatic blitz comes as Ukraine reels from Russia's devastating aerial assault, which has intensified since March.
Far-right surge shakes European establishment but center holds
The E.U.'s rightward shift makes it harder to pass new laws on climate change, security, and industrial competition.
ILO chief warns nonstop crises jeopardize labor market advances
Worker protections against effects of climate change and biological hazards are on the labor conference's agenda.
U.N. panel demands combatants protect humanitarian aid workers
The vote reflects the alarming number of attacks and threats that aid workers face each year around the world.
U.N.'s top court orders Israel to 'immediately halt' Rafah offensive
The justices cited warnings an offensive on Rafah will put 'hundreds of thousands of people at imminent risk of death.'
Trillions needed for anti-poverty goals to deal with climate, debt, war
A new U.N. report shows how prioritizing debt over services like health care and education plagues the developing world.
NATO ally Poland urges Europe to come to grips with this 'pre-war era'
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warns 'literally any scenario is possible' in Europe since Russia invaded Ukraine.
Russia forces disbandment of U.N. panel monitoring N. Korea sanctions
A Swiss-led U.N. Security Council committee will find it harder to deal with 'suspicions' of sanctions violations.
Disease, hunger, violence threaten millions of refugees in Africa
WHO warns disease and hunger are at alarming levels in the Congo, where almost 10 million people are on the move.
U.N. weather agency has ‘red alert’ warning as Earth grows ever hotter
WMO reports 2023 smashed climate records at previously unimaginable levels, bringing 'misery and mayhem.'
With 2 new members, NATO trainings and Nordic area expand
Sweden does not share a border with Russia, but its coastlines stretch 3,218 kilometers to its east along the Baltic Sea.
Progress is 'slow and mixed' for women joining national parliaments
IPU's chief Martin Chungong says its statistics show that 'women bear the brunt of the hate in the political space.'
Environmental aid and recovery in conflicts a highlight of U.N. summit
Armed conflicts and planetary crises were top concerns of the U.N. Environment Assembly, which adopted 15 resolutions.
Conditions continue to worsen in Gaza as officials warn of famine
Humanitarian groups demanded a probe into an 'apparent mass killing' at an aid drop where Israel blamed a stampede.