World Jan 13 Landmark conviction of senior Syrian official for crimes against humanity hailed by United Nations A former Syrian secret police officer was convicted by a German court Thursday of crimes against humanity for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail near Damascus a decade ago.
World Jan 05 U.S. pushes unity on Ukraine ahead of key Russia meetings The Biden administration and its European allies are beginning a series of meetings aimed at showing Russia that an invasion of Ukraine would be met with a forceful response.
World Nov 24 Germany to end Merkel era after parties reach deal to form new government Scholz's center-left Social Democrats have been negotiating with the environmentalist Green party and the pro-business Free Democrats since narrowly winning a national election on Sept. 26.
World Nov 13 Nations compromise on coal to strike UN climate agreement Almost 200 nations accepted a compromise deal Saturday aimed at keeping a key global warming target alive, but it contained a last-minute change that watered down crucial language about coal.
World Nov 13 Climate consensus appears near; India objects to coal plans After hours of one-on-one huddles and contentious disagreements over money, countries participating in United Nations talks to curb global warming appeared to be nearing a consensus Saturday, but India was saying not so fast.
World Nov 12 Climate talks go past deadline over coal, cash Going into overtime, negotiators at U.N. climate talks in Glasgow are still trying to find common ground on phasing out coal, when nations need to update their emission-cutting pledges and, especially, on money.
World Nov 12 Climate talks soften stance on fossil fuel phaseout Negotiators at this year’s U.N. climate talks in Glasgow appeared to be backing away from a call to end all use of coal and phase out fossil fuel subsidies completely.
World Nov 11 Global warming goal to stop climate change on ‘life support’, says U.N. chief United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 F) is "on life support" in the final days of the U.N.'s climate talks in Glasgow.
World Nov 10 U.S. and China agree to framework to tackle climate issues In separate news conferences, Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and U.S. counterpart John Kerry said the two countries would work together to accelerate the emissions reductions required to meet the temperature goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement.
World Nov 10 China and U.S. promise more climate cooperation at COP26 talks China and the United States have pledged to increase cooperation on climate action in a joint declaration at U.N. climate talks in Glasgow.