Sep 09 U.N. seeks funds for African nations as cost of climate change rises By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press From drought to cyclones and sea level rise, the cost of damage caused by climate change in Africa will only get higher as the world warms, stirring concerns from activists and officials about how to pay for it. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 4:44 News Wrap: Memphis mass shooting suspect jailed, U.N. renews call for Pakistan aid In our news wrap Friday: The Memphis mass shooting suspect will remain jailed on first-degree murder charges as investigators try to piece together a motive, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un insists his regime will never give up its nuclear… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 6:59 Russian invaders turn area around Ukraine nuclear plant into combat zone By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog made its strongest warning yet of the possibility of an accident at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia plant in Ukraine. The IAEA said a lack of external power and staff access to the plant made this moment critical. Continue watching
Sep 09 Europe’s largest nuclear plant still in danger as Ukraine reclaims some eastern territory By Hanna Arhirova, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press The United States’ top diplomat and the head of NATO noted the advances, but cautioned that the war is likely to drag on for months. Continue reading
Sep 07 At least $1 billion needed to avert famine in Somalia, U.N. says By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. humanitarian chief predicts at least a billion dollars will be needed urgently to avert famine in Somalia. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Empty classified folders found at Mar-a-Lago, deadly bombing in Afghanistan In our news wrap Friday, the Justice Department says FBI agents found dozens of empty folders marked "classified" at former President Trump's estate in Florida. Pat Cipollone, Trump's White House counsel, went before a federal grand jury in its January… Continue watching
Sep 02 Aid pours into Pakistan as deaths from flooding cross 1,200 mark By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Officials say planes carrying fresh aid from the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan have landed overnight at an airport near Pakistan's capital. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 1:40 U.N. inspectors reach nuclear plant caught in crossfire of Ukrainian and Russian fighting By Lisa Desjardins, Cai Pigliucci U.N. inspectors made it to Europe's largest nuclear plant on a mission to avert disaster. The Zaporizhzhia plant is caught in the crossfire of Ukrainian and Russian fighting. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Sep 01 China denounces U.N. report detailing human rights abuses of Uyghurs By Ken Moritsugu, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The U.N. has accused China of serious human rights violations that may amount to "crimes against humanity" in a long-delayed report examining a crackdown on Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups. Continue reading
Sep 01 U.N. inspection team arrives at threatened Ukraine nuclear plant in war zone By Yesica Fisch, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press A U.N. inspection team has arrived at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on a mission to safeguard it from catastrophe. Continue reading