A study published in the journal Geology rules out that extreme volcanic episodes had any…
Things to Watch at the UN General Assembly Meeting This Week
Things to watch beyond the main speeches from leaders at this week’s high-level meeting of…
Interview: UN Chief Warns China, US to Avoid Cold War
Edith M. Lederer, chief U.N. correspondent for The Associated Press, has been reporting internationally for…
UN to World Leaders: to Curtail Warming, You Must Do More
Pressure keeps building on increasingly anxious world leaders to ratchet up efforts to fight climate…
Directed Energy Weapons Shoot Painful but Non-Lethal Beams – Are Similar Weapons Behind the Havana Syndrome?
The latest episodes of so-called Havana syndrome, a series of unexplained ailments afflicting U.S. and…
China Is Financing Infrastructure Projects Around the World – Many Could Harm Nature and Indigenous Communities
China is shaping the future of economic development through its Belt and Road Initiative, an…
China Attending Virtual Meeting on Afghanistan
China says it will attend a virtual meeting of Central and South Asian state leaders…
Russia Votes in Parliament Election Without Main Opposition
After a few weeks of desultory campaigning but months of relentless official moves to shut down…
France Calls Killing of Islamic State Leader Big Victory
France killed the leader of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara because the group attacked…
Friction Among Taliban Pragmatists, Hard-Liners Intensifies
Friction between pragmatists and ideologues in the Taliban leadership has intensified since the group formed…
