UN Climate Report Warns Current Pledges Still Point to Dangerous Global Warming
A new UN Environment Programme assessment says current national pledges remain insufficient to meet the Paris climate goals.
A new UN Environment Programme assessment says current national pledges remain insufficient to meet the Paris climate goals.
UNITED NATIONS, October 20, 2026 — The United States and Cuba have traded accusations at the United Nations ahead of a General Assembly vote on the long-running US trade embargo…
The UN human rights office says livestreaming a planned US execution would amount to a public execution and breach the absolute prohibition on torture.
US President Donald Trump said Ukraine should replace Volodymyr Zelensky after Kyiv condemned Washington’s deal to let more Russian diesel onto world markets, prompting Germany to reaffirm its support for the Ukrainian president.
Washington has criticized Chinese maritime operations off Taiwan’s eastern coast following the reported sighting of a militia-linked vessel in the area.
The United States added only 29,000 jobs in September and unemployment edged up to 4.2 percent, weakening the case for another near-term interest-rate increase.
Washington has urged France and Germany to release emergency diesel reserves to ease global prices, warning that it could otherwise restrict American diesel exports.
A powerful nor’easter brought flooding, widespread power outages and major flight disruption from Washington to Maine.
A New Mexico jury found that Meta made misleading statements about Facebook user data, hate speech and misinformation policies.
Washington has suggested a technical-level meeting with Ukraine and Russia in the United Arab Emirates as diplomatic efforts continue.