U.S. slashes pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid funding by billions

Geneva — The United States on Monday announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Trump’s administration continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance and warns United Nations…

U.N. climate talks start in Brazil: "We need to accelerate the fight"

U.N. climate negotiations get underway Monday at a meeting on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon, with leaders pushing for urgency, cooperation and acceleration after more than 30 years fighting…

Coral reefs are first environmental system to pass climate "tipping point"

Coral reefs around the globe have for years suffered publicly in warming oceans, periodically making headlines when iconic underwater landscapes lose their colors and wither during repeated mass bleaching events…

Gazans orphaned by Israel's war with Hamas long for lost childhoods

Jerusalem — Indirect peace talks between Israel and Hamas aimed at ending the war in Gaza and freeing the remaining Israeli hostages resumed Wednesday in Egypt. President Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff…

Venezuela wants U.N. meeting over "mounting threats" by U.S.

Venezuela’s government on Thursday requested an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council focused on the U.S. military actions in recent weeks in the waters off the South American…

Israel's Netanyahu addresses U.N. as some delegates walk out

Encircled by critics and protesters at the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told fellow world leaders on Friday that Israel “must finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza,…

U.N. assembly votes for two-state solution to Israel-Palestinian conflict

The United Nations’ General Assembly overwhelmingly voted on Friday to support a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict and urge Israel to commit to a Palestinian state. The 193-member world…

Palestinian president's visa to the U.S. revoked ahead of key U.N. meetings

The office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the U.S. government on Saturday to reverse its decision to revoke his visa, weeks before he is meant to appear at the…

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