Nearly two-thirds of 1.2 million people polled worldwide say humanity faces a climate emergency, according to a UN survey, the largest of its kind ever undertaken.

Over three dozen nations have pledged or contributed over $439 million to help secure peace in conflict-stricken states, the United Nations said Tuesday, a sum that falls far short of the hoped-for $1.5 billion.

Russia's parliament on Wednesday approved a five-year extension of the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the United States, which a senior official said had been agreed on Moscow's terms at the eleventh hour before it expires next week.

Ice is disappearing across the planet at an increasing rate, according to research which shows 28 trillion tonnes was lost between 1994 and 2017.

Pfizer or Sinopharm? The US or China? In the Middle East and North Africa, novel coronavirus vaccine orders are driven by diplomatic and logistical considerations, reflecting Beijing’s growing regional influence.

The new President and first lady settled in at the White House this weekend, and did so with extended Biden family members.

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor on Monday welcomed the arrest of an alleged militia commander in the Central African Republic, but said she remained “very concerned” about the country’s volatile situation.

Air pollution is likely to increase the risk of irreversible sight loss, according to the results of a long-term study published yesterday.

Britain will offer its genomics expertise to countries lacking resources to identify new variants of the virus that causes Covid-19, the government announced yesterday.

The United States will “make good” on financial commitments to developing countries struggling with climate change, top US climate envoy John Kerry told a summit of world leaders on Monday.

President Joe Biden on Monday offered his most extensive comments since taking office on former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, telling CNN, “I think it has to happen.”

Russia said yesterday it was up to Washington to take the first steps if US President Joe Biden wants to salvage the landmark Iran nuclear deal.

Facebook News launched in Britain yesterday, delivering users of the world’s leading social network curated news content bought from traditional publishers that have struggled financially.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday dismissed claims by opposition leader Alexei Navalny that he owns a luxury property on the Black Sea worth $1.35 billion, as the opposition urged fresh nationwide demonstrations.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and music legend SP Balasubrahmanyam have been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award in India, the government announced yesterday.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte handed in his resignation to the head of state yesterday, opening the way for formal consultations on how to overcome the political crisis, the president’s office said.

As the United Kingdom’s Covid-19 death toll approaches 100,000, grief-stricken relatives of the dead expressed anger at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s handling of the worst public health crisis in a century.

Chinese rescue workers have found the bodies of nine more miners after an explosion a fortnight ago, local officials said yesterday, raising the death

Nepal’s caretaker Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was thrown out of the country’s ruling Communist party yesterday, his opponents said, in protest at

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday warned global leaders at an all-virtual Davos forum against starting a “new Cold War”, and urged global unity in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.