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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the conflict in Ukraine had characteristics of a "global" war and did not rule out strikes on Western countries.

Biden administration ‘fundamentally rejects’ decision as lawmakers issue threats and call for sanctions against court.

Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested a colonel and nine officers accused of stealing weapons and ammunition from the police department’s armory and illegally selling them to people including criminals in neighboring Haiti, where violence has surged

The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board has condemned Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the agency, the second time it has done so in just five months

Rich country budgets are stretched amid inflation, Covid and Ukraine war, Mary Robinson tells Cop29

As global climate negotiators seek to eke out progress, participants say they are witnessing backsliding in one unexpected area -- gender.

After the conclusion of UN biodiversity conference Cop16, it was easy to feel disappointed. In Cali, Colombia, discussions fell short on how to monitor targets and progress remains slow. Despite agreements, Cop16 lacked urgency from governments and the UN on how to halt the crisis in the natural world.

A weakened treaty that prioritizes recycling and non-binding targets risks failing to address the astounding cost to human health.

Exercising in Gaza presents unique challenges, but one resident copes by working out whenever and wherever he can.

The arrest warrant charged the Israeli leader and an ex-defense minister with carrying out war crimes in Gaza

Republican calls Trump’s choice of national intelligence director ‘a Russian, Iranian, Syrian, Chinese sympathizer’