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In the wake of US strikes Tehran is exploring a softer diplomacy – even as its leaders fear further conflict and crackdowns intensify at home

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Japan has "crossed a red line” with comments by the country's new leader suggesting a potential military intervention over Taiwan

A new UN climate deal has ignited global outrage after nearly 200 nations approved an agreement that triples climate finance but completely omits any mention of fossil fuels, despite overwhelming evidence of their role in accelerating the climate crisis.

For years, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, along with many climate experts, had high hopes for the U.N. climate talks that just finished in Brazil

Unable to reunite with their families in Gaza due to the closed border, Palestinian workers have spent two years in a refugee camp at Nablus stadium

Did the talks succeed or fail? The verdict must take account of the geopolitical minefield they took place in

At United Nations climate talks billed widely as having a special focus on Indigenous people, those people themselves have mixed feelings about whether the highlight reel matches reality

Nearly one million babies are stillborn in Africa every year. Behind every stillbirth is a mother, a family and a story left untold. Most of these are preventable, many unrecorded, and too often invisible. Each number hides a moment of heartbreak, and every uncounted loss represents a missed opportunity to…

Environment groups are welcoming a fresh commitment to phase out fossil fuels despite what they say was an underwhelming finish to the 2025 UN climate summit.