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Exclusive: Poverty rapporteur says governments must rethink welfare state as essential to fabric of society

The US president’s efforts to consolidate power are strikingly similar to historical authoritarian moves in Caracas

A suspicious entity created a fake law firm, using the identity of a noted lawyer, in an attempt to gag journalists and media outlets critical of the Vantara zoo in Gujarat’s Jamnagar, which is backed by Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation. In another attempt, a fake google executive…

In the Marshall Islands, where the land averages only 7 feet (2 meters) above sea level, people are acutely aware of climate change.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels raided UN compound in Yemen's capital of Sanaa on Saturday and detained 20 staff in latest action against the organisation.

A former Serbian army chief who was convicted by a U.N. court for war crimes during the war in Kosovo has died

The Colombian government announced on Monday it is recalling its ambassador to the U.S. over Donald Trump's criticism of President Gustavo Petro, the country's foreign minister said

American and international officials are rejecting the Trump administration's claim that vessels struck by the U.S. army over the past weeks are not actually carrying drugs bound for the U.S., according to a new report

Brazil's Petrobras said Monday it has permission to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, casting a shadow over the country's green ambitions as it prepares to host UN climate talks.

US seeks to downplay seriousness of attacks over weekend as Palestinian officials arrive in Cairo for further peace talks

In the 1960s, Frank Sinatra’s song Fly Me to the Moon became closely associated with the Apollo missions. The optimistic track was recorded in 1964, when US success against the Soviet Union in the Moon race was not assured.