G20 Says Climate Threat ‘Urgent, Critical’, Offers Modes...
From left, Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose in front of the Trevi Fountain during an event for the G20 summit ... Read More
Jen Psaki: White House Press Secretary Says She Has COVID
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says she has contracted COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms.
In a statement on Sunday, Psaki said she was last in contact with United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday, ... Read More
G-20 Leaders Pledge To End Financing For Overseas Coal Plant...
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event on global supply chain resilience through the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and recovery, on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Rome, Italy, Oct. 31, 2021.
G-20 leaders meeting in Rome have ... Read More
UN Official Meets With Sudan’s Ousted PM, Who Remains Unde...
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok
The United Nations discussed possible steps forward with ousted Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok Sunday, a day after hundreds of thousands of people marched in protest of last week’s military coup.
Volker Perthes, the U.N. special ... Read More
China Supports Mutual Respect And Efforts Under UN To Advanc...
China's President, Xi Jinping
1971, will always be a memorable day for People's Republic of China. It was on this day that the 26th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted, with an overwhelming majority, Resolution 2758, and ... Read More
President Leaves For COP26 Summit In Scotland
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Sunday left Ghana at the head of the Ghanaian delegation to attend the World Leaders' Summit of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow, Scotland.
The Summit, which is being held from ... Read More
Pope Urges ‘Radical’ Climate Response In Exclusi...
Pope Francis
In a message recorded exclusively for the BBC, Pope Francis has called on world leaders meeting next week at the UN Climate conference in Glasgow to provide "effective responses" to the environment emergency and offer "concrete hope" to future ... Read More
UK Summons French Ambassador Amid Post-Brexit Fishing Rights...
The UK has condemned "unjustified" threats from France and summoned the country's ambassador in an escalating row over post-Brexit fishing rights.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is calling for talks later, asking Catherine Colonna to explain "disappointing and disproportionate threats".
A British trawler ... Read More
COP26: Arnold Schwarzenegger Angered By World Leaders’...
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger says leaders who claim combating climate change hurts the economy are "stupid or liars".
Ahead of the COP26 climate summit, the former governor of California told the BBC that cutting carbon emissions will benefit global economies.
The Terminator actor said reducing ... Read More
US Donates 4.8 Million Vaccines To 4 African Nations
The United States is sending more than 4.8 million coronavirus vaccine doses to four African nations, the White House told VOA on Wednesday.
White House officials said the 55-member African Union determined the allocations. Landlocked Chad, one of the world’s poorest ... Read More