LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Several more countries on Friday joined leading European nations, Japan and Canada in signing a joint statement, opens new tab saying they were ready to join appropriate ...

Ghana-led UN resolution on transatlantic slavery adopted Experts say resolution is 'large step' at UN US votes against it, EU abstains over concerns Ghana said the resolution ‌was needed because the ...

Australia and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday became the latest countries to add their names to a joint statement now signed by 22 nations calling on Iran to immediately stop attempts to block ...

The Senegalese football federation (FSF) has announced it will appeal the decision to strip the country of the Africa Cup of Nations title. The FSF described the unprecedented decision by the ...

Ships with no ties to Israel or the United States would be allowed to pass, the government said, but it was unclear if any vessels would try. By Peter Eavis Iran has told the United Nations’ maritime ...

The United States stood alone at the United Nations in early March after a European-led procedural move blocked a vote on defining gender in biological terms at one of the world’s leading forums on ...

Composer David Lang’s THE WEALTH OF NATIONS had a splendid world premiere this week at the New York Philharmonic under Artistic Director Designate Gustavo Dudamel, with mezzo Fleur Barron, ...

The submission portal for the Global Dialogue on AI Governance is now open. Contribute your perspective and help shape the future of AI governance by April 30 at 11:59 PM EDT. Submit your inputs here ...

CHIANG RAI, Thailand — Southeast Asia, home to some 700 million people, gets most of its oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz, making it among the regions hardest hit by Iran's blockade of the ...

In a landmark move, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans "the gravest crime against humanity" and declaring reparations as "a ...