U.S. May Support ‘Global Surveillance’ Treaty Hated by Everyone but Authoritarian Governments

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UN Rejects Stonehenge as ‘Site in Danger,’ Outraging Conservationists

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Criminals are buying guns in US states with loose gun laws and then smuggling them to Haiti, UN says

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Firearms are displayed at a gun shop in Salem, Ore., on Feb. 19, 2021.
Firearms are displayed at a gun shop in Salem, Ore., on Feb. 19, 2021.

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Russia says it has been 'saving' children from Ukraine, not stealing them, despite widespread evidence of abductions

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasts Russia's chairmanship of the UN Security Council as 'absurd' and says it shows 'the complete bankruptcy of such institutions'

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Police arrested senior citizens who blockaded banks in a 'Rocking Chair Rebellion' to end fossil fuel use

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A climate protest aimed at older Americans gathered in front of Wells Fargo headquarters in San Francisco, California.

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Fossil fuels are the new nukes: Pacific island nations at risk from rising sea levels support a nonproliferation treaty for oil and gas

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The coast along the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu
Satellite data show the sea level has risen about 6 mm per year around Vanuatu since 1993, a rate nearly twice the global average.

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The war in Ukraine has created more refugees than the world has seen since WWII, according to a new UN report

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Ukraine flag over rubble.
Ukraine flag over rubble.

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Cocaine production is at record-high levels, UN says, but drug interceptions mean that less is actually available on the streets

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A stock photo shows a bag of cocaine with lines of the drug.

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Nikki Haley barely mentions her 2 years working for Trump in her 2024 presidential campaign launch video

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Trump and Haley in the Oval Office at the White House on October 9, 2018.
Trump and Haley in the Oval Office at the White House on October 9, 2018.

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