Following last week’s first straw poll, Denmark is targeting August 21 for a second Security Council ballot that could show whether support is beginning to move—or whether the contest to succeed António Guterres remains broadly open. UNITED NATIONS — Denmark is aiming to schedule the next informal Security Council poll
The Phoenix Species Project will provide sustained funding and technical support to locally led recovery programs in 30 countries, testing whether major philanthropy can help address a persistent gap in global conservation. The Bezos Earth Fund and conservation organization Re:wild have launched a $200 million initiative to support the recovery
NEW YORK — The first informal vote in the contest to select the next United Nations Secretary-General has revealed a closely contested field, with the two highest-performing candidates separated by one vote and no contender yet demonstrating clear support across the Security Council. In the closed-door straw poll held Thursday,
As firefighters continue to contain the historic wildfires that have swept across France and Spain, new scientific research is providing one of the clearest assessments yet of how climate change influenced the weather conditions that fueled this summer’s fires. A rapid attribution study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) initiative
BAGHDAD — Coordinated U.S. and Saudi strikes against Iran-aligned armed groups in Iraq have opened a significant new front in the broader regional conflict, intensifying pressure on Baghdad to assert greater control over militias that are formally connected to the Iraqi state but retain varying degrees of political and military
UNITED NATIONS — The global contest for the minerals powering clean energy, advanced technologies and modern weapons systems moved to the center of international security discussions last Wednesday, as the United Nations warned that poorly governed competition could deepen conflicts and prevent resource-rich developing countries from benefiting fully from their
France and Spain are racing to contain major wildfires before another period of extreme heat raises the risk of renewed outbreaks, after fires forced hundreds of thousands of residents and tourists to leave threatened communities. Firefighters have made progress against several of the largest blazes, but authorities warn that persistent
Dispute over UN human rights leadership spills into Security Council proceedings A diplomatic dispute between the United States and France escalated at the United Nations this week after the U.S. delegation walked out of a UN Security Council meeting during remarks by France, protesting French criticism of Washington’s recent vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The global economy is entering a period of mounting pressure from two powerful forces at once. As conflict in the Middle East continues to drive energy prices higher and inject new uncertainty into global markets, the Trump administration has unveiled a sweeping new round of tariffs on
A landmark civil nuclear agreement could reshape energy cooperation, nonproliferation policy and Middle East diplomacy—but key questions over enrichment, oversight and regional security remain unresolved. The United States and Saudi Arabia have signed a landmark civil nuclear cooperation agreement intended to place American companies at the center of the Kingdom’s
