In U.N. speech, Trump threatens to "annihilate" Iran and defends foreign policy
President Trump said he could "annihilate" Iran while predicting that Tehran would make a deal to end the war after the U.S. midterm elections.
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President Trump said he could "annihilate" Iran while predicting that Tehran would make a deal to end the war after the U.S. midterm elections.
Crucial for marine life and the global economy, coral reefs are the planet's first major environmental system to cross a climate "tipping point" as the world warms.
Rescuers and hospital officials say Israeli strikes flattened two Gaza homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians, including dozens from an extended family.
The Israeli military said Monday it had struck more than 600 targets in Gaza over the previous 24 hours as it stepped up its bombardments.
However, no U.S. citizens or other foreign nationals who have been stranded in Gaza since the war began were allowed to cross into Egypt.
The Israeli military told the U.N. that the entire population north of the Wadi Gaza wetlands should "relocate to southern Gaza within the next 24 hours."
"Climate breakdown has begun," U.N. chief says, adding: "The dog days of summer are not just barking, they are biting."
"Climate change is here. It is terrifying. And it is just the beginning," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
"Nobody is going to be untouched by these changes that are happening," an expert from the U.K. Met Office warned.
Foreign nations and aid agencies are racing to mobilize resources to help survivors of the devastating quakes in two countries. Here's how you can help.
Pope Francis urged the faithful to remember the millions of Ukrainians who were without electricity or heating Sunday because of Russian attacks, as well as the millions more displaced from their homes.
"A milestone year, when we anticipate the birth of the Earth's eight billionth inhabitant" says U.N. chief.
The head of the World Health Organization says there's "cause for optimism."
A report from the World Health Organization found that 500 million people will develop diseases if they don't increase their physical activity.
Pittsburgh has become the second city in the country to adopt the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to improve livability.
Millions of people around the world, including Pittsburgh, walked out of their schools and workplaces today to demand urgent action on climate change.
According to an Associated Press source, United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is set to resign.
A U.N. report says limiting global warming to just under a single degree could mean the difference between life and death for many people and ecosystems.
Beginning his speech at the United Nations General Assembly this week, President Donald Trump didn't appear to expect the humorous interlude as he launched into a recital of his achievements in office to date.
Kofi Annan, described as one of "Africa's foremost son," whose achievement as the first black African to lead the UN, died on Saturday.
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced the United States is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council Tuesday, accusing the body of bias against US ally Israel and a failure to hold human rights abusers accountable.
Finland is the happiest country in the world, according to the latest World Happiness Report.
Elected on the nationalist slogan "America first," President Donald Trump will use his debut address to the U.N. General Assembly to argue that individual nations should act in their own self-interest, yet rally together when faced with a common threat such as North Korea.
The U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously approved new sanctions on North Korea but not the toughest-ever measures sought by the Trump administration to ban all oil imports and freeze international assets of the government and its leader, Kim Jong Un.
Congo's government has obtained a five-minute cell phone video that shows the gruesome murders of two United Nations experts who were killed last month while investigating human rights abuses.
