Finland remains world's happiest country on International Day of Happiness
The World Happiness Report ranked the Nordic state first for the sixth consecutive year.
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Extension reached for Black Sea grain deal
The deal will allow for the continued exportation of crucial grain supplies from Ukraine.
Global cocaine production hits "record high," U.N. drugs agency says
"The surge in the global cocaine supply should put all of us on high alert," U.N. drug official says.
After 12 years of war, the last thing Syria needed was an earthquake
A U.N.-backed probe has acknowledged a "complete failure" in the emergency earthquake response, which was stymied by Syria's seemingly endless civil war.
Russia says renewing grain export deal with Ukraine "complicated"
The agreement, which has helped ease a global food cost crisis, must be renewed by mid-March, but with the war raging, it's unclear if Russia will sign on again.
U.N. leader visits Ukraine
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is in Kyiv today and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Guterres made the trip to the Ukrainian capital in an effort to extend the grain export deal with Russia. BBC News diplomatic correspondent James Landale has more.
UN chief visits Ukraine to boost grain deal
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, hoping to shore up the deal struck between Ukraine and Russia last year to allow for the export of grain from both countries. The deal must be renewed by March 18. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams joined Anne-Marie Green on "CBS News Mornings" to discuss the visit and more news from the region.
On International Women's Day, Afghan women say world "neglected us completely"
"Afghanistan has become a prison for women," one activist told CBS News, "and the world is just watching."
Historic treaty reached to protect marine life on high seas
The U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea came into force in 1994, before marine biodiversity was a well-established concept.
Iran to allow more inspections at nuclear sites, U.N. says
The International Atomic Energy Agency also said that Iran had agreed to restore surveillance cameras at those nuclear facilities as well.
U.N. chief decries "massive" human rights violations in Ukraine
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has triggered "the most massive violations of human rights" in the world today.
Ukraine's U.N. ambassador on year of war
In an interview with CBS News correspondent Pamela Falk, Ukraine's Ambassador to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya discusses concerns over China potentially supplying lethal weapons to the Russian war effort. He also talks about the significance of President Biden's visit to Ukraine.
U.N. approves resolution calling for Russia to leave Ukraine
The resolution comes on the day before the one-year mark of the war in Ukraine.
European Union's response to the war in Ukraine
The Ambassador of the European Union to the United States, Stavros Lambrinidis, speaks with CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan about the European Union's response to Russia and its war in Ukraine.
Nikki Haley launches 2024 presidential campaign
Nikki Haley launched her 2024 Republican presidential bid with a speech in Charleston, South Carolina. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa and CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett break down what we know about Haley's run.
Death toll in Turkey-Syria earthquakes rises
The death toll from last week's earthquakes that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria surpassed 37,000 people, and officials estimate the damage in Turkey could exceed $20 billion. CBS News anchors Lilia Luciano and Lana Zak spoke with the director of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Paola Albrito, about what made this quake so destructive.
Desperate need for quake assistance in Syria
Syrians impacted by the earthquake that struck the region are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance. Quincy Institute research fellow Annelle Sheline joined CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Seth Doane to the latest in Syria and what other countries can do to help the region.
3 Americans among the dead in Turkey quake
The U.S. State Department confirms three Americans are among the thousands of people dead in Monday's devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. Meanwhile, more help is reaching the region. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio joins Lana Zak and Errol Barnett with the latest on the disaster response.
UNICEF aiding earthquake victims
The desperate search for survivors after Monday's devastating earthquake in Syria and Turkey is in its fourth day. Meanwhile, concerns are growing for survivors who are in need of basic necessities like food, clean water and shelter. CBS News anchors Lana Zak and Errol Barnett spoke with UNICEF's Syria representative Angela Kearney about the humanitarian relief efforts.
Turkey-Syria earthquake 2023: How to help the victims
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.
Jewish settler population in the West Bank hits a "huge hallmark"
"We're here to stay," said one advocate, predicting a new settlement surge under Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition.
Calls mount for U.S. intervention as gangs slaughter Haitian police
Chaos has taken a firm hold of Haiti's capital, with brutal armed gangs marauding with impunity and the U.N. calling for foreign security forces to step in.
U.S. "concerned" over South Africa's looming war games with Russia
The U.S. Embassy notes the joint military exercises off South Africa's coast will come "even as Moscow continues its brutal and unlawful war of aggression."
Can the U.S. catch up to China and Russia's African outreach?
After decades of investment and blossoming ties with Beijing and Moscow, experts say "short-term courtship" of African nations simply won't suffice.
U.N. women press Taliban on rights, but visit marred by "a mistake"
Two senior, Muslim women from the global body visited Afghanistan to push the hardline group to restore women's rights. Not everyone they met was willing to engage.
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