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President Biden continues his trip abroad Monday in Glasgow, Scotland, where he'll attend the United Nations climate change conference. The summit comes as members of the president's own party are still negotiating legislation that includes billions to combat the global problem. Weijia Jiang has the latest.
Last week, the director of the United Nation's World Food Programme said if the world's top billionaires just donated a fraction of their wealth, millions of people who are at risk of starving to death can be saved. Elon Musk has responded.
At the U.N.'s global summit on climate change, known as COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland, President Biden said all nations need to take action against the "borderless threat" posed by climate change. Watch his remarks.
President Biden wrapped up the G20 summit in Rome, Italy, with a press conference. As world leaders wrapped up the two-day summit that laid the groundwork for the U.N. climate conference, they made a vague commitment to seek carbon neutrality "by or around mid-century." CBS News political contributor Sean Sullivan joins CBSN for more.
In a new short film, Frankie the dinosaur urges humans to change course before it's too late.
President Biden will attend the United Nations' climate change conference, known as COP26, beginning October 31. Leaders from 196 countries will engage in climate talks aimed at bolstering pledges made under the Paris Agreement in 2015. CBS News climate and energy reporter Cara Korte joins CBSN's Lana Zak with everything to know about the upcoming summit.
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos could help prevent millions from starving to death with small percentages of their individual net worths, the director of the World Food Programme says.
The United States rejoins the global conversation on climate change, not only looking to participate but to lead — a tricky task as climate negotiations in Washington drag on.
Leaders from nearly 200 countries are set to gather in Glasgow, Scotland next week for the United Nations Climate Change conference. Tom Armstrong, who served in the White House Office of Science and Technology under the Obama administration, joins CBSN to discuss what's ahead.
If the Earth hits 1.5°C of global warming, the U.N. has warned the world can expect "extreme events unprecedented in the observational record."
An upcoming climate deal is facing challenges as poorer and wealthier countries try to come to an agreement over spending. Poorer countries said they want $750 billion annually to shift away from fossil fuels to protect against global warming, and developed nations are skeptical to pay the large sum without help from countries like China. CBS News climate reporter Cara Korte joined CBSN to discuss.
As climate change-fueled floods, droughts and hurricanes intensify, the number of people with inadequate access to water is rising.
About half of the world's population will suffer from water insecurity by 2050, a new report from the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization found. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to explain why scientists are calling it a crisis.
North Korea launches another weapons test. Ethiopia expels several United Nations officials. A former Nazi camp secretary is caught after skipping trial. And Australia is set to reopen borders next month. Haley Ott joins CBSN AM from London with more on these world headlines.
President Biden is in New York to address the U.N. General Assembly for the first time since taking office. Aides have acknowledged that relations with allies like France have recently been strained. CBS News correspondent Bradley Blackburn joins CBSN AM from the U.N. to discuss.
President Biden is addressing world leaders on climate change, the ongoing battle against COVID-19 and other issues at the U.N. General Assembly. The White House said Mr. Biden is going to vigorously defend his decision to end the war in Afghanistan. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN AM from New York to discuss.
The United Nations estimates one in 10 children is performing forced labor. Debora Patta spoke to a former child slave who was forced to deep-water dive for fishing nets in Ghana.
One trafficker said he forced children to dive to bottom of Lake Volta, even if they didn't know how to swim.
If the U.S. heads to the U.N. Climate Change Conference with proposals still under debate in Congress, China could balk at making its own changes.
President Biden this week pledged to double the amount of money spent to help poorer nations battle climate change. The U.S. is now vowing to spend more than $11 billion a year by 2024 on climate aid. Steven Mufson, a reporter covering the business of climate change for The Washington Post, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
Earlier in the day, the minister tweeted photos from the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan.
President Biden called on world leaders to work together on a range of global issues during his debut address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Mr. Biden said the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan marked the end of "a period of relentless war" and started "a new era of relentless diplomacy." CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with more on the president's remarks.
After a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and a rift with France over nuclear submarines, President Biden said it was time to move on and focus on fighting COVID and climate change. Ed O'Keefe has more on the president's remarks to the United Nations.
"Simply put, we stand, in my view, at an inflection point in history," the president told the U.N. General Assembly.
In his first speech before the U.N. General Assembly, President Biden addressed his plans to turn the U.S. to a new era of diplomacy and away from military power. He reaffirmed the U.S. isn't turning inward despite withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, and he also pushed for a diplomatic reset following four years of the Trump administration's "America First" policies. CBS News' Michael George reports from New York on the president's speech, and CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes discussed the key takeaways with CBSN's Tanya Rivero.
