Allies see Biden re-engaging on crises from COVID to nuke standoffs
After the Trump administration putting "American first," often at the expense of global partnerships, one analyst says Biden is expected to "engage, engage, engage."
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After the Trump administration putting "American first," often at the expense of global partnerships, one analyst says Biden is expected to "engage, engage, engage."
The United Nations billed the deal as historic after years of fighting that has split the North African country in two.
Nuclear weapons ban backer tells AP a U.S. letter to other countries shows "increasing nervousness" of nuclear-armed states, "particularly the Trump administration."
"Extreme weather and climate events have increased in frequency, intensity and severity as result of climate change and hit vulnerable communities disproportionately hard," according to the report.
"We need the money," said David Beasley, the executive director of the U.N. agency.
The U.N. World Food Program has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat global hunger. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay joined CBSN from Rome with more.
Desperate families in India are being forced to put their children to work amid the coronavirus pandemic. Students in developing countries worldwide are out of class as schools remain closed. New York Times South Asia bureau chief Jeffrey Gettleman joins CBSN to discuss his reporting on this issue.
"Due to the pandemic, it is estimated that in 2021, 47 million women and girls will be pushed into extreme poverty, bringing the total to 435 million," a U.N. report suggests.
During the pandemic, food meant for restaurants is piling up in landfills, while lines at food banks are growing every day. But, there are things individuals can do to help.
Kelly Craft, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, is calling out the U.N. Security Council for allegedly failing to live up to its mission to make the world safer. Craft spoke exclusively with CBS News' Pamela Falk.
Yemen's civil war has turned a 45-year-old, crude-filled supertanker into a ticking environmental time bomb, but politics makes it hard to judge the length of the fuse.
Even America's closest allies say Trump administration "incapable" of reimposing sanctions, so how far will White House go it alone?
Without addressing biodiversity and climate change, the report said, the world will not fully be able to tackle poverty, reduce hunger, or reduce the risk of future pandemics.
The United Nations is demanding a full investigation into the apparent poisoning of Alexei Nalvany, a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Navalny is finally out of a medically induced coma at a hospital in Germany. Investigators believe his tea was spiked with a Soviet-era nerve agent. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata joins CBSN from London with the latest developments.
At least 45 protesters in Iraq were killed in clashes with security forces. Also, Italian police arrested 19 far-right extremists on charges of trying to start a neo-Nazi party, and Zimbabwe is on the brink of man-made starvation. CBS News' Rylee Carlson joined "CBSN AM" with those stories.
According to the World Food Programme, Zimbabwe needs more than $200 million in emergency aid. Climate change is being widely blamed for the crisis, as CBS News correspondent Debora Patta reports from South Africa.
Protests continue across India over a proposed citizenship law that critics say discriminates against Muslims. A new report highlights sexual misconduct by U.N. peacekeeping troops in Haiti, who fathered hundreds of children they mostly abandoned. And Cuba reinstates the office of prime minister. CBS News' Gwen Baumgardner rounds up the headlines from London.
The United Nations' top court has ordered Myanmar's military to prevent a genocide against the country's Rohingya Muslims. Ghislaine Maxwell, friend of Jeffrey Epstein, has had her phone hacked. And Australia braces for a "bonanza" of spiders after a combination of rain and heat created perfect conditions. CBS News' Ian Lee rounds up the world headlines.
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck between Jamaica and Cuba, with tremors felt around the region. U.S. and U.K. leaders are meeting about Huawei spying fears. And a plague of locusts is threatening the food supply in eastern Africa, a problem widely seen as exacerbated by climate change. CBS News' Debora Patta rounds up the headlines from Johannesburg
The U.N. has released a list of more than 100 companies doing business in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, putting them at risk of boycotts. The Italian parliament has revoked the immunity of far-right leader Matteo Salvini. And in London, repairs to the tower housing Big Ben is clocking at $64 million over budget. Rylee Carlson rounds up international headlines from London.
The UN has condemned a military coup in Mali and called for the immediate release of several of the African nation's top officials. On Tuesday, the ousted president was arrested and forced to resign. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has the latest.
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo slammed the vote in a statement, calling it "inexcusable."
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says it's led to biggest disruption of education ever, with schools closings in more than 160 countries affecting over 1 billion students.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has just been devastating in Latin America, where the economic storm clouds were already gathering," the U.N.'s food agency chief warned.
U.S. and its allies have significantly reduced operations and been blamed for very few civilian casualties this year, but the Taliban's deadly fight rages on.