Abramovich was among the individuals listed under new sanctions adopted by the European Union last week.

UNESCO stated that about 99 percent of all of the liquid groundwater on Earth is groundwater, although the resource is often poorly understood or undervalued.

Nearly 200 nations gathered Monday to grapple with a question that will outlive Covid-19 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine: how does a world addicted to fossil fuels prevent carbon pollution from making Earth unlivable?

The Arab Parliament (AP) welcomed the decision by the Council of the European Union to include the Houthi terrorist militia in its consolidated black list of groups.

The annual report is published by the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki again called on the EU to "very quickly give Ukraine candidate status".

With Russia threatening to take ‘full control’ of several major cities in Ukraine, the fourth round of talks failed to deliver a breakthrough on the 19th day of the invasion, even as the US tried to talk down China from helping its neighbor.

China cannot relax its zero-Covid policy just yet despite the low fatality rate of Omicron, say medical experts.

Russia called a meeting of the 15-member Security Council to repeat its previously made, unsubstantiated claims that Ukraine, with US help, had operated a network of 30 laboratories carrying out ‘very dangerous biological experiments’ aimed at spreading ‘viral pathogens’ from bats to people.

On Thursday, the US ambassador in Libya, Richard Norland, also expressed fears over an escalation.

Mexican cartels are estimated to have used bitcoin to launder $25 billion a year in Mexico alone, according to a UN-linked body.

Russia's foreign ministry confirmed that Lavrov would be attending the meeting on the sidelines of a diplomatic forum organized by Cavusoglu in Antalya.

Russia's offer of "humanitarian corridors" for civilians to flee the Ukrainian cities it has besieged is a well-tried approach Moscow adopted during Syria's devastating civil war.

The pandemic’s most tragic toll has been on the health and lives of millions, with more than 446 million cases worldwide, more than six million deaths confirmed, and countless more grappling with worsening mental health, said UN chief Antonio Guterres.

NATO has already cleared that it does not want direct conflict with Russia and President Joe Biden has ruled out sending U.S. troops into Ukraine to fight.

About 28,000 Airbnb hosts around the world, including 2,800 in France, are currently offering accommodation for refugees.

Construction tycoon Dbeibah was appointed following a landmark 2020 ceasefire with a mandate to lead the country to December 24 elections.

Rights groups say that marriage of girl child is widespread in remote, landlocked and marginalised areas in the country.

Saudi Arabia and Egypt have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the fields of telecommunications, frequency spectrum and human capacity building.

Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog said Saturday they had agreed an approach for resolving issues crucial to reviving the country's 2015 nuclear accord with world powers -- but new Russian demands may delay a deal. The landmark accord was aimed at guaranteeing Tehran could not develop a nuclear weapon.

Since Russia's invasion 10 days ago, the economic and humanitarian toll of the war has spiraled, sending more than one million people fleeing Ukraine. Officials have reported hundreds of civilians killed.

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said he was prepared to travel to Vienna if a deal is reached.

With fears growing of nuclear conflict, the US and Russian armed forces have set up a new direct phone line to reduce the risks of ‘miscalculation’. But Vladimir Putin has been unmoved as Russia has become an economic, sporting, and cultural pariah.

Stephanie Williams, UN chief Antonio Guterres' Special Advisor on Libya, warned in a series of tweets that "the solution to Libya's crisis does not lie in forming rival administrations and perennial transitions."

The UAE and the US are facing a "stress test" in their relationship, a senior Emirati diplomat said Thursday, as Russia's war in Ukraine strains ties. The wealthy Gulf state hosts US troops and has been a strategic partner to Washington for decades.

Climate change has already caused "irreversible losses" for Nature, UN experts have said, warning that if emissions are not cut quickly, warming could trigger chain reactions with potentially catastrophic effects for all species, including humans. All forms of life on Earth are linked together by a vast web of causes...

The United Arab Emirates has offered $5 million in assistance to Ukraine to tide over problems suffered by civilians in the ongoing conflict.

Lebanese families are lobbying authorities to return their relatives held in Syria.

The IMF and the World Bank have promised to provide financial support to Ukraine, saying that they are saddened by the devastating human and economic toll brought on by the Russian invasion.

The objective of the new aid provided by World Bank is to "protect vulnerable Afghans and help preserve human capital and key economic and social services."

The announcement of the expulsion came on the last day of Russia's presidency of the UN Security Council and it ceded the presidential seat to UAE on Tuesday.

UN chief Antonio Guterres blasted world powers for a "criminal" abdication of leadership after the release Monday of an extensive new report on climate change impacts, accusing major polluters of fueling devastating warming that threatens people and planet.

Metals tycoon Oleg Deripaska from Russia has called for peace talks over Ukraine crisis "as soon as possible" between Russia and Ukraine.

The IPCC report will include a crucial 40-page summary for policymakers, expected to show that devastating scale of climate change impacts is just the beginning.

President Vladimir Putin ordered on Sunday Russia's nuclear forces onto high alert in response to what he called ‘unfriendly’ steps by the West. Russia has the world's largest arsenal of nuclear weapons and a huge cache of ballistic missiles. The United States, the world's second-largest nuclear power, slammed the order.

According to the UN, if the war continued, there will be around 18 million Ukrainians that will be affected in humanitarian terms.

The UAE has called for immediate cessation of hostilities in the war between Russia and Ukraine. The appeal came in a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York.

The surge in deaths came alongside evidence of both increased arrivals in at least one key destination and rising interceptions.

Aluminum has beaten the previous peak in price hike of $3,380.15, reached in July 2008.

According to the UN, a full-scale Russian invasion on Ukraine would have a devastating global impact that would likely spark a new "refugee crisis", with traders fretting over supplies of key commodities including wheat and metals.

As the pandemic grinds on, poverty is rising, inequalities are widening, and household incomes are dwindling, while billionaires have seen their profits soar. The situation is worse for women, as they face rising unemployment and shoulder most of the burden for care.

The unprecedented panel is considered a model for reconciliation that could help resolve future conflicts if necessary.

Locals residing in border area are angered at both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Western-backed leader Volodymyr Zelensky for not ending the war, resident from Avdiivka said "I want to slap Putin and Zelensky."

A year after it posted sharp growth, global trade in goods and services is expected to slow down, according to the UN's estimate.

Cash assistance will be provided at a rate of USD 100 per family.

The UNCTAD’s Global Trade Update said all major trading economies saw imports and exports rise above pre-pandemic levels in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Libyans on Thursday mark 11 years since the revolt that toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi, but the democracy many hoped for seems as elusive as ever, and many fear a return to conflict. The anniversary comes as the country, for years plagued by divisions between east and west, finds itself with...

The European Union’s REACH inventory has covered only 150,000 out of 350,000 different substances and only a third of those have been the subject of detailed toxicity studies, and yet the results are alarming.

Norway's Minister has called on other donors as well to increase their funding for UNRWA.

Communities and businesses that rely on the ocean are hurting, as more than 3 billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods.