China warns U.S. climate cooperation at risk on political tensions
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is in China to hold face-to-face talks with Xie Zhenhua, China's special climate envoy, on the countries' joint response to the climate crisis
Global South climate activists doubt COP26 participation over vaccine delay
Developing-nation delegates to the key UN climate conference in Scotland have been promised access to a COVID-19 vaccine, but with only two months to go, time is running short
One million without power as Ida leaves trail of destruction
The hurricane - with six fatalities, countless homes destroyed, and towns flooded - evokes memories of Hurricane Katrina, which nearly destroyed New Orleans 16 years ago
Texas's near-total abortion ban takes effect after Supreme Court inaction
Such a ban has never been permitted in any state since the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, in 1973
Lebanon in free fall, must not become 'horror story', US senator warns
More than half of Lebanon's 6 million people have fallen into poverty with the World Bank calling it one of the sharpest depressions of modern times
White House tackles housing shortage with plan for 100,000 affordable homes
The plans will cover rural and urban housing projects, with a focus on aiding communities of color, where home ownership rates have lagged historically
Weather disasters killed 2 million in last 50 years, UN agency says
The report adds to signs that extreme weather events are becoming more frequent due to global warming
New era for Afghanistan starts with long queues, rising prices
With many offices and shops still shut and salaries unpaid for weeks the daily struggle to put food on the table has become an overwhelming preoccupation
Climate-driven extreme heat threatens $500 bln in new U.S. costs by 2050
Threats to agriculture, construction and service workers could cause hefty annual setbacks to the U.S. economy - and more deaths - by mid-century, researchers warn
In Russia's Arctic, Navalny activist's election bid is crushed
Violetta Grudina, an opposition activist in Russia's Arctic port city of Murmansk, says she began to oppose Putin when Russia passed a law in 2013 banning "gay propaganda" to minors