GLOBAL REPORT

Several delegates walked out of a meeting of the International Monetary Fund’s steering committee in Bangkok on Saturday as Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov began speaking in Russian, highlighting continuing...

The United Nations refugee agency has warned that severe funding shortages are forcing it to scale back humanitarian operations worldwide, with millions of displaced people at risk of losing access...

Chinese-powered artificial intelligence agents are showing some of the same troubling behaviours that have emerged in tests of advanced US AI systems, including deception, concealment, attempts to bypass restrictions and...

Pope Leo has placed the existential and societal threats posed by artificial intelligence at the centre of his papacy, issuing repeated warnings to global leaders and calling for enforceable international...

Scientists are closely monitoring signs of a potentially powerful El Niño event that could reshape weather patterns across several parts of the world, bringing heightened risks of extreme heat, heavy...

Diplomatic efforts to address mounting tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have hit a setback after a planned meeting between Iran and other Gulf countries was postponed, as continued Houthi...

Natural systems increasingly destabilized by rising global temperatures could significantly intensify climate change by releasing additional methane and carbon dioxide, with a new study warning that these feedback effects may...

The global humanitarian system is facing one of its most severe crises in decades, with shrinking funding, widespread job losses and growing restrictions on aid leaving tens of millions of...

The United Nations General Assembly has voted in favour of phasing out the centuries-old Mercator world map projection in support of maps that more accurately represent the relative size of...

World food prices surged in August to their highest level since late 2022, driven by severe weather conditions and escalating military conflict in the Black Sea region that have intensified...