World Taliban bar women from university education in Afghanistan Updated Apr 13, 2025 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Female students have been banned from private and public universities in Afghanistan effective immediately and until…
World UN chief calls for credible climate action, convenes summit Updated Apr 13, 2025 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations on Monday urged world leaders to take "credible" new action to curb climate change, warni…
World Russia to annex more of Ukraine on Friday at the Kremlin By JON GAMBRELL and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press Sep 29, 2022 KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia planned to annex more of Ukraine on Friday in an escalation of the seven-month war that was expected to isolate th…
World UN chief: World is 'paralyzed' and equity is slipping away By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press Sep 20, 2022 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In an alarming assessment, the head of the United Nations warned world leaders Tuesday that nations are "gridlocked in c…
National At UN, leaders confront COVID's impact on global education By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writers Sep 19, 2022 With COVID-related school disruptions setting back children around the world, activists implored world leaders Monday to prioritize school sys…
World UN sums up climate science: world heading in wrong direction Updated Apr 13, 2025 GENEVA (AP) — With weather disasters costing $200 million a day and irreversible climate catastrophe looming, the world is "heading in the wro…
World As cost of climate change rises, UN urges compensation By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press Sep 9, 2022 From drought to floods and sea level rise, the cost of damage caused by climate change will only get higher as the world warms, sparking conce…
World High-level talks in Ukraine yield little reported progress By DEREK GATOPOULOS and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press Aug 18, 2022 LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Turkey's leader and the U.N. chief met in Ukraine with President Volodymr Zelenskyy on Thursday in a high-powered bid to …
World 'A beacon of hope': Ukraine, Russia sign grain export deal By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press Jul 22, 2022 ISTANBUL (AP) — Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements Friday with Turkey and the United Nations clearing the way for the export of mil…
World Climate aid, war fallout feature at Berlin climate talks By FRANK JORDANS and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press Jul 18, 2022 BERLIN (AP) — Officials from 40 countries met Monday in Berlin to discuss how to stay focused on fighting the increasing impacts of climate ch…
