The latest Security Council sanctions target coal exports and aim to reduce overall export revenues by 25 percent.
Pope Francis scolds world leaders for being distracted from the threat of climate change, and Iran and Iraq block Saudi Arabia's move to cap oil production.
Fidel Castro dies, shifting attention to Cuba's heir apparent and political scandal engulfing South Korea's political elite is complicating the presidential aspirations of Ban Ki-moon.
Does an announcement by Turkey's president signal a broader shift way from the institutions of the West?
Veteran names in European politics remain on the scene, despite a rising anti-establishment tide.
Donald Trump meets with Japan's Prime Minister, the U.S. backs an arms embargo on South Sudan and votes against a global moratorium on the death penalty.
Constitutional changes may be afoot in Turkey, Israel's parliament moves to legalize illegal settlements in the West Bank and the U.K. ratifies the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Russia bails on the ICC and Ford pushes ahead with its plan to outsource manufacturing to Mexico, triggering a potential conflict with the Trump Administration.
Does a promise by Trump and Putin to normalize relations mean U.S. sanctions on Russia are about to go out the window?
Could Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement trigger new tariffs? And the Colombian government and FARC rebels have reached agreement on a peace deal after a previous accord was rejected by voters.
From China to Iran to Cuba, the world continues to react to the forthcoming Donald Trump presidency.
The United Nations, Mexico, European Union and Russia respond to the news on Donald Trump's election.
The fight against the Islamic State keeps accelerating, and climate change leaders push back against Donald Trump's pledge to ditch the Paris Agreement.
In the wake of a diplomatic shake-up in the Philippines, we explore whether other countries in Southeast are poised to follow suit. Today: Malaysia.
UN panel suggests the US take inspiration from a Caribbean reparations plan involving an apology for the slave trade, technology transfer and debt relief.
Michel Aoun's elections fills a leadership void in Lebanon, but his ties with Iran and Hezbollah are likely to challenge his relationships with Washington.