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A coal-fired power plant in central Poland. Global greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2018, and the world is on track for potentially catastrophic climate change in the coming decades.

U.N. Climate Summit Sets Stage For New National Emissions Promises

Humanity is not on track to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. Delegations from nearly 200 countries are meeting to discuss promises they made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

This photo taken on May 31, 2019 shows a watchtower on a high-security facility near what is believed to be a re-education camp where mostly Muslim ethnic minorities are detained, on the outskirts of Hotan, in China's northwestern Xinjiang region. As many as one million ethnic Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim minorities are believed to be held in a network of internment camps in Xinjiang.

The United Nations says crimes against humanity may have happened in China's Xinjiang

The United Nations human rights chief has released a long-delayed report, concluding that "serious" human rights violations have been committed against Uyghurs and other minorities in the region.

Bush Addresses U.N. on Peace in Middle East

President Bush appeals directly to Muslims to assure them that the United States is not waging war with Islam. Denouncing extremists, he lays out a vision for peace in the Middle East before skeptical world leaders at the United Nations.

Israeli military claims an underground tunnel links Hamas with the UNRWA

Israel's military showed journalists what it claims is a Hamas tunnel beneath the Gaza headquarters of the UN agency that assists Palestinians.

Michael K. Williams in Brooklyn in 2021.

Michael K. Williams' memoir 'Scenes From My Life' shows how he turned trauma into art

The beloved actor made his mark playing tough characters; but he wanted young Black men to know it was okay to be vulnerable.

A Look At How Spies Might Use The U.S.-North Korea Summit In Singapore To Gather Intel

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Bruce Klingner of The Heritage Foundation about spies, tricks and intelligence gathering at the upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore.

Russia's Strikes In Syria Muddle Efforts Slow Flow Of Refugees

Europe is desperate to stop the flow of refugees from Syria, and that means countering ISIS and also ousting Bashar al-Assad. Russia's military action to prop up Assad is making things difficult.

At U.N. headquarters in New York on Wednesday, the Security Council approved a resolution that diplomats say would impose the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades.

U.N. Security Council Approves New Sanctions On North Korea

After the isolated nation conducted a January nuclear test and February rocket launch, the Security Council has unanimously voted for new sanctions targeting Pyongyang's weapons program.

Real Estate

Commentator Elissa Ely has a friend who leans on her for romantic advice. Just recently Elissa closed a deal on a house. This business transaction gave Elissa insights into negotiating which she passed onto her friend.

Mamuedeh Kanneh (right) was married to the man who brought Ebola to Barkedu, Liberia, a village of about 6,000. He died of the virus. She now cares for her children as well as children who lost their parents to the disease.

Politics And Ebola Are Not Such Strange Bedfellows, Report Says

Issued two years after the first case was confirmed in West Africa, an International Rescue Committee report on lessons from the epidemic stresses the critical role of politics.

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