Author: Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

A previous build-up of Russian forces on the border preceded Moscow’s annexation of Crimea. President Vladimir Putin is threatening Ukraine again.

After two weeks of talks, climate negotiators in Scotland struck a global deal aimed at reducing emissions.

The next 48 hours will see global leaders facing pressure to turn political pledges to tackle climate change into concrete actions.

Climate change affects housing, health care, food, water – and the US is a microcosm of the environmental justice inequalities, a COP26 attendee says.

Lt. Alex Cornell du Houx has dodged a sniper’s aim, rocket fire and a roadside bomb. His greatest challenge? Helping Afghans escape the Taliban.

Ebrahim Raisi will be the first serving Iranian president sanctioned by the U.S. government even before entering office.

For all of Biden’s attempts to reassure partners shaken by Trump, some allies have lingering doubts about the forces that produced Trump’s election.

President Joe Biden is at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Monday, the second stop on his three-stop overseas trip to Europe.

Eccentric protest actions hit G-7 leaders summit in Cornwall, England.