As Climate Talks Stutter, Africa Suffers Impact of a Warming World
LONDON, Efforts to boost global action against climate change are stuttering, as several key nations have objected to a key United Nations-backed report on the impacts of rising temperatures at the COP24 talks in Poland.…
Department of State Participates in Quick Response Force (QRF) Summit Challenge 2018
Today, the U.S. Department of State and the Government of Kenya launched the first SPEAR Quick Response Force (QRF) Summit Challenge, a tactical training and competition event in Nairobi for U.S.-trained Special Program for Embassy …
More Than Half the World’s Population is Using the Internet
GENEVA, The International Telecommunication Union reports that for the first time in history, half of the global population is using the internet. A new report finds by the end of the year, 3.9 billion people …
Hunger, Lice, Filth: Moroccan Camp Shows Migrant Challenges
CASABLANCA, MOROCCO, As Morocco prepares to host the signing of a landmark global migration agreement, hundreds of migrants are languishing in a Casablanca camp rife with hunger, misery, lice and filth.
These sub-Saharan Africans who …
Mass Graves Highlight Challenges in Post-IS Raqqa
RAQQA, SYRIA / WASHINGTON, More than 500 bodies were exhumed last week from one of the largest mass graves in Raqqa, Syria, once the de facto capital of the Islamic State (IS) terror group.
A …
Trump Confirms He’ll Nominate Army General Milley as Next Top Military Adviser
U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed he will nominate Army General Mark Milley to replace Marine General Joseph Dunford as his next top military advisor.
“I am thankful to both of these incredible men for …
General Assembly Adopts Text Reiterating Call for Comprehensive Middle East Peace, after Failing to Pass Resolution Condemning Actions by Hamas in Gaza
The General Assembly decided today to reiterate its call for the achievement of just and lasting peace in the Middle East while also failing to adopt a text condemning actions by Hamas and other militant …
