Caribbean island countries say their adaptation plans are not effective because hurricanes have become more powerful Low-income countries are struggling to protect themselves against climate change, ...

GENEVA — Countries adopted an agreement to protect the world from future pandemics at the World Health Organization’s annual assembly in Geneva on Tuesday. Bringing to a close over three years of ...

Eurovision was created to bring Europe together, but its voting history shows affinity and rivalry might be more important than melody. Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest has been an ...

Countries from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Pacific and Europe plead for transition to be central outcome of talks More than 80 countries have joined a call for a roadmap to phasing out fossil fuels, ...

According to findings published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, the UK is falling behind similar countries due to widening inequality. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and ...

The UK will "compel" young people to partake in National Service if the Conservatives win the general election, after seeing "enthusiasm" from other countries with similar schemes, the home secretary ...

As Britain gears up to make digital ID mandatory for all UK citizens, across the globe similar schemes already exist. Sir Keir Starmer announced in September that all UK citizens are to have mandatory ...

A convicted murderer in the US has become the first person in the country to be executed using nitrogen gas. A Japanese man has also been sentenced to death by hanging for an arson attack which killed ...

For the first time in the history of COP climate summits, the US – the world’s largest historical emitter – has not sent a delegation to the talks. Back in January, newly inaugurated US president ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Europe’s multimillionaires are restless. In the UK, the new Labour government’s decision to axe a non-domiciled ...

Top Lists states some of the world’s most established nations including China - which has existed for a mere 4,000 years - are on the brink of collapse and could disappear within decades. European ...

With recent tensions between the US and Iran, you might be hearing a fair bit about nuclear weapons. They are considered the most destructive weapons in the world - their explosions are so powerful, ...