G-20: Leaders commit to reaching climate neutrality, end coal financing

Leaders of the world’s biggest economies committed to reaching carbon neutrality “by or around mid-century” as they wrapped up a two-day summit that laid the groundwork for the U.N. climate conference in Scotland.

G-20 summit: Leaders endorse global minimum tax on corporations

Amid skyrocketing revenues of some multinational businesses, leaders of the world’s biggest economies have endorsed a global minimum tax on corporations as part of an agreement on new international tax rules.

Doctors advise Queen Elizabeth II to rest for 2 weeks

Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has been advised to rest for at least the next two weeks.

Biden joins world leaders for G-20 summit in Rome: Here's what to know

President Joe Biden is joining other leaders for the G-20 summit this weekend in Rome to discuss the post-pandemic economic recovery and more.

Global shortage of up to 2B syringes as vaccine doses rise, officials warn

The U.N. warned of a looming shortage of up to 2 billion syringes for mainly low- and middle-income countries as the supply of COVID-19 doses rises.

Julian Assange: US asks UK to permit extradition of WikiLeaks founder

The U.S. government has asked Britain’s High Court to overturn a decision that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the U.S.

150 people arrested in US-Europe darknet drug trafficking probe

Law enforcement officials in the U.S. and Europe have arrested 150 people and seized more than $31 million in an international drug trafficking investigation stemming from sales on the darknet.

Amnesty International calls for charges to be dropped against Julian Assange

Amnesty International is calling for the release of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange ahead of a hearing against a decision by U.K. courts in January to reject the United States’ request to extradite him.

Moderna to supply Africa with up to 110 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

Moderna said it will make up to 110 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine available to African countries at its “lowest tiered price.”

UN: Greenhouse gas levels hit new record in 2020 despite lockdowns

Greenhouse gas levels hit a new record high in 2020 and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the last decade, the U.N. says.

Sudan's military seizes power in coup, arrests PM and other leaders

Sudan’s military seized power on Monday after troops arrested Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other senior officials.

Facebook: Language gaps weaken platform's screening of hate, terrorism

Internal Facebook files reveal that in some of the world’s most volatile regions, terrorist content and hate speech proliferate because of the company’s language gaps.

More elephants evolving to be tuskless after years of poaching, researchers say

Researchers have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks.

New Zealand prime minister keeps cool amid earthquake during news conference

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was visibly startled by an earthquake during a news conference, but she quickly smiled and turned her attention back to the reporter.