International

Taxes and bans on single use plastics try to combat plastics in the oceans.

The global climate talks in Madrid ended on Sunday – two days after its scheduled closing, and with little to show for the marathon session.

One Salvadoran family’s migration to the United States over the past year illustrates the profound effect policy changes in the U.S., Mexico and Central America are having.

Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities from the region say their family members continue to be arbitrarily detained in camps and prisons.

The prisoner exchange was a rare diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and Washington after months of tensions.

On a pitch-perfect autumn afternoon, a remote sheep farm in southern Greenland is quiet.

The World Health Organization has released the latest data on measles. The increase in cases is notable — and a sign of how much work needs to be done to address the outbreak.

Since the 1930s, the Penn Museum has been holding and studying thousands of clay tablets from 2000 B.C. Today, hundreds are returning to Iraq.

As world leaders and scientists gather at the UN climate summit in Madrid, we discuss the state of the climate crisis and clash between science and politics.

Chinese-owned video app TikTok says it has unblocked a U.S. teenager and restored her viral video condemning China’s treatment of its Muslim minority.

China reacted furiously Thursday to President Donald Trump’s signing two bills aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong.

Greenhouse gas emissions have risen steadily for the past decade despite the current and future threat posed by climate change, according to a new United Nations report.

Abundant drilling of the Marcellus and Utica Shale created a glut of natural gas and drove down prices. Now, new pipelines and export terminals are aiding overseas sales.

The classified documents lay out the Chinese government’s deliberate strategy to lock up ethnic minorities even before they commit a crime.

Newly revealed, confidential documents show that the official, Zhu Hailun, played a key role in planning and executing a campaign that has swept up a million or more Uighurs.