The UN COP16 Biodiversity Conference is underway in Cali, Colombia. Thousands of delegates from nearly 200 countries have gathered to address critical biodiversity issues such as nature loss and protecting habitats. Joining the discussion: Doreen Robinson is the Chief for Wildlife at the UN Environment […]
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The 16th BRICS Summit in Russia is the first meeting of the group after expanding membership in January to Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates. Top of the agenda will be security, economy and finance and cultural and humanitarian ties under the theme […]
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China’s GDP grew by 4.8% year-on-year and 4.6% in the third quarter, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics. Beijing says the growth amid external challenges and domestic restructuring highlights the resilience of the Chinese economy. Joining the discussion: Yan Liang is […]
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In 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Security Initiative, for sustainable security. It advocates a path featuring dialogue over confrontation, partnership over alliance, and a win-win strategy. Joining the discussion: Victor Gao is a chair professor at Soochow University. Einar Tangen is a […]
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As Election Day draws ever closer in the United States both major candidates are in all-out campaign mode as voters are already casting their ballots in early voting. The Democratic Party nominee, Kamala Harris, has been making her case to voters across key battleground states. […]
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More than 50 Palestinians were killed in Gaza on Tuesday, pushing the death toll to more than 42,000 with nearly 100,000 wounded since October 7th, 2023. The United States is now warning Israel that it has 30 days to address the lack of humanitarian assistance […]
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The leaders of Southeast Asian countries gathered in Laos this year for the annual ASEAN summit. Among areas of focus, they agreed to upgrade a free trade agreement with China. What is the importance of Southeast Asia for the global economy? Joining the discussion: Ei […]
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Hurricane Milton makes landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, unleashing tornadoes, extensive flooding and knocking out the power to millions of people.
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Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump make their final appeals to voters with the U.S. presidential election, less than a month away.
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It has been one-year since Hamas attacked Israelis. Since then, the conflict has widened across the Middle East. The world is seeing Israel’s large-scale incursion into Lebanon, and a recent response from Iran saw the country launch a missile barrage. Is there further escalation to […]
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When the United Nations was created, in 1945, most of today’s African countries were still under colonial rule and had no voice in international affairs. After almost 80 years, the continent is still lacking permanent representation at the UN’s Security Council. We spoke to Mali […]
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As we head towards the end of the year, what is the state of the global economy? Joining the discussion: Yan Liang is Chair Professor in Economics at Willamette University. Anthony Chan is former Chief Economist at JPMorgan Chase & Company. John Quelch is Vice […]
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Iran launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles on Israel in response to the assassination of a Hezbollah chief, Hassan Nasrallah last week. Israel says it will respond to the recent attack, an escalation that could lead to a wider conflict. Joining the discussion: Ali Akbar Dareini […]
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The People’s Republic of China marks the 75th anniversary of its founding. The past decades has seen China rise from a poor country to the world’s second-largest economy. Today, the People’s Republic is 11 years away from its goal of realizing “socialist modernization,” and 25 […]
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The 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly wrapped up in New York. We discussed the role of communications in advancing the global agenda and the role of media in promoting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals with our guests: Saleumxay Kommasith, Laos Deputy Prime […]
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The United Nations General Assembly has heard from global leaders this week on a wide range of challenges facing the world. To discuss some of these pressing issues, we are joined by: Badr Abdelatty, Egyptian Foreign Minister. Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of […]
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As world leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly, we take a look at the development goals and sustainability with our guests: Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme. Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. […]
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The 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly opened with urgent calls for action. World leaders are in New York amid ongoing conflicts, geopolitical tensions, global economic challenges, and dire warnings of looming environmental and human catastrophe. Our guests: Peter Szijjarto, Hungary’s Foreign Minister. […]
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The United Nations General Assembly began with the challenging task of encouraging countries to work together toward peace. The escalating situation in the Middle East, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and the civil war in Sudan, along with more than a hundred other conflicts around […]
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The Summit of the Future that wrapped at the United Nations headquarters in New York was a pivotal event aimed at addressing critical global challenges and reshaping the multilateral system to better respond to modern threats. The summit’s goal was to revitalize cooperation in areas […]
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When Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed the 76th session of the UN General Assembly on September 21, 2021, he unveiled a bold new vision to support all 17 of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. China’s Global Development Initiative aims to revitalize the global development partnership […]
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Hezbollah’s leader has vowed retaliation against Israel following deadly attacks in Lebanon that killed at least 37 people and injured thousands. The explosions were caused by hand-held devices. The Israeli government has not commented on the attacks. Joining the discussion: Nabeel Khoury is a Former […]
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The U.S. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, signaling that inflation is being tamed. What will be the impact in the country and beyond? Joining the discussion: Anthony Chan is former Chief Economist at JP Morgan Chase. John Quelch is Vice Chancellor of Duke Kunshan University. […]
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Germany re-established checks at all its land border crossings after two deadly knife attacks this summer were attributed to migrants. Neighboring nations are now concerned about the new measures and how they might impact travel inside the European Union. What does that mean for asylum […]
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump met with acting Secret Service Director in Mar-a-Lago, Florida on Monday, after an apparent second assassination attempt. The suspected gunman, Ryan Wesley Routh, is now charged with federal gun crimes. Prosecutors say the 58-year-old came within 500-meters of the former […]
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The World Bank said global growth is stabilizing but at a weak pace. In the United States, inflation reached a 3-year low as the Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates next week. Meanwhile, in China foreign trade is up while producer prices are down. […]
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A recent World Meteorological Organization report revealed that in 2023, the Southwest Pacific region experienced 34 reported extreme weather events that caused 200 deaths and impacted more than 25 million people. With global sea levels rising at rates unprecedented in three thousand years, what actions […]
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With the U.S. presidential election less than two months away, voters had the chance to hear from Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in what can only be described as a contentious debate. The Republican and Democratic presidential nominees discussed key issues […]
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The rape and murder of a trainee doctor in the Indian city of Kolkata last month sparked nationwide protests, and reignited public outrage over sexual violence against women. According to India’s latest available statistics, a rape is committed there every 16 minutes. What’s behind so […]
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Former U.S. President Donald Trump were out campaigning this week, pushing their economic plans in a last effort before next week’s presidential debate. How important will the economy be for U.S. voters come November? Joining the discussion: Jadan Horyn […]
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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. President Xi said China stands ready to work with Africa to implement ten partnership action plans to jointly advance modernization. Joining the discussion: […]
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Israel continues its military assault in Gaza where the Palestinian death toll is now about 41,000. Meanwhile, the prospect for a ceasefire deal may have dimmed considerably after the bodies of six Israeli hostages held by Hamas were recovered over the weekend. Joining the discussion: […]
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The Russia-Ukraine conflict has escalated sharply in recent weeks. Ukraine says Russian missiles hit a military academy and neighboring hospital in the town of Poltava killing at least 50 people and injuring 271 more. Joining the discussion: Vladimir Golstein heads Brown University’s Slavic Studies department. […]
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U.S. Vice President and now Democratic Party presidential nominee Kamala Harris has given her first major TV interview since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race. She’s been under pressure to do so for weeks from her Republican opponent Donald Trump. Joining the discussion: […]
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The IMF says the economy is set for modest growth over the next two years amid cooling activity in the United States, a bottoming-out in Europe and stronger consumption and exports for China. Meanwhile, global growth is expected to remain stable at 3.2% this year, […]
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The World Health Organization declared mpox a global health emergency earlier this month after reported cases and deaths surged in the Democratic Republic of Congo and quickly spread to neighboring African nations. Now, the WHO is calling for a global response to deliver vaccines to […]
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A barrage of missiles and rockets stokes fears of an expanding conflict in the Middle East. Over the weekend, Israel targeted Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, prompting the militant group to retaliate with rocket fire following the assassination of one of its leaders. Joining the discussion: […]
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The U.S. presidential election is very close, especially in the seven battleground states whose ballots are likely to determine the outcome. Both Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris will be laser-focused on these states as they enter the final sprint for the […]
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris officially accepted her party’s nomination Thursday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Harris delivered what may be one of the most important speeches of her political career. What are the policies she laid out and how is her rival, […]
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A recent United Nations report says the fight against global hunger has been set back 15 years, posing a real threat to the UN Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger by 2030. The findings show that around 733 million people went hungry in 2023. What must countries […]
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Efforts to reach a ceasefire and hostage deal in the Israel-Hamas conflict is still facing serious challenges. Talks aimed at bringing about a ceasefire in Gaza have so far failed to deliver. Egypt, Qatar and the U.S. are working with Israel and Hamas on a […]
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U.S. President Biden passed the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris at the Democratic Party National Convention. A list of speakers made the case for Kamala Harris to win the upcoming election. Issues like reproductive rights and defense of democracy were brought up in a […]
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Immigration is a hot-button issue in this year’s U.S. presidential election. Republican Party candidate Donald Trump blames his rival Kamala Harris, for presiding over an influx of millions of undocumented migrants into the United States. But the vice president’s campaign insists she can fix what […]
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A new round of Gaza ceasefire talks is underway in Qatar. The death toll of Palestinians killed in Gaza since Israel’s retaliatory attack last October has now surpassed 40,000, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Meanwhile, there are growing fears that violence in the Middle […]
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Fifty years after establishing diplomatic relations, China is now Brazil’s top trading partner. In 2023, bilateral trade between the two countries exceeded $157 billion U.S. dollars. There are currently more than 300 Chinese companies operating in Brazil spanning electricity, infrastructure and electric vehicles. Joining the […]
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Riots erupted in England and Belfast, Northern Ireland in the wake of the July 29th murder of three young girls in the British town of Southport. Seizing on false information posted on social media about the attacker’s name, religion, and migration status, far-right rioters set […]
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The Paris Olympics Games ended with a spectacular finale. Over the past two weeks athletes from around the world came together in a celebration of the human spirit. Records were set and broken; China had its best Olympic games since 2008 winning a whopping 40 […]
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After months of heightened violence and years of political instability, Haiti is being called the worst humanitarian crisis in the Western Hemisphere. Nearly 580,000 people have been internally displaced and millions are facing hunger. As Port-au-Prince looks to the international community for security assistance and […]
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The World Health Organization says COVID-19 is “still very much with us” and is urging governments to strengthen their vaccination campaigns. Officials warn that cases are rising globally with a high percentage of positive tests across Europe and the United States. In Paris, at least […]
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Weak jobs numbers and recent speculation about a U.S. recession contributed to warnings that this year’s stock rally may have gone too far. From New York to London and Tokyo, equities were hit hard. Wall Street’s “fear gauge” dropped from 65 on Monday to about […]
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