World population reaches 8 billion

"A milestone year, when we anticipate the birth of the Earth's eight billionth inhabitant" says U.N. chief.

• Nov 15, 2022

Impact of latest interest rate hike on Americans

CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan joins CBS News' Catherine Herridge to discuss this week's edition of "Face the Nation." They break down the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate hike and preview an upcoming exclusive interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

• Sep 23, 2022
• 03:18

Pelosi speaks at COP27 climate summit

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is one of several U.S. representatives attending the United Nation's COP27 climate summit in Egypt. She spoke on Thursday about America's plan to battle climate change. CBS News anchors Lana Zak and Errol Barnett spoke with Axios Climate Reporter Andrew Freedman about what U.S. lawmakers are doing.

• Nov 10, 2022
• 05:36

U.N. chief calls on wealthier nations to pay for climate change costs

Some of the poorest nations at COP27 are calling on richer ones to pay for the damages carbon dioxide pollution has caused.

• Nov 10, 2022

WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February

The head of the World Health Organization says there's "cause for optimism."

• Nov 9, 2022

U.N. hosts climate summit in Egypt

World leaders are gathering in Egypt for the United Nations' annual climate summit, known as COP27. Catherine McKenna is Canada's former minister of environment and climate change and the chair of an expert panel called on by the U.N. secretary general to set clear standards and criteria to get to net-zero emissions. She joins CBS News to discuss

• Nov 7, 2022
• 07:07

Annual climate summit underway in Egypt

Political leaders have gathered in Egypt for the 27th annual Conference of the Parties. The climate summit has been criticized by activist Greta Thunberg as an opportunity for "greenwashing." Ramy Inocencio joins "CBS News Mornings" with a look at what the summit will focus on and what attendees hope to achieve.

• Nov 7, 2022
• 04:43

Past 8 years were the warmest on record, U.N. agency says

The record heat comes as "the tell-tale signs and impacts of climate change are becoming more dramatic."

• Nov 7, 2022

COP27 climate summit begins: What to know and why it matters

Many see this year's global climate summit as a crucial test of the world's resolve to prevent the worst predicted outcomes of climate change.

• Nov 6, 2022

Somalia facing widespread famine crisis

A crisis is unfolding in the East African nation of Somalia, which is teetering on the edge of famine. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, more than half of Somalia's children will face acute malnutrition through mid-2023. CBS News' John Dickerson speaks with Lynsey Addario, a photojournalist on assignment for National Geographic, who captured images of the tragic food shortages in Somalia.

• Nov 3, 2022
• 06:10

Major glaciers will be gone by 2050 due to climate change, U.N. warns

Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is the only way to save the remaining glaciers, but last week the U.N. warned there's "no credible pathway" for that to happen.

• Nov 3, 2022

U.N. rejects Russia's call to probe debunked Ukraine "biolabs" claim

"The United States and Ukraine went through Russia's allegations in Geneva, point by point, and debunked every single one," said the U.S. ambassador to the U.N.

• Nov 3, 2022

Europe temperatures increased more than twice global average, report says

Europe is a leader in climate mitigation. That couldn't save it from also becoming a leader in temperature increases.

• Nov 2, 2022

Russia grain withdrawal impacts world hunger

Ships carrying grain from Ukraine are still on the move despite Russia suspending a deal meant to protect the shipments. The deal, brokered by the U.N. and Turkey, has helped bring global food prices down from their peak in March. Cary Fowler, the U.S. State Department special envoy for global food security, joined CBS News to discuss how this will impact world hunger.

• Nov 1, 2022
• 05:10

Fighting intensifies in southern Ukraine

Russian authorities are ramping up evacuations in Ukraine's southern Kherson region. They claim Ukraine could be preparing to attack a key dam and flood the region. Kyiv has rejected the claims and accused Moscow of considering staging a similar attack. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams has the latest from Ukraine.

• Nov 1, 2022
• 05:46

Russia suspends Ukraine grain deal over ship attack claim

Ukraine's Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, accused Russia of playing "hunger games" by imperiling global food shipments.

• Oct 29, 2022

Ex-U.N. employee sentenced for multiple rapes, confronted by victims

Karim Elkorany did not use condoms and "callously and cruelly joked about drugging and raping them" afterward, prosecutors said.

• Oct 28, 2022

Lebanon and Israel sign milestone sea border deal

The agreement marks a major breakthrough in relations between the two nations, which have formally been at war since Israel's creation in 1948.

• Oct 27, 2022

New reports warn of "untold human suffering" as climate goals fall short

Nations pledged to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but three new U.N. reports show that the world is on track to hit nearly double that in less than 80 years.

• Oct 27, 2022

On board historic NATO deployment with U.S. troops

The 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army are in Romania to deter adversaries from attacking NATO territory. Roughly 4,700 soldiers of the 101st were deployed from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to reinforce NATO's eastern flank. Charlie D'Agata takes a look.

• Oct 21, 2022
• 02:43

"Suicide drones" and blackouts in Ukraine

The U.N. Security Council is discussing claims that Russia is using Iranian-made drones to attack Ukraine. The meets is happening as Ukraine deals with rolling blackouts after it says it lost 30% of its power stations. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams joins us with update from Kyiv, Ukraine.

• Oct 21, 2022
• 04:07

U.S. accuses Iran of selling drones to Russia in violation of U.N. ban

A 2015 U.N. Security Council resolution bans the sale of drones capable of traveling more than 300 kilometers.

• Oct 20, 2022

U.N. weighs response to unrest in Haiti

The United Nations is grappling with how it should respond to myriad crises in Haiti. Unrest has spread across the nation over the last month. Margarett Lubin, an area manager for the nonprofit CORE, discussed what her organization is doing to help and the U.N.'s proposals.

• Oct 20, 2022
• 03:54

WHO warns world to get active — or risk developing serious illness

A report from the World Health Organization found that 500 million people will develop diseases if they don't increase their physical activity.

• Oct 19, 2022

Hunger in Somalia is putting "a child per minute" into hospitals

A formal famine declaration is expected in the coming weeks, but desperate families are already burying their malnourished children as aid workers plead for help.

• Oct 18, 2022

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