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By Chip PittsDallas, TX – Before September 11, the U.S. wasn't too enthusiastic about the United Nations. It rightly advocated reform of the sometimes,…

The top local stories this morning from KERA News:As President Trump focuses on Tuesday's summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, efforts continue in…

Nikita Khrushchev starred in his own travel comedy back in 1959. Peter Carlson's new book, K Blows Top, documents the Communist leader's unusual tour through the United States.

President Biden will be in Europe for a G-7 meeting in Germany, before he heads to a NATO summit. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Berlin on Friday to join a UN conference on food security.

The U.N. Mission in South Sudan says it has confirmed the killings of more than 400 people who were singled out for their ethnicity after rebels seized the oil hub of Bentiu.

A new report reveals where the world stands in the fight against extreme poverty, inequality and climate change.

China and Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution threatening sanctions against Syria unless it stops targeting and attacking civilians.

The United Nations Security Council meets on Sudan, as a deadly power struggle in the capital continues. More than 4 million people have been uprooted in the conflict, which began in April.

NPR'S Ann Cooper reports that the United Nations is divided over how to respond to the U.S. airstrikes over Iraq. Unlike during the Persian Gulf War, the U.S. does not enjoy wide support for the military action. And some diplomats are charging the strikes were designed to help Clinton's re-election campaign.

Leaders in developing countries were asked to rank the U.N.'s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. One particular goal was typically at the bottom of their priority list.