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Sometime today, the global population is forecast to hit 8 billion. The U.N. calls it a milestone for humanity, made possible by advances in public health and medicine. But there are also challenges.

Maisaa Alkhdir moved to North Texas in 2016 to escape the civil war back at home in Syria. She empathizes with Ukrainian refugees and wants the world to embrace all refugees.

KUT spoke to three Ukrainians who described a constant, numbing fear as they remain glued to their phones, messaging with family and friends either hunkering down or attempting to flee the country.

The U.N. human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in the United States, is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism against people of African descent and "make amends" to them — including through reparations.

The change is part of the president's plan to reshape U.S. foreign policy to center "on democracy, human rights, and equality," Secretary of State Antony Blinken says.

The vote follows World Health Organization guidance saying that due to cannabis' therapeutic use and other factors, it "is not consistent with the criteria" for a Schedule IV drug.

“A Third World War — which so many had feared — has been avoided,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. “This is a major achievement of which member states can be proud — and which we must all strive to preserve.”

Under the agreement hammered out in 2015, the first day that countries can reverse the promises they made is Nov. 4, 2019. It will be another year before the American withdrawal is official.

Low- and middle-income nations are still tens of billions of dollars a year short for recovery from the increasing number of disasters, according to a new report.

The World Health Organization has issued new guidelines on how much screen time young children should get: Less is better for children under 5, and…

Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, has been a fierce advocate for President Trump's policies at the United Nations. It is not immediately clear what prompted the move.

Updated at 1:06 p.m. ET.President Trump defended his "America First" agenda in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, in effect…