While in South Africa for the Earthshot Prize, the prince told reporters that the cancer diagnoses of his wife, Catherine, and his father, King Charles, had been “brutal.”

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Days ahead of the U.N.’s global negotiations on climate change, China and other developing countries said trade restrictions should be part of the talks.

At a meeting of emerging economies, Vladimir Putin positioned himself as a respected and powerful leader, ignoring the condemnation he receives from the West.

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The Russian leader hopes to use the meeting of the so-called BRICS group, which includes China and India, as a counterweight to the West.

Food production is concentrated in too few countries, many of which face water shortages, the researchers said.

The threat of an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran has created an “extraordinarily precarious” global situation, sowing alarm about the potential economic fallout.

Many middle-income countries are left out of the deal, widening a gulf in access to critical medicines.

The announcement provides U.S. support to permanent council seats for African nations, though not new veto powers. But the path to adding members requires far more than White House approval.

More than 50 African leaders have gathered in Beijing for a summit aimed at projecting the influence of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in the developing world.

Crushing obligations to foreign creditors that have few precedents have sapped numerous African nations of growth and stoked social instability.