Author: Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

As their political leaders try to avert a war, Russian and Ukrainian athletes at the Winter Games keep their distance and are told to say little.

The movement that fights sexual harassment flickers in and out of sight in China, just like tennis star Peng Shuai after she retracted a sexual assault claim against a senior Chinese official.

Overseas visitors in China for the Beijing Winter Olympics could complicate the country’s efforts to keep a tight lid on COVID-19.

A British court has opened the door for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States by overturning a lower court ruling.

Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to four years imprisonment on charges of inciting dissent and breaking COVID-19 rules.

A previous build-up of Russian forces on the border preceded Moscow’s annexation of Crimea. President Vladimir Putin is threatening Ukraine again.

After two weeks of talks, climate negotiators in Scotland struck a global deal aimed at reducing emissions.

The next 48 hours will see global leaders facing pressure to turn political pledges to tackle climate change into concrete actions.

Climate change affects housing, health care, food, water – and the US is a microcosm of the environmental justice inequalities, a COP26 attendee says.