December 31, the last day of the year, has often served as a day of closure, decision, and transition in Philippine history.

The Paris pact catalysed clean-tech advances that are paying off. Green-technology adoption means that emissions could peak ...

Over the next five years, we have an opportunity to pull back from the brink and ensure that the ocean continues to stabilize ...

We’re once again approaching the annual resetting of the Doomsday Clock. Last January, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, a group of very smart people, moved the ...

Amid conflicts and crises, 2025 also brought reasons for optimism, medical breakthroughs, encouraging signs for the planet ...

As 2025 ends, we’re looking back at the 10 biggest conservation wins of the 21st century -- from tigers to pandas, action on ...

Baghdad, Erbil, and oil firms operating in northern Iraq have agreed to renew a major deal to export oil through the Turkish ...

These positive stories—from drops in crime to progress with climate—help us look to the next year with some degree of hope.

On Dec. 30, 2020, Becky Hammon of the San Antonio Spurs made history as the first woman to coach an NBA regular season game ...

Research hypothesis: Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine constitutes a clear violation of established international legal norms ...

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly referred to Europe as an ally that treats America worse than its enemies. Regarding the state of Europe, the Trump administration’s National Security Strategy ...

When the blue-and-white flag rose above Israel’s new embassy in Tallinn on November 11, 2025, it looked like standard ...