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Coverage & commentary on the "emergency" #ParisSummit meeting, where select #EU leaders gathered to plan a reaction to the #peaceoverture from President #Trump to President #Putin, which does not include #EU or #Ukraine in discussions.

UN asks G7 leaders to tackle climate emergency

The UN chief has been meeting for the past two days with G7 leaders at Biarritz, France.

Climate Emergency

Speaking to reporters, Mr. Guterres said the UN Summit in New York – and the need for concrete action – come against the backdrop of a “dramatic climate emergency,”

UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has reported that the 2015 to 2019 are on track to be the five hottest years ever…

UK refuses to sign Mideast summit statement

French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault addresses delegates at the opening of the Mideast peace conference in Paris, January 15, 2017.

Britain cited “reservations” over Sunday’s Middle East peace conference and refused to sign a joint statement that called for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

A Foreign Office spokesman said the British had…

Jerusalem: Paris summit warns Israel, Palestinians against ‘unilateral steps’

Jerusalem: Paris summit warns Israel, Palestinians against ‘unilateral steps’

A Middle East peace conference in Paris Sunday warned Israel and the Palestinians against “unilateral steps” on Jerusalem and borders that could threaten a two-state solution.

In a statement, the conference called on them to avoid steps that “prejudge the outcome of negotiations on final status issues, including, inter…

Jerusalem: Paris summit warns Israel, Palestinians against ‘unilateral steps’

Jerusalem: Paris summit warns Israel, Palestinians against ‘unilateral steps’

A Middle East peace conference in Paris Sunday warned Israel and the Palestinians against “unilateral steps” on Jerusalem and borders that could threaten a two-state solution.

In a statement, the conference called on them to avoid steps that “prejudge the outcome of negotiations on final status issues, including, inter…

“It is not enough to simply pray. There are problems to many of the solutions we face; new mechanisms for dialogue need to be created, along with systems of education to inculcate moral values.”