Results achieved by the global powers

The United Nations has not always gained results for its tireless efforts around the world, but with a wave of recent successes new hope rises.  The Syrian conflict is still raging as hotly as ever, but one enforcement has occurred and chemical weapons are out of the fight.  In the Democratic Republic of the Congo…

Obama’s Frosty Welcome at G20

U.S. President Barack Obama faced a frosty welcome from Russia’s Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit on Thursday in St. Petersburg. At the summit Obama was pressured against an airstrike against Syria. Putin as well as China, the European Union, the BRICS emerging economies and a letter from Pope Francis all warned of the dangers of…