The Paris Accord, meant to join the world in a massive effort to stop or slow global warming was signed by nearly 200 nations. The only hold outs were Iran, Yemen and Libya. The US has just joined that list.

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis, reports on the United States’ withdrawal from the Global Climate Alliance under President Donald Trump. This action aligns the U.S., the world’s largest oil producer,

Donald Trump, for a second time, has withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, which puts us in the company of Iran, Libya and Yemen.

Among President Donald Trump's flurry of Jan. 20 executive orders was one promising to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Click to read.

Libya is struggling to recover from years of conflict that followed the 2011 uprising that ended Muammar Gaddafi’s four-decade rule. The country has since been split between the United Nations-recognised government of Dbeibah in Tripoli, which Turkey supports, and Haftar’s forces, backed by Russia, in the east.

The Paris Agreement is the only global climate pact with equal participation of as many as 193 countries. The US exit could have 'dangerous impacts' in India and other countries.

Donald Trump has signed an executive order signalling his intention to withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Agreement.

Listen to Story Trump to withdraw the US from the Paris climate deal again US joins Iran, Libya, and Yemen outside the climate agreement Experts warn of global setbacks to climate goals due to US exit President Donald Trump will once again withdraw the ...

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While it’s unclear what exact political path Syria will take, the dilemmas the country faces are similar to the experiences of other Arab countries more than a decade ago. In the winter of 2010, an outbreak of protests in Tunisia spread across the region, toppling several regimes in what became known as the Arab Uprisings.

Zakaria Zubeidi, a former leader of a Palestinian militant group jailed for attacks that killed several Israelis, is to be released Thursday as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

“The international community has a shared responsibility to support efforts toward a just and lasting resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A negotiated two-State solution remains the only viable path to ensuring peace, security, and coexistence for both Israelis and Palestinians .”