GENEVA: The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has hit a new high, the UN said Monday, warning that drastic action is needed to achieve targets set by the Paris climate agreement, reports AFP. "Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere surged at a record-breaking speed…

BEIJING: China's ruling Communist Party has dusted off a Mao-era honorific for President Xi Jinping, cementing his status as the most powerful ruler…

TOKYO: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg called North Korea a "global threat" Monday and said he backed tighter sanctions against it during a visit to Japan, which has been targeted by Pyongyang's provocations, reports AFP. Stoltenberg is in Tokyo to meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other…