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Leaders of US, Canada, Mexico sign revised trade pact; Trump may face fight for approval in divided Congress

China has been seen as the world leader in the battle to cut carbon emissions and prevent a global environmental catastrophe, after U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the Paris agreement on global climate change in 2017

Global stock markets drifted lower Friday ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit this weekend.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel to attend a Dec. 10 conference meant to approve a U.N.-backed migration pact that is drawing strong opposition from nationalists in Europe and elsewhere

House Democrats are unveiling their first bill for the new Congress, a good-government package to limit big money in politics, make it easier for citizens to vote and require presidents to disclose their tax returns

Massive data breach at Marriott's Starwood hotels; company discovers unauthorized access since 2014

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joanne Burgess, Colorado State University and Edward Barbier, Colorado State University(THE CONVERSATION) In the “The Lorax,” an entrepreneur regrets wiping out all the make-believe truffala trees by chopping them down to maximize his short-term gains. As the Dr. Seuss tale ends, the Once-ler – the man responsible for this environmental tragedy – tells a young child that “Unless

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Stefan Vogler, University of California, Irvine(THE CONVERSATION) Among the more than 7,000 people who are part of the migrant caravan – a group of Central American refugees fleeing extreme violence in their home countries – a smaller group of about 80 LGBTQ individuals has broken off from the larger group. These individuals decided to travel separately, in part, due to

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sandra Yocum, University of Dayton(THE CONVERSATION) Dorothy Day died 38 years ago. Her life followed an unorthodox path – moving from rejecting religion in favor of activism to embracing Catholicism and integrating it with social action through the Catholic Worker Movement. A hero of the Catholic left, Day found an unlikely champion for her canonization in New York’s conservative

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Robert H. Scott III, Monmouth University and Kenneth Mitchell, Monmouth University(THE CONVERSATION) Leaders of the world’s biggest economies have gathered in Buenos Aires for the annual Group of 20 Summit to discuss some of the most important issues facing the global economy, from the future of work and food security to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and the Khashoggi

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Maureen Miller, Columbia University Medical Center(THE CONVERSATION) I mentioned to a friend, a gay man nearing 60, that World AIDS Day, which has been observed on Dec. 1 since 1988, was almost upon us. He had no idea that World AIDS Day still exists. This lack of knowledge is a testament to the great accomplishments that have occurred since World AIDS Day was created 30 years ago.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Heather Woods, Kansas State University and Leslie Hahner, Baylor University(THE CONVERSATION) Once an anti-Semitic rumor moved from fringe to the mainstream, it took less than two weeks for violence to erupt. The false allegation that liberal philanthropist George Soros was funding or supporting a caravan of Honduran refugees heading to the U.S. spread wildly from a single tweet

Thousands of farmers have marched to India's Parliament demanding higher prices for their produce and a government waiver on their farm loans to alleviate hardships

FIFA's ethics committee has imposed a four-year ban on a soccer official for accepting a bribe, reportedly from former presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam

A Spanish non-governmental organization says it has put a medical team aboard a fishing vessel stranded at sea for a week after it rescued 12 migrants in the Mediterranean

Serbia's president says a move by Kosovo to impose a 100 percent tax on all goods imported from Serbia will harm Serbia-Kosovo peace talks

Dozens of so-called "yellow jackets" protesting high taxes and living costs are causing traffic chaos in Brussels, as the movement that started in France two weeks ago gains traction in Belgium

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho expects striker Alexis Sanchez to be out injured until January

The International Olympic Committee has ordered an inquiry into the amateur boxing federation, which elected an alleged heroin trafficker as president four weeks ago

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