Touch upon this story Remark Anger and despair are mounting in Turkey because the loss of life toll from a pair of main earthquakes within the nation and neighboring Syria climbs above 15,000, with survivors and opposition politicians expressing frustration on the velocity of the federal government’s catastrophe response. Hope …

Will Steffen, a distinguished scientist who battled local weather denialism and contributed to a number of key reports that pushed world leaders to restrict the Earth’s warming to 1.5 levels Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above preindustrial ranges, died on Jan. 29 in Canberra, Australia. He was 75. His demise was confirmed …

Comment on this story Comment WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who won international praise for her leadership style during the coronavirus pandemic, announced her resignation Thursday ahead of national elections later this year. “I have given my absolute all,” Ardern, 42, said at an emotional …

Cardinal George Pell, a conservative theologian who served as Pope Francis’ Vatican finance chief, and who was acquitted after becoming the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of sexually assaulting children, died Tuesday in Rome. He was 81. His death was confirmed by Peter Comensoli, one of his successors …