The International Maritime Organization has set a very weak target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from shipping, and has been negotiating about it for a decade with no progress.

Extinction Rebellion protesters are at work outside its headquarters.

Indian women who accused powerful men of rape are now on trial for criminal defamation.

Making defamation a crime is a recipe for tyranny, because people are generally prosecuted for defaming the powerful.

Do-dirty's supporters won the legislative elections in the Philippines.

I've spoken with a couple of Filipinas about him, over the past couple of years, and was shocked to find that they supported him. They seem to believe that anyone his death squads kill must be guilty.

Greenpeace activists dangled from the Sydney Harbor Bridge and displayed banners calling for Australia to declare a climate emergency.

I am amazed that anyone can claim, with a straight face, that there is something not to "condone" about this harmless method of protesting. Hooray for Greenpeace!

Mexico has caved to the bully's tariff threat and is repressing refugees from Central America that want to go through to the US.

Mexicans have also grown tired of welcoming and helping them.