It comes after the UN’s largest contributor, the US, refused to contribute to its regular and peacekeeping budgets, and withdrew from several agencies it called a “waste of taxpayer dollars”. Several other members are in arrears or are simply refusing to pay.
Hundreds of thousands of mourners gather in Rome to pay tribute to the late pontiff.
The US’s new National Security Strategy suggests Europe is facing “civilisational erasure”.
The DR Congo is planning to build a massive dam delivering power to millions of people – but it is not easy.