Mia Mottley

HAMBURG - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has arrived in Hamburg for a sustainability conference that will address further implementation of shared processes aimed at achieving the UN's sustainability goals.

Vucic was welcomed by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Haiti's prime minister agreed late Monday to step aside as armed gangs plunge his country into anarchy, as he accepted a regional push for a transition that sets the stage for international intervention.

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley and French President Emmanuel Macron invited world leaders to Paris on June 22-23 to reach a new "global pact" to finance the fight against poverty and human-induced climate change. All kudos for the ambition, yet few dollars were put on the table.

Music superstars Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish and H.E.R. will team with advocacy nonprofit Global Citizen for a free concert in front of the Eiffel Tower designed to convince world leaders to take further action against climate change.

Barbados, which became a republic at midnight and said goodbye to the reign of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, declared the singer Rihanna a national hero, world agencies reported. The decision was announced by Prime Minister Mia Mottley during the lavish celebrations announcing the Barbadian Republic. Rihanna accepted the honor.