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New Start: US-Russia nuclear weapons treaty due to expire raising fears of arms race
Later in the day, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement that "in the current circumstances, we assume that the parties to the…
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Key oceans treaty crosses critical threshold to come into force
A global agreement designed to protect the world's oceans and reverse damage to marine life is set to become international law. The High…
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What the U.S. wants to achieve at the international plastic treaty talks
Under President Donald Trump‘s leadership, the United States has withdrawn from international negotiations and commitments, particularly…
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‘It’s the Wild West out there’: UN Ocean Conference opens with a push to ratify the High Seas Treaty
The third U.N. Ocean Conference opened Monday as pressure mounts for nations to turn decades of promises into real protection for the sea.…
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Why the U.S. won’t sign the WHO’s new pandemic response treaty
On March 20, 2025, members of the World Health Organization adopted the world’s first pandemic agreement, following three years of…
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Mexico to send Texas water amid treaty, tariff dispute
Mexico plans to make an "immediate" water delivery to farmers in Texas amid a dispute over a decades-old treaty that has earned a threat…
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Kia contests US$14 million India tax demand for wrongly using trade treaty exemptions
Tax investigations in India can drag on for years and are often a sore point for foreign companies KIA on Friday (Feb 7) said it is…
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Fence-line communities hope plastics treaty might ease pollution burden
Organizers in communities near the petrochemical plants that produce plastics hope that a global treaty to limit plastic waste can reduce…
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Putin signs pact with ally that includes possible use of Russian nukes
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pact with close ally Belarus on Friday that includes the possible use of Russian nuclear…
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UN plastic treaty talks were not a failure, experts say at Newsweek panel
On the heels of global negotiations over a plastic waste treaty, Newsweek Environmental Sustainability and Governance Editor Jeff Young…
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Countries deadlock on UN treaty on plastic pollution
Countries have deadlocked on a United Nations treaty on plastic pollution, according to The Associated Press. The treaty, with an aim of…
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Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution won’t reach an agreement in…
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Why is a global treaty on plastic pollution dividing the world?
SEOUL — What on earth to do about all the plastic polluting the oceans, the food supply, even our bodies? That is the question that the…
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Key UN committee adopts resolution paving the way for a first-ever treaty on crimes against humanity
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A key U.N. General Assembly committee adopted a resolution late Friday paving the way for negotiations on a…