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Leaders of the UK and Germany to sign a treaty on defense, trade and migration
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are set to sign a treaty on Thursday pledging to…
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Germany's Merz to sign friendship treaty during first visit to London
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are set to sign a bilateral friendship agreement when Merz heads…
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High Seas Treaty gains momentum as 18 new countries pledge support
NICE, France (AP) — Eighteen countries ratified the High Seas Treaty on Monday, bringing the total to 49 — just 11 short of the 60 needed…
Culture
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…
Lifestyle
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…
Lifestyle
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…