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With no consensus, global plastics treaty talks collapse yet again, India reiterates ‘no product phase-out’

India had aligned with an opposing bloc of "like-minded countries" of oil-producing countries, and added its concerns during ...

Global plastic treaty talks end in failure as countries remain bitterly divided over how to tackle the crisis

Talks to finalize the world’s first ever treaty on plastic pollution in Geneva, Switzerland collapsed in failure Friday as ...

Explainer-Why Is Putin Talking About a New Nuclear Weapons Treaty With the US?

In a symptom of the underlying tensions, Trump this month said he had ordered two U.S. nuclear submarines to move closer to ...

UN plastics treaty talks fail after US joins petrostates in blocking action

Delegates criticise role of Trump administration in siding with Saudi Arabia and other petrochemical producers ...

Campaigners of a sweeping plastics treaty climb buildings, hand out soap and cover art with waste

Nations are crafting the first global, legally binding treaty on plastics pollution. Campaigners for the treaty are getting ...

India says international court lacks authority to rule on Pakistan water treaty

The international Court of Arbitration lacks any legal authority to make pronouncements on the Indus Waters Treaty between ...

Putin praises White House ahead of summit, hopes to extend remaining nuclear treaty with U.S.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the U.S. administration was making "sincere efforts" to resolve the ...
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Dozens of countries reject ‘unacceptable’ draft plastic treaty text

Our red lines and red lines of the majority of countries represented in this room were not only stomped, they were spat on ...