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Talks on landmark plastic pollution treaty ending without an agreement

Negotiators working on a landmark treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution won't reach an agreement during talks that extended into Friday in Geneva.

Why the World Is Deadlocked Over a Treaty to Stop Plastics Pollution

After three years of talks, and despite growing warnings about the dangers of plastics pollution, nations are at an impasse ...

Negotiators won’t reach an agreement in Geneva on a plastic pollution treaty

Nations were meeting for an 11th day at the United Nations office in Geneva to try to complete a landmark treaty to end the ...

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 ...

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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Health was supposed to be central to the UN plastics treaty. Now it’s up for debate.

Despite strong evidence that plastics are harmful to people, oil-producing countries oppose action on human health.