Poland and Baltic states to dump landmine treaty citing Russian threat | News
The quartet bordering Russia proposes withdrawing from the Ottawa treaty, but add they have no plans to use landmines.Poland and the Baltic states plan to…
Honduras reaches agreement to extend extradition treaty with the US | Donald Trump News
Honduras reverses previous position that it would not extend the treaty, seen as a symbol of heavy-handed US presence.Honduran President Xiomara Castro has announced her…
Chinese presence in Panama might trigger canal treaty violation, Senate panel told
1 of 7 | Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission Louis Sola (L-R), Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission Daniel Maffei and President and CEO…
Negotiators fail to agree on UN treaty to curb global plastic pollution | Climate News
As the threat from plastic pollution mounts, countries could only agree to postpone negotiations to a later date.Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic…
Leaders make final push for plastic pollution treaty at talks in S Korea | Climate Crisis News
Negotiators are gathering in Busan, South Korea, this week in a final push to forge a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.…
Greenpeace, WWF, Break Free from Plastic deliver almost 3M signatures demanding Strong Global Plastics Treaty
A petition signed by almost three million people from over 182 countries including African countries, calling for a historic, legally binding, Global Plastics Treaty to…
A strong treaty can end plastic pollution and save lives | Environment
Two years ago, global leaders promised to establish a treaty by the end of 2024 that would lay the groundwork to end plastic pollution. The words used…
Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill? | Civil Rights News
A fight for Maori rights drew 42,000 protesters to the New Zealand Parliament in the capital Wellington on Tuesday. A nine-day-long hikoi, or peaceful march…
Thousands march on New Zealand capital against Indigenous treaty overhaul | Protests News
Controversial legislation revises the 184-year-old Treaty of Waitangi granting Maori tribes land rights.Thousands of people have joined a nine-day march towards New Zealand’s capital over…
North Korea ratifies landmark mutual defence treaty with Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News
The treaty comes amid reports of about 11,000 North Korean soldiers being deployed to fight in Russia’s war against Ukraine.North Korea has ratified a landmark…
Nearly 200 countries gather at COP16 to discuss meeting 2022 treaty pledges | Environment News
Environmental leaders from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Colombia to assess historic commitments to halt and reverse the loss of nature. The two-week United…
Is the Indus Waters Treaty the latest India-Pakistan flashpoint? | Water News
Islamabad, Pakistan – For more than 60 years, India and Pakistan have jointly managed the waters of six rivers of the Indus basin that gave birth…
Britain, Germany announce new treaty to move relationship beyond Brexit
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz inaugurated negotiations for a new treaty as part of a post-Brexit reset in relations…
We need a Fossil Fuel Treaty now | Climate Crisis
As we still assess the damages caused by Category 5 Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean, and as Typhoon Gaemi pounds Southeast Asia, the devastating power…
Why many California Indian tribes still lack U.S. recognition
Book Review Unrecognized in California: Federal Acknowledgment and the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians By Olivia M. ChilcoteUniversity of Washington Press: 218 pages,…
War and Treaty’s Tanya Trotter: ‘Sister Act 3’ script done
The long-awaited sequel “Sister Act 3” finally has a script, according to the War and Treaty singer Tanya Trotter. Trotter told ET that there’s a…
African countries call for sanctions as UN nears treaty on ‘biopiracy’ | United Nations News
The UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization is hoping to conclude a treaty that will protect genetic resources from exploitation. A group of African nations has…
Talks advance on a treaty to end plastic pollution
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessAuthor of the article:The Associated Press Jennifer McdermottPublished Apr 30, 2024 • Last updated 3 minutes ago • 4 minute read You can…
On This Day, April 4: 12 nations sign treaty creating NATO
1 of 8 | President Bill Clinton dons the red beret of the Red Eagles as he speaks with U.S. Troops stationed as part of…
Global Cybercrime Treaty: A delicate balance between security and human rights
Cybercrime is a multi-trillion-dollar business. Drugs and weapons are being bought on the “dark web”, fraudsters are fleecing members of the public in elaborate online…