Global plastic treaty talks limp on despite blockade by oil-rich countries
Officials and NGOs accused a coalition of countries including Saudi Arabia and Brazil of stalling negotiations....
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Hill leaders invite India’s Modi to address Congress
The address is expected to be on June 22....
EU raises bar for punishing countries that help Russia beat sanctions
Latest proposal sees targeting third countries for helping Russia beat sanctions as “exceptional, last resort measures.”...
Europe gathered in unity for Ukraine. Zelenskyy’s plea exposed its divisions
Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to a major summit in Moldova to ask for “security guarantees” just as France and Germany were diverging on the issue....
Dems voice concerns over debt deal’s effect on government funding process
Some Democratic appropriators are afraid that spending provisions in the debt limit bill will actually incentivize the GOP to pass a stopgap spending bill....
How repairing nature became the EU’s most contentious green project
A key Green Deal law is imploding amid growing resistance....
Nowhere to run to: As Russia bombards Kyiv, 3 die after being locked out of shelter
Police investigating why people seeking to escape Moscow’s missiles couldn’t access refuge....
Virginia Dems fume over pipeline’s inclusion in debt deal
The MVP project would cut into Virginia....
France’s Macron says Ukraine should get ‘strong and tangible’ security guarantees
Although the French president stopped short of calling for full NATO membership for Ukraine....
On the edge of the Arctic, the West strives to control AI
At a summit in Sweden, the European Union and U.S. plan a joint code of conduct for AI. If only they agreed on what it...