Tag: Summits
EU, India try again to clinch trade deal, sidelining China
PORTO, Portugal — The European Union and India agreed Saturday to restart negotiations on a bilateral free trade deal, eight years after their first...
EU leaders attend summit in person for 1st time this year
LISBON, Portugal — On the list of things not to do during a pandemic, holding big international gatherings is close to the top.
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Brazil’s Amazon deforestation surged in April after pledges
RIO DE JANEIRO — Preliminary data released Friday signaled deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon in April was the highest for that month in at least...
EU chided for not ensuring improved social rights at summit
PORTO, Portugal — Hardship felt during the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred European Union leaders to add muscle to the bloc's safeguards for its 450...
EU says patent waiver idea misses point of vaccine shortage
PORTO, Portugal — European Union leaders said Friday that the most pressing impediments to COVID-19 vaccine supplies are not intellectual property rights but export...
G7 foreign ministers meet face-to-face after pandemic pause
LONDON — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy industrialized nations are gathering Tuesday in London - their first face-to-face meeting in more...
G-7 ministers to hold first in-person talks in 2 years
LONDON — Foreign and development ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrial nations will be meeting in London this week in their first...
Blinken off to London, Kyiv as Ukraine questions resurface
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed to Europe next week for critical talks on Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Afghanistan and frayed transatlantic...
Southern African countries may help Mozambique fight rebels
JOHANNESBURG — The 16-nation Southern African Development Community is considering a proposal to deploy more than 2,500 regional troops to help battle extremist rebels...
Summit catapults world ahead in crucial year to curb warming
WASHINGTON — The world moved closer to curbing the worst of global warming after this week's climate summit. But there’s still a long way...
