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Summit to save nature enters final day with disagreement on funding
Nov 1, 2024The world’s largest nature conservation conference, COP16, is entering its final day in Colombia with negotiators still at odds over how to fund plans to “halt and reverse” species loss. Amid speculation that the talks may... -
Everest records tumble as season ends with eight dead
May 30, 2024Eight individuals lost their lives while scaling the world’s highest peak on Wednesday, according to tourist authorities and expedition organizers. The climbing season smashed several records. Rakesh Gurung of the tourism department reported that more than... -
Host Saudi tells global economic summit the world has failed Gaza
Apr 29, 2024At a global economic summit on Sunday that was attended by a number of mediators, Saudi Arabia declared that the international community had failed Gaza and restated its demand for a Palestinian state. “The situation in... -
First US-Japan-Philippines summit to boost defence ties
Apr 8, 2024Coming off of four-way military drills in the South China Sea with Australia, leaders of the Philippines, Australia, and China will meet in Washington this week for a trilateral summit aimed at strengthening defense exchanges. There... -
Macron says G20 must agree before inviting Putin to summit
Mar 29, 2024Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be invited to the G20’s November summit in Brazil unless all members of the organization agree, according to remarks made by French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday. “The meaning of... -
Amazon nations launch alliance to fight deforestation at summit
Aug 9, 2023At a summit in Brazil on Tuesday, eight South American countries decided to form an alliance to combat deforestation in the Amazon, vowing to prevent the world’s largest rainforest from reaching “a point of no return.”... -
US, Japan, South Korea to hold summit in August
Jul 20, 2023As the three countries expand their military cooperation to face North Korea’s escalating nuclear threats, South Korean, US, and Japanese leaders will meet in America in August, Seoul’s presidential office announced on Thursday. As negotiation stalls... -
Biden, Xi agree to hold face-to-face summit
Jul 29, 2022During an occasionally contentious phone chat on Thursday, President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping decided to set the date for their first in-person summit. Xi also cautioned the United States not to “play... -
EU leaders have rejected the idea of a summit with Putin
Jun 25, 2021On Friday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that European Union leaders had also rejected France’s move to resume talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. News from AFP. After talks between the bloc’s leaders at the EU... -
North Korea says historic summit opens ‘new era for peace’
Apr 28, 2018North Korea on Saturday hailed its summit with the South as a “historic meeting” that paved the way for the start of a new era, after the two leaders pledged to pursue a permanent peace and...