The 14 scientists and a penguin colony fighting for Ukraine
WILHELM ARCHIPELAGO, Antarctica — Sometimes, in the middle of a long workday or as she’s falling asleep, Anzhelika Hanchuk sees her phone jolted to life by abright notificationthat means Kyiv is under...
View ArticleBritain strains to sell Trump allies on its green message
Britain strains to sell Trump allies on its green message Britain’s climate minister takes a trip to South America — and tries to win round her skeptical hosts. By ABBY WALLACEin Parque Andino Juncal,...
View ArticleAs the WTO flounders, the world’s middle powers go their own way
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — A last-ditch attempt to overhaul the stricken World Trade Organization failed at its ministerial conference in Cameroon, pushing a coalition of the willing to strike out on its own...
View ArticleBritain is looking for new friends on critical minerals
SANTIAGO, Chile — The United Kingdom is pitching itself as an “honest broker” in global clean energy deals as the country searches for new partners in its rush to hit net zero. Climate Minister Katie...
View ArticleCarney’s mega anti-Trump alliance starts quest to save world trade
LONDON — The middle powers that Canada’s Mark Carney rallied in Davos will face a test this week against the “rupture” in global trade opened by U.S. President Donald Trump. The nearly 40 nations in...
View ArticleTwo EU airlines banned from Venezuela amid tensions with US
BRUSSELS — Iberia and TAP Air Portugal were banned from operating in Venezuela Thursday as tensions rise between the South American country and the United States. Venezuela’s National Institute of...
View ArticleThe hottest ticket in Brazil just might be a meeting with Gavin Newsom
SÃO PAULO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom isn’t even at the United Nations climate talks yet — but he’s already getting bombarded with meeting requests. Newsom kicked off his trip to Brazil 1,800 miles...
View ArticleVon der Leyen touts new plan to break reliance on China critical minerals
The European Commission will present a new plan to break the EU’s dependencies on China for critical raw materials, President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Saturday. The EU executive chief warned...
View ArticleDozens of countries reject ‘unacceptable’ draft plastic treaty text
GENEVA — The European Union and dozens of other countries have poured scorn on the new draft of a work-in-progress treaty to end plastic pollution, claiming the text is too weak and cedes too much...
View ArticleUK tries to hose down fears about India trade deal
LONDON — The new U.K. trade deal with India does not undercut British workers, a government minister insisted Wednesday, amid a bitter political row about the long-sought agreement’s labor provisions....
View ArticleEU and Mexico revamp trade deal before tariff man Trump takes office
BRUSSELS — The European Union and Mexico wrapped up talks on Friday to overhaul their trade agreement, strengthening a partnership that is crucial for European auto makers three days before Donald...
View ArticleBritain’s bold new world … as a Pacific trading nation
LONDON — As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping square off for a tariff war in 2025, Britain is seeking shelter in a growing trade bloc in the Indo-Pacific. At a minute past midnight on Sunday morning, the...
View ArticleChina’s bid to join major trade bloc kicked into the long grass
LONDON — Delegates of a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc will sidestep politically sensitive decisions on China and Taiwan’s future membership when they meet in Canada this week, multiple people familiar...
View ArticleVomiting protesters storm EU summit in ‘colonialism’ row
BRUSSELS — A meeting of top ministers and energy bosses in Brussels ground to a halt Monday after demonstrators gained access to the event, vomiting green fluorescent liquid into sick bags in protest...
View ArticleFrance to EU: Don’t seal South America trade deal against our will
PARIS — France’s new trade minister has a warning for Brussels. Signing off on the trade deal between the European Union and South American countries of the Mercosur bloc without French support would...
View ArticleBoris Johnson offered to set Javier Milei up with Mick Jagger, report says
LONDON — Boris Johnson reportedly agreed to try and help Argentinean President Javier Milei meet Rolling Stones legend Mick Jagger. The former U.K. prime minister met the libertarian,...
View ArticleSpain’s Teresa Ribera gets top job in charge of competition, climate in new...
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has chosen Spanish Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera as her second-in-command, tasking her with overseeing a vast portfolio...
View ArticleWe don’t want your EVs, Brazil tells EU as trade talks hit crunch time
BRUSSELS — The “cows for cars” free-trade deal between Europe and South America could be about to undergo some last-minute changes. For Brazil, the deal can still happen as long as imports of electric...
View ArticleThe EU’s trade deal with Latin America hangs by a thread. Here’s how to save it.
BRUSSELS — Slow and steady wins the race — but just how slow is too slow for the EU-Mercosur trade pact? The European Union and the South American bloc of Mercosur countries have been discussing one...
View ArticleBelgium, itself divided on trade, eyes role of honest broker at EU helm
This article is part of the Belgian Presidency of the EU special report. BRUSSELS — French-speaking and Dutch-speaking Belgians find it hard to agree on anything — and trade is no exception. Yet that...
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