British lawyers could be sent to Rwanda as part of a new treaty with the African nation. The government is considering the plan, which would aim to address concerns about the Rwandan legal system.
MOSCOW—Russia’s parliament took the first step on Tuesday towards revoking ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and its top lawmaker warned the United States that Moscow might even abandon the pact altogether. Russia says the aim is to restore parity with the United States, which has signed but never ratified the 1996 […]
The United Nations on June 19 adopted a landmark legally binding international marine biodiversity agreement to govern the high seas following nearly two decades of fierce negotiations. The agreement, known as the High Seas Treaty or the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty, was adopted by the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction […]
President Joe Biden on Feb. 22 branded Russia’s decision to suspend its participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States a “big mistake” but stressed that there is so far no evidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin is looking to use nuclear weapons. Biden made the comments in an interview with ABC […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb. 21 announced Moscow’s unilateral suspension of its participation in the New START treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States. “As of today, Russia is suspending its participation in the strategic offensive arms treaty,” Putin said in a national address, which he delivered almost one […]
Australia and Japan have just signed a landmark defense deal. It allows troops from both countries to freely enter each others’ territory for drills. The Indo-Pacific-based treaty comes as communist China works to expand its military deterrents in the region.
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Jan. 26 committed to having their teams urgently work on extending the New START nuclear treaty before it expires on Feb. 5, according to a readout of the call released by the White House. “They discussed both countries’ willingness to extend New START for five years, […]
MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s president vowed Thursday to repay the country’s water debt to the United States, even if it means asking farmers in Mexican states along the U.S. border to pitch in. Time is running out for Mexico to pay the debt by the Oct. 24 deadline, especially after protesters seized a dam in Chihuahua state […]
Close to 40 countries boycotted talks on a nuclear weapons ban treaty at the United Nations on Monday, March 27. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, told reporters the countries skipping the negotiations are instead committed to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which entered into force in 1970. This treaty aims at preventing the […]
Close to 40 countries boycotted talks on a nuclear weapons ban treaty at the United Nations on Monday, March 27. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, told reporters the countries skipping the negotiations are instead committed to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which entered into force in 1970. This treaty aims at preventing the […]
he Treaty of Maastricht on the founding of the ‘European Union’ turned 25 on Tuesday (February 7). On this day in 1992, European leaders gathered in the Dutch city of Maastricht to sign the treaty, which created a politically unified EU. The treaty marked Europe’s transition from an economic union, the European Economic Community, to […]
