EXCLUSIVE: Senators Bring Bipartisan Bill To Cancel Key Treaty With China If Taiwan Invaded
EXCLUSIVE: Senators Bring Bipartisan Bill To Cancel Key Treaty With China If Taiwan Invaded Arjun Singh on March 5, 2024 A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a bill on Tuesday that…
Russian lawmakers approve revoking ratification of nuclear test ban treaty in first reading
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, approved revoking the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in the first of three readings on Tuesday. The vote…
OECD publishes treaty that would replace national digital taxes
PARIS (Reuters) – The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a multilateral treaty on Wednesday that would replace a hodge-podge of national digital services taxes if ratified by enough countries.…
Costs divide rich, poor countries ahead of WHO pandemic treaty talks
By Deborah J. Nelson, Ryan McNeill and Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) – Health officials from around the world, as they gather to discuss a treaty addressing pandemic prevention next week, are struggling…
Trans-Pacific trade pact members gathering information on aspiring joiners
By Lucy Craymer AUCKLAND (Reuters) -Members of a major trans-Pacific trade pact said on Sunday they were gathering information on China, Taiwan and other countries interested in joining the agreement to see…
Mexico says Texan buoys in Rio Grande breach water treaty
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A floating barrier of orange buoys put in the Rio Grande by the Texan government to hinder migrants crossing into the U.S. violates a water treaty and may…
Czech lower house backs defence treaty with US in initial vote
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The lower house of the Czech parliament gave strong backing to a defence treaty with NATO ally the United States on Wednesday in an initial reading, signalling the agreement…
NATO condemns Russia’s withdrawal from conventional armed forces treaty
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO allies on Friday condemned Russia’s decision to withdraw from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). “Russia’s decision to withdraw from the CFE Treaty is the…
After rough start, UN plastic treaty talks end with mandate for first draft
By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) – After a rocky start to a week of negotiations, around 170 countries agreed to develop a first draft by November of what could become the first global…
‘Ocean Emergency’: Countries Agree To UN-Backed Global ‘High Seas’ Treaty
‘Ocean Emergency’: Countries Agree To UN-Backed Global ‘High Seas’ Treaty Jason Cohen on March 6, 2023 More than 190 countries agreed to a historic treaty intended to protect marine life at the…
Putin Promises Ramp-Up Of Russian Nuclear Forces After Nixing Key Treaty
Putin Promises Ramp-Up Of Russian Nuclear Forces After Nixing Key Treaty Lorenzo Prieto on February 23, 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to strengthen Russia’s nuclear forces after suspending participation in the…
Putin Abandons Landmark Nuclear Arms Treaty With US After Biden Visits Ukraine
Putin Abandons Landmark Nuclear Arms Treaty With US After Biden Visits Ukraine Micaela Burrow on February 21, 2023 Moscow will pause participation in a 2011 nuclear arms control treaty with the U.S.,…
Countries gather to thrash out U.N. ocean protection treaty
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Delegations from hundreds of countries will meet in New York this week in an attempt to hammer out a new legally binding ocean protection treaty that…
NATO backs US accusations against Moscow on arms treaty
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO allies on Friday threw their weight behind U.S. complaints that Russia is violating the New START nuclear arms control treaty and called on Moscow to come back into…
US Accuses Russia Of Violating Major Nuclear Treaty Amid Tension Over Ukraine
US Accuses Russia Of Violating Major Nuclear Treaty Amid Tension Over Ukraine Lorenzo Prieto on February 1, 2023 The U.S. on Tuesday accused Russia of not observing the New Strategic Arms Reduction…
Russia says it wants to keep New START nuclear treaty, despite U.S. friction
(Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday it wanted to preserve its last remaining nuclear treaty with the United States despite what it called a destructive U.S. approach to arms control. The United…
Australia and Papua New Guinea aim to ink defence treaty by June
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia and Papua New Guinea agreed to conclude negotiations over a comprehensive security agreement by April with hopes of a treaty signing by June following a…
Countries split on plastics treaty focus as UN talks close
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The first round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty ended on Friday with agreement to end plastic pollution but a split on whether goals and…
Westbrook Man Fined $4,000 for Baiting Ducks in Violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Casey, Regional Chief, Division of Refuge Law Enforcement, announced that DAVID FOSTER, 51, of Westbrook, was sentenced today by…
Netherlands to pull out of treaty protecting energy investments
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands will follow Spain in pulling out of the Energy Charter Treaty protecting investments in the sector, its energy ministry said on Wednesday. In force since 1998, the…
Senate Ratifies Climate Treaty That Will Raise The Cost Of Home Appliances
Senate Ratifies Climate Treaty That Will Raise The Cost Of Home Appliances Jack McEvoy on September 21, 2022 The Senate on Wednesday ratified an international treaty that mandates nations to phase out…
Senate Poised To Ratify Climate Treaty That Could Make Home Appliances Even More Expensive
Senate Poised To Ratify Climate Treaty That Could Make Home Appliances Even More Expensive Jack McEvoy on September 20, 2022 The Senate is moving toward ratifying an international agreement that mandates nations…
LIEBERMAN: A Little-Known UN Treaty Is A Raw Deal For America And The Senate Can’t Wait To Pass It
LIEBERMAN: A Little-Known UN Treaty Is A Raw Deal For America And The Senate Can’t Wait To Pass It Ben Lieberman on September 17, 2022 It’s the worst United Nations treaty that…
Russia, US discussing possible New START Treaty commission talks – Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and the United States are discussing a possible meeting of their bilateral consultative commission on the New START Treaty, the Interfax news agency quoted Russia’s deputy foreign minister…
Westbrook Man Admits Illegally Baiting Ducks in Violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Casey, Regional Chief, Division of Refuge Law Enforcement, announced that DAVID FOSTER, 51, of Westbrook, pleaded guilty today before…
ESI Energy LLC, Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Nextera Energy Resources LLC, Is Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Killing and Wounding Eagles in Its Wind Energy Operations, in Violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – ESI Energy Inc. (ESI) was sentenced today in Cheyenne, Wyoming, for violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), announced Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim for the Justice Department’s…
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