Tag: Summits
South’s Moon hopes to restart N. Korean diplomacy with Biden
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s leader said Monday he’ll use his upcoming summit with President Joe Biden to push to restart diplomacy with...
David Attenborough to address leaders at UN climate summit
LONDON — Veteran British broadcaster David Attenborough has been appointed the “people’s advocate” at the global climate summit this year, where he is expected...
Johnson calls for UK talks after Scottish Nationalists win
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday invited the leaders of the U.K.’s devolved nations for crisis talks on the union after...
EU says US stand on patent virus waiver is no ‘magic bullet’
PORTO, Portugal — European Union leaders cranked up their criticism of the U.S. call to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents Saturday, arguing the move would...
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...