EU deal to nearly double renewable energy by 2030
• 2 years agoThe provisional political agreement, which was reached after nightlong negotiations between the EU parliament and states, seeks to raise the share of renewable energy to 42.5 per cent, from 22 per cent today
United Nations open negotiations to finish treaty protecting the high seas
• 2 years agoWhile the high seas comprise more than 60 per cent of the world's oceans and nearly half the surface of the planet, they have long drawn far less attention than coastal waters and a few iconic species
Explained: Why UN's climate summit COP27 will be remembered as a failure
• 2 years agoThe COP27 agreement failed to go beyond the 2021 Glasgow climate pact’s promise to ‘phase down unabated coal power’, despite the Indian proposal that all fossil fuels should be phased out
Ahead of Jaishankar's Moscow visit, experts look at India's role in brokering peace between Russia, Ukraine
• 2 years agoIf the peacemaking efforts succeed, it can bring a more prominent place for India in the global order and bring it closer to the long-sought prize, a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, NYT reported
UN Security Council members fail to agree on Myanmar text
• 3 years agoChina and the United Kingdom, which drafted the text, blamed each other for the failure of the day-long negotiations, which followed a closed-door Council meeting on Myanmar
Pakistan foreign Minister Qureshi, ISI chief Hameed in Kabul for talks with Taliban
• 4 years agoThe Pakistani delegation will hold talks with Afghanistan's acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and call on leadership of the interim government in Kabul and other Afghan leaders, according to the Foreign Office
Iran set to resume nuclear negotiations with world powers on 21 October
• 4 years agoThe Vienna talks aimed at reviving the deal were suspended in June, when Iran elected ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi as president
Why Kim Jong Un's recent missile launches hint at North Korea's nuclear arsenal expansion
• 4 years agoKim may also be going back to a tried-and-true technique of pressuring the world with missile launches and outrageous threats before offering negotiations at the last minute meant to extract aid, experts said
Talks with Taliban must continue to evacuate people who helped Germany, says Angela Merkel
• 4 years agoOn Sunday, German chancellor Angela Merkel called for a dialogue with the Taliban
Britain will be unable to enjoy smooth trade with European partners if Brexit happens, says EU negotiator
• 8 years agoThe EU's chief Brexit negotiator says Britain cannot enjoy "frictionless" trade with EU partners after it leaves the union.