The United States has doubled down on its opposition to plastic production limits in global treaty talks, according to a diplomatic memo reviewed by The Washington Post, pushing to create a broad loophole to disregard the treaty on...
Twyla Lowry plans to do something this November she could not have imagined doing even a few months ago: She’s going to vote for a Democrat. That would be Gina Hinojosa, running to prevent Republican Greg Abbott from winning a record fourth...
This year, for the first time in its 80-year history, the United Nations may select a woman to serve as its secretary general. Of the eight candidates nominated so far for the position, five are women, and many U.N. members argue that it’s...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday unveiled a sweeping campaign of financial sanctions and diplomatic pressure designed to sever Iran’s remaining links to the global economy, but he declined to say which countries would be...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has presented himself as the voice of the world’s middle powers against the bullying of President Donald Trump. In a new era of great power rivalry, he told global leaders in Davos, Switzerland, this...
