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Titanic wreck to be ‘better protected’ under ‘momentous’ UK-US treaty

The international accord signed by London and Washington allows both governments to control visits to the legendary shipwreck.

21/01/2020

United Kingdom

Brexit: what ‘alternative arrangements’ are there to the Irish backstop?

UK MPs have voted to seek a new Brexit deal including ‘alternative arrangements’ to replace the controversial Irish backstop. What could they be?

01/02/2019

Russia

French and Russian businessmen strike deals at International Economic

Emmanuel Macron was guest of honour at event in St. Petersburg

25/05/2018

South Korea

Watch: North Korean soldier's daring dash to defect

Video has emerged of a North Korean soldier fleeing a hail of bullets as he escapes to the South

22/11/2017

USA

UN chief makes climate change plea

UN calls for strong action against climate change

31/05/2017

Latvia

Davis seeks to ease migrants' post-Brexit fears

Britain has moved to assure Latvians living in the UK that it will guarantee their rights after it pulls out of the EU.

21/02/2017

Morocco

Countries appeal to Trump over climate change as COP22 ends

Environmental groups such as Greenpeace have welcomed the united front displayed by nearly 200 countries in Marrakesh in the face of Donald Trump’s campaign threat to quit the Paris accord on climate…

19/11/2016

Morocco

Unity at Marrakesh in face of Trump climate change threat

A united response: nearly 200 countries meeting in Morocco have declared action on climate change an “urgent duty”.

18/11/2016

France

Good COP, bad COP? Will applying the Paris Climate agreement be a COP-out?

November 4th sees the application of the Paris COP21 agreement on fighting climate change, but will polluting nations take the necessary steps and live up to their promises?

04/11/2016

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: Belgium agree last minute deal on CETA

This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily roundup of stories making headlines in Europe’s de facto political capital.

27/10/2016

USA

Paris climate accord is signed by record 175 countries

As Earth Day was being observed around the planet on Friday, a record number of 175 countries signed the historic Paris accord to slow global

22/04/2016

France

Climate deal signals global recognition, sets out to fix problem

The hottest year on record draws to a close, and with it four years of hard negotiating, which produces, at long last, an international agreement to

14/12/2015

Bosnia and Herzegovina

20th anniversary of Dayton peace accord that ended Bosnian war

A metal capsule containing over 20-thousand wishes has been stored away in a Sarajevo museum – to mark the 20th anniversary of the peace deal that

22/11/2015

World News

UN Security Council endorses Iran nuclear deal

The UN Security Council votes unanimously in favour of the Iran nuclear accord, but warns sanctions could be imposed if the deal is broken.

20/07/2015

Iran

Iranians celebrate a future with no sanctions after nuclear deal

Iranians have been celebrating since the news emerged from the talks in Vienna of the landmark deal with the West over its nuclear programme.. For

15/07/2015

World News

US Congress split over Iran nuclear deal

Congress splits over the Iran nuclear deal with Republicans already seeking ways to circumvent a presidential veto as they attempt to over turn it.

15/07/2015

Iran

Iran nuclear talks continue as latest deadline passes

Bridging gaps at the Iran nuclear talks has proved so difficult that yet again a deadline has been missed. Tuesday was supposed to mark the end of

07/07/2015

Eswatini

Joint statement between Iran's Zarif and EU's Mogherini is being finalised

02/04/2015

World News

Climate change deal agreed by UN members at Lima talks

Nations gathered for the COP20 summit in Lima, Peru since December 1 have agreed measures to tackle global warming. A four-page draft document is the

14/12/2014

Focus

The future of the sporting world

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