Brazil is proposing a new model for global conservation at the Belem climate summit, one based on finance rather than charity. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's "Tropical Forests Forever Facility" would use interest-bearing debt to pay 74 developing nations to protect their rainforests.
This is a direct challenge to the economic status quo, where it is often more profitable to cut down forests for...
Chinese President Xi Jinping cemented ties with South Korea during his first visit in 11 years, signing seven economic agreements and calling the nation an "inseparable cooperative partner." However, the urgent issue of North Korea’s nuclear program remains unsolved.
The bilateral agreements included a won-yuan currency swap and MOUs on high-tech and social cooperation. Xi’s message, echoed in Chinese state media, was one of opening...
President Donald Trump will facilitate a peace milestone between Thailand and Cambodia in Malaysia, marking what he describes as a major diplomatic triumph. The...
In the "latest abrupt shift" by President Trump, his planned Budapest summit with Vladimir Putin now has "no precise timeframe," according to the Kremlin.
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President Donald Trump waffled on the future of his China tariffs, calling them "not sustainable" but then immediately suggesting "it could stand" during a...
The recent diplomatic maneuvering by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has centered on a tale of two presidents: himself, a leader fighting a brutal war,...
In a shrewd political calculation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has explicitly linked his nation's war for survival to President Donald Trump's recent diplomatic win...
In a masterful game of political chess, the French opposition has outmaneuvered President Emmanuel Macron, placing him in checkmate and forcing the resignation of...
