A negotiating deadline is quickly approaching, and the United States has lowered its expectations for a groundbreaking trade deal.
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U.S. Scales Back Hopes for Ambitious Climate Trade Deal With Europe
A negotiating deadline is quickly approaching, and the United States has lowered its expectations for a groundbreaking trade deal.
Yellen Says U.S. Is Considering New Sanctions on Iran and Hamas
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she was not yet seeing an economic impact from the Israel-Gaza war.
Fragile Global Economy Faces New Crisis in Israel-Gaza War
A war in the Middle East could complicate efforts to contain inflation at a time when world output is “limping along.”
Ukraine’s War of Drones Runs Into an Obstacle: China
As the war with Russia stretches on, so too does a contest to make more and deadlier flying machines. That means a fight over global electronics supply chains that run through China.
Liberal Democracy in the World View
The belief that individual rights are “self-evident” is being challenged, with large parts of the world instead prioritizing collective benefits.
Behind China-U.S. Tensions Are Misunderstandings, Author Says.
In an interview, the economist Keyu Jin says much of the world is asking the wrong questions — and so is drawing outdated conclusions.
Gold Mining Is Poisoning the Planet With Mercury
Ten years after an international treaty to ban mercury, the toxic metal continues to poison. The reason might have to do with your wedding ring.
Ukrainian Grain on Cargo Ship Reaches Romania
After a journey of 12 hours across waters caught up in the war, a ship carrying tons of wheat made it safely to Romanian waters, as Kyiv worked to transport grain overland, as well.
Poland, Hungary and Slovakia Ban Ukrainian Grain Exports
The bars against sales in Poland, Hungary and Slovakia were in place early Saturday, reviving an issue that has threatened European Union solidarity on Ukraine.