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Honduras promises to end extradition treaty with US after ambassador comments

By Orfa Mejia and Brendan O’Boyle TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -Honduras’ foreign ministry on Wednesday said it would end a more than a century-old extradition treaty with the U.S. after Washington’s ambassador expressed concern about a meeting between Honduran and Venezuelan defense officials. In a letter to the U.S. embassy shared on social media by Foreign Minister Enrique Reina, Honduras’ foreign ministry expressed “the decision of the Government of the Republic of Honduras to terminate the extradition […]

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Nations fail to reach pandemic accord: talks to resume April

By Robin MILLARD GENEVA, March 28, 2024 (AFP) – Two years of talks aimed at striking a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics failed to seal a deal in time on Thursday, and will restart next month for one final push. Scarred by Covid-19, which shredded economies, overturned societies, crippled health systems and killed millions, countries are trying to craft an international accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. But while they largely agree […]

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Palau becomes first nation to ratify UN high seas treaty

UNITED NATIONS, United States, Jan 24, 2024 (AFP) – The island nation of Palau made history this week when it became the first country to ratify last year’s historic United Nations treaty for the protection of the Earth’s oceans. The so-called High Seas Treaty was adopted by UN member states in June, after more than 15 years of discussions. It can go into effect 120 days after being ratified by 60 countries — a goal […]

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Russia moves closer to ditching landmark nuclear treaty

MOSCOW, Oct 18, 2023 (AFP) – Russian lawmakers on Wednesday voted once more to revoke Moscow’s ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, moving the country another step closer to abandoning the landmark agreement. The 1996 treaty outlaws all nuclear explosions including live tests of nuclear weapons, but it has never come into force because some key countries — including the United States and China — have not ratified the treaty. In a fast-track […]

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UN to take first step towards ‘historic’ plastic treaty

by Nick Perry Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) – The United Nations is to launch formal negotiations on Wednesday for a global treaty to address a plastic trash “epidemic” that supporters say is a historic moment for the planet. The UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), convening in Nairobi, is poised to adopt a resolution creating an intergovernmental committee to negotiate and finalise a legally binding agreement by 2024. The amount of plastic trash entering the oceans […]

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UN urged to tackle plastic trash ‘epidemic’ with treaty

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) – The United Nations opened an environment summit in Nairobi on Monday where nations are being urged to adopt the blueprint for a landmark global treaty to reduce plastic pollution. Representatives from more than 100 nations are expected to agree on a broad template for a world-first treaty on plastic waste over three days of in-person and virtual deliberations. The UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) was told plastic had been found on the remotest […]

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Supreme Court sets oral arguments for opposition lawmakers’ petition vs PHL withdrawal from ICC

By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Supreme Court has set oral arguments for the petition seeking to have the Philippines’ withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court declared as invalid. Oral arguments on the petition for certiorari and mandamus filed by Senators Francis Pangilinan, Franklin Drilon, Paolo Benigno Aquino IV, Leila de Lima, Risa Hontiveros and Antonio Trillanes IV were slated on July 24, at 2 p.m., at the SC’s session hall. […]

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PHL signs “Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons” on sidelines of UN General Assembly session

  (Eagle News) — The Philippines has signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, as it called on nuclear weapons states to join the international community in making the world a safer place by also signing the Treaty. “We call on Member-States that possess the world’s largest nuclear arsenals to sign on to the treaty,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter […]

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