Asylum Seeker Wins Bid to Delay Deportation Under U.K.-France Treaty

The case was the first challenge relating to the treaty, which aims to reduce small-boat crossings of the English Channel by migrants, to reach London’s High Court.

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First War, Then Floods Drive Pakistani Families From Their Homes

Near the Indian border, many people who fled the recent India-Pakistan conflict have had to leave again, this time because of rising waters.

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United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.

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Why the World Is Deadlocked Over a Treaty to Stop Plastics Pollution

After three years of talks, and despite growing warnings about the dangers of plastics pollution, nations are at an impasse again over what to do about it.

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Russia Says It Will Stop Abiding By INF Treaty

The United States has accused Russia of violating the pact, which expired in 2019, for more than a decade.

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U.S. Science Cuts in Antarctica May Embolden China and Russia

The continent is dedicated to research and cooperation, but proposed funding cuts in the Trump administration and actions by other world powers may alter the environment.

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India and Pakistan’s Air Battle Is Over. Their Water War Has Begun.

Though the two neighbors declared a cease-fire this month, a crucial water-sharing treaty remains at risk.

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Dick Garwin Fought Nuclear Armageddon. He Hid a 50-Year Secret.

Richard Garwin’s role in designing the hydrogen bomb was obscured from the public, even his family, as he advised presidents and devoted his life to undoing the danger he created.

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How the Columbia River Treaty Got Tangled in Trump’s Feud With Canada

Negotiations over the Columbia River basin could affect the environment in Canada and electrical generation and flood control in the United States.

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How India’s Threat to Block Rivers Could Devastate Pakistan

After a militant attack in Kashmir, the Indian government said it was suspending its participation in a treaty that governs most of the water used in Pakistani agriculture.

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