Etichetta: talks
US and Israel exploring ‘plan B’ for if Iran does not resume nuclear talks
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The United States and Israel have warned that they are exploring a “plan B” for dealing with Iran if Tehran does not return in good faith to negotiations to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal. With talks to revive the deal...
Climate talks will test Biden’s pledge to make global heating a priority
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President Joe Biden is doubling down on his reset of his predecessor’s environmental policies by inviting Russian president Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping of China to the first big climate talks of his administration n...
Boris Johnson gives China the yellow card and talks up the arsenal
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There’s a first time for everything. In his Commons statement on the integrated defence, security and foreign policy review, Boris Johnson opened by saying that its aim was to make the UK stronger, safer and more pros...
World’s ‘calamitous’ water crisis being ignored in climate talks – WaterAid
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A global water crisis is being ignored at Cop26 to the detriment of billions of people’s lives, according to the charity WaterAid. Water had not had “nearly enough” attention at the climate conference in Glasgow, with...
Jacinda Ardern hosts Scott Morrison for New Zealand talks
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The New Zealand and Australian prime ministers, Jacinda Ardern and Scott Morrison, have met in Queenstown on Sunday, their first talks in person since Covid-19 closed borders in 2020. Over the past year the relationsh...
Kim Jong-un’s sister dismisses hopes of US-North Korea nuclear talks
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Kim Jong-un’s influential sister appears to have dismissed hopes for a breakthrough on nuclear talks with the US, warning Washington that it faced “disappointment” if it believed engagement with North Korea was a poss...
Thomas Markle ‘will keep speaking to media until Meghan talks to him’
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Thomas Markle, the estranged father of the Duchess of Sussex, has vowed to keep speaking to the media until Meghan talks to him again. Speaking on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday, Markle said he did lie to his daughte...
US and Russia no closer to breakthrough on Ukraine after talks
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Talks in Stockholm between the US and Russia’s top diplomats appear to have done little to ease tensions over Ukraine, amid fears that Vladimir Putin is preparing to launch an invasion. The US secretary of state, Anto...
No love lost between US and China at first major talks
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Buongiorno. The US and China butted heads in extraordinary scenes at their first high-level talks of the Biden era, which took place in Alaska yesterday. The secretary of state, Antony Blink, took aim at China’s h...
‘All she talks about is bees’ – Samson Kayo and Jane Horrocks on their new sitcom Bloods
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After three decades spent demonstrating a versatility almost beyond compare, flitting with ease from comedy to drama to singing, Jane Horrocks is now to be found hosting the podcast Queen Bees with her friend Esther C...
Celtic closing in on appointment of Eddie Howe as new manager after talks
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Celtic are increasingly confident of appointing Eddie Howe as their new manager, after discussions between the 43-year-old and the club’s principal shareholder Dermot Desmond took place in London. Howe was immediately...
Bolsonaro slashes Brazil’s environment budget, day after climate talks pledge
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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has approved a 24% cut to the environment budget for 2021 from the previous year’s level, just one day after vowing to increase spending to fight deforestation. Speaking on Thursday t...
Pimlico academy staff in strike talks after head loses confidence vote
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Staff at a London secondary school which has been at the centre of student protests amid accusations of race discrimination are in talks over strike action after passing a vote of no-confidence in the headteacher. Pim...
Dutch election: progressive party surges as PM begins coalition talks
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The Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, will begin talks on forming a new coalition government after shrugging off setbacks to gain a comfortable win in a national election marked by a surge in support for progressive a...
Fractious EU summit rejects Franco-German plan for Putin talks
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A Franco-German plan to restart talks with Vladimir Putin has been rejected at a fractious EU summit that resulted in a decision to explore economic sanctions against Russia instead. The two-day gathering in Brussels ...
Frost says there is big gap between UK and EU at Northern Ireland Brexit talks
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David Frost, il ministro per la Brexit del Regno Unito, has warned there is a big gap between the EU and the UK negotiating positions as he enters talks with the European Commission over changes to the arrangements for trade between G...