Last week, for the second time in eight months, the world failed to come up with a global treaty to fight plastic pollution.

The White House on Tuesday said it was “ironing out the details” of a deal that would entail the US government taking a 10 ...

European leaders are pleased that Trump gave them a more sympathetic hearing than they were braced for, but they did not ...

“We have our red lines: no limitation on our sovereignty, no recognition of any Ukrainian territory as part of Russia, and a refusal to cede territory not occupied by Russia now,” said Yehor Cherniev, ...

Donald Trump has said a postwar security guarantee for Ukraine could involve US air support, as he warned Vladimir Putin that he would face a “rough situation” if he did not co-operate on a peace deal ...

Jay Powell’s speech at the Federal Reserve’s August summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is always a high-stakes moment. This ...

If the guns fall silent without a deal, the Kremlin calculates, Ukraine could drag out the negotiations forever by going back ...

5. Bill Gates is funding a $1mn competition to spur the use of AI to find innovative treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. The winning tool will be released for free on the Alzheimer’s Disease Data ...

Eight of the 10 biggest stocks in the S&P 500 are technology stocks, and tech as a sector represents 40 per cent of the value of the index. Today on the show, Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong ask if ...

Wildfires in Spain spanning a burnt area twice the size of London will trigger disaster declarations for the worst affected regions, its prime minister said, clearing the way for funding for aid and ...

Stock prices fall as Trump vows to involve Zelenskyy in peace discussions with Putin and Kyiv vows to buy US weapons ...

Populist opponents of immigration thrive on the confusion. The debate now resembles a fairground hall of mirrors. Nothing is ...