The Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology met on 28 May to discuss how to continue advancing work on increasing flows of technology to developing economies following the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé in March. The newly elected Chair, Ambassador Sumathi Balakrishnan of Malaysia, told the Working Group that she will […]
US President Donald Trump has named federal housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, entrusting oversight of America’s intelligence agencies to a close political ally whose career has been rooted in housing finance rather than national security. Trump announced the appointment on Tuesday, saying Pulte would replace Tulsi Gabbard, who stepped down […]
Police conduct a search operation at a makeshift camp of migrants who want to cross the English Channel to Britain near Dunkirk, northern France, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Jean-Francois Badias/AP hide caption toggle caption Jean-Francois Badias/AP BRUSSELS — The European Union has moved forward with a vast overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to ramp […]
President Trump wrote on social media that Israel and Hezbollah had “agreed” not to attack each other. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later distanced himself from talks of a cease-fire in Lebanon. #Iran #War #Live #Updates #Israel #Iran #Step #Threats #Day #Tension
The seventh edition of WTO Trade and Environment Week is taking place from 1 to 5 June at WTO headquarters in Geneva and online. The event features 16 public sessions organized by WTO members, focusing on a wide range of issues at the intersection of trade and the environment. It began with a meeting of […]
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] A foul-smelling river in Tuen Mun, mountains of parcel packaging and the waning proficiency of Cantonese among young people have become the inspiration behind a series of student-led social innovation projects recognised at the second cohort of the Seek Our Ways Ideation Programme. […]
NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks with Financial Times reporter Abigail Hauslohner about the funding of President Trump’s Board of Peace to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction. #Funds #Trump039s #Board #Peace #aren039t #World #Bank #account
A former member of the Resistance, he went on to a career spanning eras and disciplines. His books and pronouncements carried moral authority. #Edgar #Morin #Grandfather #French #Intellectuals #Dies
Deputy Director-General DJ Nordquist called for urgent action by WTO members to complete the acceptance and implementation of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies and to advance negotiations on additional disciplines targeting overcapacity and overfishing. She delivered her remarks on 27 May at the Monaco Blue Initiative in Monaco. DDG Nordquist stressed that harmful fisheries subsidies […]
A United Airlines flight bound for Spain from Newark Liberty International Airport turned around mid-flight on Saturday due to a possible security threat in-flight. The flight departed at around 6pm local time for Palma de Mallorca, Spain, but landed back at Newark at 9.37pm, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. […]
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