World Aug 12 Groups seek to influence plastic pollution treaty talks at the UN as negotiations wind down By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press
World May 10 U.S.-China tariff talks begin in Geneva as the world looks for signs of hope The U.S. treasury secretary and America’s top trade negotiator began talks with high-ranking Chinese officials in Switzerland Saturday aiming to de-escalate a dispute that threatens to cut off trade between the world’s two biggest economies and damage the global economy. By Paul Wiseman, Didi Tang, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press
World Feb 26 World powers move to block some Russian banks from global SWIFT transaction system Saturday’s move includes cutting key Russian banks out of the SWIFT financial system, which daily moves countless billions of dollars around more than 11,000 banks and other financial institutions around the world. By Zeke Miller, Raf Casert, Associated Press
Politics Jun 15 Biden arrives in Geneva ahead of highly-anticipated Putin meeting Joe Biden has arrived in the summit city of Geneva ahead of what will be the most-watched part of his first trip abroad as president: talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin. By Aamer Madhani, Jonathan Lemire, Lorne Cook, Associated Press
World May 25 Biden to meet Putin for Geneva summit amid U.S.-Russia tension President Joe Biden will hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders that comes amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia in the first months of the Biden… By Aamer Madhani, Jonathan Lemire, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press
May 25 WATCH: White House confirms Biden to meet Putin for Geneva summit By Associated Press The two leaders' meeting, set for June 16, is being tacked on to the end of Biden's first international trip as president next month when he visits Britain for a meeting of Group of Seven leaders and Brussels for the… Continue reading
Apr 01 World trade body chief says vaccine inequity ‘unacceptable’ By Associated Press WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said Thursday that "vaccine inequity" during the coronavirus pandemic demonstrates the need for developing nations to be able to make vaccines. Continue reading
Oct 23 Fighting Libyan factions sign countrywide cease-fire By Associated Press The breakthrough, which among other things orders foreign mercenaries out of the country within three months, sets the stage for political talks in November to find a lasting solution. Continue reading
Sep 12 With looming Idlib crisis, what can we expect from another round of Syria peace talks? By Larisa Epatko The next round of Syria peace talks are scheduled to begin Friday, even as the international community braces for a potential bloodbath in Idlib province, the country’s last rebel stronghold. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 6:52 News Wrap: Siege near Damascus to end after 4 years; suicide bomb kills 11 in Turkey By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, hundreds of Syrian residents and fighters were allowed to leave Daraya, a suburb of Damascus that had been under siege since 2012. Secretary of State John Kerry met his Russian counterpart in Geneva to discuss… Continue watching