There was a lot riding on last week’s plastics negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, but talks fell at the final hurdle.

The UN eyes further negotiations, but global discord on limiting an escalating crisis makes next steps unclear.

Days before winning his second presidential term, Donald Trump made a bold promise: if he returned to the White House, he ...

The United States and China have extended a trade truce for another 90 days, the latest development in a months-long showdown between the two economic powerhouses.

April 2 - Trump escalates global trade friction with sweeping "liberation day" tariffs, announcing a baseline 10% across all imports and significantly higher duties on some countries. Trump levies 34% ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has targeted top economic rival China with a cascade of tariff orders on billions of dollars of ...

The previous deadline was set to expire at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Had that happened, the U.S. could have ratcheted up taxes on ...

Procedural rules for the plastics treaty negotiations say that, for substantive issues, delegates “ shall make every effort ” ...

Plastic items are seen on Place des Nations in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, ...

Lobbyists and petrostates want to avoid a strong focus on human health in the impending global treaty on plastic pollution.

Why the World Is Divided on Plastic as UN Treaty Talks Restart A sixth round of negotiations begins in Switzerland as evidence of the material’s harm mounts.