President Biden will host the leaders of the two Asian nations to overcome historical grievances and present a united front in the face of an increasingly assertive China.
Tag: Treaties
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Pentagon Aid Package to Ukraine Includes Decades-Old Anti-Tank Land Mines
The M21 mines do not run afoul of international treaties. But unlike other mines the United States has given to Kyiv, they can be lethal indefinitely.
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For Biden, an Era When Treaties Are More Likely to Be Broken Than Brokered
The president’s trip to Northern Ireland will mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which ended decades of violence. But such breakthroughs are harder to achieve in today’s fractious world.
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Nations Agree on Language for Historic Treaty to Protect Ocean Life
The United Nations agreement is a significant step toward protecting biodiversity under growing threat from climate change, overfishing and mining of seabeds.
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Canadians Fume as Migrants Surge at Their Border
A surge in illegal crossings from the United States has led to calls to shut down a rural road on the Canadian border.