As the threat from plastic pollution mounts, countries could only agree to postpone negotiations to a later date. Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution have failed to reach an agreement, with more than 100 nations advocating for a cap on plastic production and a handful of oil-producing countries only willing to target plastic waste. The fifth United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting in Busan,...

BREAKINGBREAKING, Outgoing US president says his son was ‘selectively’ and ‘unfairly’ prosecuted due to his family name. United States President Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter ahead of his sentencing on gun and tax convictions despite a previous pledge not to use his presidential powers to grant him a reprieve. Biden said on Sunday that his son had been “singled out” and “selectively, and unfairly” prosecuted due...