KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s top official for Europe says the war-torn country is on an “irreversible” course of Western integration after the European Union agreed to formally start entry negotiations this week. The decision to launch accession talks this week is a “big day” for her country, Olga Stefanishyna, the deputy prime minister for […]
Ali Larijani, Iran’s former parliamentary speaker and chief nuclear negotiator, has submitted his candidacy to run for president, in a snap poll called after the unexpected death of the previous president in a helicopter accident. The 66-year-old mathematician submitted his bid at the Iranian Interior Ministry on Friday. Larijani has held several leading positions in […]
Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan, Jaguars President Mark Lamping, and city negotiator Mike Weinstein presented the deal for renovations to EverBank Stadium at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. Action News Jax will be following the latest developments LIVE as they happen below. Refresh this page for the latest. 6:26 p.m.: “The stadium will go into the […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A top Democratic Virginia lawmaker vowed Wednesday to keep language enabling a proposed relocation by the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals to Alexandria out of the state budget lawmakers will take up later this week. Sen. L. Louise Lucas, who chairs the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee and is […]
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The lead Republican negotiator on a bipartisan U.S. Senate bill toughening border security and providing aid to Ukraine said his caucus should decide by Tuesday whether to open debate on the proposal, to which some prominent members have voiced opposition. “If it’s not supported on both sides of the […]
Senators could vote on a bipartisan immigration deal as soon as next week, one of the top negotiators said Sunday. “Well, we do have a bipartisan deal. We’re finishing the text right now,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said during an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.” But whether Republicans in both chambers will support […]
The credibility of the Cop28 agreement to “transition away” from fossil fuels rides on the world’s biggest historical polluters like the US, UK and Canada rethinking current plans to expand oil and gas production, according to the climate negotiator representing 135 developing countries. Related: Oil industry veteran to lead next round of Cop climate change […]