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New rules on recyclability, empty space, and materials took effect August 12. Businesses must register, report data, and overhaul packaging design—or face shipment holds and fines.

As trade restrictions hit record levels, the WTO's core non-discrimination rule endures through a system of exceptions that lets governments navigate geopolitical pressures.

The Commerce Department shifted semiconductor export licensing to case-by-case review in January 2026, permitting NVIDIA H200 and AMD MI325X sales to China under nine conditions.

The CDU's historic failure in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern signals instability in Germany's federal coalition and raises concerns about the government's capacity to govern.

The WTO's Appellate Body has had no judges since 2020, and 34 appeals now sit stuck in limbo. Here is how disputes get resolved instead.

Brussels has offered Canada a status that exists nowhere in EU law, tying trade, defence and technology together as Ottawa pulls away from Washington.

A 100% tariff on patented drugs and their ingredients reaches most of the industry on September 29, reshaping who pays and who is exempt.

UN chief António Guterres told a bloc of major emerging economies in New Delhi that postwar institutions, including the Security Council, need urgent reform.

Israel's newly marked "yellow line" in Gaza City is squeezing displaced families like Ola Ishtiwi's against ever-shrinking, unsafe ground.

The Security Council convened to mark 25 years since the September 11 attacks, reviewing how militant groups now exploit drones and artificial intelligence.

UNDP chief Alexander De Croo says a drone strike on Chornobyl’s protective shelter could have endangered millions of people worldwide.