{
  "id": 3295512,
  "title": "France says US risks ‘blocking everything’ at UN talks to protect world’s soils",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/france-says-us-risks-blocking-everything-at-un-talks-to-protect",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:59:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/environment/20260825-france-says-us-risks-blocking-everything-at-un-talks-to-protect-world-soils-cop17-desertification"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The soil that grows the world's food and holds its water is becoming less productive, yet governments are struggling to agree on how to respond to this crisis. As political talks at Cop17, the United Nations conference on desertification and land degradation, stepped up in Mongolia on Tuesday, France's environment ambassador Barbara Pompili warned that disputes involving the United States are…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}