South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during the G20 summit in South Africa. He told Li he hoped to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing soon. Li said he would deliver the message to Xi. Lee stressed that communication is vital for building […]
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Canada and India restart talks on ambitious trade deal
JOHANNESBURG: Canada and India have agreed to restart stalled negotiations for a new trade deal, the Indian government announced on Sunday, signaling a thaw in bilateral relations after a diplomatic spat two years ago. Prime Minister Mark Carney met with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Johannesburg to […]
G20 pushes through bold climate pact as US walks away
The G20 summit in South Africa adopted its final declaration on Saturday despite a US boycott and strong American opposition. Leaders approved the document using climate-focused language that Washington had rejected. South Africa said the text was final and would not be renegotiated. The declaration highlights the urgency of climate change, supports renewable energy targets, […]
Canada–France tighten alliance on Ukraine war, Gaza crisis
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the wars in Ukraine and Gaza during a meeting at the G20 summit in South Africa. They reaffirmed their strong support for Kyiv and stressed that any peace deal must include Ukraine, protect its core interests and guarantee its security. Both leaders also committed […]
G20 draft declaration ready despite US absence
JOHANNESBURG: G20 envoys have agreed on a draft leaders’ declaration ahead of this weekend’s summit in Johannesburg, sources said, despite the absence of U.S. participation. President Donald Trump’s administration has indicated it will boycott the summit over disagreements with host nation South Africa. Read More: US confirms it will not attend G20 summit in South Africa The […]
US confirms it will not attend G20 summit in South Africa
The United States has clarified that it will not participate in this weekend’s G20 summit in Johannesburg, countering remarks made by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa suggesting otherwise. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Washington is not taking part in official talks at the summit. Read More: China’s premier to attend G20 summit amid […]
Billionaires made $2.2tr last year, enough to end poverty: Oxfam
JOHANNESBURG: Billionaires across the world’s major economies accumulated a staggering $2.2 trillion last year — an amount sufficient to lift all 3.8 billion people living below the poverty line — global charity Oxfam revealed on Thursday. The wealth of billionaires in the 19 G20 countries rose to $15.6 trillion, according to figures based on the […]
Global panel urges action on inequality
Ahead of the G-20 summit, South Africa has proposed the creation of an international panel on inequality, modelled on the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change. The proposal comes from an ‘Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts’ tasked with addressing stark global disparities. The committee highlighted the economic, political, and societal consequences of extreme inequality, noting that […]
China’s premier to attend G20 summit amid US boycott
BEIJING – China’s Premier Li Qiang is scheduled to attend the Group of 20 (G20) summit in South Africa from November 21 to 23, the Chinese foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday. Ahead of the summit, Li will also participate in a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) event in Russia from November 17-18 and make a state […]
Trump skips G20 over South Africa claims
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump announced that no US officials will attend the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa, citing alleged human rights abuses against Afrikaners in the country. The move reverses his earlier plan for Vice President JD Vance to attend the summit later this month. Trump, speaking on his Truth Social platform, claimed that […]