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South Africa seeks to tackle inequality as its G20 ‘legacy’

JOHANNESBURG – From the scrappy metal shacks packed tightly on the banks of the thin Jukskei river, the sparkly skyline of Johannesburg’s richest neighborhood...

Taxing the richest: what the G20 decided

Anti-poverty campaigners have hailed a decision by G20 leaders meeting in Rio to make sure the world's billionaires "are effectively taxed." Getting the super-rich to...

Don’t say his name – Trump is the Voldemort of G20 summit

For world leaders and diplomats at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, US President-elect Donald Trump was the man who cannot be named. Almost...

Biden urges G20 leaders to ‘increase pressure’ on Hamas

US President Joe Biden called on G20 leaders Monday to step up pressure on Hamas for a ceasefire with Israel, as he vowed to...

Biden in ‘historic’ pledge for poor nations ahead of Trump return

US President Joe Biden announced a "historic" $4 billion pledge for a World Bank fund that helps the world's poorest countries, the White House...

Hopes set on G20 Summit to break stalemate in COP29 talks

Baku, Azerbaijan—Nations returned Monday to the negotiating table at deadlocked UN climate talks in Azerbaijan, but with time running out, hopes of a breakthrough are...

Plan to tax super-rich divides at G20 meet

Rio de Janeiro – Brazil’s vision for a global deal to tax the ultra-rich sparked divisions Thursday (Friday Manila time) at a meeting of...

Canada’s Trudeau leaves India after plane troubles

New Delhi—Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau belatedly left India Tuesday after an aircraft breakdown forced a two-day extension of his rocky visit to New...

No arrest risk for Putin at Brazil G20: Lula

Russian leader Vladimir Putin will not be arrested if he attends the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro next year, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio...

India changing name to ‘Bharat’?

NEW DELHI—Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his opening address to the G20 summit Saturday with his country nameplate labelled “Bharat” -- an ancient...

Biden heads to divided G20 with Xi, Putin absent

NEW DELHI, India—US President Joe Biden heads to India for the G20 summit this weekend aiming to capitalize on the glaring absence of China’s...

Xi’s G20 no-show hints at China’s shifting priorities

BEIJING, China­—President Xi Jinping’s unexplained decision to snub the G20 summit underlines Beijing’s frayed ties with other major powers as well as growing secrecy...

Rich nations pledge to raise $20b to wean Indonesia away from coal

Nusa Dua, Indonesia—Rich nations pledged Tuesday to raise at least $20 billion to help wean Indonesia off coal and reach carbon neutrality by 2050,...

Xi spat with Trudeau lays bare strained bilateral ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping scolded Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an on-camera dressing down at the G20 summit, an unusual public spat that...
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