Putin will not attend Group of 20 Summit in Bali
Experts said Putin's absence would hurt the summit, with no progress likely to be made on the Ukraine war and its global economic fallout.
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Putin may join G-20 Summit virtually: Jokowi
In his capacity as host, President Jokowi has tried to convince Putin to come to Bali, even though his Russian counterpart has left “strong impressions” of potentially…
Japan, China coordinating in-person summit
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Itaewon crowd crush probe zeroes in on police
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