Scholz open to attending G-20 summit despite Putin presence
The Germany Chancellor indicated that he was open to taking part in November's G-20 summit even though host Indonesia has refused to block Vladimir Putin from attending.
Japanese PM cautions against countries drawing ‘wrong lessons’ from Ukraine invasion
He also emphasized that he would not tolerate Beijing’s development of gas fields in the East China Sea, referring to the ongoing construction work as “a unilateral attempt to…
Pakistan signs pact with France for $107 million debt suspension
The amount, initially repayable between July and December 2021, would now be repaid over a period of six years — including a one-year grace period — in semi-annual instalments.
Nato to boost troops on high alert to over 300,000
The June 28 to 30 Nato summit comes at a pivotal moment for the alliance after failures in Afghanistan and internal discord during the era of former US President Donald Trump, who…
G-7 aims to raise $600 billion to counter China’s Belt and Road
US President Biden said hundreds of billions of additional dollars could come from multilateral development banks, development finance institutions, sovereign wealth funds and…
Vietnam, Hungary’s parliaments sign new cooperation agreement
The two sides will implement a mechanism to regularly exchange information on legislative activities, and on bilateral and multilateral international treaties to which both…
Russia is hours away from its first foreign default in a century
The country tipped very near to such a moment earlier this year, but managed a last-ditch escape by switching payment methods.
Jokowi sets off to Europe on Russia-Ukraine peace mission
Before his departure, Jokowi claimed his effort to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine was crucial not only for Indonesia but also for other developing countries.
President Yoon set to meet US, Japanese leaders for first time in 5 years, expand cooperation with NATO
He is scheduled to make his in-person debut on the multilateral diplomatic stage at the NATO leaders’ summit held from Wednesday to Thursday (June 29-30) in Madrid.
G-7 summit kicks off under shadow of Ukraine war, stagflation risk
Climate change, an increasingly assertive China and the rise of authoritarianism are also set to be on the agenda.