Geopolitics to stay in focus at APEC Summit in Thailand
Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said the meeting of the 21-member bloc "takes place at a pivotal juncture" with the world facing multiple risks.
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Three sentenced to life for flight MH17 downing
Russians Igor Girkin and Sergei Dubinsky and Ukrainian Leonid Kharchenko were found guilty of murdering all 298 people on board and of bringing down the Boeing 777 with a missile.
G20 breathes new life into UN climate talks
"The positive signals from the G20 summit should put wind in the sails of the climate talks in Egypt, which are entering their final days", said the CEO of the World Resources…
G-20 vows to calibrate pace of interest rate hikes
In a leaders' declaration, members also reaffirmed their commitment to avoid excessive exchange-rate volatility while recognizing that "many currencies have moved significantly".
Indonesia hands G-20 presidency to India
In the leaders' declaration, G-20 nations deplored Russia's aggression in Ukraine "in the strongest terms" and demanded its unconditional withdrawal.
India’s G-20 will be inclusive, ambitious: PM Modi promises at closing ceremony of G-20 Summit
He also said that the member countries have to extend the benefits of development to all human beings with compassion and solidarity.
WTO warns of ‘real’ recession risk in some major economies
The Geneva-based trade body last month projected global trade to rise just 1.0 percent in 2023, down sharply from an estimated 3.5 percent rise for this year.
B-20 wraps up with deals on green energy, electric vehicles and more
Indonesia, for its part, has been working to refocus the country’s economy toward the production of value-added goods and clean power.
COP27 climate deal: Big sticking points slow crunch talks
Egypt's Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad acknowledged that big sticking points remain unresolved, including a called-for doubling in finance.
To mask or not to mask? G-20 gathers nations with divergent Covid rules
G-20 nations have varying measures in place and different social conventions for the coronavirus, which has so far infected 631 million people worldwide.