Xi, Lula Meet In Brasilia To ‘Enhance Ties’

Xi, Lula Meet In Brasilia To ‘Enhance Ties’

China’s President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Brazil Wednesday, fresh off a warm reception at summits of the G20 and APEC groups, both held under the cloud of Donald Trump’s White House return. Xi has said he would seek to “further enhance” ties with Brasilia when he meets counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula … Read more

Wie die SPD-Spitze ihren Kanzlerkandidaten beschädigt – POLITICO

Wie die SPD-Spitze ihren Kanzlerkandidaten beschädigt – POLITICO

Das Grummeln in der SPD wird nicht leiser. Die Diskussion, ob Scholz oder Pistorius der richtige Spitzen- bzw. Kanzlerkandidat ist, ist noch nicht beendet. Am Vorabend hat die engere Parteiführung getagt. Was besprochen wurde, wie es weitergeht und wie sehr die sozialdemokratische Führung ihren Kandidaten jetzt schon beschädigt hat, fassen Gordon Repinski und POLITICO-Chefkorrespondent Rasmus … Read more

UN Climate Chief At Deadlocked COP29: ‘Cut The Theatrics’

UN Climate Chief At Deadlocked COP29: ‘Cut The Theatrics’

The UN’s climate chief told countries at the deadlocked COP29 summit on Monday to “cut the theatrics” as pressure mounts on G20 leaders to deliver a breakthrough. As the UN climate talks limp into a second week in Azerbaijan, the world is no closer to a finance deal for poorer countries that will determine the … Read more

Tage der Entscheidung in der SPD – POLITICO

Wie die SPD-Spitze ihren Kanzlerkandidaten beschädigt – POLITICO

Der Kanzler ist beim G20-Gipfel in Rio de Janeiro, während in Berlin die Diskussionen in der SPD weitergehen, ob Scholz noch der richtige Kanzlerkandidat ist. Die Zustimmung für ihn sinkt, für Pistorius hingegen steigt sie weiter. Gordon Repinski analysiert, wie sich der leise Abschied von Scholz möglicherweise bereits abzeichnet.   Im 200-Sekunden-Interview spricht Jürgen Klöckner mit … Read more

Troops, armoured cars protect G20 summit, as favelas champion solar

Troops, armoured cars protect G20 summit, as favelas champion solar

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil has deployed troops, armoured vehicles and naval ships to reinforce security around the summit of leaders from the Group of 20 major economies who meet on Monday (Nov 18) and Tuesday at Rio de Janeiro’s bayside Museum of Modern Art. Air traffic, including the use of drones, has been restricted and … Read more

UN climate chief urges G20 action to untangle COP29 talks

UN climate chief urges G20 action to untangle COP29 talks

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN —  The United Nation’s climate chief urged G20 nations on Saturday to push COP29 negotiations toward a deal to raise money for developing nations, warning there was a “long way to go.” Negotiators worked through the night to narrow their differences at the U.N. talks in Baku before ministers arrive next week for … Read more

How PM Modi managed the ‘classic handshake’ that left western media in awe | India News

How PM Modi managed the ‘classic handshake’ that left western media in awe | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday recalled the “classic handshake” between US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Bin Salman, where he quickly draped his own hands over theirs, gaining a lot of traction globally.On the handshake between the US president and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, PM Modi said he has friendships … Read more

Opinion | India Maintains a Fine Balance in the Global North-South Equation

Opinion | India Maintains a Fine Balance in the Global North-South Equation

India is taking the “leadership” of the Global South but is also strengthening its ties with the Global North. (One could also speak of East and West). This fits into India’s policy of “re-balancing” its external relations. The North is seeing a growing shift of political and economic power towards the East. This shift is … Read more

Singapore, at G20 meeting, says it supports immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

Singapore, at G20 meeting, says it supports immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

The situation in Gaza was a key focus for foreign ministers meeting in Brazil, with G20 nations broadly backing a two-state solution to the conflict. More than four months into Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip, the Group of 20 leading economies voiced “virtual unanimity for the two-state solution as the only possible solution” … Read more