World Nov 23 G20 summit in South Africa ends with glaring U.S. absence after Trump’s boycott By Gerald Imray, Mogomotsi Magome, Michelle Gumede, Associated Press
World Nov 21 Leaders arrive for historic G20 summit overshadowed by rift between South Africa and U.S. World leaders arrived Friday for a historic first Group of 20 summit in Africa that aims to put the problems of poor countries at the top of the global agenda. But the talks have been undermined by a rift between host South Africa and… By Gerald Imray, Associated Press
World Nov 20 WATCH: Leavitt says South African president ‘running his mouth’ in suggesting U.S. joining G20 talks White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was responding to comments from President Cyril Ramaphosa that the U.S. had “changed its mind” and said his comments were “not appreciated by the president or his team.”… By Associated Press
World Nov 20 U.S. now wants to reverse its boycott and join the G20 summit, South African president says The United States government has indicated that it has had a “change of mind” and wants to participate at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa in a reverse of its boycott, the South African president said Thursday. By Gerald Imray, Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press
World Nov 19 At the first G20 summit held in Africa, leaders urge the rich world to do more against climate disasters World leaders with the Group of 20 rich and developing nations will meet this weekend in Johannesburg for the bloc’s first summit in Africa. By Michelle Gumede, Associated Press
Nov 10 How Trump’s support for white South Africans led to a U.S. boycott of the G20 summit By Gerald Imray, Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump says his government will boycott the Group of 20 summit this month in South Africa over his claims that a white minority group there is being violently persecuted. Continue reading
Nov 07 Trump says U.S. will boycott G20 in South Africa, repeating claims about ‘abuses’ of white farmers By Seung Min Kim, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has said he’s told Trump that information about the alleged discrimination and persecution of Afrikaners is “completely false.”… Continue reading
Feb 20 UK foreign secretary questions Russia’s ‘appetite’ for peace at tense G20 meeting By Mogomotsi Magome, Michelle Gumede, Gerald Imray, Associated Press U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he saw no appetite for peace from Russia in Ukraine after listening to a speech by Russia's top diplomat at a tense Group of 20 meeting in South Africa on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who led… Continue reading
Nov 19 Brazil’s president urges G20 members to take more action on climate change By Mauricio Savarese, Eléonore Hughes, David Biller, Associated Press Brazil’s president has opened the second day of a meeting of the world’s 20 major economies by calling for more action to slow global warming. Continue reading
Nov 18 WATCH: State Department holds daily briefing as Biden attends G20 in Brazil By Eléonore Hughes, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press The gathering on Monday and Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro is being held amid two major wars and around two weeks after Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election. Continue reading