World leaders warn goals to fight hunger, poverty, climate change in peril UNITED NATIONS: World leaders meeting at the United Nations on Monday warned of the peril the world faces unless it... Updated 19 Sep, 2023 09:45am
World Japan PM Kishida to reshuffle cabinet NEW DELHI: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday said he will reshuffle his cabinet as early as... Published 10 Sep, 2023 04:05pm
Markets Japan won’t rule out any options as dollar approaches to 150 yen TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that rapid currency moves were undesirable and that... Published 08 Sep, 2023 09:48am
World G20 agrees membership for African Union on par with EU The G20 grouping of nations has agreed to grant permanent membership to the African Union, Bloomberg News said on... Published 07 Sep, 2023 12:11pm
World India or Bharat? President’s G20 dinner invitation sparks name-change row NEW DELHI: Indian President Droupadi Murmu’s reference to herself as the “President of Bharat” in a dinner... Published 06 Sep, 2023 03:37am
Pakistan Bilawal commends nations that refused to attend G20 in Srinagar Questions how India plans to promote tourism in region where half of local population is in jail Updated 23 May, 2023 08:44pm
Pakistan G20 leaders urged to address rights violations in IIOJK MIRPUR (AJK): Kashmir Freedom Movement (KFM) President Engr Afzal Ziai has urged G-20 member nations to address the... Published 15 May, 2023 06:41am
World China says Xi was not criticising Trudeau in meeting at G20 BEIJING: China’s foreign ministry on Thursday said Chinese President Xi Jinping was not criticising Canadian Prime... Published 17 Nov, 2022 04:48pm
World India’s Modi and Britain’s Sunak meet at G20, discuss ways to boost trade India Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak met at the Group of 20 (G20) summit in... Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:07pm
Print Middle-income nations, too, facing debt issues A draft of the G20 leaders declaration acknowledges that problems extend far beyond just the poorest nations Updated 16 Nov, 2022 10:21am
Print IMF urges G20 leaders to ‘allow trade to do its job’ NUSA DUA, (Indonesia): International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned G20 leaders on... Updated 16 Nov, 2022 10:18am
World China praises Russia’s opposition to a nuclear war at G20 summit BEIJING: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi told Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during a meeting at the Group of 20... Published 15 Nov, 2022 08:34pm
World Trudeau spoke with China’s Xi about ‘interference’, Ukraine OTTAWA: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday for about 10 minutes... Published 15 Nov, 2022 08:26pm
World Saudi Crown Prince travels to G20 summit CAIRO: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman left Saudi Arabia on Monday to attend the Group of 20 (G20) summit in... Published 14 Nov, 2022 08:19pm
Technology Binance CEO says crypto industry needs clarity of regulations NUSA DUA: Dominant cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s chief executive Changpeng Zhao called for new but stable and... Published 14 Nov, 2022 11:37am
Print Putin lashes out at G20 over vaccines ROME: Russia complained Saturday about lack of international recognition for its Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine at a G20... Published 31 Oct, 2021 04:07am
World G20 leaders approve global tax reform deal Some 136 countries representing more than 90 percent of global GDP have signed a OECD-brokered deal to more fairly tax multinational companies and enact a minimum tax on global corporations of 15 percent Published 30 Oct, 2021 09:50pm
World G20 leaders meet after two years, with climate, COVID and economy in focus ROME: The heads of the world's 20 biggest economies kicked off two days of talks on Saturday where they were set to... Published 30 Oct, 2021 07:12pm
World G20 leaders to commit to keeping 1.5 Celsius goal in reach ROME: Leaders of the Group of 20 rich countries will recognise this weekend that urgent steps must be taken to keep... Published 29 Oct, 2021 10:11am
World Biden announces $1.75 trillion US spending deal ahead of Europe trip WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden announced Thursday a revised $1.75 trillion social spending plan that he is... Published 28 Oct, 2021 06:35pm
World G20 leaders to meet in the shadow of Mussolini's palaces ROME: G20 leaders will meet this weekend in Rome's historic surroundings of EUR, a neighbourhood created by Benito... Published 28 Oct, 2021 09:49am