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• Ukraine allies criticise G20 statement for not naming Russia’s role in conflict

  19-11-2024 22:48
  Scholz, Starmer, Trudeau and Macron among leaders who say communique finalized by Lula ‘not strong enough’Ukraine’s western allies have criticised the final G20 communique as inadequate for failing to highlight Russia’s invasion of its neighbour in 2022 as the conflict enters its 1,000th day.The final agreed text from the summit in Brazil was significantly weaker than that of the previous year, only highlighting humanitarian suffering in Ukraine and the importance of terr
  
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• Starmer twice declines to directly condemn jailing of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures

  19-11-2024 20:54
  
  UK prime minister was condemned by Iain Duncan Smith, who is on Beijing’s sanctions listKeir Starmer has twice declined to directly condemn the jailing of dozens of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy figures, less than 24 hours after meeting China’s president at the G20 summit.The UK prime minister was asked both during a BBC interview and at his press conference in Rio de Janeiro to respond to the jailing of the activists, including being asked if he would condemn the se
  
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• Take two: Biden makes it into G20 leaders’ photo after missing first one

  19-11-2024 20:47
  
  Summit leaders have reshoot in Rio after Biden, Justin Trudeau and Giorgia Meloni were no-shows the day beforeThe first time G20 leaders took their photo together at a summit in Rio, they forgot Joe Biden. On Tuesday, they had a reshoot – with the outgoing US president firmly back in the frame.Biden; the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau; and the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni all missed the photo on Monday due to what US officials called “logistical issues”. Cont
  
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• Brazilian police arrest five over plot to assassinate Lula after 2022 election win

  19-11-2024 18:36
  Four military personnel and a police agent held on suspicion of plan to prevent inauguration of president Brazil’s federal police have arrested four special forces military personnel and one of their own agents on suspicion of planning the assassination of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on 15 December 2022 to prevent his inauguration after his victory over the then president, far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro.According to the police, the plot also included plans to assassinate the vice-pre
  
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• Hundreds of lobbyists for industrial farming attend Cop29 climate summit

  19-11-2024 11:40
  
  Nearly 40% of food sector lobbyists have travelled to Baku as part of countries’ delegationsCop29 climate summit – live updatesHundreds of lobbyists for industrial agriculture are attending the Cop29 climate summit in Baku, analysis shows.They include representatives from some of the world’s largest agribusiness companies including the Brazilian meatpacker JBS, the animal pharmaceuticals company Elanco, and the food giant PepsiCo, as well as trade groups representing the food s
  
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• Xi Jinping pleased with 'positive momentum' of China-Australia relations – video

  19-11-2024 02:52
  
  China-Australia relations have achieved 'a turnaround and are maintaining a positive momentum of development', Chinese president Xi Jinping says. Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese says he is pleased to meet with Xi again, while highlighting the 'encouraging progress made in the stabilisation of our relationship'. The two leaders spoke while attending the G20 summit in BrazilAnthony Albanese and Xi Jinping meet on sidelines of G20 Continue reading...
  
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