Showing posts with label G20. Show all posts
Showing posts with label G20. Show all posts

Saturday, September 16, 2023

Biden Praises India's Modi and Saudi Arabia's MBS at G20 Summit

Sep 9, 2023 | President Biden speaks at a G20 Summit panel on the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Receives Ceremonial Reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Sep 11, 2023 | Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrived at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He was welcomed by President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince MBS received a Guard of Honour from the Indian Tri-Services. On September 09, Al Saud landed in India for the G20 Leaders’ Summit.

Saturday, October 30, 2021

G20 Summit in Rome Focuses on Climate Change, Coronavirus | DW News

Oct 30, 2021 • The G20 summit is underway in Rome as leaders from the world's major industrialized nations meet.

Outgoing German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, is among the dignitaries who are in the Italian capital for the two-day gathering. Among the topics being discussed is the coronavirus pandemic - with emergency workers invited to join the leaders for a photo. Tackling global warming is also top of the agenda, ahead of the COP26 climate conference which begins on Sunday. Most of those attending the G20 in Rome will travel onward to Glasgow for that key UN climate summit.

It is Biden's first major European trip to meet world leaders as president. The devout Catholic keeps a photograph of Pope Francis on his desk at the White House. He met with his hero face-to-face at the Vatican.

For more than an hour, the two leaders spoke privately about climate change, the pandemic and poverty. The visit is the prequel of two major summits happening this weekend. In Rome, the G20 and in Glasgow the COP26 climate summit. Back home, Biden suffered a setback for his pricy infrastructure plan, which focuses in part on the environment.

But ahead of the G20, young people are pushing for action on the climate.

Getting more jabs in people's arms in rich and poor countries is also a priority at the first face-to-face summit since the pandemic hit. But before Biden joins in on the global cooperation to tackle monumental problems, he first had a very public Mea Culpa with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Biden apologized for the US's botched handling of a submarine deal with Australia, which cut out France. For his part Macron is ready to move forward. Both sides hope the rebuilding of trust will help bring about the change young people are marching for.


Sunday, November 22, 2020

Trump Slams Paris Climate Accord in His Last G20 Appearance | G20 Riyadh

Leaders of the world's wealthiest countries are wrapping up their online G20 summit, hosted by Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. US President Donald Trump defended his environmental record and justified his decision to pull out of the international Paris climate agreement. The virtual gathering has been dominated by efforts to end the coronavirus pandemic and the global recession. A draft declaration shows the biggest economies will pledge to pay for fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and testing, so that poor countries are not left out. Climate change and the environment have emerged as another theme as the summit draws to a close.

Trump Tells G20 Leaders He Wants to Work with Them ‘for a Long Time’

THE OBSERVER: US president delivers boasts and falsehoods while other members focus on dealing with the pandemic

Donald Trump has taken his campaign to deny the results of the US presidential election global, telling leaders at the G20 summit he’s looking forward to going on working with them.

The gathering of leaders of major world economies is being held online this year, but could have been an occasion for Trump to bid his peers goodbye and pledge American support in the battle against Covid-19. Instead, according to audio of his comments obtained by the Observer, he said: “It’s been a great honour to work with you, and I look forward to working with you again for a long time.” » | Emma Graham-Harrison and Julian Borger | Saturday, November 21, 2020

Monday, July 01, 2019

Ivanka Trump Faces Criticism for G20 Involvement | Morning Joe | MSNBC


Ivanka Trump was at her father's side for several meetings at the G20, and new video posted by the French government shows the first daughter having an awkward chat with world leaders.

Saturday, December 01, 2018

Does Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) Care about New Khashoggi Revelations? l Inside Story


’The Wall Street Journal’ says the Saudi Crown Prince was in contact with the team that killed Jamal Khashoggi.

The CIA has reportedly concluded the order to kill Jamal Khashoggi was given by Crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman.

‘The Wall Street Journal’ says its obtained details of the highly classified CIA document. The newspaper says bin Salman sent at least 11 messages to his closest adviser, Saud al-Qahtani.

He reportedly supervised the so-called 'hit' team.

The CIA says al-Qahtani was in direct communication with the team’s leader in Istanbul - in the hours before and after the journalist was murdered.

The Saudi team was reportedly assembled from the Crown Prince's top security men in the Royal Guard.

The judgment on Bin Salman's likely culpability is based on the prince’s personal focus on Khashoggi who had criticised him - as well as the Prince authorising the same team to target other opponents.

The Saudi leader is reported to have told associates in August last year that if efforts failed to persuade Khashoggi to return to Saudi Arabia, he would be lured somewhere else.

Do the latest revelations make any difference because bin Salman continues to enjoy Donald Trump's support?

Presenter: Richelle Carey | Guests: Imadaldin al-Jubouri -Writer & Academic; Ahmed Al-Burai - Writer, Middle East Eye & Daily Sabah; Jacob Parakilas - Deputy Head, U.S. and the Americas Programme, Chatham House


Friday, November 30, 2018

G20: May in Argentina to Sell Brexit around the World


The Prime Minister arrived in Argentina for the G20 summit keen to sell the benefits of Brexit.

World leaders met against a backdrop of crisis in Crimea and the Saudi Arabian murder of a dissident journalist, but the European Council President Donald Tusk took the opportunity to say the EU stands ready for "no deal or no Brexit at all" if MPs reject the deal. We speak to Theresa May.


Thursday, November 29, 2018

Should Saudi Crown Prince Be Charged with War Crimes? G20 Host, Argentina, Considers Probe


Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman could face prosecution in Argentina for alleged complicity in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the Saudi-led humanitarian crisis in Yemen. On Wednesday, an Argentine prosecutor reportedly accepted a request by Human Rights Watch to prosecute the crown prince, just hours after he landed in Argentina ahead of the G20 summit. Argentina recognizes universal jurisdiction for war crimes and torture, which means it is able to press charges against the crown prince while he is in the country. We speak with Reed Brody, counsel and spokesperson for Human Rights Watch, and Shireen Al-Adeimi, Yemeni scholar, activist, and an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University.

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

‘Uneasy, Lonely, Awkward’: Australian Reporter Says Trump Has No Capacity to Lead World | July 9, 2017


In a scathing review of Donald Trump’s performance at the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Australian journalist Chris Uhlmann says the US president managed to ‘isolate his nation, confuse and alienate his allies and to diminish America’. Speaking on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Insiders program, Uhlmann does not hold back his criticism of Trump, stating ‘we’ve also learned he has no desire and no capacity to lead the world’. He goes on to say Trump has diminished America and the world would miss it when it was gone

Monday, July 10, 2017

Is America No Longer ‘First’ After Donald Trump At G20? | AM Joy | MSNBC


Our guests question whether America was diminished on the world stage after Donald Trump attended the G-20 summit, where he reportedly addressed critical issues such as a potentially nuclear-armed North Korea.

Inside Story - Does the World Still Need the US for Leadership?


This year's G20 summit of the world's major economies was a tense and sometimes frustrating gathering, exposing the United States isolation globally on the key issues of climate and trade.

World leaders deplored President Donald Trump for pulling out of the landmark Paris Accord, reaffirming their commitment to fight global warming, without the US. Washington is now left in what some are calling a “club of one”. Will the world continue to look to the US for leadership? If not, who will step into that role? | Presenter: Hazem Sika | Guests: Marc Pierini - visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe and former EU ambassador to Turkey and Syria; Molly McKew - foreign policy expert and strategy consultant; Inderjeet Parmar - professor in international politics at City University London


Sunday, July 09, 2017

G20: Trump Left Isolated On Climate Change


G20: US President Donald Trump was left isolated on climate change at the end of the G20 summit. The other 19 leaders declared that the Paris climate accord was irreversible. German Chancellor Angela Merkel used her final speech to express disappointment at Trump's position. Al Jazeera's Washington Editor James Bays reports from Hamburg.

Saturday, July 08, 2017

N24 Nachrichten - G20-Kater: Nach Randale-Nacht räumt Hamburg auf


Gewaltexzesse, Anarchie, Hass. Der schwarze Block sorgt in Hamburgs Szeneviertel um die Rote Flora für die düstersten Stunden seit Jahrzehnten. Mehrere Stunden lang tobt ein Mob während des G20-Gipfels. Dann schreitet die Staatsmacht ein.

Immer wieder brennen Barrikaden, Autonome zerschlagen Fensterscheiben mit schweren Pflastersteinen, brechen in einen Drogeriemarkt und eine Filiale eines Supermarkts ein. Sie plündern den Laden, tragen alles raus, zerfetzen das Mobiliar, um es unter dem Jubel Schaulustiger auf der Straße ins Feuer zu werfen. Auf einem Straßenzug der Schanze, Hamburgs linkem Szeneviertel, brennt es lichterloh. Während des G20-Treffens der führenden Wirtschaftsmächte lassen gewalttätige Demonstranten ihre Wut aus.

Doch der politische Gipfel hat noch seine schwerste Aufgaben vor sich.


Thursday, June 29, 2017

’Not a Good Idea': German Foreign Minister on Erdoğan's Public Appearances Outside G20


German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has advised Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan not to hold public events during his trip to G20 summit.

Tuesday, September 06, 2016

Brexit 'May Bring Difficult Times' Says Theresa May - BBC News


Britain needs to be prepared for some "difficult times" ahead as it leaves the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May has said.

Speaking to the Andrew Marr Show - in her first major interview since taking office - Mrs May warned Brexit would not be "plain sailing" for the UK. She said formal EU talks will not begin until 2017, but vowed the process would not be "kicked into the long grass". Mrs May also ruled out a snap election, saying the UK needs "stability".


Putin Holds First Face-to-Face Meeting with New UK PM Theresa May


The first face-to-face meeting between Vladimir Putin and the UK's new Prime Minister, has been held ahead of the G20 Summit in China. Under Theresa May's predecessor, relations between Britain and Russia almost froze over completely. RT's Daniel Hawkins reports from the G20.

Saturday, November 15, 2014

G20-Gipfel: Merkel spricht mit Putin lange unter vier Augen


SPIEGEL ONLINE: Das Treffen dauerte deutlich länger als erwartet: Fast vier Stunden sprach Kanzlerin Merkel im Hotel mit Wladimir Putin. Es ging um die Ukraine-Krise.

Das Hilton in der Elisabeth Street im Stadtzentrum von Brisbane ist ein hoher Hotelturm inklusive Parkhaus und Shoppingmall. Am Samstagabend gleicht der Komplex einer Festung. Ein Schutzwall aus Plexiglas umgibt die Einfahrt, daneben mehrere Metalltore, davor zwei Dutzend Polizisten. Die Straße ist zeitweise komplett gesperrt.

Um 21.40 Uhr fährt die Limousine von Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin ins Hotel, vier Minuten später der weiße BMW der deutschen Kanzlerin, auch mit Polizei-Eskorte. Auf dem Rücksitz neben der Kanzlerin sitzt Christoph Heusgen, Merkels Außenpolitikberater. Die beiden besprechen die letzten Details für das Treffen mit dem Kreml-Herrscher.

Es steht viel auf dem Spiel. » | Aus Brisbane berichtet Peter Müller | Mit Material von dpa | Samstag, November 15, 2014

Critiqué par les occidentaux, Poutine écourte sa présence au G20


LE POINT: Accablé par les pays anglo-saxons, qui fustigent l'action de la Russie dans la crise ukrainienne, il quitte prématurément le sommet.

Sous le feu nourri de très vives critiques des pays anglo-saxons critiquant l'action de la Russie dans la crise ukrainienne, Vladimir Poutine a décidé d'écourter sa présence au sommet du G20 de Brisbane, plombé par une ambiance de guerre froide. "Le programme pour la deuxième journée a changé. Il a été raccourci", a déclaré une source au sein de la délégation russe sous couvert d'anonymat, à propos de dimanche.

Le président russe participera aux réunions du sommet, mais ne sera pas présent lors d'un déjeuner officiel prévu à 12 h 30 et parlera devant la presse plus tôt que prévu. "Ce déjeuner est plus une sorte de divertissement", a justifié la source. Depuis vendredi, veille de l'ouverture du sommet dans cette ville de l'est de l'Australie, les pays anglo-saxons ont multiplié les charges en règle contre la Russie et son rôle dans la crise ukrainienne. "Menace pour le monde", quête de "gloire perdue du tsarisme", agresseur de pays plus petits : États-Unis, Australie et Grande-Bretagne n'ont pas mâché leurs mots. » | Source AFP | Saturday, November 15, 2014