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With Xi and Putin absent from G20, Biden presses support for Ukraine and an overseas investment plan to counter China
President Biden was hoping to convince the world’s largest economies to rally behind Ukraine during Saturday’s Group of 20 summit in India while also pressing his case for American investment in the developing world. The absence of his two chief global rivals — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin — provides opportunities for Biden to make a…
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G20 admits African Union as permanent member at New Delhi summit
The African Union was made a permanent member of the G20, comprising the world’s richest and most powerful countries, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the bloc’s summit in New Delhi on Saturday. The African Union, a continental body of 55 member states, now has the same status as the European Union – the only regional bloc with a…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu participates at G20 opening ceremony
President Bola Tinubu is taking part in the opening ceremony of the G-20 Summit in New Delhi, India.
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India is hosting the G20 as the world faces crisis. For Modi, it’s a chance to shine
It may be missing two key invitees but this weekend’s Group of 20 (G20) summit affords Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi an opportunity to extend his leadership beyond his country’s borders as he looks to burnish his credentials on the world stage ahead of a tough election battle. Modi is bringing together global leaders at the summit in New Delhi…
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Morocco earthquake: 632 killed as buildings damaged
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck central Morocco, killing at least 632 people, the country’s interior ministry says. The epicentre was in the High Atlas Mountains, 71km (44 miles) south-west of Marrakesh, at a depth of 18.5km, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck at 23:11 local time (22:11 GMT) on Friday. There was a 4.9 aftershock…
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Ethiopian soldiers killed two dozen civilians in house-to-house searches, residents say
Ethiopian soldiers killed about two dozen civilians earlier this week in the Amhara region during house-to-house searches after being attacked by militiamen who have been battling federal forces for more than a month, six local residents said. Spokespeople for the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF), the federal government and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed did not respond to Reuters’ requests for…
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Tinubu meets Nigerians in India, calls for unity, harnessing diversity for Nigeria’s prosperity
President Bola Tinubu, Thursday evening met with Nigerians in India, where he shared his conviction with Nigerians during an interaction with them. The President called on Nigerians to harness the country’s rich diversity as a uniquely powerful tool for advancing prosperity and national development for the benefit of all citizens, emphasizing that our diversity must be leveraged to drive economic…
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Mexico is likely to get its first female president after top parties choose 2 women as candidates
With the selection of former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as the candidate of the country’s ruling party in next June’s election, Mexico will for the first time have time two women from its main political movements competing for the presidency. Sheinbaum, as well as the opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez, have insisted that Mexico is ready to be led by…
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Gabon’s military says deposed President Ali Bongo ‘free’ to travel abroad
Gabon’s deposed president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, has been released from house arrest and is free to leave the country for medical treatment, the military which removed him from power last month has said. Bongo was toppled from power on August 30, shortly after being declared the winner of much-criticised elections that would have seen him extend his 14-year rule as…
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VIDEO: Tinubu arrives India for G-20 summit
President Bola Tinubu has arrived New Delhi ahead of the G-20 Summit in India. He was received by Senior Government officials of the India Government Officials and Nigerian officials from the Nigerian Embassy in India.
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