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The Group of 20, or G20 as it is more commonly known, is an annual meeting of leaders from 19 major nations plus the European Union.

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UK foreign secretary questions Russia’s ‘appetite’ for peace at G20 meeting

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China-Germany relations

Opinion | EV tariffs and Ukraine war weigh heavily on Germany-China relations

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China’s President Xi Jinping along with leaders at the Apec and G20 summits make it clear multilateralism is still the way to go.

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In remarks with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, Xi praises Sino-Brazilian relations as “at their best in history”.

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G20 ends with call for urgent action on climate, global health, women’s rights

‘We only scratched the surface of the deep challenges the world has to face,’ Brazilian host says as gathering of world leaders concludes.

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Police arrest ex-Bolsonaro aide, 4 others, in alleged plot to kill Brazil’s Lula

The alleged plot involved killing Lula and his vice-president, and installing an “Institutional Crisis Management Office” to manage the coup’s aftermath.

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China-Germany relations

At G20, China’s Xi Jinping meets with leaders of Germany, France, Argentina

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Biden, Trudeau miss G20 family photo with world leaders

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G20 leaders’ declaration urges ‘action’ on wars, climate change

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At G20, Xi and Albanese discuss improved China-Australia trade relations

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G20 summit begins with Brazilian host laying out ambitious global priorities

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China-UK relations

China-UK relations: Starmer tells Xi Britain seeks ties without ‘surprises’

UK will be predictable ‘sovereign actor committed to the rule of law,’ British PM tells Chinese president on G20 sidelines.

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UK’s Starmer says will meet China’s Xi at G20 summit in Brazil

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UN chief urges G20 ‘leadership’ on stalled climate talks

Antonio Guterres said the spotlight was on G20 countries, which account for 80 per cent of global emissions.

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Belt and Road Initiative

Xi Jinping touts shared views with Brazil on Ukraine, other matters ahead of G20

Xi says six-point Ukraine framework gets ‘a positive response from the international community’, even though Zelensky has rejected it.

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Biden becomes first sitting US president to visit Amazon rainforest

US president flew over the jungle in a helicopter and met with Indigenous leaders, before heading to the G20 summit in Rio.

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World watches Rio for G20 climate talks breakthrough

Negotiators at UN talks in Azerbaijan hit an impasse on climate finance that they hope leaders of the world’s 20 major economies can break.

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