Gary Gibbon
Paris fall-out for the UK
Leaders at the G20 will discuss terrorism at their dinner tonight. David Cameron is there but he will be back in the UK tomorrow to make a major foreign policy speech.
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US-China tensions dominate G20 gathering
G20 leaders have agreed a final statement on global trade, climate and migration issues at their summit in Argentina, after diplomats negotiated through the night. Tensions between the United States and China dominated the gathering, but Brexit loomed over proceedings too, as Japan’s leader urged Theresa May not to let Britain crash out of the…
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Trump’s secret G20 meeting with Putin
He moved seats during a dinner at the G20 to sit next to Vladimir Putin. But what Donald Trump talked about with the Russian leader in this hitherto undisclosed meeting, we shall probably never know. The only other person present was a Russian translator. Mr Trump called the media speculation about the meeting “sick”.
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Gary Gibbon
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Cameron warns of looming ‘global economic disaster’
Prime Minister David Cameron gives a bleak assessment of the global economy and warns that the eurozone could be on the brink of recession.
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Putin to head home early from G20
President Putin is not coming away from the G20 with many friends. David Cameron and the Russian leader apparently had a ‘robust exchange’ about Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis.
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Bono on Band Aid 30: Ebola is a ‘political failure’
The spread of Ebola is “not a medical failure” – U2 lead singer Bono tells Channel 4 News political leaders “need to keep their promises”.
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Snubs and summits: a brief history of the ‘brush-past’
Geopolitical summits like the G20 are saturated in symbolism and double-meanings – so even if you’re officially shunned, you can always meet away from prying eyes.
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Burying your head in the sand? G20 protest in pictures
Hundreds of demonstrators in Australia protest against the G20 summit being held in Sydney’s Bondi Beach, by getting closely acquainted with the sand.
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Gary Gibbon
Obama, who won and what next
At his press conference, President Obama ducked the questions about what happens if he fails to win one or both houses of Congress in the vote on Syria.
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Factcheck: Britain – is anyone paying attention?
Yes, Britain is smaller than Russia. By land mass at least. We look at some other indicators of Britain’s influence.
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Gary Gibbon
G20: Obama late to the table
Why did President Barack Obama turn up 30 minutes late for dinner at the G20 last night? A snub to President Vladimir Putin’s decision to put Syria on the menu for discussion for dinner?
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Gary Gibbon
G20: Merkel yawns, Cameron shrugs off Syria defeat
The G20 leaders are now in their first session. The sun is blazing outside and the temperature should rise inside over dinner later as Russia’s President Putin has put Syria on the menu.
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Gary Gibbon
G20 discord on Syria guaranteed
Ostensibly this G20 meeting is all about world economic recovery, but Syria is at the front of most minds and there is scant agreement on what to do.
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G20: will Syria overshadow tax and economics?
As charities urge G20 leaders to come good on pledges to fix a “broken” global tax system that hurts developing countries, the economic agenda risks being overshadowed by the war in Syria.
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G20 leaders express concerns over Syria strike
G20 leaders voice their concerns about a military strike on Syria, as Russia and Iran warn the US not to take action against the Assad regime.
