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This is what Europe must do to call Putin’s bluff on Ukraine

COMMENT: Making Ukraine a member of Nato would send the powerful message to Putin that the West, like the Kremlin, can act with confidence on the world stage, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK

South Africa’s G20 presidency: diplomatic victory, but a weak final declaration

US president Donald Trump’s efforts to derail a successful wrap-up of the G20 summit in Johannesburg failed. Trump boycotted the meeting and the US told other countries through diplomatic channels not to sign a communiqué. Nevertheless, the 19 remaining countries and regional organisations signed a 30-page declaration. This called for,…

The Conversation

Daughter of South Africa’s ex-president accused of luring men to fight for Russia

The affidavit alleges they were handed over to a Russian mercenary group

The Independent UK

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Starmer met Chinese premier at G20 amid Beijing trip rumours

The two leaders are understood to have greeted each other only briefly during a ‘brush-by’ rather than holding formal bilateral talks.

Evening Standard

Japan presses ahead with missile deployment plan near Taiwan military base as China fumes

Beijing says ‘shocking’ to see Tokyo sending wrong signal to Taiwan

The Independent UK

Japan PM fails to achieve breakthrough in row with China – but polling shows public backs her

Sanae Takaichi gets no meeting with Chinese premier Li Qiang at the G20 in Johannesburg after her comments about Taiwan sent tensions soaring

The Guardian - AU

Starmer and Trump speak on Ukraine amid ‘productive’ talks on US-drafted plan

‘They agreed that we all must work together at this critical moment to bring about a just and lasting peace,’ No 10 said.

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Donald Trump blasts Ukraine for having ‘zero gratitude’ as officials meet over peace plan

Trump said his proposal is not a ‘final offer’ but the war must end now

Evening Standard

Cyril Ramaphosa closes G20 summit after US boycott and handover row

South African president bangs gavel after rejecting plan from US, which hosts next meeting, for him to hand over to junior official

The Guardian - UK

G20 summit ends with commitment to multilateralism, despite US boycott

The G20 summit in Johannesburg closed on Sunday with South Africa claiming a diplomatic victory after securing agreement on a wide-ranging declaration – despite a boycott by the United States and warnings from several leaders that the forum is struggling to remain relevant in a fragmenting world.

Radio France Internationale

Many hoped UN climate talks in Brazil would be historic. They may be remembered as a flop

For years, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, along with many climate experts, had high hopes for the U.N. climate talks that just finished in Brazil

The Independent UK

Developing nations push for climate action and debt relief at G20 summit in South Africa

Poorer nations at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa have urged world leaders to address climate action and debt issues affecting the developing world

The Independent UK

UK joins Geneva talks on Trump’s Ukraine peace plan

Cabinet minister Heidi Alexander said allies of Ukraine must ‘open up space for meaningful negotiations’.

Evening Standard

Global inequality is as urgent as climate change: the world needs a panel of experts to steer solutions

Given the escalating scale of inequality in the world, shouldn’t countries be banding together to set up an international panel on the issue, along the same lines as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations body set up to assess the science related to climate change? The…

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The Independent UK

The G20 summit in South Africa is set to end with another diplomatic spat involving the US

The Group of 20 summit in South Africa is set to end with another diplomatic spat involving the United States after the host country refused to hand over the rotating presidency of the bloc to what it described as a junior U.S. official

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Europe and Kyiv seek changes to peace plan as US hails progress

Marco Rubio said Sunday’s talks were “probably best meeting and day we've had so far”

The Guardian - AU

‘Now is the hour’: Labor urged to speed up fossil fuel phase-out to justify Cop30 pledge

Despite Australia signing the Belém declaration, Albanese rejected suggestion Labor shouldn’t develop new gas fields

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Macron says without deterrence in Ukraine plan, ‘Russians will come back’

French president among European leaders pushing back against US proposal to end the war; Trump says deal is not his ‘final offer’. What we know on day 1,369

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'New hope' for climate after COP summit wraps up

Environment groups are welcoming a fresh commitment to phase out fossil fuels despite what they say was an underwhelming finish to the 2025 UN climate summit.

The Guardian - AU

Standoff looms for final week of parliament as Coalition holds out on nature laws – as it happened

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Evening Standard

Starmer confident Troubles Bill will not bring ‘vexatious prosecutions’

A commission to investigate Troubles-related killings and a separate information recovery body are due to be set up under the Government’s proposals.

Evening Standard

Starmer and Trump agree teams will work together on Ukraine peace plan

Downing Street confirmed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had spoken to US President Donald Trump.

The Guardian - UK

Western leaders at G20 say US peace plan for Ukraine ‘will require work’

European leaders say Washington’s proposal needs major changes, as Macron warns G20 risks losing relevance

Evening Standard

Starmer to speak to Trump about Ukraine plan challenged by Kyiv’s allies

US, Ukrainian and European national security advisers will discuss the US-drafted plan on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Starmer and other Ukraine allies say US peace plan ‘will require work’ after G20 meeting

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