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Ukraine war, US-China tensions to dominate G20 foreign ministers meet

NEW DELHI: Foreign ministers from around the world meet in New Delhi this week in the shadow of Russia's war in Ukraine and spiralling US-China tensions, with host India hoping that issues like climate change and Third World debt are not overlooked.

Bangkok Post

Plastic consumption on course to nearly double by 2050 - research

Plastic use in G20 countries is on course to nearly double by the middle of the century unless a comprehensive and legally binding global treaty to curb consumption is drawn up, according to research published on Monday.

Reuters

No G20 joint statement as China refuses to condemn Russia's war in Ukraine

G20 finance ministers on Saturday failed to adopt a joint closing statement at talks in India, after China sought to soften references to Russia and the war in Ukraine.

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China refuses to condemn Russia’s Ukraine invasion as G20 fails to reach agreement

G20 finance ministers failed to come to a consensus condemning Russia for its war on Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ukraine war news – live: Putin will eventually be killed by his inner circle, Zelensky predicts

‘Predators will devour a predator’, says Ukrainian president

The Independent UK

G20 Warns War Repercussions Exacerbate Global Economy Fragility

Finance ministers of the world's largest economies on Saturday strongly condemned Moscow's war on Ukraine, with only China and Russia refusing to sign a joint statement. India, the current chair of the Group of Twenty (G20), was reluctant to raise the issue of the war, but Western countries insisted they…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin accuses west of wanting to dismantle Russia – as it happened

Putin makes claim in TV address; mercenary boss and Ukraine make conflicting claims over control of Yahidne village

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G20 meeting: Germany regrets China's position on Ukraine war

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Saturday it was "regrettable" that China had blocked a Group of 20 communique to condemn Russia's war on Ukraine.

Reuters

G-20 meeting in India ends without consensus on Ukraine war

A meeting of finance chiefs of the Group of 20 leading economies has ended without a consensus, with Russia and China objecting to the description of the war in Ukraine in a final document

The Independent UK

G20 chair India says most members condemn Ukraine war

G20 chair India on Saturday said most members of the bloc "strongly condemned" the war in Ukraine and reiterated their positions demanding Russia's withdrawal from Ukraine.

Reuters

Stalemate as China seeks to soften G20 statement on Ukraine war

G20 finance ministers struggled on Saturday to agree a joint closing statement after their talks in India, with China seeking to water down any reference to the Ukraine war, according to officials.

Radio France Internationale

China ‘seeks to water down’ Ukraine statement

BENGALURU, India: G20 finance ministers failed on Saturday to agree on a joint statement on the global economy at talks in India, as China sought to water down any reference to the Ukraine war, officials said.

Bangkok Post

Yellen says 'absolutely necessary' for G20 to condemn war in Ukraine

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Reuters that a strong statement condemning Russia's war in Ukraine was "absolutely necessary" for a communique from the G20 finance leaders' meeting in India concluding on Saturday.

Reuters

World Bank Promises ‘Concessionality’ in Debt Restructuring

The World Bank will "provide as much concessionality to the debt treatment" for distressed economies as possible, its president told a meeting with the International Monetary Fund, India, China, and other creditor nations on Saturday. The remarks come amid calls by China, the world's largest bilateral creditor, that global lenders…

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G20 Finance Chiefs Differ on Debt, Russia-Ukraine War

Finance leaders of the world's biggest economies were entangled in differences on Saturday over the war in Ukraine and on resolving the debt burden of distressed developing nations, participants said. The meeting of finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Group of 20 (G20), hosted by India, was likely…

Reuters

Most G20 nations condemn Russia for war, China silent

Finance chiefs of the world's largest economies strongly condemned Moscow for its war on Ukraine on Saturday, with only China and Russia itself declining to sign a joint statement.

Reuters

G20 fails to reach consensus on Russia-Ukraine war -sources

G20 finance chiefs have been unable to reach a consensus on describing the war in Ukraine and are likely to end a meeting in India on Saturday without a joint communique, delegates said.

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IMF flags debt restructuring hurdles, says banning crypto should be an option

There are some disagreements over restructuring debt for distressed economies, the chief of the International Monetary Fund said on Saturday on the sidelines of a G20 meeting, adding that banning private cryptocurrencies should be an option.

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US Announces Sweeping New Russia Sanctions 1 Year into War

The US announced a new round of sanctions on Russian firms, banks, manufacturers and people Friday, aiming them at entities that helped Russia evade sanctions earlier in the year-old war against Ukraine. Russia’s metals and mining sector is among those targeted in one of the US Treasury Department's "most significant…

Radio France Internationale

France insists G20 condemn Russia's war in Ukraine 'in the strongest terms'

The anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine is looming over meetings of world financial leaders at the Group of 20 leading economies in India. France said on Friday it will not sign a final statement that does not condemn the war “in the strongest terms”.

The Independent UK

US announces sweeping new Russia sanctions 1 year into war

The U.S. has announced a new round of sanctions on Russian firms, banks, manufacturers and people

Reuters

Wealthy G7 nations gearing up for new volley of sanctions on Russia

The Group of Seven nations are preparing new, further-reaching sanctions on Russia a year after its invasion of Ukraine, targeting key economic sectors and other countries or organisations who help Moscow's war effort.

The Independent UK

Blinken heads to Asia, with China, Russia tensions soaring

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Central and South Asia next week for international talks that will put him in the same room as his Chinese and Russian counterparts

The Independent UK

Modi urges G20 finance leaders to focus on 'most vulnerable'

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged financial policymakers of the Group of 20 leading economies to focus on the world's “most vulnerable people" in talks taking place in the technology hub of Bengaluru

Reuters

G20 tussles over Ukraine war as West steps up sanctions

Finance leaders of the world's top economies sought on Friday to bridge differences over how to deal with Russia following its invasion of Ukraine a year ago, as the West stepped up sanctions against Moscow.

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