7 d. ago South Africa warns Trump’s G20 snub sets dangerous precedent

The move to exclude South Africa has raised concerns among other members of the bloc

Events

2 w. ago Canada announces $1B for Global Fund to fight infectious diseases

OTTAWA — Canada will contribute more than $1 billion over three years to the Global Fund to fight infectious diseases in the world’s poorest countries. Cindy Termorshuizen, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s personal representative at the G20 summit in South Africa, made the announcement Friday in Johannesburg ahead of Carney’s arrival at the summit. The Global […]

Economics

2 w. ago What to know about this weekend’s G20 summit in South Africa that Trump is boycotting

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Leaders from the Group of 20 countries will meet for a summit in South Africa this weekend without any U.S. representatives after President Donald Trump announced a boycott over his widely rejected claims that the host country is persecuting its Afrikaner white minority. Trump’s decision to pull the United States — and […]

Other

2 w. ago Leaders press on with G20 summit in South Africa that won’t have US and Trump

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Leaders and delegates from the world’s richest nations and top developing countries are gathering this weekend for the Group of 20 summit in South Africa, an event overshadowed by the boycott of U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration. Africa’s first G20 summit will see representatives of 42 countries, but not the […]

Politics

2 w. ago Prime Minister Mark Carney departs for another overseas trip

PM will meet leaders in UAE, attend G20 summit in South Africa

Politics

3 w. ago Top economists call on world leaders to set up an international panel on inequality

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Hundreds of top economists and other experts, including former U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, called on Friday for the world to set up an independent international panel on income and wealth inequality. The call in an open letter came before the Group of 20 summit in South Africa next […]

Society