Markets

Markets round-up: Escalating Middle East tensions deepen weekly slump

Global markets are poised for a third consecutive weekly decline as tensions rise in the Middle East. Investors are flocking to safe-haven assets, especially gold and silver, amplifying their surge as a safety destination.

19/04/2024

Economy

Famous names petition G20 in call for debt and climate crisis reform

More than 100 signatories, including a number of celebrities, send an open letter to the G20 asking for reform to the global financial system.

16/04/2024

Earth News

Record debt could delay climate adaptation, experts warn

The UN Environment Programme estimates that developing nations will need up to €364 trillion each year in public finance for climate adaptation this decade.

15/04/2024

Earth News

Two years left ‘to save the world’, UN climate chief warns

United Nations executive climate secretary Simon Stiell said he knows his warning may sound melodramatic but action over the next two years is “essential".

11/04/2024

Europe News

Rich nations should pay fair share of humanitarian aid - EU aid chief

Responsibility for humanitarian funding is “not being shared equitably” between economies worldwide, EU Commissioner for humanitarian aid Janez Lenarčič said on Tuesday as he called on rich nations to pay up.

28/11/2023

World News

Germany to invest €4 billion in green energy projects in Africa

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany should become a long-term and reliable partner to countries in Africa.

21/11/2023

Climate

Air pollution: Which countries tackle it in their climate plans?

G20 countries are failing to integrate air pollution into their climate plans, a new study finds. The authors want that fixed at COP28.

18/10/2023

World News

Euroviews. G20’s inability to tackle territorial disputes will lead to its demise

The G20 has no choice. If it wants to stay relevant and play a vital role in providing the solutions humanity needs for our very survival, then it must reconsider its geopolitical squeamishness, Saman Rizwan writes.

15/09/2023

Business

New trade corridor, new member: Five key takeaways from the G20 summit

Last weekend leaders of the richest countries gathered in New Delhi for the G20 summit. Here’s how they plan to shake up the world’s economy

11/09/2023

India

Trudeau stuck in India after plane breaks down

Canadian PM was due to return home on Sunday after G20 summit in Delhi but a mechanical fault kept him in India overnight.

11/09/2023

World News

The week in pictures: Tragedy in Morocco, success at the G20 summit & the Rugby World Cup kicks off

The best photos from across Europe this week.

10/09/2023

India

Consensus reached on G20 declaration despite Ukraine differences - Modi

There had been concerns that, due to the absence of the Russian and Chinese presidents and marked differences of opinion within the group over the war in Ukraine, that an agreement would be hard to come by.

09/09/2023

India

G20: Biden and Modi working in 'warmth and confidence' to build ties

President Joe Biden opened his visit to India on Friday by meeting privately with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Indian leader's home in a session the White House said was marked by “undeniable warmth and confidence” going into the annual Group of 20 summit.

08/09/2023

Earth News

‘Knife edge’: Campaigners urge G20 to act on climate

The G20 summit opens in Delhi tomorrow. What does it mean for the climate?

08/09/2023

India

G20: India seeks voice for Global South but Ukraine war to overshadow

It’s never been easy for the leaders of the world’s largest economies to find common ground, but Russia’s war on Ukraine has made it even harder for the Group of 20 meeting to reach meaningful agreements this year.

08/09/2023

Economy

Your guide to the New Delhi G20 summit

Leaders of the richest countries will meet this weekend in India to discuss the world’s biggest issues. But there’s a high chance the power clashes between them will overshadow global problem solving.

07/09/2023

India

G20 ministers fail to reach agreement on key climate issues

The world's environmental and climate ministers agreed on most points, but could not reach a consensus on issues such as fossil fuels, emissions and carbon taxes.

29/07/2023

India

Russia's foreign minister calls sanctions 'blackmail' at the G20

Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has defended the military operation in Ukraine and dismissed people who condemned it in New Delhi on Friday.

03/03/2023

India

G20: Blinken meets Lavrov as US and Russia trade barbs over Ukraine

US officials said the top American and Russian diplomats met on the sidelines of the G20 conference in New Delhi. There is no sign of a change of stance on either side.

02/03/2023

India

East-West showdown over Russia's war in Ukraine looms at G20 meeting

The rift over the war in Ukraine -- between the US and its allies, and Russia and China -- looks set to dominate the top diplomats' meeting in the Indian capital on Thursday.

01/03/2023