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Merkel urges more investment, weapons for Africa

Germany is calling on Western nations to help Africa tackle the poverty and conflict driving migrants into Europe.

Germany

Germany's Chancellor Merkel warns against protectionism ahead of G20 summit

Angela Merkel said that preparing for the meeting of the top economies was like 'herding cats' as officials attempt to reach a consensus among the group.

Germany

G20 finance chiefs fail to renew anti-protectionist pledge after US opposition

G20 finance chiefs meeting in Germany on Saturday have failed to renew a pledge to bolster free trade.

Economy

G20 finance ministers ponder how strongly to defend free trade

Faced with Trump's threats, world financial leaders are seeking a common stance on trade and rejecting protectionism at the G20 meeting in Germany.

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Euroviews. Germany, the G20, protectionism and the Compact with Africa

he populist agenda is based on the deeply flawed premise that international cooperation and international trade are zero-sum games, producing only winners and losers.

Germany

Syria dominates at the G20 as next round of Geneva talks loom

Syria on the menu as G20 foreign ministers meet

World News

Tillerson and Lavrov hold first meeting in Bonn

Russia does not ‘‘interfere in the domestic matters’‘ of other countries, Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

Chile

G20 ends with pledge on trade and promise to fight protectionism

The balance sheet from the latest G20 meeting, President Barack Obama’s last, appears to be a thin one.

China

Stalemate on Syria: Putin and Obama fail to find deal to end bloodshed

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Economy

Saudi Arabia and Russia signed an oil deal - but what does it mean?

Saudi Arabia and Russia have agreed to cooperate over oil, with a task force to recommend measures and actions, but no immediate action by the world's two top producers.

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Spectacular evening gala at the G20 Summit

Parts of Hangzhou were lit up on Sunday (September 4) night as China put on a spectacular gala performance for global heads of state attending the G20 summit.

China

US and Russia fail to reach Syria deal at G20

US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been unable to reach an agreement on ending the violence in Syria.

World News

G20 summit: Brexit warnings from Japan and US, but trade hope from Australia

Leaders of the world’s largest economies have met for the second and final day of the G20 summit in China.

China

G20 summit: global growth and trade disputes top agenda

Leaders from the world’s 20 biggest economies are meeting in the Chinese city of Hangzhow for a two-day summit.

China

G20 summit underway in China

Leaders of the G20 nations are in the Chinese city of Hangzhow for a two-day summit to find ways of boosting global growth.

China

World's biggest polluter China ratifies Paris climate change deal

China has ratified the Paris climate change agreement, boosting efforts to bring the deal into force by the end of the year.

Turkey

Erdogan: YPG did not cross the Euphrates river

Turkey’s president said that the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) had not returned to the east of the Euphrates river in Syria.

China

Expectations low for China's hosting of G20

Everything is ready in Hangzou, 200 kilometres from Shanghai, to welcome the heads of state of the G20 nations, the richest on the planet.

USA

President Obama on climate change tour

Months before he leaves office, President Barack Obama has embarked on a whistle stop climate change tour of the US's western states before a meeting of the G20 summit in China.

USA

G5 unites to tackle tax evasion

The UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy are to unite to tackle tax evasion in the wake of the Panama Papers revelations. Europe’s top five economies