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Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro arrives at the airport in Brasilia on Monday. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro ‘actively’ took part in coup plot against Lula, police say

The ex-president was also ‘fully aware’ of an alleged plan by elite soldiers to assassinate his successor, the 884-page report adds.

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Diplomacy

Xi’s South American tour: China takes centre stage as US heads for the wings

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Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil police indict Bolsonaro and aides over alleged 2022 coup attempt

US-China relations

Opinion | To respond to a Trump trade war 2.0, China has a few tools at its disposal

With the US poised to escalate the trade war, China must focus on boosting self-sufficiency and diversifying its options beyond the West.

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Donald Trump

Editorial | Torch of international cooperation to burn despite Trump return

China’s President Xi Jinping along with leaders at the Apec and G20 summits make it clear multilateralism is still the way to go.

Diplomacy

Xi Jinping and Brazilian president Lula sign 37 trade and development deals

In remarks with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, Xi praises Sino-Brazilian relations as “at their best in history”.

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G20

G20 ends with call for urgent action on climate, global health, women’s rights

‘We only scratched the surface of the deep challenges the world has to face,’ Brazilian host says as gathering of world leaders concludes.

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In closing remarks, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva touted his country’s record on addressing climate change and urged others to follow suit. Photo: AFP
China trade

Brazilian envoy says Chinese new energy investments welcome

Brazilian diplomat says country’s ‘huge’ potential in new energy makes it an appealing venue for Chinese investment.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Police arrest ex-Bolsonaro aide, 4 others, in alleged plot to kill Brazil’s Lula

The alleged plot involved killing Lula and his vice-president, and installing an “Institutional Crisis Management Office” to manage the coup’s aftermath.

G20

Biden, Trudeau miss G20 family photo with world leaders

A US official blamed ‘logistical issues’ and said the group photo was taken early.

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US President Joe Biden and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived late for the group photo. Photo: AP
G20

G20 leaders’ declaration urges ‘action’ on wars, climate change

Statement hopeful about ‘soft landing’ for global economy as its silence on North Korean support for Russia reveals China’s sway.

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Global leaders attending the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pose for a group photo at the end of the first session on November 18, 2024. Photo: AFP
G20

G20 summit begins with Brazilian host laying out ambitious global priorities

Anti-poverty agenda set by Brazil’s leader gains some initial support, but progress is threatened by instability and conflict around the world.

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G20

UK’s Starmer says will meet China’s Xi at G20 summit in Brazil

Keir Starmer will be the first UK prime minister to meet China’s president since Theresa May in 2018.

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Climate change

UN chief urges G20 ‘leadership’ on stalled climate talks

Antonio Guterres said the spotlight was on G20 countries, which account for 80 per cent of global emissions.

UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ahead of the G20 Summit. Photo: AFP
Belt and Road Initiative

Xi Jinping touts shared views with Brazil on Ukraine, other matters ahead of G20

Xi says six-point Ukraine framework gets ‘a positive response from the international community’, even though Zelensky has rejected it.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen at the Apec Economic Cooperation forum summit in Lima on Saturday. Photo: Kyodo
Joe Biden

Biden becomes first sitting US president to visit Amazon rainforest

US president flew over the jungle in a helicopter and met with Indigenous leaders, before heading to the G20 summit in Rio.

Climate change

World watches Rio for G20 climate talks breakthrough

Negotiators at UN talks in Azerbaijan hit an impasse on climate finance that they hope leaders of the world’s 20 major economies can break.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s first lady insults Elon Musk at G20 social event

The swear word incident adds a new twist to Brazil’s already strained relationship with the tech billionaire right before the G20.

Brazil’s first lady, Rosangela “Janja” da Silva, sparked controversy on Saturday by insulting billionaire X-owner Elon Musk, who in turn responded with darts against President Lula’s ranks, two days ahead of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: AFP
Diplomacy

Editorial | Common approach best for ties between China and Indonesia

Presidents Xi Jinping and Prabowo Subianto have complementary development visions for their countries and dialogue is the way forward.

US-China relations

Xi arrives in Peru for Apec, ready to sign 30 bilateral deals for China

A focal point of his visit will be the virtual inauguration of the South American country’s US$3.5 billion port funded by Beijing.

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US presidential election 2024

For lame duck Biden, an anticlimactic exit from the world stage

Outgoing US president, who will give way to Donald Trump in two months, has little to no clout at upcoming global summits.

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US President Joe Biden will leave office on January 20. Photo: AP
G20

Suspected bomber dead after trying to enter Brazil Supreme Court ahead of G20

Early indications are that it was a suicide, and no one else was hurt, vice-governor says.

The scene where a man died after an explosion in front of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

China to court G20 nations amid US-led sanctions over Taiwan: report

Study of ‘escalation’ scenarios released before high-stakes G20 annual meeting in Brazil that Xi Jinping and Joe Biden are slated to attend.

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US-China relations

Will Xi’s final summit with Biden ease US-China jitters before Trump transition?

Despite frosty ties between the two countries, both leaders have personal messages to share before Biden leaves White House, analysts say.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | Here’s how the G20 can be more than a talk shop

While the grouping did a good job of dealing with the 2008 global financial crisis, in recent years, collective action has been sorely lacking.

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Brazil’s Economy Minister Fernando Haddad shakes hands with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during the G20 economic ministers’ meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 26. The G20 summit is scheduled for November 18-19. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Opinion | China or the US? The world need not choose a hegemon

Middle powers from India to Nigeria can lead on many pressing issues and offer a multipolar vision that doesn’t depend on superpowers.

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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the United Arab Emirates’ President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a family photo session during the Brics summit in Kazan on October 23. Photo: AFP
Belt and Road Initiative

Planned link to Brazil raises geopolitical stakes for China-funded port in Peru

Brazil’s economic ties to China are much greater than Peru’s, and the ramifications of a connection to the port are deemed ‘a big deal’.

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Digital Transformation

What China is doing to make ports ‘smart’ and not prone to work stoppages

A unit of state-owned China Merchants Group is pushing a range of automation and digital technologies to make ports smarter.

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last updated:
25 September, 2024
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