Deep divisions over Russia's war in Ukraine overshadowed a G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta on Friday, as European officials criticised Moscow's participation and refused to join a traditional group photograph with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
In 2025, climate talks, security negotiations and trade diplomacy defined a year of high-level summits. Leaders met across continents to confront conflict, debate climate responsibility and shape global priorities. Some eased tensions, others exposed divisions, but all left their mark.
The United States officially assumed the 12-month presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies on Monday, pledging to refocus the forum on economic growth and innovation, amid lingering tensions with outgoing host South Africa.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to exclude Pretoria from next year’s G20 summit, calling the remarks “baseless” and reaffirming the country’s status as a founding member of the group.
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that South Africa will not be invited to the 2026 G20 summit in Miami, the first time a member nation has been excluded in the forum’s two-decade history
This weekend's G20 declaration shows a "renewed commitment to multilateral cooperation", South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday.
Canada and India have agreed to restart negotiations for a new trade deal, Indian officials confirmed on Sunday, after talks stalled following a diplomatic spat two years ago.
Russia says several “unfriendly” countries approached its delegation at the G20 summit in Johannesburg with concrete proposals for economic cooperation, according to senior Kremlin official Maksim Oreshkin.
The French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated the need for a sustainable peace agreement in Ukraine during remarks on the sidelines of the G20 Summit on Saturday, emphasizing that any resolution must protect Ukrainian sovereignty and European security.
South Africa and the European Union vowed to defend multilateralism on Thursday (20 November), ahead of the G20 summit, as they signed a partnership on critical minerals.
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that no U.S. government official would attend the upcoming Group of 20 summit in South Africa later this month, citing what he described as "human rights abuses" occurring in the country.
The United States will host the 2026 Group of 20 (G20) summit at President Donald Trump’s Doral resort in Miami, Florida, fulfilling a plan the president first proposed during his initial term. The announcement was made Friday in the Oval Office.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reported on Tuesday that G20 countries’ international goods trade rose slightly in the second quarter of 2025, mainly because imports into the United States fell sharply after rising in the first quarter.
Despite tensions over U.S. tariffs and key absences, G20 finance chiefs voiced cautious optimism for a unified stance on trade and global challenges at their meeting in South Africa.
The Financial Stability Board (FSB), the G20’s financial regulator, has paused further climate policy work as the United States distances itself from key initiatives.
The White House National Security Council has instructed U.S. government agencies to suspend all preparations for the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa, according to The Washington Post.
South Africa’s G20 presidency aimed to highlight global inequality, debt, and climate change, but U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed its agenda. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the goals “very bad” and will skip next week’s G20 meetings in Johannesburg.
The G20 foreign ministers will convene in Johannesburg on February 20-21, as reported by the Russian Foreign Ministry. This meeting will bring together top diplomats from the world’s major economies to discuss global issues and enhance international cooperation.
The G20 summit in Cape Town, South Africa, is focusing on financing recovery for nations hit by climate-induced disasters and extending debt relief to developing countries.
Indonesia is optimistic it can reach net zero emissions before 2050, a decade earlier than previously targeted, President Prabowo Subianto told a G20 forum.
G20 leaders met in Rio to boost climate action, calling for increased finance and progress at COP29 in Baku. Key goals include aiding developing nations, addressing global warming, and finalising a treaty on plastic pollution by 2024.
U.S. President Joe Biden pledged a $4 billion U.S. contribution to the World Bank's International Development Association fund for the world's poorest countries, a senior Biden administration official said on Monday.
G20 leaders in Rio addressed global conflicts, including Gaza and Ukraine, and called for greater cooperation on climate change, poverty, and tax reform. Brazil launched a global alliance against hunger, while China and the U.S. focused on supporting developing nations.
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