President Ilham Aliyev holds key meetings with Chinese industry leaders
President Ilham Aliyev held a series of strategic meetings with senior executives from leading Chinese industrial corporations in Tianjin on 31 August...
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.
Finance leaders from G20 nations expressed hope on Friday that they could reach a consensus on global trade and pressing economic issues, despite the divisive impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies.
This comes after the group failed to produce a joint declaration during their last gathering in February.
The current summit, hosted in the coastal city of Durban, takes place under South Africa’s presidency, with the motto 'Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability.' It aims to spotlight Africa’s priorities, including the high cost of capital and funding for climate action.
Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne told Reuters he was cautiously optimistic about a positive outcome. A similar sentiment was echoed by other officials, though many key players—such as finance ministers from the U.S., Brazil, China, and Russia—did not attend.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was notably absent, even as the U.S. prepares to take over the G20 presidency in December. Still, American officials remained engaged behind the scenes, particularly on trade and climate finance—areas complicated by differing national interests.
South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana emphasized the importance of multilateral cooperation, calling for bold leadership to tackle global crises.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Norway will purchase a fleet of British-built frigates to reinforce its naval strength, the government confirmed on Sunday. The move marks a decisive step in what is expected to be the country’s largest-ever military procurement and a significant boost to NATO’s northern maritime defences.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Saturday cancelled a planned visit to China as nationwide protests spread beyond Jakarta, with several regional parliament buildings set on fire.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Sunday for a regional security summit, Chinese and Russian state media reported.
China’s largest city and global financial hub, Shanghai, has set a new heat record, state media reported on Saturday. Temperatures in the city exceeded 35°C (95°F) for 25 consecutive days, breaking the previous record set in 1926.
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