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Xi Jinping’s telling absence at G20
China’s Foreign Ministry announced Li’s visit earlier this week. Through remarks to media, China has said it wants the G20 Summit to succeed and called for deeper economic cooperation among the grouping’s 19 countries plus the European Union, and Indian officials have said Xi’s absence would not be the first time a head of state or government would miss such an event.
Sunak announces support to alleviate global impact of Putin’s weaponisation ahead of G20
According to a release from the British High Commission, families both in Ukraine and across the world continue to suffer as a direct result of Putin’s brutal invasion 18 months ago. Russia has displaced 11 million people from their homes, manipulated global energy prices and made daily life more difficult for households across the planet.
India, US, Saudi, UAE hope to announce railway deal to connect M-E at G20 Summit
It will also connect to India through shipping lanes from ports in the region, the Axios report said. The project is one of the key initiatives the White House is pushing in the Middle East as China's influence in the region grows. The Middle East is a key part of China’s Belt and Road vision.
Kim Jong-un may choose unexpected route to Russia: South Korean intelligence
Earlier this week, The New York Times had reported that Kim plans to travel to Vladivostok, possibly by an armoured train, later this month for talks with Putin about the possibility of supplying Russia with more weaponry for its ongoing war in Ukraine and other military cooperation.
SpaceX refused govt request to activate Starlink to sink Russian fleet: Musk
“There was an emergency request from government authorities to activate Starlink all the way to Sevastopol,” said Musk, without mentioning the Ukrainian government. “The obvious intent being to sink most of the Russian fleet at anchor. If I had agreed to their request, then SpaceX would be explicitly complicit in a major act of war and conflict escalation,” the X owner added.
Xi Jinping snubbing US and India by skipping G20 summit: US media
A section of the US media said even as New Delhi was on a 24/7 domestic coverage of the upcoming summit in New Delhi, the attention Xi was grabbing both in India and overseas around the world was quite large as he was skipping it for the first time in his presidency. His absence offers a new perspective on the relationship between the two biggest countries on earth, the report said.
Donald Trump,'s ex-trade adviser convicted of contempt of Congress
Navarro is the second former aide to Trump to be prosecuted for his lack of cooperation with the committee, reports CNN. The case of former strategist Steve Bannon, who was convicted last year on two contempt counts, is currently on appeal. Navarro, who up to a year in prison for each of the two contempt counts, has pledged to appeal based on executive privilege issues.
Nikki Haley only Republican presidential aspirant who can defeat Joe Biden: Poll
Nikki Haley, the only woman running for the Republican nomination, had a six percentage-point lead over Joe Biden in a CNN/SSRS poll released on Thursday, with the President trailing Haley 49 per cent to 43 per cent in a hypothetical match between the two.
India hopes to steer itself as global leader with G20 Summit in Delhi: US media
“New Delhi views the G20 Presidency as an opportunity to show that it has the capacity to serve as a bridge to the Global South; that it can show India’s ability to manage relations with rival powers,” Michael Kugelman, the director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington, told the TIME magazine in an interview.
Grizzly bear linked to US woman's death euthanised
"A grizzly bear with a history of conflict with people was euthanised Saturday (September 2) after breaking into a house near West Yellowstone," the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks said in a statement on Wednesday.
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