Johannesburg: Leaders from the G20 group of top economies endorsed Saturday a declaration at a summit in South Africa that highlights issues related to access to critical minerals and measures to cope with climate change. South Africa chose “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability” as the theme of its presidency of the G20, which comprises 19 countries and…
Johannesburg: India on Saturday proposed a G20 critical minerals circularity initiative to promote recycling, urban mining, second-life batteries and related innovations, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that the country is fully committed to sustainability and clean energy. In his address at the second session at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, he also proposed setting…
Johannesburg: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met his British counterpart Keir Starmer and UN Secretary-General António Guterres here. Modi met his British counterpart Keir Starmer, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, French President Emmanuel Macron, South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines…
Johannesburg: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Saturday warmly welcomed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as he reached the venue for the G20 Leaders’ Summit here. Modi arrived at the Waterkloof Air Force Base (AFB) in Gauteng on the outskirts of Johannesburg on Friday for the Summit hosted by South Africa. “Working together for…
Johannesburg: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Johannesburg and the two leaders took stock of progress in cooperation in diverse areas, including defence and security, critical minerals, trade & investment and people-to-people ties. PM Modi met Albanese hours after he arrived in South Africa to attend the G20…
Kathmandu: The National Security Council of Nepal has recommended mobilising army personnel to ensure security during the general election scheduled for March 5, 2026. The National Security Council (NSC) reviewed the country’s security situation on Thursday and advised the Cabinet to deploy the army under the provisions of Nepal’s Constitution. Recommendations were made with an…
Johannesburg: South Africa has decided not to hand over the annual G20 Presidency to a “junior” US official at the end of the leaders’ summit, even as a White House official cautions Cyril Ramaphosa over “running his mouth” against the US and President Donald Trump. South African President Ramaphosa adopted a reconciliatory approach on Thursday…
Johannesburg: The US will attend only the closing ceremony of this weekend’s G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, but will not participate in any deliberations, the US confirmed in a statement late on Thursday. South Africa will hand over the annual Presidency of the G20 to the US on Sunday, and had indicated that it would…
Belem (Brazil): At least 13 people were injured in a fire which broke out at the main venue of the ongoing UN COP30 Climate Summit in Brazil’s Belem, forcing thousands of people to run for safety. The fire broke out at around 2 pm on Thursday at the ‘Blue Zone’, where all meetings, negotiations, country…
Kathmandu: The curfew imposed on Wednesday in parts of Nepal’s Bara district after clashes broke out between young protestors associated with the Gen Z movement and the former ruling Communist Party of Nepal–Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), was extended until 8 pm (local time) on Thursday, the district administration said. Officials said the restrictions would remain…
