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China and India, after months of refusing to condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine, did not stand in the way of the release of a statement by the world’s leading economies that harshly criticized Moscow

In retrospect, there were various signposts pointing to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ice-breaking meeting with Anthony Albanese in Bali on Tuesday.

President Xi Jinping, conspicuously absent from the main stage of diplomacy during China's COVID isolation, has been mostly smiles and handshakes on his return this week with a flurry of meetings that Beijing hopes will begin to mend frayed relations.

Representatives of the G20, the world’s largest economies, have convened for their annual summit this week in Bali, Indonesia. The Ukraine crisis hangs heavily over the gathering, with participants deciding to forgo a group photo due to discomfort with Russia’s presence. While they might not approve of Vladimir Putin’s ongoing…

Saudi Arabia announced a pledge of $50 million for the Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) or the Pandemic Fund to enhance global efforts to prevent pandemics. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan made the announcement during his speech, delivered on behalf of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman,…

Chinese president Xi Jinping has invited Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to visit Beijing next year, following a bilateral meeting at the G20 conference in Bali in which Xi urged the Netherlands not to politicise trade.

The prime minister meets with his counterparts from the UK, France and the European Union on the final day of the G20 summit in Bali.

As the climate crisis worsens, and after being ravaged by the COVID-19, the world is becoming more aware of the importance of pandemic preparedness and the need for immediate climate action. However, despite their wide-ranging and interrelated impacts on us all, there are still relatively few effective and collaborative science-based…

Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and his Indonesian counterpart, Arifin Tasrif, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation between their two countries in the fields of energy on the sidelines of the G20 summit held in Bali. The Saudi Press Agency said Wednesday…

The second and final day of the G20 summit began earlier than anyone expected when an explosion in Poland shook world leaders and dragged them from their beds. These are the big moments from the Bali meeting.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali.