Atlanta, Oct 31 (IANS) China has backed South Africa’s continued participation in the G20 after the United States left Pretoria out of the grouping’s foreign ministers’ meeting in Atlanta, setting up a fresh point of friction as Washington hosts the forum this year.
Atlanta, Oct 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has welcomed Poland as a “full participant” in the G20, saying President Donald Trump believes the country’s economic success and growing global influence are what the grouping needs, as foreign ministers met in Atlanta to prepare for the leaders’ summit at Doral.
Atlanta, Oct 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told the second plenary session of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Atlanta that the world is facing an energy crisis caused by disruption, high costs and barriers to access rather than by any shortfall in production.
Atlanta, Oct 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Germany on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Atlanta, discussing trade, critical minerals, defence and energy.
United Nations, Oct 31 (IANS) Rebecca Grynspan, the Costa Rican head of UNCTAD, made slight progress in the race to be the next secretary-general in an anonymous straw poll of Security Council members, while the United Arab Emirates' Lana Nusseibeh failed to make a breakthrough in her debut.
Quetta, Oct 30 (IANS) At least three civilians, including a 16-year-old student, have been forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in separate incidents across Balochistan’s Kech district, local media reported on Friday.
Paris, Oct 30 (IANS) Terming it as "politically motivated", a leading international human rights organisation has strongly condemned the death sentence handed down to Bangladesh's Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif following a trial conducted in absentia.
Kampala, Oct 30 (IANS) Increasing presence of China in policing and security sectors of Africa highlights convergence of organised crime, authoritarian governance and geopolitical influence, a report has detailed.
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Argentina's Ambassador to India, Mariano Caucino, on Friday stated that the link between two countries is destined to continue expanding to new heights.
Islamabad, Oct 30 (IANS) Pakistan reported its seventh case of polio virus in 2026 on October 19. Just four days before, 34 children and one female teacher died after a school building collapsed in Pakistan's Peshawar. The two cases are different: one is related to public health, vaccination coverage and the difficulties in eradicating a virus, while the second raises questions over construction safety, oversight and possible negligence. However, both developments expose the vulnerability of children in Pakistan, a report has detailed.
