Putin’s foe Zelensky and friend Assad appear at Arab summit

[ad_1] Saudi Arabia pledged $US400 million ($600 million) in aid to Ukraine earlier this year and has voted in favour of UN resolutions calling on Russia to end its invasion and opposing the annexation Ukrainian territory. But it has resisted US pressure to increase oil production in order to squeeze Russia’s revenues. Assad, a close ally of both Russia and Iran, said he hoped the summit would mark a “new stage of Arab solidarity” that…

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G20 Summit, a Missed Opportunity to Tackle Global Cost of Living Crisis — Global Issues

[ad_1] Opinion by Matti Kohonen (london) Friday, November 18, 2022 Inter Press Service The G20 summit motto was “Recovering Together, Recovering Stronger” yet the Joint Declaration failed to deliver any alternatives to the wave of austerity engulfing the world. It ignored the option of raising enough tax revenues from large corporations, taxing the wealthy and tacking illicit financial flows and tax abuses which alone accounts for over US$200 billion of tax revenue lost per year due…

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At NATO summit, Turkey drops opposition to Sweden and Finland’s membership

[ad_1] Finland and Sweden are now on an unencumbered path to joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a major expansion of the Western alliance as war continues in Europe. Finland and Sweden applied for NATO membership in May, a historic shift for two traditionally non-aligned countries. But what many expected to be a rapid and relatively smooth succession process got sidetracked after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan objected to their bids because of what he…

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VP Harris looks to show her clout at Summit of the Americas

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will have an opportunity to connect with leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean as she welcomes them to her home state this week for the Summit of the Americas. But whether she can demonstrate her clout at the hemisphere’s premier gathering — being held on U.S. soil for the first time since 1994 — remains an open question. Since Joe Biden’s days crisscrossing Latin America…

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Summit in Brussels: EU offers funding to African leaders for education, stability and health.

[ad_1] Publication Date: 18/02/2022 – 09:50 More than 40 African leaders were welcomed to Brussels by the EU on Thursday. This was in an effort to assert its power on a continent where Russia and China have made substantial investments and many felt let down due to Europe’s COVID-19 vaccins rollout. The European Union will offer several support packages at the summit to improve health, education and stability for Africa. It will also pledge half…

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