Explained: Why South Africa was dropped from the G7 guest list
Pretoria says Washington warned of a boycott, leading France to withdraw its G7 invite. The move reflects deeper tensions over Israel, trade disputes, and race-related policies.
Pretoria says Washington warned of a boycott, leading France to withdraw its G7 invite. The move reflects deeper tensions over Israel, trade disputes, and race-related policies.
PM Modi expressed his enthusiasm for the summit, stating, "Look forward to productive discussions with world leaders on key global issues. Our focus will be on strengthening cooperation, advancing development priorities and ensuring a better future for all."
The face-off between US President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office was less a diplomatic exchange and more a carefully choreographed performance designed to provoke, posture, and polarise.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday reiterated the urgent need to drive inclusive economic growth and job creation, and to protect the rights and gains of workers across the country.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday rejected related remarks by US President Donald Trump recently, stressing that the country had not "confiscated land."
Protesters gathered in countries as diverse as Guatemala, Russia, Sudan and Turkey, where riot police in Istanbul blocked the path of roughly 2,000 protesters before firing tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse them.
Zuma faces 16 charges of fraud, graft and racketeering related to the 1990s arms deal struck when he was deputy president to the country's second black president Thabo Mbeki.
Zuma, 77, has denied all wrongdoing, and his lawyers have described the inquiry as an attempt to "ambush and humiliate" him.
The Prime Minister, who is in Osaka for the G20 Summit, congratulated Jair Bolsonaro on being elected as the President of Brazil and welcomed him in the BRICS family.
Ramaphosa will be sworn in on Saturday and name a deputy president and cabinet at the weekend.
