G20

South Africa will take a 'break' from G20 under Trump, presidency says

Trump's administration also opposed the theme of South Africa's G20 presidency, which was "solidarity, equality, and sustainability."

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French President Emmanuel Macron says goodbye to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa before he leaves South Africa as heads of state and government meet on the second day of the G20 Leaders' Summit on November 23, 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
US President Donald Trump talks to members of the press next to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on board Air Force One en route to Florida, US, November 14, 2025.

BBC's battle with Trump puts its global credibility at risk

The White House has called the BBC "100% fake news" and a "propaganda machine," terms that countries like Russia usually level at the 103-year-old broadcaster.

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World leaders assemble for the “family photo” at the G20 Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 22, 2025.

G20 summit in South Africa adopts declaration despite US boycott, opposition

G20 leaders adopted a climate focused declaration without US support, prompting the White House to accuse South Africa of weaponizing its presidency and deepening tensions over the group’s direction.

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks on the phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu one day after the October 7 massacre, 2023.

Consultations on steps for ending the war to take place in coming days, Ukraine says

President Zelensky has approved the delegation, which will include the head of his office and top security officials. At the G20 Summit, G7, EU leaders discuss Ukraine on the sidelines.

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Yellen says Russia should be expelled from G20, US may boycott some meetings

Russia's participation in the April G20 meeting, to be held in Washington on the sidelines of IMF and World Bank meetings, is unclear at present.

APRIL 7, 2022ByREUTERS
Head of delegates prepare for a meeting on the last day of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 18, 2022.

Russia's ambassador to Indonesia says Putin plans to attend G20 summit

Russia's ambassador to Indonesia, which currently holds the rotating G20 chair, said Putin intended to travel to the Indonesian resort island of Bali for the G20 summit in November.

MARCH 23, 2022ByREUTERS
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, February 22, 2022.

G20 leaders have reached deal on climate language in final communique

Diplomats have been negotiating hard-to-bridge differences on how to tackle global warming and with phasing out of fossil fuel subsidies, ending coal power.

OCTOBER 31, 2021ByREUTERS
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Joe Biden pose for a family photo prior to a meeting during the G20 leaders' summit in Rome, Italy October 30, 2021.

G20 sets up COVID task force, hope to vaccinate 70% by mid-2022

G20 ministers said they were setting up a new body because COVID-19 had exposed "significant shortcomings" in the world’s ability to coordinate its response.

OCTOBER 29, 2021ByREUTERS
A person holds inflatable Earth as climate activists including Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for Future stage a protest demanding more action whilst G20 climate and environment ministers hold a meeting in Naples, Italy, July 22, 2021.

Bennett meeting Johnson, Macron in Glasgow after G20 meeting on Iran

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is expected to meet UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron.

OCTOBER 28, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the cabinet meeting, October 17, 2021.

G20 split over coal, 1.5 degree climate limit ahead of Rome summit

So far big polluters such as China and India have dug in their heels and little progress has been made since G20 energy and environment ministers met in Naples in July.

OCTOBER 27, 2021ByREUTERS
A person holds inflatable Earth as climate activists including Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for Future stage a protest demanding more action whilst G20 climate and environment ministers hold a meeting in Naples, Italy, July 22, 2021.

Israel to join new OECD digital tax treaty - Liberman

The new finance minister announced on Tuesday that Israel will join the OECD's digital taxation policy along with 138 other countries.

JUNE 22, 2021ByZEV STUB
Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman met with department officials to discuss Israel's accession to the OECD Digital Economy Taxation Outline, June 22, 2021.

At G20 Summit, pandemic spurs action

Leaders agree to extend debt relief and to advocate for access to pandemic supplies in developing world.

NOVEMBER 23, 2020ByTARA KAVALER/THE MEDIA LINE
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan June 28, 2019

Trump defends Ivanka's high-profile role at G-20 summit

Ivanka was seen with high-profile world leaders at the summit, and even sat in on the meeting between Kim Jong Un and her father at the Demilitarized Zone, USA Today reported.

JULY 7, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mike Pompeo, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and White House Adviser Ivanka Trump at Blue House, in Seoul

Trump: Israeli-Palestinian peace can only be achieved when I am president

The "Peace to Prosperity" economic portion of the peace plan was released exactly one week prior.

JUNE 29, 2019ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
US President Donald Trump listens to reporter, Japan, June 29, 2019.