Fighting in Ukraine since Russia’s February 2022 invasion has killed or wounded hundreds of thousands and displaced millions more
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Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was shot dead outside a Sikh temple in June, had been designated a ‘terrorist’ by India in 2020
The Security Council has been weakened by tensions between the West, Moscow and Beijing
Indian opposition parties accuse Narendra Modi’s party of ‘foisting’ its symbol on to parliamentary staff’s new uniforms
The EU has been drawn back to the US and transatlantic orbits by the war in Ukraine, but in other parts of the world, impatience with overweening Western concerns and double standards is growing
The summit’s consensus-based conclusions omitted any condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, or its brutal conduct of the war
Wording of statement suggests western powers have given up trying to recruit the Global South in support of Ukraine’s war effort
Unnamed infrastructure facility along with apartment blocks, cars and power lines damaged in capital city
Ukraine says resolution, which avoids condemning Moscow for the war, is ‘nothing to be proud of’
The G20 summit in India also addressed climate financing, cryptocurrency, reform and expansion of multilateral development banks and a new ‘green development pact’ among member states
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi accused of using G20 summit to campaign for next year’s general election
Washington believes global financial institutions would offer a better alternative to less developed countries than funding under China’s belt and road initiative
Economists and politicians, including Joe O’Brien and Neasa Hourigan, call on G20 member states to enact new tax regimes
FSB chair warns G20 leaders of potential for market strains and risks in sectors such as real estate
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