World leaders

World leaders are gathering in the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday in a bid to prove that the global fight against climate change is still alive, even as past pledges go unfulfilled and the United States pointedly skips the meeting. Around 50…
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As the Group of Seven (G7) summit opens in Canada this week, U.S. President Donald Trump faces an increasingly assertive bloc of world leaders less willing to bow to his pressure tactics. Since taking office, Trump has wagered that…
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For world leaders an invitation to the Oval Office used to be a coveted prize. Under Donald Trump it’s become a ticket to a brutal political ambush. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa became the latest victim in a long line that…
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Escalating clashes between Israel and Hezbollah threatened to overshadow US President Joe Biden’s final appearance at the UN’s signature annual event on Tuesday as diplomats scrambled to avert an all-out regional war. The gathering of…
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World leaders will descend on the United Nation’s New York HQ from Sunday for the organization’s annual signature gathering against an explosive backdrop of raging wars, growing populism and diplomatic deadlock. The war in Gaza, soaring…
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World leaders on Sunday reacted with shock to the wounding of Donald Trump in an assassination attempt against the former US president at an election rally. Presidents and prime ministers globally spoke out against political violence and…
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Amid Israel's headstrong hankering for ‘demolishing Hamas’, an Islamist group that administers the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian enclave situated east of Israel, the international response driven by a call for cease-fire and letting the…
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On the inauguration of the Climate Implementation Summit, more than 100 World Leaders gathered at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh Egypt to work towards implementation of existing climate agreements. World leaders were welcomed by Egypt’s…
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World leaders began gathering in London from Saturday for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Police are mounting Britain’s biggest-ever security operation for Monday’s funeral, as hundreds of dignitaries including US President Joe Biden are…
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World leaders rushed to congratulate France’s centrist President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and defeat of far-right leader Marine Le Pen in elections Sunday. Here are some of the main reactions: “We can count on France for five…
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