President Biden made three critical decisions about how to handle Russia’s provocations, aiming to prevent armed conflict in Ukraine.
Tag: Group of Twenty
As Turkey Chafes at Erdogan, He Gets Spikier Abroad
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled an appearance at the global climate talks over a perceived slight, part of a pattern of creating international dramas to bolster his domestic standing.
Struggling at Home, Biden Is Buoyed by G20 Trip Abroad
A trip to Rome invigorated a president whose poll numbers are slumping at home, but who projected confidence in his foreign and domestic agenda.
G20 Nations Agree to New Limits on Coal-Burning Power Plants
The world’s largest economies will stop financing coal plants abroad, though that falls far short of what’s needed to fight climate change, raising fears of half-steps at this week’s U.N. summit.
Biden Rolls Back Trump’s Metal Tariffs On European Union
The deal, which comes as U.S. and E.U. allies meet in Rome, will keep some trade protections in place in a nod to metalworking unions that supported President Biden.
G20 Leaders Agree on 1.5-Degree Climate Goal
Countries will “pursue efforts” to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared with preindustrial times.
Biden Receives Communion at Rome Church
Some conservative bishops in the United States have said the president should be denied communion because of his support for abortion rights.
Photos From the G20 Summit in Rome
Colorful protests outside the G20 meetings, and in them, exchanges between world leaders.
Pressure Grows on G20 Nations to Get Covid Vaccines to the Poor
The world’s leaders are focusing on preventing future pandemics, but experts say rich nations are not doing enough to help the poor survive the current one.
What Is the G20?
The Group of 20 aims to unite world leaders around shared economic, political and health challenges. It also serves as an all-purpose jamboree of diplomatic activity.