South Africa: Fire kills at least 74 people, officials say
A nighttime fire ripped through a rundown apartment building mainly occupied by homeless people and squatters in Johannesburg early Thursday, leaving at least 74 dead, officials said.
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China yet to confirm President Xi Jinping’s participation in G20 Summit
Last week, India and China offered different characterisations of a conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Xi on the margins of the Brics Summit in Johannesburg
Chinese President Xi Jinping likely to skip G20 Summit in India: Report
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to skip the G20 summit in India, with Premier Li Qiang attending as Beijing’s representative. The summit was seen as a potential opportunity for Xi to engage with US President Joe Biden.
China’s Xi Jinping likely to skip G20 summit in India: Report
In China, two foreign diplomats and a government official from another G20 country said that Xi will likely not be travelling for the summit.
South China Sea: Malaysia joins India in rejecting new Chinese map over land claim ahead of G20 summit
China’s ‘standard map’ sparks diplomatic backlash from Malaysia and India over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
China’s new map row: Kapil Sibal recollects PM Modi’s ‘laal ankh’ for Beijing, questions India’s negotiation capacity
China’s inclusion of Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin in its official map sparks renewed tensions with India, with political criticism directed at Modi’s approach.
China-India border dispute: New Delhi lodges strong protest with Beijing over ‘absurd’ territorial claims
India’s foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar dismissed China’s territorial claims after Beijing released an official “standard map” showing the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin plateau as China’s official territory.
India lodges strong protest with China over map claiming ‘India’s territory’
The protest by New Delhi followed reports in the Indian media that Beijing had released an official ‘standard map’ showing the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin plateau as its official territory.
The Growing Role Of BRICS On The World Stage
The BRICS nations are expanding their influence and challenging the dominance of the U.S. dollar in global trade.