Saudi Crown Prince meets U.N. Secretary General on the sidelines of G20
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina, Saudi state TV reported on Saturday.
Merkel, Putin agree to more four-way talks on Kerch Strait tension
Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia will hold further talks at the advisor level about a shipping standoff in the Kerch Strait, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday, urging Moscow to let Ukrainian vessels enter the Sea of Azov.
Lagarde warns G20 leaders that trade tensions threaten global economy
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde called on G20 leaders to urgently de-escalate trade tensions and reverse tariff hikes, warning that they risked slowing global growth.
G20 leaders skirt trade tensions, back WTO reform in statement
The G20 grouping of industrialized nations skirted current global trade tensions but threw their weight beyond the reform of the World Trade Organization in a copy of their joint statement obtained by Reuters.
Former President George H.W. Bush remembered for role in Cold War, Iraq
Tributes to former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, who died at the age of 94, poured in from around the world on Saturday as global leaders honored him for his role in helping to end the Cold War and reduce the threat of nuclear annihilation.
“Yellow vest” protests escalate across France, over 200 arrested in Paris
French riot police fought running battles with “yellow vest” protesters in the streets of Paris, in a third weekend of nationwide unrest against high living costs that pose one of the gravest challenges of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency.
Gangs of “yellow vest” militants set heart of Paris ablaze
Groups of young men, their faces masked and some carrying metal bars and axes, rioted through the streets of central Paris on Saturday, setting a dozen vehicles ablaze and torching buildings, unleashing the city’s worst urban unrest for years.
Leftist Lopez Obrador sworn in as president of Mexico
Veteran leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was sworn in as Mexican president on Saturday, heralding a historic shift to the left in a country struggling to overcome gang violence, chronic poverty and disillusionment with the political class.
French health minister says Paris riots unacceptable, extremists hijacking protests
The violence seen in Paris on Saturday is unacceptable and “yellow vest” protesters must speak out against extremist groups hijacking their legitimate grievances, Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said.
Saudi Crown Prince will visit Algeria from Sunday: APS
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Algeria from Sunday on a two-day official visit, Algeria’s Press Service reported on Saturday citing a statement from the Algerian presidency.
