Leaders and top government officials from the richest and leading emerging economies will come together at an exhibition centre near the famous Soweto township in South Africa — once home to Nelson Mandela — to try and find some consensus on the priorities set out by the host country.
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Trump repeats story of stopping India-Pakistan conflict; claims “got a call from Prime Minister Modi”
US President Donald Trump, while speaking at the US-Saudi Investment Forum on November 19, repeated his story of ending the India-Pakistan conflict in May 2025, a story that India has firmly rejected but Pakistan has endorsed.
Trump makes U-turn, approves bill to release Epstein case documents
President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday that compels his administration to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure from his own party after initially resisting those efforts. Trump could have chosen to release many of the files on his own months ago. “Democrats have used the Epstein’ issue, which […]
Trump backs skilled immigration, says US needs foreign workers to build chips, missiles
Addressing the US-Saudi Investment Forum on Wednesday, Trump said that a large number of plants, including “extremely complex” ones, are being built in the US that will contribute significantly to the country’s economic growth.
Secret lender: How China put USD 200 billion into high-tech American businesses over 24 years
China’s state lenders have funnelled USD 200 billion into US businesses for a quarter of a century, but many of the loans have been kept secret because the money was first routed through shell companies in the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Delaware and elsewhere that helped obscure their origins, according to AidData, a research lab at the College of William & Mary in Virginia.
US and Saudi Arabia sign major F-35, nuclear and AI deals during Saudi Crown Prince’s White House visit
The United States and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday finalized a sweeping series of landmark agreements, including the long-anticipated sale of F-35 fighter jets
MBS knew nothing: Trump defends Saudi Crown Prince during at White House on Khashoggi Murder
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits US after seven years. What’s on agenda?
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit the United States on Tuesday for talks with President Donald Trump at the White House
US Senate bill proposes 500 per cent tariff for buying Russian-origin oil; Trump threatens severe sanctions
Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator Richard Blumenthal have jointly introduced the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, which seeks to impose secondary tariffs and sanctions on “countries that continue to fund Putin’s barbaric war in Ukraine”. The proposed legislation has 85 co-sponsors in the US Senate.
Epstein scandal reignites: Democrats release emails claiming Trump ‘knew about the girls’; White House says ‘fake narrative’
In a major political flashpoint, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday released a set of emails linked to Jeffrey Epstein, claiming they raise “serious questions” about U.S. President Donald Trump’s knowledge of Epstein’s alleged sexual abuse and trafficking of minors. The release comes four months after the Trump administration closed its review of […]
