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US Snubs South Africa For 2026 G20, Adds Poland — 'We'll Take A Commercial Break,' Says South Africa

Secretary of State Marco Rubio formally confirmed on Wednesday that the United States will not invite South Africa to participate in the 2026 G20 Miami summit during its presidency, while adding Poland as a new participant.

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Expensive data and poor internet access: South Africa fails to measure up against Brazil

Emerging middle-power countries like South Africa, India and Brazil face growing inequalities. At the same time, everyday lives are becoming more and more digital – from paying bills and reading news to contacting companies and services. Ways need to be found to include everyone in the online world, regardless of…

The Conversation

The Guardian view on the inequality emergency: why a Nobel prize winner’s warning must be heeded

Editorial: Rising economic division is destabilising nations and eroding accountability. Joseph Stiglitz’s G20 blueprint offers a way toward global economic renewal

The Guardian - UK

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Factory farming in Africa: development banks see it as a good idea, but it’s bad for the climate

In sub-Saharan Africa, pastoral livestock farming – where cattle, goats and sheep roam freely across grasslands, grazing at will – has been the main form of livestock production. It has been a source of livelihoods for centuries, if not millennia.

The Conversation

The Week Ahead (Dec. 1 to 7): Macron Visits China, Fed Ends Quantitative Tightening

Putin to visit India, Hong Kong holds Legislative Council election

Caixin Global

Trump news at a glance: FBI expands Washington shooting investigation as president says one victim has died

Trump announced the death of national guard member Sarah Beckstrom, as his administration pledged to re-examine entry of Afghan refugees. Key US politics stories from Thursday at a glance

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump won’t let South Africa attend Miami G20 summit, offers a reason that has been repeatedly debunked

All this for Elon Musk's business interests.

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South Africa hits back at ‘punitive’ Trump move to bar it from G20 meeting in Florida

Diplomatic row worsens after US president says member state will not be invited to 2026 summit

The Guardian - UK

Spotlight on Africa: from Sudan’s exodus to South Africa’s G20 and the arts

In this new episode of Spotlight on Africa, we hear from Sudanese people fleeing the atrocities in El Fasher. We also reflect on a year of South Africa’s presidency of the G20, which held its final major summit of the year this weekend in Johannesburg. And, in the final segment…

Radio France Internationale

G20 Leaders Defy Trump Boycott as Ramaphosa Secures Landmark Johannesburg Declaration on Climate and Debt

G20 leaders advance climate, debt and mineral reforms in Johannesburg despite President Trump's boycott, as Ramaphosa celebrates Africa's first G20 summit.

International Business Times UK

Europe eyes investments in Africa into clean energy and infrastructure

European and African leaders met in Luanda during the EU-African Union summit where they pledged to increase trade in renewable energy and critical raw materials. Shortly before, European leaders met in Johannesburg for the G20, where the bloc struck a trade deal with South Africa.

Euronews

India and South Africa burn a lot of coal: what they can learn from each other about ending the dependency

India and South Africa are both navigating one of the toughest challenges of the 21st century: shifting their electricity systems away from ageing coal-fired power stations while ensuring people still have reliable, affordable energy.

The Conversation

UK will ‘never falter’ in support for Ukraine, says PM ahead of coalition call

Sir Keir Starmer updated the Commons after the G20 summit last week.

Evening Standard

This is what Europe must do to call Putin’s bluff on Ukraine

COMMENT: Making Ukraine a member of Nato would send the powerful message to Putin that the West, like the Kremlin, can act with confidence on the world stage, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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South Africa’s G20 presidency: diplomatic victory, but a weak final declaration

US president Donald Trump’s efforts to derail a successful wrap-up of the G20 summit in Johannesburg failed. Trump boycotted the meeting and the US told other countries through diplomatic channels not to sign a communiqué. Nevertheless, the 19 remaining countries and regional organisations signed a 30-page declaration. This called for,…

The Independent UK

Daughter of South Africa’s ex-president accused of luring men to fight for Russia

The affidavit alleges they were handed over to a Russian mercenary group

Evening Standard

Starmer met Chinese premier at G20 amid Beijing trip rumours

The two leaders are understood to have greeted each other only briefly during a ‘brush-by’ rather than holding formal bilateral talks.

The Independent UK

Japan presses ahead with missile deployment plan near Taiwan military base as China fumes

Beijing says ‘shocking’ to see Tokyo sending wrong signal to Taiwan

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Japan PM fails to achieve breakthrough in row with China – but polling shows public backs her

Sanae Takaichi gets no meeting with Chinese premier Li Qiang at the G20 in Johannesburg after her comments about Taiwan sent tensions soaring

Evening Standard

Starmer and Trump speak on Ukraine amid ‘productive’ talks on US-drafted plan

‘They agreed that we all must work together at this critical moment to bring about a just and lasting peace,’ No 10 said.

Evening Standard

Donald Trump blasts Ukraine for having ‘zero gratitude’ as officials meet over peace plan

Trump said his proposal is not a ‘final offer’ but the war must end now

The Guardian - UK

Cyril Ramaphosa closes G20 summit after US boycott and handover row

South African president bangs gavel after rejecting plan from US, which hosts next meeting, for him to hand over to junior official

Radio France Internationale

G20 summit ends with commitment to multilateralism, despite US boycott

The G20 summit in Johannesburg closed on Sunday with South Africa claiming a diplomatic victory after securing agreement on a wide-ranging declaration – despite a boycott by the United States and warnings from several leaders that the forum is struggling to remain relevant in a fragmenting world.

The Independent UK

Many hoped UN climate talks in Brazil would be historic. They may be remembered as a flop

For years, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, along with many climate experts, had high hopes for the U.N. climate talks that just finished in Brazil

The Independent UK

Developing nations push for climate action and debt relief at G20 summit in South Africa

Poorer nations at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa have urged world leaders to address climate action and debt issues affecting the developing world

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