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Biden fades into the background at his final international summits: From the Politics Desk

President Joe Biden’s final international summits almost certainly would have played out differently had the elections back home gone as he had hoped.

Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago

Trump Isn't at the G-20 Summit, but He's Dominating the Debate

Foreign leaders gathered in Rio de Janeiro seem doubtful that President Biden’s trade, climate and security policies will endure.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

The Perfect Novel for the Baku Climate Summit: Lydia Kiesling’s Mobility

The U.N. climate conference, held in a petrostate, is a surreal moment. This darkly funny novel about Baku, oil companies and climate change in the first Trump term helps make sense of it all.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Biden misses 'family photo' at his last G20 summit

President Joe Biden arrived for a family picture with world leaders during his final Group of 20 summit on Monday, only to find the photo had already been taken without him.

Politics - NBC News - 5 days ago

Hundreds of lobbyists for industrial farming attend Cop29 climate summit

Nearly 40% of food sector lobbyists have travelled to Baku as part of countries’ delegations. Cop29 climate summit – live updates Hundreds of lobbyists for industrial agriculture are attending ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

EU and Mercosur miss a trick at Rio summit devoid of trade talks

Also in this newsletter: Italy’s controversial law on surrogacy enters into force

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

G20 summit calls for more aid to Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine

Leaders of the world’s 20 major economies called for a global pact to combat hunger, more aid to war-torn Gaza and an end to hostilities in the Mideast and Ukraine, issuing a joint declaration that ...

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

UK MPs call for transparency to help tackle tax evasion in overseas territories

Speedy establishment of public registers of beneficial ownership seen as vital in crackdown

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

UK’s Starmer to hold talks with China’s Xi

Prime minister intent on strengthening relations with Beijing despite tensions over security and human rights

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Source: Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler to skip G20 summit

World - Yahoo News - November 17

Israel puts pressure on G20 states ahead of Rio summit

World - Yahoo News - November 17

Almost 500 carbon capture lobbyists granted access to Cop29 climate summit

More lobbyists for the controversial technology were present this year, despite debate about its viability. At least 480 lobbyists working on carbon capture and storage (CCS) have been granted ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

Cop29 live: oil bosses given red carpet treatment at climate summit

At least 123 oil and gas bosses and staff invited as ‘guests’ by Azerbaijani government and given host country badges, the Guardian has learned. According to an interesting piece in the Africa ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

APEC leaders to open Lima summit as Trump prepares to return to office

Representatives from 21 members representing the Pacific Rim are meeting in Peru for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, the first global summit since U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

World - ABC News - November 15

Cop summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’, say leading climate policy experts

Future UN conferences should only be held in countries that show support for climate action, urge influential group. Over 1,700 coal, oil and gas lobbyists granted access to Cop29, says report ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

Brazil launches a G20 social summit to highlight needs of low-income people

Brazil has launched what it calls a social summit ahead of next week’s Group of 20 meeting of the top economies

World - ABC News - November 14

Brazil launches a G20 social summit to highlight needs of low-income people

World - Yahoo News - November 14

Cop29 live: solidarity levy on cryptocurrency could raise billions for climate action, says report

Charging $0.045 per kWh for energy used in intensive bitcoin mining could produce $5bn for the climate crisis, says Global Solidarity Levies taskforce. Josh Gabbatiss, from Carbon Brief has ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Biden's trip to Peru will include last meeting with China's president

Biden will travel to Peru and Brazil for leader summits as he looks to define his legacy and assure allies of America's role on the world stage.

France shuns COP29 as divisions deepen at UN climate summit

Argentina also withdraws negotiator as Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev lashes out at Emmanuel Macron

World - Financial Times - November 14

Cop 29 live: Argentina’s negotiators ordered to withdraw from climate summit; French minister cancels trip

France’s ecology minister cancels after Azerbaijan’s president attacks French actions in overseas territories. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, has joined a chorus of ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

A diminished Biden heads to APEC summit in Peru, overshadowed by China's Xi

If things had gone differently last week, U.S. President Joe Biden could have arrived at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru on Thursday projecting confidence and pledging his ...

World - ABC News - November 13