Journalists’ union expresses ‘grave concern’ over Sinn Féin plan to review RTÉ objectivity on Gaza
Séamus Dooley said he would write to Mary Lou McDonald over ‘implied criticism’ of broadcaster
G20
Brazilian president Lula urges G20 leaders to move faster on net zero climate targets
Leaders at summit trying to shore up response to climate change before Trump retakes the US presidency
G20 summit kicks off with global pact to fight hunger and poverty
Agenda of G20 meeting in Brazil highlights a shifting global order as US president-elect Donald Trump returns to power
Plan to make billionaires pay more tax is gaining support globally
French economist Gabriel Zucman has proposed ways of raising hundreds of billions from the ultrarich to address underfunded priorities such as hunger and health
Putin tells G20 leaders it is necessary to think about how to stop ‘tragedy’ of Ukraine war
Fighting in Ukraine since Russia’s February 2022 invasion has killed or wounded hundreds of thousands and displaced millions more
India dismisses as ‘absurd’ Canada’s accusation on Sikh leader’s murder
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was shot dead outside a Sikh temple in June, had been designated a ‘terrorist’ by India in 2020
Is the UN at a low ebb, or is there a shift in how the world is run?
The Security Council has been weakened by tensions between the West, Moscow and Beijing
Use of lotus flower in Indian parliament proves to be a thorny political issue
Indian opposition parties accuse Narendra Modi’s party of ‘foisting’ its symbol on to parliamentary staff’s new uniforms
Global South is demanding changes to world power structures
The EU has been drawn back to the US and transatlantic orbits by the war in Ukraine, but in other parts of the world, impatience with overweening Western concerns and double standards is growing
The Irish Times view on the G20 summit: less than the sum of its parts
The summit’s consensus-based conclusions omitted any condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, or its brutal conduct of the war
G20 summit showed shifting shape of world’s geopolitical landscape
Wording of statement suggests western powers have given up trying to recruit the Global South in support of Ukraine’s war effort
Ukraine: Two aid workers killed in shelling as Kyiv claims to retake ground in southeast
Unnamed infrastructure facility along with apartment blocks, cars and power lines damaged in capital city
G20: Russia and US praise summit declaration as talks enter final day
Ukraine says resolution, which avoids condemning Moscow for the war, is ‘nothing to be proud of’
G20 leaders agree joint declaration after deal on Ukraine statement
The G20 summit in India also addressed climate financing, cryptocurrency, reform and expansion of multilateral development banks and a new ‘green development pact’ among member states
‘We’ve been made to vanish’: Slums razed and curtains drawn before G20 summit in Delhi
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi accused of using G20 summit to campaign for next year’s general election
US to press for fundamental reforms of IMF and World Bank at G20 summit
Washington believes global financial institutions would offer a better alternative to less developed countries than funding under China’s belt and road initiative
The true cost of extreme wealth - a Letter to the Editor by economists, artists and politicians calls for new taxes on the rich
Economists and politicians, including Joe O’Brien and Neasa Hourigan, call on G20 member states to enact new tax regimes
Global financial watchdog warns of ‘further challenges and shocks’ ahead
FSB chair warns G20 leaders of potential for market strains and risks in sectors such as real estate
Chinese president Xi Jinping to skip G20 summit amid frosty relations with India
With the additional absence of Vladimir Putin, the summit will be dominated by the West and its allies
China promises its ‘firm support’ for Russia’s ‘core interests’
China and Russia sign agreements on investment co-operation in trade services, the export of Russian agricultural products to China and sports co-operation
G20 meeting in India ends without consensus on Ukraine war
Russia and China object to description of Ukraine invasion in final document
We must tackle the looming global debt crisis before it’s too late
Poorest countries threatened by lost decade which would spell catastrophe for world
Xi upbraids Trudeau in awkward G20 exchange
Video posted online catches Chinese leader in rare unscripted moment
Tensions over Polish missile blast overshadow G20 gathering of world leaders
Inside Politics: US president Joe Biden’s overnight comments would appear to dampen any major escalation
Biden and Xi to lay out non-negotiable conditions on dealing with Taiwan
Both sides see Bali meeting as chance to stabilise relations between world’s two biggest powers ahead of G20
Solar geoengineering to cool the planet: Not if, but when
Economist Gernot Wagner on a radical solution that’s no longer science fiction
War in Ukraine causing a many-sided economic shock
Covid followed by war hard reminders that huge shocks are almost always negative
Putin declares victory in Mariupol amid claims of mass graves outside city
Biden pledges $800m military aid as Zelenskiy says 120,000 civilians blocked from leaving
Ukraine appeals to Nato: ‘Weapons, weapons, weapons’
Alliance ‘ready to do more’ but wary of being drawn into direct confrontation with Russia
UN report expected to indicate shift to low-carbon economies is too slow
IPCC to examine options on removing carbon from atmosphere for first time
Sustainability winners: Glasport Bio, Grant Engineering and Vivid Edge
Innovative companies devise solutions for better emissions, heating and efficiency
West bids to ‘disarm’ Russian central bank through sanctions
Some lenders to be removed from Swift, as rouble could be pushed ‘into freefall’
Minimum corporation tax rate will not abolish competition, EU says
New measures include 15% corporation tax floor and crackdown on shell companies
Biden promises ‘strong’ action against Russia in event Ukraine is attacked
Russia reportedly seeking guarantees Nato will not expand east to take in Ukraine
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